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River Flood Warning 103, NWS Indianapolis, IN

May 8, 2024Johnson County, Indiana

NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this river flood warning at May 8, 2024, 1:38 AM EDT for Johnson County, Indiana. It was in force for 8 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: May 8, 2024, 1:38 AM EDT (05:38 UTC)
Expired: May 8, 2024, 9:43 AM EDT
In force: 8 hr
Issued by: NWS Indianapolis, IN
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: Minor

County Johnson County, IN

The radar

The Indianapolis radar (KIND), 29 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 05:39 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The river

Written for the forecast point Youngs Creek at Amity (AMTI3). The gauge peaked at 7.69 ft at May 8, 2024, 3:00 AM EDT.

Action stage: 5 ft
Minor stage: 7 ft
Moderate stage: 10 ft
Major stage: 14 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 03362000, 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 May 8, 1:00 AM EDT, 38 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 8, 1:00 AM EDT, 38 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, May 7, 3:35 PM EDT, 10 hours 3 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Indianapolis IN
335 PM EDT Tue May 7 2024

INZ021-028>031-035>049-051>057-060>065-067>072-081945-
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-
335 PM EDT Tue May 7 2024

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for Central Indiana.

.DAY ONE...Through Tonight.

Weather hazards expected...

  Elevated tornado risk.
  Elevated hail risk.
  Elevated damaging wind risk
  Elevated lightning risk.

DISCUSSION...

Thunderstorms are developing at this time and will move through
central Indiana this afternoon and evening. All hazards are
possible.

Storm motion today will be out of the west southwest at 40-50 MPH.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday.

Thunderstorms are expected at times through Wednesday night then
possible again on Saturday afternoon and Monday.

Severe storms are possible again on Wednesday with damaging
winds, hail and a few tornadoes all possible. The greatest
potential for severe weather on Wednesday will be in the
evening/overnight. Repeated rounds of rainfall may allow river
flooding to redevelop along with localized flash flooding as
well.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is requested for all of central Indiana
through this evening.

&&

This product in graphical format...along with other weather...
hydrological and climate information...at:

http://www.weather.gov/erh/ghwo?wfo=ind
http://www.weather.gov/ind

WFO IND

In the hours before

Local storm report, May 7, 10:54 PM EDT, 2 hours 44 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Indianapolis IN
1054 PM EDT Tue May 7 2024

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

1050 PM     Hail             1 W Ellettsville        39.23N 86.63W
05/07/2024  E1.75 Inch       Monroe             IN   Amateur Radio

&&

AGM

Special weather statement, May 7, 11:09 PM EDT, 2 hours 29 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Indianapolis IN
1109 PM EDT Tue May 7 2024

INZ062>065-072-080400-
Brown IN-Decatur IN-Bartholomew IN-Monroe IN-Jennings IN-
1109 PM EDT Tue May 7 2024

...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of northeastern Monroe,
southwestern Decatur, Brown, Bartholomew and northwestern Jennings
Counties through MIDNIGHT EDT
...

At 1109 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 7
miles west of Nashville, or 8 miles east of Bloomington, moving east
at 60 mph.

HAZARD...Winds in excess of 40 mph and nickel size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is
         possible.

Locations impacted include...
Columbus, Nashville, Hope, Elizabethtown, Hartsville, Clifford,
Newbern, Helmsburg, Lake Lemon, Gnaw Bone, Grammer, Yellowwood Lake,
Azalia, Woodville Hills, Stone Head, Unionville, Story, and
Taylorsville.

This includes Interstate 65 between mile markers 59 and 76.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until midnight EDT for central and
south central Indiana. A Tornado Watch also remains in effect until
100 AM EDT for central and southeastern Indiana.

&&

LAT...LON 3910 8646 3928 8647 3933 8566 3906 8567
TIME...MOT...LOC 0309Z 269DEG 51KT 3919 8637

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

White

Special weather statement, May 7, 11:45 PM EDT, 1 hour 53 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Indianapolis IN
1145 PM EDT Tue May 7 2024

INZ062>065-070>072-080430-
Brown IN-Lawrence IN-Decatur IN-Bartholomew IN-Jackson IN-Monroe IN-
Jennings IN-
1145 PM EDT Tue May 7 2024

...Strong thunderstorms will impact portions of southeastern Monroe,
southwestern Decatur, southern Brown, southern Bartholomew, northern
Lawrence, Jackson and northern Jennings Counties through 1230 AM EDT
...

At 1145 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from 11 miles northeast of North Vernon to Bedford.
Movement was east at 35 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects.

Locations impacted include...
Seymour, Bedford, North Vernon, Brownstown, Westport, Oolitic,
Medora, Jonesville, Heltonville, Norman, Waymansville, Freetown,
Bartlettsville, Spurgeons Corner, Avoca, Pleasant View, Elkinsville,
Kurtz, Cortland, and Country Squire Lakes.

This includes Interstate 65 between mile markers 49 and 59.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 200 AM EDT for central and
south central Indiana. A Tornado Watch also remains in effect until
200 AM EDT for central and southeastern Indiana.

&&

LAT...LON 3892 8667 3910 8629 3908 8580 3913 8580
      3913 8569 3921 8569 3912 8544 3910 8544
      3881 8619
TIME...MOT...LOC 0345Z 289DEG 29KT 3916 8554 3888 8649

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

Updike

Local storm report, May 7, 11:54 PM EDT, 1 hour 44 minutes before

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Special weather statement, May 8, 12:24 AM EDT, 1 hour 14 minutes before

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Special weather statement, May 8, 12:33 AM EDT, 1 hour 5 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 7, 8:01 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	IND	Decatur, Rush, Shelby	29 min
May 7, 8:04 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Randolph	26 min
May 7, 8:20 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Bartholomew, Brown, Johnson, Monroe, Morgan	40 min
May 7, 8:27 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	IND	Bartholomew, Decatur, Rush, Shelby	63 min
May 7, 8:49 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	IND	Decatur, Johnson, Rush, Shelby	3 hr
May 7, 9:00 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	IND	Decatur	30 min
May 7, 9:11 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	IND	Decatur	49 min
May 7, 9:21 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	IND	Decatur	18 min
May 7, 9:24 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Decatur, Rush	51 min
May 7, 9:57 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	IND	Sullivan	48 min
May 7, 10:04 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	IND	Bartholomew, Decatur	26 min
May 7, 10:18 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	IND	Bartholomew, Decatur	3 hr
May 7, 10:35 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Greene, Monroe, Owen	40 min
May 7, 10:38 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	IND	Daviess, Knox	26 min
May 7, 10:42 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	IND	Daviess, Knox	22 min
May 7, 11:07 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	IND	Greene, Lawrence, Martin, Monroe	38 min
May 7, 11:09 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	IND	Bartholomew, Brown	51 min
May 7, 11:14 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Bartholomew, Brown	46 min
May 7, 11:45 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	IND	Jackson	45 min
May 7, 11:51 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Jackson, Lawrence, Monroe	39 min
May 8, 12:00 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	IND	Bartholomew, Brown, Decatur	3 hr
May 8, 12:24 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	IND	Jennings	51 min
May 8, 12:33 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	IND	Martin	42 min
May 8, 2:17 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	IND	Bartholomew	14 hr
May 8, 11:19 AM EDT	Flood Watch	IND	Bartholomew, Decatur, Jackson, Jennings, Shelby	14 hr
May 8, 11:40 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	IND	Jackson, Lawrence, Washington	41 hr
May 8, 4:37 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	IND	Lawrence	23 min
May 8, 4:48 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Lawrence, Martin, Monroe	27 min
May 8, 5:35 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	IND	Jackson, Jennings	3 hr
May 8, 5:35 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	IND	Jennings	25 min
May 8, 6:00 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	IND	Jennings	30 min

Nearby

River Flood Warnings in Indiana, 2024 Every river flood warning in 2024

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.