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Flash Flood Warning 27, NWS Indianapolis, IN

June 27, 2026Daviess County, Lawrence County, Martin County, Indiana

NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this flash flood warning at Jun 27, 2026, 6:12 PM EDT for Daviess County, Lawrence County, Martin 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 27, 2026, 6:12 PM EDT (22:12 UTC)
Expired
Jun 27, 2026, 9:00 PM EDT
In force
3 hr
Issued by
NWS Indianapolis, IN
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

Counties Daviess County, IN, Lawrence County, IN, Martin County, IN

The radar

The Louisville radar (KLVX), 105 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:14 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, 6:15 PM EDTFLASH FLOOD2 Nne Shoals, INFlood water from heavy rainfall crossing US Highway 50 east of Martin County State Forest with areal flooding reported to the southwest near Brooks Bridge. 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 3 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, 10.2 hours before the alert went out and 229 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

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The text

As transmitted.

851 
WGUS53 KIND 272212
FFWIND
INC027-093-101-280100-
/O.NEW.KIND.FF.W.0027.260627T2212Z-260628T0100Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

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

The National Weather Service in Indianapolis has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Southwestern Lawrence County in south central Indiana...
  East Central Daviess County in southwestern Indiana...
  Central Martin County in southwestern Indiana...

* Until 900 PM EDT.

* At 612 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing 
  heavy rain across the warned area. Up to 3 inches of rain have 
  fallen. 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...
  Bedford, Shoals, Mitchell, Huron, Williams, Indian Springs, 
  Silverville, Burns City and West Boggs Lake.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

Be aware of your surroundings and do not drive on flooded roads.

&&

LAT...LON 3886 8692 3887 8668 3888 8647 3869 8645
      3869 8646 3869 8648 3869 8654 3869 8662
      3869 8664 3869 8668 3865 8668 3861 8668
      3873 8696

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED

$$

AGM
1 follow-up statement
673 
WGUS73 KIND 272349
FFSIND

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Indianapolis IN
749 PM EDT Sat Jun 27 2026

INC027-272359-
/O.CAN.KIND.FF.W.0027.000000T0000Z-260628T0100Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Daviess IN-
749 PM EDT Sat Jun 27 2026

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR EAST CENTRAL DAVIESS 
COUNTY...AND THE IMMEDIATE BEDFORD AREA...

Flooding is no longer expected to pose a threat. Please continue to 
heed remaining road closures.

&&

LAT...LON 3865 8668 3861 8668 3871 8691 3877 8692
      3886 8680 3887 8658 3883 8646 3869 8645
      3869 8664 3869 8668

$$

INC093-101-280100-
/O.CON.KIND.FF.W.0027.000000T0000Z-260628T0100Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Lawrence IN-Martin IN-
749 PM EDT Sat Jun 27 2026

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING 
FOR SOUTHWESTERN LAWRENCE AND CENTRAL MARTIN COUNTIES...

At 749 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy 
rain across the warned area. Up to 3.5 inches of rain have fallen. 
Additional rainfall amounts up to 0.75 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...
  Bedford, Shoals, Mitchell, Huron, Williams, Indian Springs and 
  Silverville.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

Be aware of your surroundings and do not drive on flooded roads.

&&

LAT...LON 3865 8668 3861 8668 3871 8691 3877 8692
      3886 8680 3887 8658 3883 8646 3869 8645
      3869 8664 3869 8668

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED

$$

AGM

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, 3 hours 18 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, 3 hours 18 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, 3:19 PM EDT, 2 hours 53 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Indianapolis IN
319 PM EDT Sat Jun 27 2026

INZ021-028>031-035>049-051>057-060>065-067>072-281930-
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-
319 PM EDT Sat Jun 27 2026

This hazardous weather outlook is for central Indiana.

.DAY ONE...Through Tonight.

Scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms will continue into
the evening, then only isolated thunderstorms are possible overnight.

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 90s on Sunday then above
100 degrees for much of next week.

Chances for thunderstorms return Thursday.

.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

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jun 27, 4:04 PM EDT, 2 hours 8 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Indianapolis IN
404 PM EDT Sat Jun 27 2026

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0315 PM     Flash Flood      2 WNW Dugger            39.08N 87.29W
06/27/2026                   Sullivan           IN   911 Call Center

            Indiana Route 54 flooded out east of
            Sullivan. Time estiamted.

&&

AGM
Local storm report, Jun 27, 4:12 PM EDT, 2 hours before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Indianapolis IN
412 PM EDT Sat Jun 27 2026

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0315 PM     Flash Flood      Linton                  39.04N 87.17W
06/27/2026                   Greene             IN   911 Call Center

            Flooding in Linton Lyons and Switz City
            including stalled vehicles in Linton.
            Floating RxR ties. Time estimated.

&&

AGM

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, 3:00 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningINDGreene, Sullivan5 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, 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.