Alert archive / Indiana / Flash Flood Watches in 2021
Flash Flood Watch 3, NWS Indianapolis, IN
NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this flash flood watch at Jun 19, 2021, 10:08 AM EDT for 11 counties in Indiana. It was in force for 4 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 19, 2021, 10:08 AM EDT (14:08 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 19, 2021, 2:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 4 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Indianapolis, IN
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Bartholomew County, IN, Brown County, IN, Clay County, IN, Decatur County, IN, Greene County, IN, Jackson County, IN, Jennings County, IN, Monroe County, IN, Owen County, IN, Sullivan County, IN, Vigo County, IN
The radar
The Indianapolis radar (KIND), 61 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 14:11 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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The nearest sounding before it
Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 12:00Z, 2.1 hours before the alert went out and 209 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1960 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 50 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 142 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 203 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
728 WGUS63 KIND 191408 FFAIND URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Flood Watch National Weather Service Indianapolis IN 1008 AM EDT Sat Jun 19 2021 INZ051>053-062>065-071-072-191800- /O.EXP.KIND.FF.A.0002.000000T0000Z-210619T1400Z/ /O.NEW.KIND.FF.A.0003.210619T1408Z-210619T1800Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ Vigo-Clay-Owen-Monroe-Brown-Bartholomew-Decatur-Jackson-Jennings- Including the cities of Brazil, Columbus, Clay City, Seymour, Nashville, Greensburg, Terre Haute, North Vernon, Bloomington, Spencer, and Brownstown 1008 AM EDT Sat Jun 19 2021 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON... The National Weather Service in Indianapolis has issued a * Flash Flood Watch for portions of central Indiana, south central Indiana, southeast Indiana and west central Indiana, including the following areas, in central Indiana, Bartholomew and Decatur. In south central Indiana, Brown, Jackson and Monroe. In southeast Indiana, Jennings. In west central Indiana, Clay, Owen and Vigo. * Until 2 PM EDT this afternoon. * Thunderstorms, some containing heavy rain, will continue across the area into the early afternoon hours. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... You should monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take action should Flash Flood Warnings be issued. && The Flash Flood Watch for portions of central Indiana, south central Indiana, southeast Indiana and west central Indiana, including the following areas, in central Indiana, Bartholomew and Decatur. In south central Indiana, Brown, Jackson and Monroe. In southeast Indiana, Jennings. In west central Indiana, Clay, Owen and Vigo has expired. Flooding is no longer expected to pose a threat. Please continue to heed remaining road closures. $$ INZ035>037-043>048-054>057-191515- /O.EXP.KIND.FF.A.0002.000000T0000Z-210619T1400Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ Fountain-Montgomery-Boone-Vermillion-Parke-Putnam-Hendricks-Marion- Hancock-Morgan-Johnson-Shelby-Rush- Including the cities of Attica, Zionsville, Clinton, Greenfield, Rockville, Indianapolis, Mooresville, Crawfordsville, Lebanon, Plainfield, Martinsville, Covington, Brownsburg, Newport, Veedersburg, Franklin, Danville, Rushville, Shelbyville, Greencastle, and Greenwood 1008 AM EDT Sat Jun 19 2021 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH HAS EXPIRED... The Flash Flood Watch for portions of central Indiana and west central Indiana, including the following areas, in central Indiana, Boone, Hancock, Hendricks, Johnson, Marion, Morgan, Rush and Shelby. In west central Indiana, Fountain, Montgomery, Parke, Putnam and Vermillion has expired. Flooding is no longer expected to pose a threat. Please continue to heed remaining road closures. $$ INZ060-061-191800- /O.NEW.KIND.FF.A.0003.210619T1408Z-210619T1800Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ Sullivan-Greene- Including the cities of Sullivan, Bloomfield, and Linton 1008 AM EDT Sat Jun 19 2021 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON... The National Weather Service in Indianapolis has issued a * Flash Flood Watch for a portion of southwest Indiana, including the following areas, Greene and Sullivan. * Until 2 PM EDT this afternoon. * Thunderstorms, some containing heavy rain, will continue across the area into the early afternoon hours. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... You should monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take action should Flash Flood Warnings be issued. && $$ JS
1 follow-up statement
167 WGUS63 KIND 191747 FFAIND Flood Watch National Weather Service Indianapolis IN 147 PM EDT Sat Jun 19 2021 INZ051>053-060>065-071-072-191900- /O.EXP.KIND.FF.A.0003.000000T0000Z-210619T1800Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ Vigo-Clay-Owen-Sullivan-Greene-Monroe-Brown-Bartholomew-Decatur- Jackson-Jennings- Including the cities of Brazil, Columbus, Clay City, Seymour, Sullivan, Nashville, Greensburg, Bloomfield, Linton, North Vernon, Terre Haute, Bloomington, Spencer, and Brownstown 147 PM EDT Sat Jun 19 2021 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH WILL EXPIRE AT 2 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON... The Flash Flood Watch for portions of central Indiana, south central Indiana, southeast Indiana, southwest Indiana and west central Indiana, including the following areas, in central Indiana, Bartholomew and Decatur. In south central Indiana, Brown, Jackson and Monroe. In southeast Indiana, Jennings. In southwest Indiana, Greene and Sullivan. In west central Indiana, Clay, Owen and Vigo will expire at 2 PM EDT this afternoon. Flooding is no longer expected to pose a threat. Please continue to heed remaining road closures. $$ JS
The office that day
Everything else NWS Indianapolis, IN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 18, 8:08 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Bartholomew, Decatur, Jennings, Rush, Shelby | 52 min |
| Jun 18, 8:17 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | IND | Rush | 3 hr |
| Jun 18, 8:18 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | IND | Brown, Monroe, Morgan | 27 min |
| Jun 18, 8:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Bartholomew, Brown | 45 min |
| Jun 18, 8:49 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | IND | Decatur | 3 hr |
| Jun 18, 8:59 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Decatur, Rush | 20 min |
| Jun 18, 9:07 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Morgan, Owen | 27 min |
| Jun 18, 9:10 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | IND | Brown | 20 min |
| Jun 18, 9:23 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Johnson, Morgan | 23 min |
| Jun 18, 9:29 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Monroe, Owen | 46 min |
| Jun 18, 9:32 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Bartholomew, Brown, Jackson | 43 min |
| Jun 18, 9:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Bartholomew, Johnson, Shelby | 20 min |
| Jun 18, 9:58 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Clay, Owen, Vigo | 47 min |
| Jun 18, 10:11 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Jackson, Jennings | 49 min |
| Jun 18, 10:23 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | IND | Brown, Clay, Monroe, Morgan, Owen | 5 hr |
| Jun 18, 10:42 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Clay, Greene, Monroe, Owen, Sullivan, Vigo | 63 min |
| Jun 18, 10:55 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | IND | Bartholomew, Brown, Jackson, Jennings | 5 hr |
| Jun 18, 11:03 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Brown, Jackson, Lawrence, Monroe | 42 min |
| Jun 18, 11:25 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | IND | Brown, Clay, Greene, Monroe, Owen | 5 hr |
| Jun 19, 12:01 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Randolph | 14 min |
| Jun 19, 12:33 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Owen | 27 min |
| Jun 19, 1:02 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Clay, Vigo | 43 min |
| Jun 19, 2:01 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | IND | Clay, Vigo | 4 hr |
| Jun 19, 2:16 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | IND | Hendricks, Johnson, Marion, Morgan | 3 hr |
| Jun 19, 2:57 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | IND | Decatur, Rush, Shelby | 3 hr |
| Jun 19, 3:19 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | IND | Clay, Owen | 9 hr |
| Jun 19, 3:45 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Monroe, Owen | 19 min |
| Jun 19, 4:32 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | IND | Clay, Greene, Monroe, Owen | 7 hr |
| Jun 19, 4:49 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | IND | Clay, Fountain, Montgomery, Parke, Putnam, Vermillion and 1 more | 4 hr |
| Jun 19, 5:15 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | IND | Hendricks, Johnson, Marion, Morgan | 4 hr |
| Jun 19, 5:50 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | IND | Brown, Johnson, Monroe, Morgan, Owen | 6 hr |
| Jun 19, 6:01 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | IND | Clay, Sullivan, Vigo | 6 hr |
| Jun 19, 6:07 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Clay, Greene, Lawrence, Martin, Monroe, Owen | 38 min |
| Jun 19, 6:42 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | IND | Bartholomew, Brown, Decatur, Jackson, Jennings | 4 hr |
| Jun 19, 6:45 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IND | Brown, Daviess, Jackson, Jennings, Knox, Lawrence and 1 more | 45 min |
| Jun 19, 7:17 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | IND | Bartholomew, Decatur, Johnson, Rush, Shelby | 3 hr |
| Jun 19, 10:29 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | IND | Bartholomew, Brown, Decatur, Jennings, Johnson, Rush and 1 more | 6 hr |
| Jun 19, 10:41 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | IND | Bartholomew, Brown, Jackson, Jennings | 2 hr |
| Jun 19, 11:01 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Clay, Greene | 25 hr |
| Jun 19, 11:01 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Greene, Monroe, Owen | 42 hr |
| Jun 19, 11:01 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Daviess, Greene, Knox | 5 days |
| Jun 19, 11:01 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Jackson, Jennings, Washington | 26 hr |
| Jun 19, 11:01 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Jackson, Lawrence, Washington | 4 days |
| Jun 19, 11:01 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Bartholomew | 41 hr |
| Jun 19, 11:01 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Daviess, Greene, Knox | 5 days |
| Jun 19, 11:01 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Bartholomew, Jackson | 42 hr |
| Jun 19, 11:01 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Bartholomew, Johnson, Shelby | 3 days |
| Jun 19, 11:01 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Knox, Sullivan | 48 hr |
| Jun 19, 11:01 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Knox, Sullivan | 41 hr |
| Jun 19, 11:01 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Daviess, Gibson, Knox, Pike | 6 days |
| Jun 19, 11:24 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IND | Daviess, Lawrence, Martin | 66 min |
| Jun 19, 11:52 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | IND | Brown, Clay, Greene, Johnson, Lawrence, Monroe and 6 more | 25 hr |
| Jun 19, 12:42 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | IND | Bartholomew, Brown, Jackson, Jennings, Lawrence | 24 hr |
| Jun 19, 4:36 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | IND | Bartholomew, Brown, Decatur, Jennings, Johnson, Rush and 1 more | 20 hr |
| Jun 19, 6:41 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Johnson | 24 hr |
| Jun 19, 6:41 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Decatur | 18 hr |
| Jun 19, 6:41 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Bartholomew | 27 hr |
| Jun 19, 6:41 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Marion | 11 hr |
| Jun 19, 6:41 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Bartholomew | 11 hr |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.