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River Flood Warning 86, NWS Indianapolis, IN

April 11, 2024Henry County, Rush County, Shelby County, Indiana

NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this river flood warning at Apr 11, 2024, 1:07 PM EDT for Henry County, Rush County, Shelby County, Indiana. It took effect at Apr 11, 2024, 4:07 PM EDT. It was in force for 9 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Apr 11, 2024, 1:07 PM EDT (17:07 UTC)
In effect from: Apr 11, 2024, 4:07 PM EDT
Expired: Apr 12, 2024, 12:41 AM EDT
In force: 9 hr
Issued by: NWS Indianapolis, IN
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: Minor

Counties Henry County, IN, Rush County, IN, Shelby County, IN

The radar

The Indianapolis radar (KIND), 62 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:10 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 Big Blue River (IN) at Carthage (CARI3). The gauge peaked at 7.18 ft at Apr 11, 2024, 6:00 PM EDT.

Action stage: 5 ft
Minor stage: 7 ft
Moderate stage: 10 ft
Major stage: 13 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 03361000, 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 11, 12:58 PM EDT, 9 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 11, 12:58 PM EDT, 9 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 11, 4:05 AM EDT, 9 hours 2 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Indianapolis IN
405 AM EDT Thu Apr 11 2024

INZ021-028>031-035>049-051>057-060>065-067>072-120815-
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-
405 AM EDT Thu Apr 11 2024

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for Central Indiana.

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight.

Showers may contain embedded isolated to scattered thunderstorms
through this evening. An isolated strong storm or two cannot be
ruled out...with possible gusty winds and small hail. The threat
for locally heavy rainfall and localized flooding will also
continue through this evening.

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

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.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

Beach

In the hours before

Local storm report, Apr 11, 7:33 AM EDT, 5 hours 34 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Indianapolis IN
733 AM EDT Thu Apr 11 2024

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

1204 AM     Rain             2 S Anderson            40.06N 85.68W
04/11/2024  M1.50 Inch       Madison            IN   Public

&&

MK

Local storm report, Apr 11, 7:57 AM EDT, 5 hours 10 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Indianapolis IN
757 AM EDT Thu Apr 11 2024

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

0721 AM     Flood            2 E Indianapolis        39.78N 86.10W
04/11/2024                   Marion             IN   Broadcast Media

            FOX-59 reported cars stuck in high water
            near 10th and Sherman.

&&

MK

Local storm report, Apr 11, 8:37 AM EDT, 4 hours 30 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Indianapolis IN
837 AM EDT Thu Apr 11 2024

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

0813 AM     Rain             3 NW Fishers            39.98N 86.06W
04/11/2024  M2.62 Inch       Hamilton           IN   Trained Spotter

            24 hour rainfall.

&&

MK

Local storm report, Apr 11, 8:41 AM EDT, 4 hours 26 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Indianapolis IN
841 AM EDT Thu Apr 11 2024

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

0745 AM     Flood            1 NNW Ball State Univer 40.21N 85.42W
04/11/2024                   Delaware           IN   Trained Spotter

            22 inches of water on roadway.

&&

MK

Local storm report, Apr 11, 9:02 AM EDT, 4 hours 5 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Indianapolis IN
902 AM EDT Thu Apr 11 2024

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

0839 AM     Flood            1 SW Castleton          39.89N 86.07W
04/11/2024                   Marion             IN   Broadcast Media

            Report and picture from FOX59/WTTV4 of water
            over roadways on 75th Street just west of
            Binford. One car was under water off the
            side of the road.

&&

MK

Local storm report, Apr 11, 9:05 AM EDT, 4 hours 2 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Indianapolis IN
905 AM EDT Thu Apr 11 2024

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

0902 AM     Rain             New Whiteland           39.56N 86.10W
04/11/2024  M2.50 Inch       Johnson            IN   Trained Spotter

&&

MK

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Apr 10, 8:38 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	IND	Knox	3 hr
Apr 10, 10:27 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	IND	Brown, Johnson, Marion, Morgan	3 hr
Apr 10, 10:39 PM EDT	River Flood Warning	IND	Bartholomew, Johnson, Shelby	4 days
Apr 10, 10:39 PM EDT	River Flood Warning	IND	Daviess, Greene, Knox	8 days
Apr 10, 10:53 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	IND	Boone, Hamilton, Marion	3 hr
Apr 10, 11:58 PM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	IND	Boone, Brown, Hamilton, Hancock, Hendricks, Johnson and 4 more	17 hr
Apr 11, 12:39 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	IND	Delaware, Randolph	51 hr
Apr 11, 2:22 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	IND	Johnson	44 hr
Apr 11, 4:32 AM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	IND	Decatur, Rush, Shelby	12 hr
Apr 11, 8:31 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	IND	Delaware, Madison	38 hr
Apr 11, 8:31 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	IND	Hamilton, Madison	59 hr
Apr 11, 8:31 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	IND	Greene, Monroe, Owen	6 days
Apr 11, 9:16 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	IND	Delaware, Hamilton, Hancock, Henry, Madison, Tipton	14 hr
Apr 11, 9:53 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	IND	Clay, Greene	44 hr
Apr 11, 11:23 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	IND	Marion	17 hr
Apr 11, 11:23 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	IND	Johnson	53 hr
Apr 11, 11:30 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	IND	Bartholomew, Jackson	56 hr
Apr 11, 11:30 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	IND	Shelby	11 hr
Apr 11, 11:36 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	IND	Monroe, Morgan, Owen	4 days
Apr 11, 11:36 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	IND	Monroe, Morgan, Owen	4 days
Apr 11, 11:36 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	IND	Marion, Morgan	4 days
Apr 11, 11:36 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	IND	Hamilton, Marion	69 hr
Apr 11, 11:36 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	IND	Marion, Morgan	3 days
Apr 11, 11:44 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	IND	Tippecanoe	3 days
Apr 11, 12:45 PM EDT	River Flood Warning	IND	Hendricks, Morgan	12 hr
Apr 11, 1:25 PM EDT	River Flood Warning	IND	Boone, Marion	14 hr
Apr 11, 2:20 PM EDT	River Flood Warning	IND	Owen	40 hr
Apr 11, 3:10 PM EDT	River Flood Warning	IND	Howard	27 hr
Apr 11, 5:21 PM EDT	River Flood Warning	IND	Marion	51 hr

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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.