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Flash Flood Warning 25, NWS Indianapolis, IN

June 27, 2026Greene County, Sullivan County, Indiana

NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this flash flood warning at Jun 27, 2026, 3:00 PM EDT for Greene County, Sullivan County, Indiana. It was in force for 5 hr. 2 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
Jun 27, 2026, 3:00 PM EDT (19:00 UTC)
Expired
Jun 27, 2026, 7:30 PM EDT
In force
5 hr
Issued by
NWS Indianapolis, IN
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

Counties Greene County, IN, Sullivan County, IN

The radar

The Evansville,IN radar (KVWX), 93 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:02 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
Jun 27, 3:15 PM EDTFLASH FLOOD2 Wnw Dugger, INIndiana Route 54 flooded out east of Sullivan. Time estiamted.
Jun 27, 3:15 PM EDTFLASH FLOODLinton, INFlooding in Linton Lyons and Switz City including stalled vehicles in Linton. Floating RxR ties. 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 2 storm reports to this flash flood warning; the first came 15 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

Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 12:00Z, 7.0 hours before the alert went out and 166 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 12:00Z on 2026-06-27Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 255 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Lincoln, IL at 12:00Z on 2026-06-27The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 123 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
255 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-49 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
464 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
22 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
123 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
160 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
1.5

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

924 
WGUS53 KIND 271900
FFWIND
INC055-153-272200-
/O.NEW.KIND.FF.W.0025.260627T1900Z-260627T2200Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Indianapolis IN
300 PM EDT Sat Jun 27 2026

The National Weather Service in Indianapolis has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Southwestern Greene County in southwestern Indiana...
  Central Sullivan County in southwestern Indiana...

* Until 600 PM EDT.

* At 300 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing 
  heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 2 inches of rain 
  have fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 1 to 2 inches in 1 
  hour. Additional rainfall amounts up to 2 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...
  Linton, Sullivan, Bloomfield, Dugger, Lyons, Switz City, Merom, 
  Pleasantville, Vicksburg, Paxton and Turtle Creek Reservoir.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3904 8758 3906 8757 3909 8762 3911 8733
      3906 8693 3901 8689 3895 8697 3893 8715
      3902 8757

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
EXPECTED RAINFALL RATE...1-2 INCHES IN 1 HOUR

$$

Eckhoff
1 follow-up statement
188 
WGUS53 KIND 272004
FFWIND
INC055-153-272330-
/O.EXT.KIND.FF.W.0025.000000T0000Z-260627T2330Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Indianapolis IN
404 PM EDT Sat Jun 27 2026

The National Weather Service in Indianapolis has extended the

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Southwestern Greene County in southwestern Indiana...
  Central Sullivan County in southwestern Indiana...

* Until 730 PM EDT.

* At 404 PM EDT, local law enforcement reported thunderstorms 
  producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 2 and 3 
  inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts up to 1 
  inch 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...
  Linton, Sullivan, Bloomfield, Dugger, Lyons, Switz City, Merom, 
  Pleasantville, Vicksburg, Paxton and Turtle Creek Reservoir.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3911 8733 3906 8693 3901 8689 3895 8697
      3893 8715 3902 8757 3904 8758 3906 8757
      3909 8762

FLASH FLOOD...OBSERVED

$$

Eckhoff

What 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 27, 2:54 PM EDT, 6 minutes earlier. Its key messages:

  • Flood Watch continues through early this evening for far southwest central Indiana
  • Thunderstorms producing heavy rainfall and localized flooding will focus across southern Indiana into this evening
  • A few storms could become severe mainly across the southwest half of central Indiana into this evening
  • Hot and humid conditions expected for much of next week with multiple days in the 90s and heat indices over 100 degrees
Area forecast discussion, Jun 27, 2:54 PM EDT, 6 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Indianapolis IN
254 PM EDT Sat Jun 27 2026

.KEY MESSAGES...

- Flood Watch continues through early this evening for far southwest
  central Indiana

- Thunderstorms producing heavy rainfall and localized flooding will
  focus across southern Indiana into this evening

- A few storms could become severe mainly across the southwest half
  of central Indiana into this evening

- Hot and humid conditions expected for much of next week with
  multiple days in the 90s and heat indices over 100 degrees

&&

.DISCUSSION (This evening through Saturday)...
Issued at 253 PM EDT Sat Jun 27 2026

Rest of This Afternoon through This Evening...

A surface front will meander across the southern half of the
forecast area through tonight. An MCV was across southeast Missouri
this afternoon, and this will move east across southern Indiana this
evening.

Temperatures in the middle 70s to around 80 and dewpoints in the
lower to middle 70s (across areas near and south of the front) have
helped produce instability across the area.

The combination of the front and the MCV will produce scattered to
numerous showers and thunderstorms, with the most coverage across
the southern half of central Indiana, where the best instability and
forcing will be. Will have some likely PoPs across this part of the
area, with lower PoPs to the north.

With the instability and shear enhanced by the MCV, some severe
storms are possible into this evening across the south.

The atmosphere remains quite moist south of the front. Current wind
fields support slower storm motions. Convergence associated with the
front and MCV will support bands of convection, which could result
in training of storms. Thus, heavy rain remains a threat as well.

The far southwest forecast area had over 2 inches of rain in the 24
hours ending this morning, so extended the Flood Watch there until
00Z. Elsewhere across the south, localized flooding remains a threat
but less rain had fallen there, so ended the watch.

Overnight through Sunday Night...

Without the support of the MCV, coverage of rain will greatly
diminish overnight. Winds will be light, and moisture will linger.
This will allow some fog to form once again for parts of the area.

On Sunday into the Sunday night, the surface front will return
northeast as an upper ridge builds into the area. This may trigger
an isolated shower or storm, so kept some slight chance PoPs for
parts of the area during the day Sunday. For now, went dry Sunday
night with the ridge building in. If the ridge is slower than
expected, showers and storms riding around it Sunday night may clip
the area.

Lows tonight will be in the mid 60s to lower 70s. With the ridge
building in and more afternoon sunshine expected on Sunday, highs
will be in the middle and upper 80s.

Monday and beyond...

An upper high/ridge will be the main influence across central
Indiana during next week. For Monday through Wednesday, the high
will be enough to keep the threat for rain below mentionable
thresholds.

As early as Thursday, uncertainties in the location of the
high/ridge are enough that isolated/scattered convection can't be
ruled out. Confidence is low though in any rain Thursday into Friday
as the ridging might still be strong enough to suppress convection.
However, by next weekend it appears the ridge will be far enough way
to allow convection to pop up from daily instability or from
impulses riding around the ridge.

The main concern during this period will be the heat. Temperatures
will peak in the lower to perhaps middle 90s, and dewpoints will be
in the 70s. These will produce heat indices over 100 and perhaps
even over 105 (especially in the very moist areas in the southwest).
Blended guidance looks too high with dewpoints though, so will lower
some.

Strict Heat Advisory criteria may not be met, but a long period of
near Advisory criteria will likely require a multi-day Advisory at
some point nonetheless. Will continue to message it will be hot
regardless of headlines.

&&

.AVIATION (18Z TAF Issuance)...
Issued at 116 PM EDT Sat Jun 27 2026

Impacts:

- Brief VFR possible this evening, otherwise MVFR through 06Z

- IFR and worse conditions developing after 06Z in stratus and
  fog

- Scattered convection this afternoon into the evening

Discussion:

Ceilings will continue to lift this afternoon and could become VFR
for a period this evening. Otherwise, during the night ceilings will
fall once again in the moist atmosphere, with IFR and worse
conditions developing again mainly after 06Z Sunday. Fog will
develop again as well. Slow improvement will occur Sunday morning.

Scattered convection will develop this afternoon and will persist
into the evening. Isolated convection cannot be ruled out on Sunday,
but odds are too low to mention.

&&

.IND WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
Flood Watch until 8 PM EDT this evening for INZ067>069.

&&

AVIATION...50
DISCUSSION...50
Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 27, 3:00 AM EDT, 12 hours before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Indianapolis IN
300 AM EDT Sat Jun 27 2026

INZ021-028>031-035>049-051>057-060>065-067>072-280800-
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-
300 AM EDT Sat Jun 27 2026

This hazardous weather outlook is for central Indiana.

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight.

Scattered showers and thunderstorms are possible through tonight. A
few thunderstorms this afternoon and evening may produce damaging
winds, focused across the southwest half of central Indiana. Heavy
rainfall producing flooding will remain the primary concern.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday.

Afternoon heat indices will rise into the upper 90s on Sunday then
above 100 degrees for much of next week.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not anticipated but any reports of flooding
through tonight would be appreciated.

&&

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

Ryan

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 27, 1:00 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryINDDaviess, Knox, Martin10 hr
Jun 27, 1:41 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningINDKnox5 hr
Jun 27, 2:18 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryINDGreene, Sullivan3 hr
Jun 27, 2:36 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDKnox39 min
Jun 27, 2:51 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningINDKnox3 hr
Jun 27, 3:29 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryINDGreene, Lawrence, Monroe3 hr
Jun 27, 3:44 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryINDClay, Greene, Sullivan3 hr
Jun 27, 4:43 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningINDGreene, Sullivan3 hr
Jun 27, 5:15 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryINDDaviess, Greene, Knox, Lawrence, Martin, Sullivan2 hr
Jun 27, 6:12 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningINDDaviess, Lawrence, Martin3 hr
Jun 27, 7:28 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningINDGreene, Sullivan7 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.