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Flash Flood Warning 2, NWS Indianapolis, IN

April 2, 20258 counties in Indiana

NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this flash flood warning at Apr 2, 2025, 10:52 PM EDT for 8 counties in Indiana. It was in force for 3 hr. 3 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued
Apr 2, 2025, 10:52 PM EDT (02:52 UTC)
Expired
Apr 3, 2025, 2:00 AM EDT
In force
3 hr
Issued by
NWS Indianapolis, IN
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

Counties Brown County, IN, Greene County, IN, Johnson County, IN, Monroe County, IN, Morgan County, IN, Owen County, IN, Putnam County, IN, Shelby County, IN

The radar

The Indianapolis radar (KIND), 37 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:57 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.

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Apr 2, 10:55 PM EDTRAIN 1.5Whiteland, IN
Apr 2, 11:16 PM EDTFLASH FLOODNashville, INSeveral roads flooded and/or washed out. No exact details on location.
Apr 2, 11:25 PM EDTFLOOD4 Ese Yellowwood Lake, INwater rescue, occupants were retrieved out of vehicle. SR46 flooded and impassible.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 00:00Z, 2.9 hours before the alert went out and 205 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Lincoln, IL at 00:00Z on 2025-04-03Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 205 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Lincoln, IL at 00:00Z on 2025-04-03The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 192 square meters per square second.1939587897117Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
205 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-103 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1049 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
76 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
192 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
234 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.2
Supercell composite
0.9

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The text

As transmitted.

065 
WGUS53 KIND 030252
FFWIND
INC013-055-081-105-109-119-133-145-030600-
/O.NEW.KIND.FF.W.0002.250403T0252Z-250403T0600Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Indianapolis IN
1052 PM EDT Wed Apr 2 2025

The National Weather Service in Indianapolis has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Johnson County in central Indiana...
  Morgan County in central Indiana...
  Southwestern Shelby County in central Indiana...
  Western Brown County in south central Indiana...
  Monroe County in south central Indiana...
  Northeastern Greene County in southwestern Indiana...
  Eastern Owen County in west central Indiana...
  Southern Putnam County in west central Indiana...

* Until 200 AM EDT.

* At 1052 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing 
  heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 2 inches of rain 
  have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 1.5 inches are 
  possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected 
  to begin shortly.

  HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.

  SOURCE...Radar.

  IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban
           areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as
           other poor drainage and low-lying areas.

* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
  Bloomington, Greenwood, Franklin, Martinsville, Mooresville, 
  Spencer, Nashville, Ellettsville, New Whiteland, Whiteland, 
  Bargersville, Brooklyn, Trafalgar, Monrovia, Morgantown, Gosport, 
  Paragon, Stinesville, Bethany and Mahalasville.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood 
deaths occur in vehicles.

Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the 
dangers of flooding.

&&

LAT...LON 3950 8673 3951 8669 3961 8636 3961 8625
      3962 8594 3960 8595 3934 8614 3905 8634
      3903 8636 3912 8668 3916 8685

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED

$$

Ryan

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 2, 8:00 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatINDClay, Daviess, Greene, Knox, Owen, Parke and 4 more45 min
Apr 2, 8:09 PM EDTTornado WarningINDParke, Vermillion, Vigo21 min
Apr 2, 8:12 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDDaviess, Knox33 min
Apr 2, 8:29 PM EDTTornado WarningINDParke, Putnam, Vermillion31 min
Apr 2, 8:34 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatINDBoone, Clay, Clinton, Fountain, Hendricks, Montgomery and 3 more41 min
Apr 2, 8:43 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatINDBoone, Clay, Daviess, Greene, Hendricks, Knox and 8 more47 min
Apr 2, 8:56 PM EDTTornado WarningINDDaviess, Greene, Knox, Sullivan19 min
Apr 2, 9:03 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Destructive damage threatINDHendricks, Marion, Morgan, Putnam27 min
Apr 2, 9:09 PM EDTTornado WarningINDBoone, Hendricks, Marion21 min
Apr 2, 9:10 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatINDDaviess, Greene, Knox, Martin, Sullivan50 min
Apr 2, 9:13 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatINDBoone, Clinton, Hamilton, Hendricks, Madison, Tipton47 min
Apr 2, 9:18 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Destructive damage threatINDBoone, Delaware, Hamilton, Hancock, Hendricks, Henry and 4 more42 min
Apr 2, 9:21 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatINDBartholomew, Brown, Johnson, Marion, Monroe, Morgan and 2 more39 min
Apr 2, 9:22 PM EDTTornado Warning Tornado observedINDBoone, Hamilton, Hancock, Marion23 min
Apr 2, 9:27 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDBrown, Greene, Monroe, Morgan, Owen33 min
Apr 2, 9:38 PM EDTTornado Warning Tornado observedINDHamilton, Madison, Tipton18 min
Apr 2, 9:43 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatINDDelaware, Hamilton, Madison, Randolph, Tipton32 min
Apr 2, 9:45 PM EDTTornado WarningINDHamilton, Madison, Tipton15 min
Apr 2, 9:49 PM EDTTornado WarningINDDelaware, Madison, Tipton26 min
Apr 2, 9:52 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Destructive damage threatINDDelaware, Hancock, Henry, Madison, Randolph, Rush and 1 more38 min
Apr 2, 9:56 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDBrown, Johnson, Monroe, Morgan, Shelby34 min
Apr 2, 10:00 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDDaviess, Knox, Martin30 min
Apr 2, 10:01 PM EDTTornado WarningINDDaviess, Martin29 min
Apr 2, 10:12 PM EDTTornado WarningINDDelaware18 min
Apr 2, 10:17 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDHancock, Henry, Johnson, Madison, Marion, Rush and 1 more43 min
Apr 2, 10:20 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningINDBoone, Hamilton, Hancock, Hendricks, Johnson, Marion and 2 more3 hr
Apr 2, 10:24 PM EDTTornado WarningINDJackson, Lawrence, Martin36 min
Apr 2, 10:27 PM EDTTornado WarningINDHancock, Johnson, Marion, Shelby13 min
Apr 2, 10:28 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatINDJohnson, Rush, Shelby32 min
Apr 2, 10:31 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDDaviess, Greene, Jackson, Knox, Lawrence, Martin and 1 more29 min
Apr 2, 10:42 PM EDTTornado WarningINDHancock, Henry, Rush18 min
Apr 2, 10:49 PM EDTTornado WarningINDJackson, Lawrence26 min
Apr 2, 10:50 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatINDDecatur, Hancock, Henry, Rush, Shelby40 min
Apr 2, 10:57 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatINDBartholomew, Brown, Jackson, Lawrence, Monroe33 min
Apr 2, 10:59 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDDelaware, Henry, Randolph46 min
Apr 2, 11:03 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatINDHenry12 min
Apr 2, 11:06 PM EDTTornado WarningINDBartholomew, Brown, Jackson, Lawrence, Monroe24 min
Apr 2, 11:18 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatINDBartholomew, Brown, Decatur, Jackson, Jennings57 min
Apr 2, 11:44 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningINDBartholomew, Brown, Daviess, Decatur, Jackson, Johnson and 5 more3 hr
Apr 3, 1:30 AM EDTAreal Flood WarningINDBoone, Hamilton, Hancock, Hendricks, Johnson, Marion and 2 more9 hr
Apr 3, 2:00 AM EDTAreal Flood WarningINDBrown, Greene, Johnson, Monroe, Morgan, Owen and 2 more6 hr
Apr 3, 2:39 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningINDDelaware, Randolph21 days
Apr 3, 3:01 AM EDTAreal Flood WarningINDBartholomew, Brown, Johnson, Shelby8 hr
Apr 3, 7:02 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningINDJohnson25 hr
Apr 3, 7:02 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningINDBartholomew4 hr
Apr 3, 7:02 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningINDHancock15 hr
Apr 3, 7:02 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningINDHenry, Rush, Shelby25 hr
Apr 3, 7:56 AM EDTAreal Flood WarningINDBrown, Monroe3 hr
Apr 3, 8:59 AM EDTAreal Flood WarningINDHenry, Rush6 hr
Apr 3, 9:33 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningINDMonroe, Morgan, Owen7 days
Apr 3, 9:33 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningINDMonroe, Morgan, Owen21 days
Apr 3, 10:45 AM EDTAreal Flood WarningINDBrown, Monroe4 hr
Apr 3, 11:28 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningINDMarion25 hr
Apr 3, 12:41 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningINDHamilton, Marion5 days
Apr 3, 12:41 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningINDMarion, Morgan6 days
Apr 3, 12:58 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningINDBartholomew5 days
Apr 3, 12:58 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningINDBartholomew, Jackson21 days
Apr 3, 12:58 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningINDShelby5 days
Apr 3, 12:58 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningINDDaviess, Dubois, Martin, Pike12 days
Apr 3, 1:14 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningINDGibson, Knox, Posey16 days
Apr 3, 1:14 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningINDTippecanoe5 days
Apr 3, 2:29 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningINDJohnson5 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.