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Flash Flood Warning 19, NWS Indianapolis, IN
NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this flash flood warning at Jun 21, 2026, 9:09 PM EDT for Bartholomew County, Indiana. It was in force for 3 hr. 1 report 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
- Jun 21, 2026, 9:09 PM EDT (01:09 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 22, 2026, 12:00 AM EDT
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Indianapolis, IN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
County Bartholomew County, IN
The radar
The Indianapolis radar (KIND), 69 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:08 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
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 21, 9:15 PM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | 4 Wsw Newbern, IN | CR 525 East closed at Base Road from flash flooding. Water on road on IN-11 just south of CR 650 and Wolf Creek Road and CR 50 South. Time estimated. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
Did it verify
Verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow matched one storm report to this flash flood warning; the first came 6 minutes after it went out.
Cow counts a report within 15 km of the polygon while the warning was in force: a tornado for a tornado warning; hail of 1 inch or more, a gust of 58 mph or more or wind damage for a severe thunderstorm warning; a flash flood report for a flash flood warning.
The nearest sounding before it
Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 00:00Z, 1.2 hours before the alert went out and 188 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 5 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -116 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1335 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 61 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 87 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 195 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
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WGUS53 KIND 220109
FFWIND
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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Indianapolis IN
909 PM EDT Sun Jun 21 2026
The National Weather Service in Indianapolis has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Central and southern Bartholomew County in central Indiana...
* Until midnight EDT tonight.
* At 909 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1.5 and 3.25 inches of
rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 0.25 to 1.5
inches are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is already
occurring.
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...
Columbus, Elizabethtown, Jonesville, Azalia, Waymansville and
Newbern.
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 3924 8587 3924 8574 3916 8576 3905 8589
3905 8608 3906 8608 3909 8608 3910 8608
3911 8608 3923 8592
FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
$$
AGMWhat forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this flash 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 flash flood warning went out at Jun 21, 8:09 PM EDT, 1 hour earlier. Its key messages:
- Heavy rain and severe storms are possible this afternoon into early Monday
- Flooding threat for both river/non-river will increase through the early week from heavy rainfall on damp/saturated soils
- Temperatures will trend from slightly below normal to near normal through Saturday...trend to very warm/humid late in period
Area forecast discussion, Jun 21, 8:09 PM EDT, 1 hour before
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Indianapolis IN 809 PM EDT Sun Jun 21 2026 .KEY MESSAGES... - Heavy rain and severe storms are possible this afternoon into early Monday - Flooding threat for both river/non-river will increase through the early week from heavy rainfall on damp/saturated soils - Temperatures will trend from slightly below normal to near normal through Saturday...trend to very warm/humid late in period && .DISCUSSION (This evening through Sunday)... Issued at 302 PM EDT Sun Jun 21 2026 This afternoon through Monday... Quiet weather conditions continue across central Indiana at this time ahead of an approaching MCS with an associated MCV. Look for this system to continue pushing eastward supporting widespread showers and thunderstorms towards this evening. Increasing clouds has limited destabilization to some degree, but moisture advection and daytime heating is allowing for gradual destabilization this afternoon. Deep-layer and low-level shear will also increase over the next several hours with the approaching disturbance promoting stronger flow. Favorable effective shear values around 30-50 kt combined with modest instability supports the potential for organized storms with all hazards possible. Latest model guidance still depicts enlarging low-level hodographs across portions of central IN favoring an isolated tornado threat. The greatest tornado threat is across southwest portions of central Indiana where the greatest instability and low-level wind shear overlap. Some uncertainty remains on storm mode at least initially. There does appear to be at least a brief opportunity for discrete cells later this afternoon into the early evening before multiple linear segments then develop leading to a greater damaging wind gust threat with embedded tornadoes possible. Isolated large hail cannot be ruled out, but modest instability and linear storm mode by the evening hours should mostly limit this threat. A Flood Watch is in effect through 8 AM Monday morning for much of central IN with the potential for 1 to 3 inches of rainfall from multiple rounds of storms. Locally higher amounts cannot be ruled out. Expect precipitation chances to diminish late tonight into Monday morning as the aforementioned disturbance shifts east. Surface high pressure will then build in providing quiet weather for much of the day Monday. Isolated showers are possible across east- central IN through the first half of the day. Lingering clouds and northerly surface flow will keep temperatures cooler. Look for highs in the 70s. Monday night through Sunday... Generally active pattern will continue this week amid overall zonal pattern. Established trough over northern North America that has been guiding mid-latitude pattern...will shift from south-central Canada to more pronounced, perhaps cut-off upper lows over SW Canada to the northern Rockies late this week. This transition will allow a subtropical ridge to build over the central US, bringing seasonably warm and humid conditions into Indiana next weekend. The next round of broad and seasonably weak Canadian surface high pressure will pass through Indiana Monday night to Tuesday night, dropping dewpoints to the mainly low to mid-50s at night, and light northerly breezes under H850 temperatures as low as 10 degrees Celsius during the day Tuesday. Transition back to more summery weather Wednesday with light southwest flow returning moderate humidity ahead of next wave...which should bring periods of scattered RWs/few TRWs through the Wednesday night-Thursday night period as the disturbance's boundary slowly crosses the region. Expect a shorter period of improvement around the Friday timeframe as western trough deepens near Vancouver...only allowing next northern surface ridge to graze the CWA, with isolated diurnal convective chances continuing...and increasing through Saturday as light southerly flow boosts humidity through moderate to high levels. Temperatures through the workweek to see subtle increase in afternoon maximums from around 80F to low 80s, although mid-80s should be more common along the US-50 corridor...while morning lows steadily climb from 50s to 65-70F by week's end. && .AVIATION (00Z TAF Issuance)... Issued at 809 PM EDT Sun Jun 21 2026 Impacts: - Thunderstorms ongoing at the beginning of the TAF period with lowered ceilings and visibilities - Rain and isolated thunderstorms to continue through around 12Z - MVFR to IFR ceilings to persist from early morning through much of tomorrow - Winds shifting from SE to W to N through the period Discussion: Ongoing thunderstorms at the start of the period with strongest storms just exiting TAF sites as of 00-01Z. As these storms move off to the east, expect visibilities to improve but MVFR to IFR ceilings are expected to persist through much of the day tomorrow. Winds will start out from the SE with gusts up to 20 kts outside of thunderstorm wind gusts. Winds will shift to out of the SW by early morning and eventually from the north as this storm system moves through the region. && .IND WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... Flood Watch until 8 AM EDT Monday for INZ028>030-035>037-039- 043>048-051>057-060>065-067>072. && AVIATION...KF DISCUSSION...AGM/Melo
Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 21, 4:36 PM EDT, 4 hours 33 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Indianapolis IN 436 PM EDT Sun Jun 21 2026 INZ021-028>031-035>049-051>057-060>064-067>072-222045- 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-Knox-Daviess-Martin- Lawrence-Jackson-Jennings- 436 PM EDT Sun Jun 21 2026 This hazardous weather outlook is for central Indiana. .DAY ONE...Tonight. Thunderstorms are expected this afternoon into tonight with some severe storms possible, mainly from through 100 AM EDT. Damaging winds and isolated tornadoes are the primary threats from the storms. Lightning is also a threat with any thunderstorm. In addition, moderate to heavy rainfall is expected this afternoon into tonight which may lead to localized flooding and increase current minor river flooding. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday. Additional thunderstorms are possible Monday and again Wednesday through Saturday. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotters are encouraged to pass along flooding and severe weather reports. && More information, along with other weather, hydrological and climate information can be found at http://weather.gov/ind INZ065-222045- Decatur- 436 PM EDT Sun Jun 21 2026 This hazardous weather outlook is for central Indiana. .DAY ONE...Tonight. Residents living southwest of McCoy Lake are encouraged to closely monitor conditions through tonight as releases from the dam are planned. Thunderstorms are expected this afternoon into tonight with some severe storms possible, mainly from through 100 AM EDT. Damaging winds and isolated tornadoes are the primary threats from the storms. Lightning is also a threat with any thunderstorm. In addition, moderate to heavy rainfall is expected this afternoon into tonight which may lead to localized flooding and increase current minor river flooding. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday. Additional thunderstorms are possible Monday and again Wednesday through Saturday. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotters are encouraged to pass along flooding and severe weather reports. && 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, Jun 21, 6:58 PM EDT, 2 hours 11 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Indianapolis IN
658 PM EDT Sun Jun 21 2026
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0654 PM Funnel Cloud Patricksburg 39.31N 86.96W
06/21/2026 Owen IN Trained Spotter
Located northwest of the elementary school.
&&
BHLocal storm report, Jun 21, 7:07 PM EDT, 2 hours 2 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Indianapolis IN
707 PM EDT Sun Jun 21 2026
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0705 PM Tstm Wnd Gst 1 W Greencastle 39.64N 86.86W
06/21/2026 M70 MPH Putnam IN Public
&&
BHLocal storm report, Jun 21, 7:41 PM EDT, 1 hour 28 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Indianapolis IN
741 PM EDT Sun Jun 21 2026
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0735 PM Funnel Cloud Vincennes 38.68N 87.51W
06/21/2026 Knox IN Public
Time is approximate. Cloud dissipated during
the call to NWS.
&&
BHLocal storm report, Jun 21, 8:07 PM EDT, 1 hour 2 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Indianapolis IN
807 PM EDT Sun Jun 21 2026
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0802 PM Rain 1 SE Terre Haute 39.46N 87.37W
06/21/2026 M1.90 Inch Vigo IN Public
&&
BHLocal storm report, Jun 21, 8:30 PM EDT, 39 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Indianapolis IN
830 PM EDT Sun Jun 21 2026
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0828 PM Funnel Cloud 1 S Washington 38.64N 87.17W
06/21/2026 Daviess IN Trained Spotter
&&
BHLocal storm report, Jun 21, 9:09 PM EDT, 0 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Indianapolis IN
909 PM EDT Sun Jun 21 2026
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0852 PM Rain Unionville 39.22N 86.42W
06/21/2026 M1.05 Inch Monroe IN Public
&&
BHThe office that day
Everything else NWS Indianapolis, IN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 21, 8:09 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | IND | Greene, Monroe | 3 hr |
| Jun 21, 8:09 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Daviess, Knox, Martin | 66 min |
| Jun 21, 8:14 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | IND | Bartholomew, Decatur, Shelby | 24 min |
| Jun 21, 8:21 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | IND | Daviess, Knox, Martin | 3 hr |
| Jun 21, 8:25 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Bartholomew, Decatur, Jennings, Rush, Shelby | 50 min |
| Jun 21, 8:27 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Jackson, Lawrence | 48 min |
| Jun 21, 8:28 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | IND | Brown, Jackson, Monroe | 4 hr |
| Jun 21, 8:35 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | IND | Decatur | 25 min |
| Jun 21, 8:42 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | IND | Bartholomew, Jackson, Jennings | 3 hr |
| Jun 21, 8:57 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | IND | Daviess, Lawrence, Martin | 3 hr |
| Jun 21, 9:04 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | IND | Martin | 21 min |
| Jun 21, 9:17 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | IND | Daviess, Lawrence, Martin | 4 hr |
| Jun 21, 9:32 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Jennings | 28 min |
| Jun 21, 9:59 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | IND | Knox | 2 hr |
| Jun 21, 10:06 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Daviess, Greene, Knox | 4 days |
| Jun 21, 10:06 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Daviess, Gibson, Knox, Pike | 47 hr |
| Jun 21, 10:06 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Gibson, Knox, Posey | 10 days |
| Jun 21, 10:34 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | IND | Jennings | 12 hr |
| Jun 21, 10:56 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | IND | Daviess, Knox, Martin | 64 min |
| Jun 21, 11:47 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | IND | Daviess, Martin | 5 hr |
| Jun 21, 11:58 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | IND | Bartholomew | 11 hr |
| Jun 22, 12:00 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | IND | Knox | 11 hr |
| Jun 22, 12:57 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | IND | Martin | 4 hr |
| Jun 22, 4:50 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | IND | Daviess, Martin | 6 hr |
| Jun 22, 9:39 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Jackson, Lawrence, Washington | 21 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.