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River Flood Warning 47, NWS Indianapolis, IN
NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this river flood warning at Apr 28, 2026, 8:50 AM EDT for Delaware County, Randolph County, Indiana. It was in force for 7 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 28, 2026, 8:50 AM EDT (12:50 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 28, 2026, 3:27 PM EDT
- In force
- 7 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Indianapolis, IN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- Minor
Counties Delaware County, IN, Randolph County, IN
The radar
The Indianapolis radar (KIND), 106 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 12:53 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.
The river
Written for the forecast point Mississinewa River at Ridgeville (RIDI3). The gauge peaked at 10.59 ft at Apr 28, 2026, 11:00 AM EDT.
- Action stage
- 7 ft
- Minor stage
- 10 ft
- Moderate stage
- 12 ft
- Major stage
- 15 ft
This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests
Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 03325519, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this river 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 river flood warning went out at Apr 28, 6:35 AM EDT, 2 hours 15 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 28, 6:35 AM EDT, 2 hours 15 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 28, 3:47 AM EDT, 5 hours 3 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Indianapolis IN 347 AM EDT Tue Apr 28 2026 INZ021-028>031-035>049-051>057-060>065-067>072-290800- 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- 347 AM EDT Tue Apr 28 2026 This hazardous weather outlook is for central Indiana. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight. Showers and thunderstorms are expected tonight. Severe potential is low. Areal flooding continues after widespread heavy rainfall yesterday. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday. No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotters activation is not anticipated. && More information, along with other weather, hydrological and climate information can be found at http://weather.gov/ind
The office that day
Everything else NWS Indianapolis, IN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 27, 8:01 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Knox | 29 min |
| Apr 27, 8:39 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Boone, Montgomery | 28 min |
| Apr 27, 8:43 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Fountain, Parke, Vermillion, Warren | 47 min |
| Apr 27, 9:11 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | IND | Tippecanoe, Warren | 3 hr |
| Apr 27, 9:13 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Carroll, Clinton, Fountain, Tippecanoe, Warren | 47 min |
| Apr 27, 9:18 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Boone, Clinton, Fountain, Montgomery, Parke, Vermillion | 42 min |
| Apr 27, 9:26 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | IND | Boone, Clinton, Fountain, Montgomery, Tippecanoe | 34 min |
| Apr 27, 9:47 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | IND | Boone, Clinton, Montgomery, Tippecanoe | 28 min |
| Apr 27, 9:50 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Carroll, Clinton, Howard, Tipton | 55 min |
| Apr 27, 9:52 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Boone, Clinton, Hamilton, Hendricks, Madison, Marion and 2 more | 53 min |
| Apr 27, 10:06 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Clay, Greene, Owen, Parke, Putnam, Sullivan and 2 more | 54 min |
| Apr 27, 10:14 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Boone, Hamilton, Hancock, Hendricks, Madison, Marion | 46 min |
| Apr 27, 10:26 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Hendricks, Johnson, Marion, Morgan, Putnam | 52 min |
| Apr 27, 10:27 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | IND | Jackson, Jennings, Monroe | 3 hr |
| Apr 27, 10:35 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Daviess, Greene, Knox, Sullivan | 55 min |
| Apr 27, 10:36 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | IND | Clay, Parke, Putnam, Vermillion, Vigo | 5 hr |
| Apr 27, 10:37 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | IND | Daviess, Jackson, Knox, Lawrence, Martin | 10 hr |
| Apr 27, 10:38 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Delaware, Hamilton, Hancock, Henry, Madison, Marion and 1 more | 52 min |
| Apr 27, 10:46 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Brown, Greene, Johnson, Monroe, Morgan, Owen and 1 more | 59 min |
| Apr 27, 10:52 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | IND | Hendricks, Johnson, Marion, Morgan | 23 min |
| Apr 27, 11:05 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Bartholomew, Decatur, Hancock, Henry, Johnson, Marion and 2 more | 55 min |
| Apr 27, 11:08 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | IND | Hancock, Johnson, Marion, Shelby | 37 min |
| Apr 27, 11:10 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | IND | Boone, Hamilton, Hendricks, Marion | 3 hr |
| Apr 27, 11:12 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | IND | Greene, Monroe, Owen | 33 min |
| Apr 27, 11:16 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Jackson, Lawrence, Martin | 59 min |
| Apr 27, 11:26 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Delaware, Henry, Randolph | 43 min |
| Apr 27, 11:27 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IND | Daviess | 33 min |
| Apr 27, 11:33 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | IND | Rush, Shelby | 27 min |
| Apr 27, 11:38 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | IND | Henry, Rush | 22 min |
| Apr 27, 11:41 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Bartholomew, Brown, Decatur, Jackson, Jennings | 64 min |
| Apr 27, 11:51 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | IND | Delaware, Henry, Madison | 6 hr |
| Apr 27, 11:52 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | IND | Greene, Monroe, Morgan, Owen | 9 hr |
| Apr 27, 11:52 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Knox, Sullivan | 6 days |
| Apr 27, 11:52 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | IND | Bartholomew, Brown | 23 min |
| Apr 28, 12:28 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | IND | Jennings | 17 min |
| Apr 28, 3:18 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | IND | Brown | 8 hr |
| Apr 28, 8:22 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | IND | Daviess, Jackson, Knox, Lawrence, Martin | 5 hr |
| Apr 28, 8:56 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | IND | Lawrence, Monroe | 6 hr |
| Apr 28, 11:27 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Jackson, Lawrence, Washington | 4 days |
| Apr 28, 11:27 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Lawrence, Martin | 7 days |
| Apr 28, 11:27 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Lawrence, Martin | 6 days |
| Apr 28, 11:27 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Lawrence, Martin | 7 days |
| Apr 28, 11:33 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Parke, Vermillion, Vigo | 5 days |
| Apr 28, 11:33 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Knox, Sullivan | 6 days |
| Apr 28, 11:33 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Sullivan, Vigo | 4 days |
| Apr 28, 11:33 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Fountain, Parke, Tippecanoe, Vermillion, Warren | 3 days |
| Apr 28, 11:33 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Fountain, Parke, Vermillion, Warren | 4 days |
| Apr 28, 11:37 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Daviess, Gibson, Knox, Pike | 16 days |
| Apr 28, 11:37 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Daviess, Greene, Knox | 3 days |
| Apr 28, 11:37 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Daviess, Gibson, Knox, Pike | 6 days |
| Apr 28, 11:37 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Gibson, Knox | 17 days |
| Apr 28, 11:37 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Daviess, Greene, Knox | 5 days |
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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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive; the gauge from the NWS water service and the USGS.