1 flood, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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The local office's own words before the first event, 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 the first event at May 2, 3:07 AM EST, 9 hours 1 minute earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 307 AM EST SUN MAY 2 2004 .SHORT TERM... FORECAST FOCUS IN SHORT TERM IS ON PRECIP AS WELL AS ON FREEZE CHANCES TONIGHT. MODELS IN DECENT AGREEMENT AND WILL BLEND. EXPECT MOST OF PRECIP TO BE EAST OF FORECAST AREA /FA/ BY 12Z WITH PERHAPS SOME LINGERING SPRINKLES AS SFC LOW EXITS TO THE E. AS FAR AS PRECIP THIS AFTN...BEST INSTABILITY WILL REMAIN W OF FA CLOSER TO UPPER TROF AND COLDEST TEMPS ALOFT. WITH LITTLE OTHER FORCING THIS AFTN...CANNOT SEE MUCH PRECIP DEVELOPING. WILL ONLY GO SLGT CHC POPS THIS AFTN. INSTABILITY REMAINS S AND W OF FA TONIGHT AND BEST FORCING REMAINS THERE AS UPPER TROF DIGS S OF FA. WILL KEEP SLGT CHC POPS SWRN FA BUT REMOVE ELSEWHERE. WITH A LITTLE SUN THIS AFTN...TEMPS SHOULD GET NEAR MOS VALUES. EXPECT SOME CLOUDS TONIGHT AS UPPER TROF MOVES IN. THIS WILL HELP KEEP TEMPS FROM BOTTOMING OUT BELOW FREEZING. WINDS WILL NOT GO CALM WITH SFC HI REMAINING W...SO FROST THREAT ALSO DIMINISHED. WILL PUT FROST MENTION IN GRIDS ACROSS FAR NRN FA CLOSER TO COLDEST TEMPS. WENT WITH A BLEND OF MOS TEMPERATURES. && .LONG TERM... MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY... THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT WEATHER WILL BE NIL WITH HIGH PRESSURE IN CONTROL. FORECAST FOCUS IN THE LONGER TERM CENTERS AROUND CHANCES OF PRECIP TUESDAY AFTERNOON INTO TUESDAY NIGHT AND AGAIN FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. 00Z ETA AND GFS ARE REASONABLE WITH CHANCES OF SHOWERS TUESDAY AFTERNOON INTO TUESDAY NIGHT WITH A WEAK FRONT. INSTABILITY AND MOISTURE ARE LACKING SO WILL REMOVE MENTION OF THUNDER AND KEEP POPS LOW. WARMER AIR RETURNS TUESDAY AND WILL GRADUALLY WARMING THROUGH THE REST OF THE WEEK. WENT CLOSE TO MEX NUMBERS. && .IND WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...NONE. && CS/JEO
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 513 AM EST SUN MAY 2 2004 INZ021-028>031-035>049-051>057-060>065-067>072-021615- BARTHOLOMEW-BOONE-BROWN-CARROLL-CLAY-CLINTON-DAVIESS-DECATUR- DELAWARE-FOUNTAIN-GREENE-HAMILTON-HANCOCK-HENDRICKS-HENRY-HOWARD- JACKSON-JENNINGS-JOHNSON-KNOX-LAWRENCE-MADISON-MARION-MARTIN-MONROE- MONTGOMERY-MORGAN-OWEN-PARKE-PUTNAM-RANDOLPH-RUSH-SHELBY-SULLIVAN- TIPPECANOE-TIPTON-VERMILLION-VIGO-WARREN- 505 AM EST SUN MAY 2 2004 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL INDIANA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT TEMPERATURES MAY DIP TO NEAR FREEZING ACROSS THE NORTHER COUNTIES TONIGHT. AS A RESULT, PROTECTED AREAS MAY SEE SOME FROST OR MAY EXPERIENCE A FREEZE. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. IT IS TOO SOON TO TELL IF THERE IS A SEVERE WEATHER THREAT. HOWEVER, SEVERE WEATHER IS MOST COMMON THIS TIME OF YEAR. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED. JEO
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Heavy rain on the 1st and 2nd caused minor flooding along the East Fork White River at Seymour. The river crested at 12.13 feet just over the 12 foot flood stage.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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