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Areal Flood Advisory 21, NWS Indianapolis, IN

May 13, 2025Randolph County, Indiana

NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this areal flood advisory at May 13, 2025, 6:35 PM EDT for Randolph County, Indiana. It was in force for 3 hr.

The area

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The facts

Issued: May 13, 2025, 6:35 PM EDT (22:35 UTC)
Expired: May 13, 2025, 9:45 PM EDT
In force: 3 hr
Issued by: NWS Indianapolis, IN
Area: Storm-based polygon

County Randolph County, IN

The radar

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this areal flood advisory 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 areal flood advisory went out at May 13, 2:56 PM EDT, 3 hours 39 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 13, 2:56 PM EDT, 3 hours 39 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, May 13, 3:35 PM EDT, 3 hours before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, May 13, 6:08 PM EDT, 27 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 13, 4:25 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	IND	Jackson, Lawrence, Monroe	2 hr
May 13, 5:37 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	IND	Hancock, Rush	113 min
May 13, 6:01 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	IND	Henry	2 hr
May 13, 6:08 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	IND	Randolph	22 min
May 13, 6:54 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	IND	Hancock, Henry, Rush, Shelby	2 hr
May 13, 6:59 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	IND	Putnam	31 min
May 13, 7:27 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	IND	Hendricks, Putnam	2 hr

Nearby

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Sources

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