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River Flood Warning 80, NWS Indianapolis, IN

April 1, 20234 counties in Indiana

NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this river flood warning at Apr 1, 2023, 11:05 AM EDT for 4 counties in Indiana. It took effect at Apr 2, 2023, 5:41 AM EDT. It was in force for 3 days.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Apr 1, 2023, 11:05 AM EDT (15:05 UTC)
In effect from: Apr 2, 2023, 5:41 AM EDT
Expired: Apr 5, 2023, 11:00 AM EDT
In force: 3 days
Issued by: NWS Indianapolis, IN
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: Minor

Counties Fountain County, IN, Parke County, IN, Vermillion County, IN, Warren County, IN

The radar

The Indianapolis radar (KIND), 95 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 15:07 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The river

Written for the forecast point Wabash River at Covington (CVGI3). The gauge peaked at 17.98 ft at Apr 3, 2023, 2:00 PM EDT.

Action stage: 11 ft
Minor stage: 16 ft
Moderate stage: 24 ft
Major stage: 29 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 03336000, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this river flood warning 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 river flood warning went out at Apr 1, 10:44 AM EDT, 21 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 1, 10:44 AM EDT, 21 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 1, 2:35 AM EDT, 8 hours 30 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Indianapolis IN
235 AM EDT Sat Apr 1 2023

INZ021-028>031-035>049-051>057-060>065-067>072-020645-
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
235 AM EDT Sat Apr 1 2023

This hazardous weather outlook is for central Indiana.

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight.

Strong winds gusts up to 50 mph are possible this morning through
early to mid afternoon.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday.

There is a chance of thunderstorms Monday night through Wednesday.
Severe storms including large hail, damaging winds, and tornadoes are
possible during this period, primarily Tuesday afternoon through
early Wednesday.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotters may be needed Tuesday and Wednesday.

&&

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, Apr 1, 5:07 AM EDT, 5 hours 58 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
507 AM EDT SAT APR 1 2023

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1150 PM     TSTM WND GST     2 S ANDERSON            40.06N 85.69W
03/31/2023  E65 MPH          MADISON            IN   TRAINED SPOTTER

            WINDS AT ONSET OF THUNDERSTORM. REPORTS OF
            NUMEROUS POWER POLES AND LINES DOWN ACROSS
            MADISON COUNTY. TIME ESTIMATED.

&&

AGM

Local storm report, Apr 1, 6:23 AM EDT, 4 hours 42 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
623 AM EDT SAT APR 1 2023

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0936 PM     HAIL             4 W RAINSVILLE          40.41N 87.39W
03/31/2023  E1.00 INCH       WARREN             IN   AMATEUR RADIO

1024 PM     TSTM WND DMG     3 WSW SULLIVAN          39.08N 87.46W
03/31/2023                   SULLIVAN           IN   EMERGENCY MNGR

            *** 2 FATAL, 1 INJ ***
            THUNDERSTORM WINDS CONSISTENT WITH PROBABLE
            TORNADO. 2 FATALITIES AND 1 INJURY AND 1
            PERSON MISSING. TIME ESTIMATED.

1030 PM     TSTM WND DMG     8 WNW BATTLE GROUND     40.54N 86.98W
03/31/2023                   TIPPECANOE         IN   EMERGENCY MNGR

            THUNDERSTORM WINDS FLATTENED 2 STRUCTURES TO
            BASEMENT. SEVERAL OTHER STRUCTURES WITH
            ROOFS BLOWN OFF NEAR JUNCTION OF BENTON
            TIPPECANOE AND WHITE COUNTIES. 1 INCH HAIL
            ALSO REPORTED NEAR US HIGHWAY 231. TIME
            ESTIMATED BY RADAR.

1035 PM     TSTM WND GST     2 N NEW MARKET          39.98N 86.92W
03/31/2023  M59 MPH          MONTGOMERY         IN   AWOS

            OBSERVED AT KCFJ AWOS.

1040 PM     HAIL             2 S DARLINGTON          40.08N 86.77W
03/31/2023  E1.00 INCH       MONTGOMERY         IN   PUBLIC

1041 PM     TSTM WND DMG     1 SW COLFAX             40.18N 86.68W
03/31/2023                   CLINTON            IN   PUBLIC

            THUNDERSTORM WINDS SNAPPED TOPS OFF OF 20
            TREES AND BLEW ROOF OF OF BARN.

1045 PM     TSTM WND DMG     1 W THORNTOWN           40.13N 86.63W
03/31/2023                   BOONE              IN   TRAINED SPOTTER

            BARN DESTROYED. TIME ESTIMATED VIA RADAR.

1053 PM     TSTM WND GST     PATRICKSBURG            39.31N 86.96W
03/31/2023  E75 MPH          OWEN               IN   911 CALL CENTER

            PEA SIZED HAIL ALSO REPORTED.

1110 PM     TSTM WND GST     GOSPORT                 39.35N 86.67W
03/31/2023  M83 MPH          OWEN               IN   TRAINED SPOTTER

            SEVERE WINDS LASTED 8 MINUTES 1110PM TO
            1118PM. 3 TREES DOWN. DIME HAIL.

1123 PM     TSTM WND DMG     3 S PARAGON             39.35N 86.56W
03/31/2023                   MORGAN             IN   TRAINED SPOTTER

            THUNDERSTORM WINDS DOWNED NUMEROUS LARGE
            TREES AND SNAPPED POWER POLES. TIME
            ESTIMATED.

1123 PM     TSTM WND DMG     3 ENE PARAGON           39.41N 86.50W
03/31/2023                   MORGAN             IN   AMATEUR RADIO

            WINDS DOWNED MULTIPLE TREES WITH
            CONSIDERABLE HOME DAMAGE BETWEEN
            MARTINSVILLE AND PARAGON. ALSO ESTIMATED 60
            MPH WINDS IN PARAGON.

1125 PM     TSTM WND DMG     4 ENE RUSSIAVILLE       40.43N 86.20W
03/31/2023                   HOWARD             IN   AMATEUR RADIO

            TWO HOMES PARTIALLY COLLAPSED AND TREES DOWN
            AT COUNTY ROADS 400 WEST AND 300 SOUTH.
            BUILDING COLLAPSED AT COUNTY ROADS 750 WEST
            AND 5145 SOUTH. POSSIBLE FUNNEL CLOUD AT
            ROUTE 26 AND PARK ROAD. MISCELLANEOUS DEBRIS
            AT ALTO ROAD AND PARK ROAD. TIME ESTIMATED.

1129 PM     TSTM WND DMG     MONROVIA                39.58N 86.48W
03/31/2023                   MORGAN             IN   NWS EMPLOYEE

            PRIVACY FENCE DESTROYED AND WINDOW BROKEN.

1133 PM     TSTM WND DMG     1 SSE WHITELAND         39.54N 86.08W
03/31/2023                   JOHNSON            IN   911 CALL CENTER

            THUNDERSTORM WINDS CONSISTENT WITH PROBABLE
            TORNADO DESTROYED MULTIPLE HOMES ON BOTH
            SIDES OF US HIGHWAY 31 WITH WAREHOUSE
            DAMAGE. TIME ESTIMATED.

1134 PM     TSTM WND GST     1 SSE EAGLE CREEK RESER 39.83N 86.30W
03/31/2023  M59 MPH          MARION             IN   ASOS

            ASOS STATION KEYE INDIANAPOLIS (EAGLE
            CREEK).

1136 PM     TSTM WND GST     INDIANAPOLIS INTL AIRP 39.72N 86.29W
03/31/2023  E67 MPH          MARION             IN   ASOS

1140 PM     TSTM WND GST     3 E AVON                39.76N 86.34W
03/31/2023  E65 MPH          HENDRICKS          IN   TRAINED SPOTTER

1150 PM     TSTM WND GST     2 S ANDERSON            40.06N 85.69W
03/31/2023  E65 MPH          MADISON            IN   TRAINED SPOTTER

            WINDS AT ONSET OF THUNDERSTORM. REPORTS OF
            NUMEROUS POWER POLES AND LINES DOWN ACROSS
            MADISON COUNTY. TIME ESTIMATED.

1155 PM     TSTM WND DMG     MORRISTOWN              39.67N 85.70W
03/31/2023                   SHELBY             IN   BROADCAST MEDIA

            THUNDERSTORM WINDS DOWNED GAS STATION
            OVERHANGING ROOF. TIME ESTIMATED.

1205 AM     HAIL             ALBANY                  40.30N 85.23W
04/01/2023  E1.00 INCH       DELAWARE           IN   AMATEUR RADIO

&&

AGM

Local storm report, Apr 1, 6:36 AM EDT, 4 hours 29 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
636 AM EDT SAT APR 1 2023

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0936 PM     HAIL             4 W RAINSVILLE          40.41N 87.39W
03/31/2023  E1.00 INCH       WARREN             IN   AMATEUR RADIO

1030 PM     TSTM WND DMG     8 WNW BATTLE GROUND     40.54N 86.98W
03/31/2023                   TIPPECANOE         IN   EMERGENCY MNGR

            THUNDERSTORM WINDS FLATTENED 2 STRUCTURES TO
            BASEMENT. SEVERAL OTHER STRUCTURES WITH
            ROOFS BLOWN OFF NEAR JUNCTION OF BENTON
            TIPPECANOE AND WHITE COUNTIES. 1 INCH HAIL
            ALSO REPORTED NEAR US HIGHWAY 231. TIME
            ESTIMATED BY RADAR.

1024 PM     TSTM WND DMG     3 WSW SULLIVAN          39.08N 87.46W
03/31/2023                   SULLIVAN           IN   EMERGENCY MNGR

            *** 2 FATAL, 1 INJ ***
            THUNDERSTORM WINDS CONSISTENT WITH PROBABLE
            TORNADO. 2 FATALITIES AND 1 INJURY AND 1
            PERSON MISSING. TIME ESTIMATED.

1155 PM     TSTM WND DMG     MORRISTOWN              39.67N 85.70W
03/31/2023                   SHELBY             IN   BROADCAST MEDIA

            THUNDERSTORM WINDS DOWNED GAS STATION
            OVERHANGING ROOF. TIME ESTIMATED.

1053 PM     TSTM WND GST     PATRICKSBURG            39.31N 86.96W
03/31/2023  E75 MPH          OWEN               IN   911 CALL CENTER

            PEA SIZED HAIL ALSO REPORTED.

1110 PM     TSTM WND GST     GOSPORT                 39.35N 86.67W
03/31/2023  M83 MPH          OWEN               IN   TRAINED SPOTTER

            SEVERE WINDS LASTED 8 MINUTES 1110PM TO
            1118PM. 3 TREES DOWN. DIME HAIL.

1123 PM     TSTM WND DMG     3 ENE PARAGON           39.41N 86.50W
03/31/2023                   MORGAN             IN   AMATEUR RADIO

            WINDS DOWNED MULTIPLE TREES WITH
            CONSIDERABLE HOME DAMAGE BETWEEN
            MARTINSVILLE AND PARAGON. ALSO ESTIMATED 60
            MPH WINDS IN PARAGON.

1123 PM     TSTM WND DMG     3 S PARAGON             39.35N 86.56W
03/31/2023                   MORGAN             IN   TRAINED SPOTTER

            THUNDERSTORM WINDS DOWNED NUMEROUS LARGE
            TREES AND SNAPPED POWER POLES. TIME
            ESTIMATED.

1129 PM     TSTM WND DMG     MONROVIA                39.58N 86.48W
03/31/2023                   MORGAN             IN   NWS EMPLOYEE

            PRIVACY FENCE DESTROYED AND WINDOW BROKEN.

1035 PM     TSTM WND GST     2 N NEW MARKET          39.98N 86.92W
03/31/2023  M59 MPH          MONTGOMERY         IN   AWOS

            OBSERVED AT KCFJ AWOS.

1040 PM     HAIL             2 S DARLINGTON          40.08N 86.77W
03/31/2023  E1.00 INCH       MONTGOMERY         IN   PUBLIC

1134 PM     TSTM WND GST     1 SSE EAGLE CREEK RESER 39.83N 86.30W
03/31/2023  M59 MPH          MARION             IN   ASOS

            ASOS STATION KEYE INDIANAPOLIS (EAGLE
            CREEK).

1136 PM     TSTM WND GST     INDIANAPOLIS INT'L AIRP 39.72N 86.29W
03/31/2023  E67 MPH          MARION             IN   ASOS

1150 PM     TSTM WND GST     2 S ANDERSON            40.06N 85.69W
03/31/2023  E65 MPH          MADISON            IN   TRAINED SPOTTER

            WINDS AT ONSET OF THUNDERSTORM. REPORTS OF
            NUMEROUS POWER POLES AND LINES DOWN ACROSS
            MADISON COUNTY. TIME ESTIMATED.

1133 PM     TSTM WND DMG     1 SSE WHITELAND         39.54N 86.08W
03/31/2023                   JOHNSON            IN   911 CALL CENTER

            THUNDERSTORM WINDS CONSISTENT WITH PROBABLE
            TORNADO DESTROYED MULTIPLE HOMES ON BOTH
            SIDES OF US HIGHWAY 31 WITH WAREHOUSE
            DAMAGE. TIME ESTIMATED.

1125 PM     TSTM WND DMG     4 ENE RUSSIAVILLE       40.43N 86.20W
03/31/2023                   HOWARD             IN   AMATEUR RADIO

            THUNDERSTORM WINDS PARTIALLY COLLAPSED 2
            HOMES AND DOWNED TREES AT COUNTY ROADS 400
            WEST AND 300 SOUTH. BUILDING COLLAPSED AT
            750 WEST AND 5145 SOUTH. POSSIBLE FUNNEL
            CLOUD AT ROUTE 26 AND PARK ROAD.
            MISCELLANEOUS DEBRIS AT ALTO ROAD AND PARK
            ROAD.

1140 PM     TSTM WND GST     3 E AVON                39.76N 86.34W
03/31/2023  E65 MPH          HENDRICKS          IN   TRAINED SPOTTER

1205 AM     HAIL             ALBANY                  40.30N 85.23W
04/01/2023  E1.00 INCH       DELAWARE           IN   AMATEUR RADIO

1041 PM     TSTM WND DMG     1 SW COLFAX             40.18N 86.68W
03/31/2023                   CLINTON            IN   PUBLIC

            THUNDERSTORM WINDS SNAPPED TOPS OFF OF 20
            TREES AND BLEW ROOF OF OF BARN.

1045 PM     TSTM WND DMG     1 W THORNTOWN           40.13N 86.63W
03/31/2023                   BOONE              IN   TRAINED SPOTTER

            BARN DESTROYED. TIME ESTIMATED VIA RADAR.

&&

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Mar 31, 9:12 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Warren	33 min
Mar 31, 9:38 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Carroll, Tippecanoe	52 min
Mar 31, 9:58 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	IND	Sullivan	32 min
Mar 31, 10:00 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Fountain, Parke, Vermillion, Warren	45 min
Mar 31, 10:08 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	IND	Clay, Greene, Sullivan	52 min
Mar 31, 10:19 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Fountain, Montgomery, Parke, Tippecanoe	26 min
Mar 31, 10:27 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Clay, Montgomery, Parke, Putnam, Vermillion, Vigo	33 min
Mar 31, 10:37 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Clay, Greene, Knox, Owen, Sullivan, Vigo	23 min
Mar 31, 10:37 PM EDT	Tornado Warning Tornado observed	IND	Clay, Greene, Owen, Sullivan	38 min
Mar 31, 10:40 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Boone, Clinton, Hamilton, Howard, Montgomery, Tippecanoe and 1 more	35 min
Mar 31, 10:42 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	IND	Boone, Clinton, Hamilton, Howard, Montgomery, Tipton	33 min
Mar 31, 10:55 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	IND	Boone, Clay, Hendricks, Montgomery, Morgan, Owen and 3 more	50 min
Mar 31, 10:56 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	IND	Carroll, Clinton, Howard	19 min
Mar 31, 10:57 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	IND	Clay, Greene, Monroe, Morgan, Owen, Sullivan and 1 more	33 min
Mar 31, 11:00 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	IND	Brown, Monroe, Morgan, Owen	30 min
Mar 31, 11:11 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Boone, Clinton, Delaware, Hamilton, Howard, Madison and 1 more	34 min
Mar 31, 11:12 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	IND	Clinton, Howard, Tipton	33 min
Mar 31, 11:16 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	IND	Johnson, Morgan, Shelby	44 min
Mar 31, 11:22 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	IND	Bartholomew, Brown, Johnson, Monroe, Morgan, Owen and 1 more	23 min
Mar 31, 11:24 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	IND	Boone, Hamilton, Hancock, Hendricks, Johnson, Madison and 4 more	36 min
Mar 31, 11:42 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	IND	Delaware, Henry, Madison, Randolph	48 min
Mar 31, 11:42 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	IND	Brown, Decatur, Hancock, Henry, Johnson, Marion and 2 more	33 min
Mar 31, 11:55 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	IND	Decatur, Hancock, Henry, Johnson, Madison, Marion and 2 more	50 min
Apr 1, 12:08 AM EDT	Tornado Warning	IND	Rush	9 min
Apr 1, 2:44 AM EDT	Wind Advisory	IND	Bartholomew, Boone, Brown, Carroll, Clay, Clinton and 33 more	15 hr
Apr 1, 10:36 AM EDT	High Wind Warning	IND	Bartholomew, Boone, Brown, Clay, Clinton, Daviess and 28 more	5 hr
Apr 1, 11:05 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	IND	Fountain, Parke, Tippecanoe, Vermillion, Warren	72 hr

Nearby

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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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive; the gauge from the NWS water service and the USGS.