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 28, 2:40 AM EST, 10 hours 20 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 240 AM EST FRI MAY 28 2004 .DISCUSSION...CDFNT OVR KIND AND WORKING ITS WAY SOUTH. TSRA HAS MOVED OUT OF CWA. A DRY 48 HOURS IS EXPECTED AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO CENTRAL INDIANA. TEMPS WILL BE MORE SEASONABLE TODAY. ETA/GFS SIMILAR SO WILL USE A BLEND. NW FLOW ALOFT WILL KEEP THE TSRA AWAY IN THE SHORT TERM. THAT CHANGES ON SATURDAY NIGHT AS DEEPENING WEST COAST TROF MAKES ITS WAY TO JUST EAST OF THE ROCKIES PUTTING CENTRAL INDIANA BACK IN SW FLOW ALOFT. THIS WILL PUSH A WMFNT THRU THE STATE BRINGING A CHANCE OF TSRA BACK INTO THE FORECAST. CDFNT COMES THRU ON SUNDAY KEEPING A CHANCE OF TSRA INTO SUN NITE. DID NOT SEE ANY REASON TO MAKE CHANGES TO EXTENDED SO KEPT AS IS. USED A BLEND OF MOS. && .IND WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... &&
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 404 AM EST FRI MAY 28 2004 INZ021-028>031-035>049-051>057-060>065-067>072-290903- 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- 404 AM EST FRI MAY 28 2004 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL INDIANA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY THERE IS A CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS ON SUNDAY...TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED TODAY OR TONIGHT.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Occasional heavy rain fell from the 23rd through the 28th caused the White River at Anderson to briefly exceed its flood stage. The crest occured in the 29th and was 10.3 feet. The flood stage is 10 feet.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5400585.