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River Flood Warning 109, NWS Indianapolis, IN

May 16, 20245 counties in Indiana

NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this river flood warning at May 16, 2024, 4:24 AM EDT for 5 counties in Indiana. It took effect at May 16, 2024, 2:00 PM EDT. It was in force for 8 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
May 16, 2024, 4:24 AM EDT (08:24 UTC)
In effect from
May 16, 2024, 2:00 PM EDT
Expired
May 16, 2024, 9:56 PM EDT
In force
8 hr
Issued by
NWS Indianapolis, IN
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
Minor

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

The radar

The Indianapolis radar (KIND), 92 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:29 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

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 Lafayette (LAFI3). The gauge peaked at 10.99 ft at May 16, 2024, 3:00 PM EDT.

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Action stage
7 ft
Minor stage
11 ft
Moderate stage
18 ft
Major stage
26 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 03335500, 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 16, 2:28 AM EDT, 1 hour 56 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 16, 2:28 AM EDT, 1 hour 56 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, May 16, 3:07 AM EDT, 1 hour 17 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Indianapolis IN
307 AM EDT Thu May 16 2024

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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
307 AM EDT Thu May 16 2024

This hazardous weather outlook is for central Indiana.

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight.

Weather hazards expected...

Elevated fog risk.
Limited lightning risk.

DISCUSSION...

Areas of fog through 9AM. Fog may be locally dense at times. Showers
and storms will return late this evening into tonight with no severe
weather expected.

Storm motion will be out of the west at 20 to 30 MPH.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday.

Periodic showers and storms expected Friday and Saturday with
additional thunderstorms next week.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation will not be needed through tonight.

&&

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

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 15, 9:51 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningINDDaviess, Greene, Knox5 days
May 16, 4:24 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningINDTippecanoe9 hr
May 16, 9:14 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningINDClay, Greene12 hr
May 16, 12:35 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningINDDaviess, Gibson, Knox, Pike5 days
May 16, 12:35 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningINDDaviess, Greene, Knox4 days
May 16, 12:35 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningINDDaviess, Gibson, Knox, Pike6 days

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.