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River Flood Warning 105, NWS Indianapolis, IN

May 8, 2024Jackson County, Lawrence County, Washington County, Indiana

NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this river flood warning at May 8, 2024, 11:40 AM EDT for Jackson County, Lawrence County, Washington County, Indiana. It took effect at May 8, 2024, 5:00 PM EDT. It was in force for 35 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: May 8, 2024, 11:40 AM EDT (15:40 UTC)
In effect from: May 8, 2024, 5:00 PM EDT
Expired: May 10, 2024, 4:13 AM EDT
In force: 35 hr
Issued by: NWS Indianapolis, IN
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: Minor

Counties Jackson County, IN, Lawrence County, IN, Washington County, IN

The radar

The Louisville radar (KLVX), 93 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 15:42 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The river

Written for the forecast point East Fork White River near Seymour (SERI3). The gauge peaked at 14.54 ft at May 9, 2024, 10:00 AM EDT.

Action stage: 8 ft
Minor stage: 12 ft
Moderate stage: 17 ft
Major stage: 19 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 03365500, 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, 10:04 AM EDT, 1 hour 36 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 8, 10:04 AM EDT, 1 hour 36 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, 1:38 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	IND	Johnson	8 hr
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, 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

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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.