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River Flood Warning 83, NWS Indianapolis, IN
NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this river flood warning at May 18, 2026, 11:05 PM EDT for Putnam County, Indiana. It took effect at May 19, 2026, 1:11 AM EDT. It was in force for 9 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- May 18, 2026, 11:05 PM EDT (03:05 UTC)
- In effect from
- May 19, 2026, 1:11 AM EDT
- Expired
- May 19, 2026, 10:14 AM EDT
- In force
- 9 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Indianapolis, IN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- Minor
County Putnam County, IN
The radar
The Indianapolis radar (KIND), 49 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:08 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The river
Written for the forecast point Big Walnut Creek (IN) near Reelsville (RLVI3). The gauge peaked at 11.92 ft at May 19, 2026, 3:00 AM EDT.
- Action stage
- 10 ft
- Minor stage
- 12 ft
- Moderate stage
- 15 ft
- Major stage
- 18 ft
This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests
Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 03357500, 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 May 18, 10:07 PM EDT, 58 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 18, 10:07 PM EDT, 58 minutes before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Indianapolis IN 419 PM EDT Mon May 18 2026 INZ021-028>031-035>049-051>057-060>065-067>072-192030- 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- 419 PM EDT Mon May 18 2026 This hazardous weather outlook is for central Indiana. .DAY ONE...Through Tonight. Thunderstorms continue across much of the area into the evening. Isolated severe storms are possible mainly south and east of Indianapolis, with damaging winds as the primary threat. Torrential rainfall producing localized flooding is also possible, focused especially across the southwest half of central Indiana. The severe threat should end by 700 PM with flooding remaining possible this evening. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday. Scattered severe storms are possible again Tuesday afternoon and evening. Damaging winds and large hail will be the primary threats with localized flooding possible. Additional chances for thunderstorms return Friday into the holiday weekend. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotters are encouraged to report any heavy rain, flooding, or strong winds into this evening. Spotters may be activated again on Tuesday. && More information, along with other weather, hydrological and climate information can be found at http://weather.gov/ind
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Everything else NWS Indianapolis, IN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
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| May 18, 8:57 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Clay, Greene | 35 hr |
| May 18, 8:57 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Daviess, Greene, Knox | 6 days |
| May 18, 8:57 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Daviess, Greene, Knox | 6 days |
| May 18, 8:57 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Daviess, Gibson, Knox, Pike | 7 days |
| May 18, 8:57 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Daviess, Gibson, Knox, Pike | 15 days |
| May 18, 10:02 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Johnson | 24 hr |
| May 19, 5:09 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | IND | Rush | 3 hr |
| May 19, 8:25 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | IND | Rush | 6 hr |
| May 19, 12:48 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Jackson, Lawrence, Washington | 6 days |
| May 19, 12:48 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Bartholomew, Johnson, Shelby | 71 hr |
| May 19, 12:48 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Greene, Monroe, Owen | 10 hr |
| May 19, 12:48 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Gibson, Knox | 15 days |
| May 19, 1:02 PM EDT | Flood Watch | IND | Bartholomew, Brown, Clay, Daviess, Greene, Jackson and 9 more | 25 hr |
| May 19, 3:32 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IND | Putnam | 28 min |
| May 19, 4:20 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Hendricks, Putnam | 25 min |
| May 19, 4:37 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Hendricks, Marion | 23 min |
| May 19, 4:52 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Hamilton, Marion | 23 min |
| May 19, 5:20 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IND | Hancock | 25 min |
| May 19, 5:25 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Delaware, Hamilton, Hancock, Henry, Madison, Marion | 35 min |
| May 19, 5:50 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Bartholomew | 25 min |
| May 19, 5:55 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Jackson | 35 min |
| May 19, 6:06 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Bartholomew, Decatur, Shelby | 24 min |
| May 19, 6:22 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Decatur, Rush | 23 min |
| May 19, 6:30 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IND | Knox | 30 min |
| May 19, 6:35 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IND | Marion | 25 min |
| May 19, 6:58 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | IND | Daviess, Greene, Knox | 3 hr |
| May 19, 7:04 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IND | Monroe | 26 min |
| May 19, 7:29 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IND | Daviess | 31 min |
| May 19, 7:35 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | IND | Brown, Greene, Lawrence, Monroe | 3 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive; the gauge from the NWS water service and the USGS.