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Flash Flood Warning 21, NWS Indianapolis, IN

June 21, 2026Daviess County, Knox County, Martin County, Indiana

NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this flash flood warning at Jun 21, 2026, 10:56 PM EDT for Daviess County, Knox County, Martin County, Indiana. It was in force for 64 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Jun 21, 2026, 10:56 PM EDT (02:56 UTC)
Expired
Jun 22, 2026, 12:00 AM EDT
In force
64 min
Issued by
NWS Indianapolis, IN
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

Counties Daviess County, IN, Knox County, IN, Martin County, IN

The radar

The Evansville,IN radar (KVWX), 73 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:58 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The nearest sounding before it

Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 00:00Z, 2.9 hours before the alert went out and 194 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 2026-06-22Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 43 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 2026-06-22The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 194 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
43 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-35 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
643 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
58 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
194 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
223 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

047 
WGUS53 KIND 220256
FFWIND
INC027-083-101-220400-
/O.NEW.KIND.FF.W.0021.260622T0256Z-260622T0400Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Indianapolis IN
1056 PM EDT Sun Jun 21 2026

The National Weather Service in Indianapolis has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Daviess County in southwestern Indiana...
  Northeastern Knox County in southwestern Indiana...
  Northern Martin County in southwestern Indiana...

* Until midnight EDT tonight.

* At 1056 PM EDT, local law enforcement reported thunderstorms 
  producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 2 and 4 
  inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts up to 0.5 
  inches are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is already 
  occurring.

  HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.

  SOURCE...Law enforcement reported.

  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...
  Vincennes, Washington, Bicknell, Loogootee, Odon, Elnora, 
  Wheatland, Bruceville, Plainville, Sandborn, Montgomery, 
  Edwardsport, Cannelburg, West Boggs Lake, Burns City and Indian 
  Springs.

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 3886 8719 3891 8719 3888 8684 3885 8668
      3872 8668 3871 8684 3865 8690 3865 8734
      3871 8752 3874 8750 3875 8750 3877 8750
      3878 8750 3879 8751 3880 8730

FLASH FLOOD...OBSERVED

$$

AGM

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 21, 8:09 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningINDGreene, Monroe3 hr
Jun 21, 8:09 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatINDDaviess, Knox, Martin66 min
Jun 21, 8:14 PM EDTTornado WarningINDBartholomew, Decatur, Shelby24 min
Jun 21, 8:21 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningINDDaviess, Knox, Martin3 hr
Jun 21, 8:25 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDBartholomew, Decatur, Jennings, Rush, Shelby50 min
Jun 21, 8:27 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDJackson, Lawrence48 min
Jun 21, 8:28 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningINDBrown, Jackson, Monroe4 hr
Jun 21, 8:35 PM EDTTornado WarningINDDecatur25 min
Jun 21, 8:42 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryINDBartholomew, Jackson, Jennings3 hr
Jun 21, 8:57 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryINDDaviess, Lawrence, Martin3 hr
Jun 21, 9:04 PM EDTTornado WarningINDMartin21 min
Jun 21, 9:09 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningINDBartholomew3 hr
Jun 21, 9:17 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningINDDaviess, Lawrence, Martin4 hr
Jun 21, 9:32 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDJennings28 min
Jun 21, 9:59 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningINDKnox2 hr
Jun 21, 10:06 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningINDDaviess, Greene, Knox4 days
Jun 21, 10:06 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningINDDaviess, Gibson, Knox, Pike47 hr
Jun 21, 10:06 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningINDGibson, Knox, Posey10 days
Jun 21, 10:34 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryINDJennings12 hr
Jun 21, 11:47 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningINDDaviess, Martin5 hr
Jun 21, 11:58 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningINDBartholomew11 hr
Jun 22, 12:00 AM EDTAreal Flood WarningINDKnox11 hr
Jun 22, 12:57 AM EDTAreal Flood WarningINDMartin4 hr
Jun 22, 4:50 AM EDTAreal Flood WarningINDDaviess, Martin6 hr
Jun 22, 9:39 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningINDJackson, Lawrence, Washington21 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.