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River Flood Warning 57, NWS Indianapolis, IN

April 3, 2025Johnson County, Indiana

NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this river flood warning at Apr 3, 2025, 2:29 PM EDT for Johnson County, Indiana. It took effect at Apr 4, 2025, 3:12 AM EDT. It was in force for 5 days.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Apr 3, 2025, 2:29 PM EDT (18:29 UTC)
In effect from: Apr 4, 2025, 3:12 AM EDT
Expired: Apr 8, 2025, 8:16 PM EDT
In force: 5 days
Issued by: NWS Indianapolis, IN
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: Minor

County Johnson County, IN

The radar

The Indianapolis radar (KIND), 29 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:28 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The river

Written for the forecast point Sugar Creek (central) near Edinburgh (EDNI3). The gauge peaked at 16.51 ft at Apr 6, 2025, 8:00 AM EDT.

Action stage: 8 ft
Minor stage: 10 ft
Moderate stage: 14 ft
Major stage: 18 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 03362500, 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 3, 1:42 PM EDT, 47 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 3, 1:42 PM EDT, 47 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 3, 4:03 AM EDT, 10 hours 26 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Indianapolis IN
403 AM EDT Thu Apr 3 2025

INZ021-028>031-035>049-051>057-060>065-067>072-040815-
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-
403 AM EDT Thu Apr 3 2025

This hazardous weather outlook is for central Indiana.

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight.

Isolated to scattered thunderstorms are possible for much of central
Indiana from late this afternoon through tonight. Severe storms are
not expected.

Locally heavy rain is possible, mainly tonight south of Interstate
70.

Flooding from previous heavy rains will continue for some areas.

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

Additional thunderstorms are possible at times Friday into Saturday.
Some severe storms cannot be ruled out Friday afternoon and Friday
night. Present indications are that damaging winds and large hail would
be the primary severe threats.

More rounds of heavy rain through Saturday night will lead to
additional flooding or prolonging existing flooding. Significant
river flooding is expected to develop late this week and into the
weekend.

Lightning is a threat from any storm.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotters are encouraged to send reports of flooding. Spotter
activation may be needed later Friday.

&&

More information, along with other weather, hydrological and climate
information can be found at http://weather.gov/ind

In the hours before

Local storm report, Apr 3, 9:33 AM EDT, 4 hours 56 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Indianapolis IN
933 AM EDT Thu Apr 3 2025

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

1200 AM     Flash Flood      Greenfield              39.79N 85.77W
04/03/2025                   Hancock            IN   911 Call Center

            Flooding along SR 234 west of SR 109, 300 S
            between 300 W and 600 W, 400 W and 100 N,
            200 S between 600W and 700W, 200 W between
            100 N and 200 N, and 250 N between 600E and
            850E.

&&

AW

Local storm report, Apr 3, 10:34 AM EDT, 3 hours 55 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Indianapolis IN
1034 AM EDT Thu Apr 3 2025

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

0947 PM     Tstm Wnd Dmg     Ellettsville            39.23N 86.62W
04/02/2025                   Monroe             IN   Public

            Multiple trees downed.

&&

AW

Local storm report, Apr 3, 10:36 AM EDT, 3 hours 53 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Indianapolis IN
1036 AM EDT Thu Apr 3 2025

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

1018 PM     Tstm Wnd Dmg     Franklin                39.49N 86.06W
04/02/2025                   Johnson            IN   Public

            Picture of large tree limb over the road.

&&

AW

Local storm report, Apr 3, 10:40 AM EDT, 3 hours 49 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Indianapolis IN
1040 AM EDT Thu Apr 3 2025

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

1027 PM     Tstm Wnd Dmg     4 N Greenfield          39.86N 85.77W
04/02/2025                   Hancock            IN   Public

            Picture of tree over road between Greenfield
            and Maxwell on SR9.

&&

AW

Local storm report, Apr 3, 1:44 PM EDT, 45 minutes before

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Local storm report, Apr 3, 2:17 PM EDT, 12 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 2, 8:00 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	IND	Clay, Daviess, Greene, Knox, Owen, Parke and 4 more	45 min
Apr 2, 8:09 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	IND	Parke, Vermillion, Vigo	21 min
Apr 2, 8:12 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Daviess, Knox	33 min
Apr 2, 8:29 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	IND	Parke, Putnam, Vermillion	31 min
Apr 2, 8:34 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	IND	Boone, Clay, Clinton, Fountain, Hendricks, Montgomery and 3 more	41 min
Apr 2, 8:43 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	IND	Boone, Clay, Daviess, Greene, Hendricks, Knox and 8 more	47 min
Apr 2, 8:56 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	IND	Daviess, Greene, Knox, Sullivan	19 min
Apr 2, 9:03 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Destructive damage threat	IND	Hendricks, Marion, Morgan, Putnam	27 min
Apr 2, 9:09 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	IND	Boone, Hendricks, Marion	21 min
Apr 2, 9:10 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	IND	Daviess, Greene, Knox, Martin, Sullivan	50 min
Apr 2, 9:13 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	IND	Boone, Clinton, Hamilton, Hendricks, Madison, Tipton	47 min
Apr 2, 9:18 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Destructive damage threat	IND	Boone, Delaware, Hamilton, Hancock, Hendricks, Henry and 4 more	42 min
Apr 2, 9:21 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	IND	Bartholomew, Brown, Johnson, Marion, Monroe, Morgan and 2 more	39 min
Apr 2, 9:22 PM EDT	Tornado Warning Tornado observed	IND	Boone, Hamilton, Hancock, Marion	23 min
Apr 2, 9:27 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Brown, Greene, Monroe, Morgan, Owen	33 min
Apr 2, 9:38 PM EDT	Tornado Warning Tornado observed	IND	Hamilton, Madison, Tipton	18 min
Apr 2, 9:43 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	IND	Delaware, Hamilton, Madison, Randolph, Tipton	32 min
Apr 2, 9:45 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	IND	Hamilton, Madison, Tipton	15 min
Apr 2, 9:49 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	IND	Delaware, Madison, Tipton	26 min
Apr 2, 9:52 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Destructive damage threat	IND	Delaware, Hancock, Henry, Madison, Randolph, Rush and 1 more	38 min
Apr 2, 9:56 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Brown, Johnson, Monroe, Morgan, Shelby	34 min
Apr 2, 10:00 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Daviess, Knox, Martin	30 min
Apr 2, 10:01 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	IND	Daviess, Martin	29 min
Apr 2, 10:12 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	IND	Delaware	18 min
Apr 2, 10:17 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Hancock, Henry, Johnson, Madison, Marion, Rush and 1 more	43 min
Apr 2, 10:20 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	IND	Boone, Hamilton, Hancock, Hendricks, Johnson, Marion and 2 more	3 hr
Apr 2, 10:24 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	IND	Jackson, Lawrence, Martin	36 min
Apr 2, 10:27 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	IND	Hancock, Johnson, Marion, Shelby	13 min
Apr 2, 10:28 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	IND	Johnson, Rush, Shelby	32 min
Apr 2, 10:31 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Daviess, Greene, Jackson, Knox, Lawrence, Martin and 1 more	29 min
Apr 2, 10:42 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	IND	Hancock, Henry, Rush	18 min
Apr 2, 10:49 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	IND	Jackson, Lawrence	26 min
Apr 2, 10:50 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	IND	Decatur, Hancock, Henry, Rush, Shelby	40 min
Apr 2, 10:52 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	IND	Brown, Greene, Johnson, Monroe, Morgan, Owen and 2 more	3 hr
Apr 2, 10:57 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	IND	Bartholomew, Brown, Jackson, Lawrence, Monroe	33 min
Apr 2, 10:59 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Delaware, Henry, Randolph	46 min
Apr 2, 11:03 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	IND	Henry	12 min
Apr 2, 11:06 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	IND	Bartholomew, Brown, Jackson, Lawrence, Monroe	24 min
Apr 2, 11:18 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	IND	Bartholomew, Brown, Decatur, Jackson, Jennings	57 min
Apr 2, 11:44 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	IND	Bartholomew, Brown, Daviess, Decatur, Jackson, Johnson and 5 more	3 hr
Apr 3, 1:30 AM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	IND	Boone, Hamilton, Hancock, Hendricks, Johnson, Marion and 2 more	9 hr
Apr 3, 2:00 AM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	IND	Brown, Greene, Johnson, Monroe, Morgan, Owen and 2 more	6 hr
Apr 3, 2:39 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	IND	Delaware, Randolph	21 days
Apr 3, 3:01 AM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	IND	Bartholomew, Brown, Johnson, Shelby	8 hr
Apr 3, 7:02 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	IND	Johnson	25 hr
Apr 3, 7:02 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	IND	Bartholomew	4 hr
Apr 3, 7:02 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	IND	Hancock	15 hr
Apr 3, 7:02 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	IND	Henry, Rush, Shelby	25 hr
Apr 3, 7:56 AM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	IND	Brown, Monroe	3 hr
Apr 3, 8:59 AM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	IND	Henry, Rush	6 hr
Apr 3, 9:33 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	IND	Monroe, Morgan, Owen	7 days
Apr 3, 9:33 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	IND	Monroe, Morgan, Owen	21 days
Apr 3, 10:45 AM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	IND	Brown, Monroe	4 hr
Apr 3, 11:28 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	IND	Marion	25 hr
Apr 3, 12:41 PM EDT	River Flood Warning	IND	Hamilton, Marion	5 days
Apr 3, 12:41 PM EDT	River Flood Warning	IND	Marion, Morgan	6 days
Apr 3, 12:58 PM EDT	River Flood Warning	IND	Bartholomew	5 days
Apr 3, 12:58 PM EDT	River Flood Warning	IND	Bartholomew, Jackson	21 days
Apr 3, 12:58 PM EDT	River Flood Warning	IND	Shelby	5 days
Apr 3, 12:58 PM EDT	River Flood Warning	IND	Daviess, Dubois, Martin, Pike	12 days
Apr 3, 1:14 PM EDT	River Flood Warning	IND	Gibson, Knox, Posey	16 days
Apr 3, 1:14 PM EDT	River Flood Warning	IND	Tippecanoe	5 days

Nearby

River Flood Warnings in Indiana, 2025 Every river flood warning in 2025

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.