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River Flood Warning 99, NWS Indianapolis, IN

April 28, 2024Parke County, Vermillion County, Vigo County, Indiana

NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this river flood warning at Apr 28, 2024, 9:52 PM EDT for Parke County, Vermillion County, Vigo County, Indiana. It took effect at Apr 29, 2024, 11:27 AM EDT. It was in force for 3 days.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Apr 28, 2024, 9:52 PM EDT (01:52 UTC)
In effect from: Apr 29, 2024, 11:27 AM EDT
Expired: May 2, 2024, 9:27 PM EDT
In force: 3 days
Issued by: NWS Indianapolis, IN
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: Minor

Counties Parke County, IN, Vermillion County, IN, Vigo County, IN

The radar

The Indianapolis radar (KIND), 92 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:51 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The river

Written for the forecast point Wabash River at Montezuma (MTZI3). The gauge peaked at 16.16 ft at Apr 30, 2024, 9:00 PM EDT.

Action stage: 10 ft
Minor stage: 14 ft
Moderate stage: 24 ft
Major stage: 31 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 03340500, 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 28, 7:49 PM EDT, 2 hours 3 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 28, 7:49 PM EDT, 2 hours 3 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 28, 3:14 PM EDT, 6 hours 38 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
Apr 29, 11:27 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	IND	Knox, Sullivan	5 days
Apr 29, 11:27 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	IND	Knox, Sullivan	5 days

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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.