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Flood Watch 3, NWS Indianapolis, IN

March 6, 202225 counties in Indiana

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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Nashville Metro, TN at 12:00Z on 2022-03-06Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Nashville Metro, TN at 12:00Z on 2022-03-06The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 346 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
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

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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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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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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.

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The office that day

Everything else NWS Indianapolis, IN issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 6, 12:17 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementINDHancock, Marion28 min
Mar 6, 12:38 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementINDDelaware, Madison, Randolph37 min
Mar 6, 1:23 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDFountain, Montgomery, Tippecanoe, Vermillion, Warren22 min
Mar 6, 1:41 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatINDFountain, Montgomery, Parke, Putnam, Vermillion34 min
Mar 6, 1:47 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDCarroll, Clinton, Fountain, Montgomery, Tippecanoe, Vermillion and 1 more43 min
Mar 6, 2:11 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatINDBoone, Clay, Clinton, Fountain, Hendricks, Montgomery and 4 more34 min
Mar 6, 2:27 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDCarroll, Clinton, Howard, Montgomery, Tippecanoe, Tipton33 min
Mar 6, 2:42 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatINDBoone, Clinton, Hamilton, Hendricks, Marion, Montgomery and 2 more33 min
Mar 6, 2:54 AM ESTTornado WarningINDBoone, Hamilton, Madison36 min
Mar 6, 3:05 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDDelaware, Hamilton, Henry, Madison, Randolph, Tipton25 min
Mar 6, 3:16 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDHamilton, Hancock, Henry, Madison, Marion29 min
Mar 6, 3:19 AM ESTTornado WarningINDDelaware, Madison26 min
Mar 6, 3:28 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDDelaware, Hancock, Henry, Madison, Randolph32 min
Mar 6, 3:58 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDRandolph17 min
Mar 6, 12:15 PM ESTRiver Flood WarningINDGibson, Knox21 days
Mar 6, 12:15 PM ESTRiver Flood WarningINDJackson, Lawrence, Washington5 days

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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.