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Flood Watch 3, NWS Indianapolis, IN
NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this flood watch at Mar 6, 2022, 6:04 PM EST for 25 counties in Indiana. It was in force for 14 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 6, 2022, 6:04 PM EST (23:04 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 7, 2022, 8:00 AM EST
- In force
- 14 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Indianapolis, IN
- Flood severity
- None
All 25 counties
Bartholomew County, IN, Brown County, IN, Clay County, IN, Daviess County, IN, Decatur County, IN, Greene County, IN, Hancock County, IN, Hendricks County, IN, Henry County, IN, Jackson County, IN, Jennings County, IN, Johnson County, IN, Knox County, IN, Lawrence County, IN, Marion County, IN, Martin County, IN, Monroe County, IN, Morgan County, IN, Owen County, IN, Putnam County, IN, Randolph County, IN, Rush County, IN, Shelby County, IN, Sullivan County, IN, Vigo County, IN
The radar
The Indianapolis radar (KIND), 43 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:04 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 12:00Z, 11.1 hours before the alert went out and 356 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
- 1051 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 55 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 346 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 376 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this flood watch went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Indianapolis, IN wrote its last area forecast discussion before this flood watch went out at Mar 6, 3:04 PM EST, 3 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 6, 3:04 PM EST, 3 hours before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 6, 4:17 PM EST, 1 hour 47 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Indianapolis IN 417 PM EST Sun Mar 6 2022 INZ021-028>031-035>049-051>057-060>065-067>072-072130- Carroll-Warren-Tippecanoe-Clinton-Howard-Fountain-Montgomery-Boone- Tipton-Hamilton-Madison-Delaware-Randolph-Vermillion-Parke-Putnam- Hendricks-Marion-Hancock-Henry-Vigo-Clay-Owen-Morgan-Johnson-Shelby- Rush-Sullivan-Greene-Monroe-Brown-Bartholomew-Decatur-Knox-Daviess- Martin-Lawrence-Jackson-Jennings- Including the cities of Delphi, Flora, Williamsport, West Lebanon, Lafayette, West Lafayette, Frankfort, Kokomo, Attica, Covington, Veedersburg, Crawfordsville, Lebanon, Zionsville, Tipton, Fishers, Carmel, Noblesville, Anderson, Muncie, Winchester, Union City, Farmland, Parker City, Clinton, Fairview Park, Rockville, Montezuma, Rosedale, Greencastle, Plainfield, Brownsburg, Danville, Indianapolis, Greenfield, New Castle, Terre Haute, Brazil, Spencer, Gosport, Martinsville, Mooresville, Greenwood, Franklin, Shelbyville, Rushville, Sullivan, Carlisle, Shelburn, Farmersburg, Linton, Bloomfield, Jasonville, Worthington, Bloomington, Nashville, Columbus, Greensburg, Vincennes, Washington, Loogootee, Shoals, Bedford, Mitchell, Seymour, and North Vernon 417 PM EST Sun Mar 6 2022 This hazardous weather outlook is for central Indiana. .DAY ONE...Tonight. Scattered thunderstorms will develop tonight. Severe thunderstorms are possible, mainly after midnight and south of Interstate 70. Damaging winds will be the primary severe threat, but isolated tornadoes are also possible. Also...Locally heavy rain will be possible across much of the area tonight. Widespread 1 to 2 inches of rain is expected, with locally higher amounts possible. This amount of rain could result in flooding of some creeks, streams, and rivers, and possibly isolated flash flooding where rainfall rates are highest. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday. Isolated thunderstorms are possible Monday morning near and south of Interstate 70. Severe storms are not expected, but gusty winds and locally heavy rain are possible. There are chances for snow on Friday Night. It is too soon to determine if there will be any accumulations. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation may be requested tonight. && More information, along with other weather, hydrological and climate information can be found at http://weather.gov/ind
In the hours before
Local storm report, Mar 6, 12:46 PM EST, 5 hours 18 minutes before
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</html>Local storm report, Mar 6, 5:40 PM EST, 24 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
540 PM EST SUN MAR 6 2022
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0203 AM TSTM WND DMG TURKEY RUN STATE PARK 39.89N 87.22W
03/06/2022 PARKE IN 911 CALL CENTER
TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN ACROSS NORTHERN
PART OF THE COUNTY. TIMES ESTIMATED FROM
RADAR.
0215 AM TSTM WND DMG 2 NW CRAWFORDSVILLE 40.07N 86.92W
03/06/2022 MONTGOMERY IN 911 CALL CENTER
TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN ACROSS MONTGOMERY
CO. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.
0315 AM TSTM WND DMG LAPEL 40.08N 85.85W
03/06/2022 MADISON IN EMERGENCY MNGR
PORCH PILLARS BLOWN OFF OF HOUSE, PIECE OF
BARN SIDING BLOWN OFF, LARGE TREE BRANCHES
SNAPPED. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.
0304 AM TSTM WND DMG 4 N FISHERS 40.01N 86.02W
03/06/2022 HAMILTON IN TRAINED SPOTTER
SOME SIDING RIPPED OFF OF HOUSES. REPORT VIA
TWITTER, TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.
0320 AM TSTM WND DMG 5 N MCCORDSVILLE 39.98N 85.93W
03/06/2022 HAMILTON IN TRAINED SPOTTER
MANY SHINGLES OFF OF ROOFS AND BITS OF
SIDING RIPPED FROM HOUSES. MINOR TREE DAMAGE
WITH ABOUT 0.5 INCH BRANCHES SNAPPED OFF.
TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.
0145 AM TSTM WND DMG ATTICA 40.29N 87.25W
03/06/2022 FOUNTAIN IN PUBLIC
REPORT FROM MPING: 1-INCH TREE LIMBS BROKEN;
SHINGLES BLOWN OFF.
0337 AM TSTM WND GST 4 E ROYERTON 40.26N 85.30W
03/06/2022 E60 MPH DELAWARE IN 911 CALL CENTER
POLES DOWN AT INTERSECTION OF COUNTY ROADS
650 EAST AND 500 NORTH.
0235 AM TSTM WND DMG FRANKFORT 40.29N 86.51W
03/06/2022 CLINTON IN 911 CALL CENTER
A TREE FELL ON TWO CARS, DAMAGING THEM. TIME
ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.
0235 AM TSTM WND GST 3 WSW FRANKFORT 40.27N 86.56W
03/06/2022 M58 MPH CLINTON IN AWOS
AT KFKR FRANKFORT MUNICIPAL AIRPORT.
0205 AM TSTM WND DMG 3 ESE YEOMAN 40.65N 86.67W
03/06/2022 CARROLL IN 911 CALL CENTER
FEW TREES DOWN IN THE AREA. TIME ESTIMATED
FROM RADAR.
0215 AM TSTM WND GST 3 ENE CAMDEN 40.62N 86.48W
03/06/2022 M62 MPH CARROLL IN TRAINED SPOTTER
AT COUNTY ROADS 500 NORTH AND 225 EAST. ALSO
HAIL ABOUT 0.5 INCHES IN DIAMETER LASTED
ABOUT 5 MINUTES.
0240 AM TSTM WND DMG 1 SE LEBANON 40.04N 86.47W
03/06/2022 BOONE IN LAW ENFORCEMENT
TREES DOWN IN 600 BLOCK OF SOUTH EAST ST.
AND 600 BLOCK OF SOUTH EVANS ST. IN LEBANON.
0245 AM TSTM WND DMG 3 E ELIZAVILLE 40.13N 86.33W
03/06/2022 BOONE IN EMERGENCY MNGR
LATE REPORT. POWERLINES DOWN. TIME ESTIMATED
BY RADAR.
0300 AM TSTM WND DMG ZIONSVILLE 39.95N 86.27W
03/06/2022 BOONE IN 911 CALL CENTER
TREES DOWN IN ZIONSVILLE AREA. TIME
ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.
&&The office that day
Everything else NWS Indianapolis, IN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 6, 12:17 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | IND | Hancock, Marion | 28 min |
| Mar 6, 12:38 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | IND | Delaware, Madison, Randolph | 37 min |
| Mar 6, 1:23 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Fountain, Montgomery, Tippecanoe, Vermillion, Warren | 22 min |
| Mar 6, 1:41 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Fountain, Montgomery, Parke, Putnam, Vermillion | 34 min |
| Mar 6, 1:47 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Carroll, Clinton, Fountain, Montgomery, Tippecanoe, Vermillion and 1 more | 43 min |
| Mar 6, 2:11 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Boone, Clay, Clinton, Fountain, Hendricks, Montgomery and 4 more | 34 min |
| Mar 6, 2:27 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Carroll, Clinton, Howard, Montgomery, Tippecanoe, Tipton | 33 min |
| Mar 6, 2:42 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Boone, Clinton, Hamilton, Hendricks, Marion, Montgomery and 2 more | 33 min |
| Mar 6, 2:54 AM EST | Tornado Warning | IND | Boone, Hamilton, Madison | 36 min |
| Mar 6, 3:05 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Delaware, Hamilton, Henry, Madison, Randolph, Tipton | 25 min |
| Mar 6, 3:16 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Hamilton, Hancock, Henry, Madison, Marion | 29 min |
| Mar 6, 3:19 AM EST | Tornado Warning | IND | Delaware, Madison | 26 min |
| Mar 6, 3:28 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Delaware, Hancock, Henry, Madison, Randolph | 32 min |
| Mar 6, 3:58 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Randolph | 17 min |
| Mar 6, 12:15 PM EST | River Flood Warning | IND | Gibson, Knox | 21 days |
| Mar 6, 12:15 PM EST | River Flood Warning | IND | Jackson, Lawrence, Washington | 5 days |
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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.