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Flash Flood Warning 25, NWS Indianapolis, IN
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
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 27, 3:15 PM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | 2 Wnw Dugger, IN | Indiana Route 54 flooded out east of Sullivan. Time estiamted. |
| Jun 27, 3:15 PM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | Linton, IN | Flooding 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.
- 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
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
$$
Eckhoff1 follow-up statement
188
WGUS53 KIND 272004
FFWIND
INC055-153-272330-
/O.EXT.KIND.FF.W.0025.000000T0000Z-260627T2330Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Indianapolis IN
404 PM EDT Sat Jun 27 2026
The National Weather Service in Indianapolis has extended the
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Southwestern Greene County in southwestern Indiana...
Central Sullivan County in southwestern Indiana...
* Until 730 PM EDT.
* At 404 PM EDT, local law enforcement reported thunderstorms
producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 2 and 3
inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts up to 1
inch are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is already
occurring.
HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.
SOURCE...Law enforcement reported.
IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban
areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as
other poor drainage and low-lying areas.
* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
Linton, Sullivan, Bloomfield, Dugger, Lyons, Switz City, Merom,
Pleasantville, Vicksburg, Paxton and Turtle Creek Reservoir.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
&&
LAT...LON 3911 8733 3906 8693 3901 8689 3895 8697
3893 8715 3902 8757 3904 8758 3906 8757
3909 8762
FLASH FLOOD...OBSERVED
$$
EckhoffWhat 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.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 27, 1:00 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | IND | Daviess, Knox, Martin | 10 hr |
| Jun 27, 1:41 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | IND | Knox | 5 hr |
| Jun 27, 2:18 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | IND | Greene, Sullivan | 3 hr |
| Jun 27, 2:36 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Knox | 39 min |
| Jun 27, 2:51 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | IND | Knox | 3 hr |
| Jun 27, 3:29 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | IND | Greene, Lawrence, Monroe | 3 hr |
| Jun 27, 3:44 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | IND | Clay, Greene, Sullivan | 3 hr |
| Jun 27, 4:43 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | IND | Greene, Sullivan | 3 hr |
| Jun 27, 5:15 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | IND | Daviess, Greene, Knox, Lawrence, Martin, Sullivan | 2 hr |
| Jun 27, 6:12 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | IND | Daviess, Lawrence, Martin | 3 hr |
| Jun 27, 7:28 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | IND | Greene, Sullivan | 7 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.