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River Flood Warning 75, NWS Indianapolis, IN
NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this river flood warning at Apr 5, 2025, 10:57 AM EDT for Putnam County, Indiana. It was in force for 39 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 5, 2025, 10:57 AM EDT (14:57 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 7, 2025, 1:33 AM EDT
- In force
- 39 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Indianapolis, IN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- Minor
County Putnam County, IN
The radar
The Indianapolis radar (KIND), 49 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 14:59 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 Raccoon Creek near Fincastle (FINI3). The gauge peaked at 11.73 ft at Apr 5, 2025, 6:00 PM EDT.
- Action stage
- 8 ft
- Minor stage
- 11 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 03340800, 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 5, 10:48 AM EDT, 9 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 5, 10:48 AM EDT, 9 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 5, 3:17 AM EDT, 7 hours 40 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Indianapolis IN 317 AM EDT Sat Apr 5 2025 INZ021-028>031-035>049-051>057-060>065-067>072-060730- 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- 317 AM EDT Sat Apr 5 2025 This hazardous weather outlook is for central Indiana. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight. More rounds of heavy rain through tonight will lead to additional flooding or prolonging existing flooding. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday. Significant river flooding is expected to develop this weekend and continue through most of next week .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotters are encouraged to send reports of flooding. Spotter activation may be needed later today. && More information, along with other weather, hydrological and climate information can be found at http://weather.gov/ind
The office that day
Everything else NWS Indianapolis, IN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 4, 8:40 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IND | Morgan | 35 min |
| Apr 4, 9:05 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IND | Hendricks | 40 min |
| Apr 4, 9:17 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Hendricks, Johnson, Marion, Morgan | 28 min |
| Apr 4, 9:44 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IND | Marion | 31 min |
| Apr 4, 10:14 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | IND | Clay, Greene, Hendricks, Johnson, Marion, Morgan and 5 more | 3 hr |
| Apr 4, 10:26 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IND | Rush, Shelby | 49 min |
| Apr 4, 10:58 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IND | Clay, Greene, Knox, Owen | 47 min |
| Apr 4, 11:22 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | IND | Bartholomew, Brown, Greene, Johnson, Monroe, Morgan and 2 more | 3 hr |
| Apr 4, 11:42 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IND | Monroe, Morgan | 33 min |
| Apr 4, 11:46 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Johnson | 21 days |
| Apr 4, 11:46 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Marion | 21 days |
| Apr 4, 11:46 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Henry, Rush, Shelby | 52 hr |
| Apr 4, 11:57 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | IND | Bartholomew, Decatur, Hancock, Henry, Johnson, Marion and 2 more | 3 hr |
| Apr 5, 12:03 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | IND | Daviess, Greene, Knox, Lawrence, Martin, Monroe and 2 more | 3 hr |
| Apr 5, 1:15 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | IND | Clay, Greene, Hancock, Hendricks, Johnson, Marion and 8 more | 3 hr |
| Apr 5, 2:16 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | IND | Bartholomew, Brown, Greene, Johnson, Monroe, Morgan and 1 more | 3 hr |
| Apr 5, 2:52 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | IND | Bartholomew, Decatur, Hancock, Johnson, Marion, Rush and 1 more | 2 hr |
| Apr 5, 3:47 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | IND | Boone | 3 hr |
| Apr 5, 3:57 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | IND | Hancock, Henry, Rush, Shelby | 4 hr |
| Apr 5, 4:05 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | IND | Morgan, Putnam | 4 hr |
| Apr 5, 4:08 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | IND | Marion | 4 hr |
| Apr 5, 4:16 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Hendricks, Morgan | 24 hr |
| Apr 5, 4:16 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Putnam | 48 hr |
| Apr 5, 4:49 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Boone, Marion | 10 hr |
| Apr 5, 5:22 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Bartholomew | 21 hr |
| Apr 5, 5:22 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Bartholomew | 21 hr |
| Apr 5, 5:33 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Marion | 64 hr |
| Apr 5, 5:53 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | IND | Brown | 3 hr |
| Apr 5, 6:51 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | IND | Clay, Daviess, Greene, Knox, Martin, Montgomery and 6 more | 6 hr |
| Apr 5, 6:56 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | IND | Bartholomew, Brown, Decatur, Jackson, Jennings, Johnson and 5 more | 6 hr |
| Apr 5, 7:08 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | IND | Boone, Delaware, Hamilton, Hancock, Hendricks, Henry and 5 more | 6 hr |
| Apr 5, 8:54 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Decatur | 60 hr |
| Apr 5, 10:28 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Howard | 40 hr |
| Apr 5, 12:20 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | IND | Boone, Delaware, Hamilton, Henry, Madison, Montgomery and 2 more | 20 hr |
| Apr 5, 12:37 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | IND | Bartholomew, Brown, Clay, Decatur, Hancock, Hendricks and 12 more | 47 hr |
| Apr 5, 12:40 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | IND | Daviess, Greene, Jackson, Jennings, Knox, Lawrence and 2 more | 71 hr |
| Apr 5, 4:15 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Hamilton, Hancock, Madison, Marion | 36 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.