Heavy rain brought flooding to portions of area rivers.
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The episode as NWS IND wrote it up.
Heavy rain brought flooding to portions of area rivers.
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 Dec 1, 12:00 AM EST, 2 hours earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 1200 AM EST FRI DEC 1 2006 .AVIATION DISCUSSION...FOR THE 06Z TAFS INTENSE LOW WILL MOVE ACROSS THE STATE TONIGHT. THE LOW WILL MOVE NE INTO CENTRAL INDIANA BY 12Z. RAIN WILL OCCUR OVER ALL TAF LOCATIONS TONIGHT. CEILINGS WILL GENERALLY BE IFR WITH MVFR VISIBILITIES. AFTER 12Z COLDER AIR WILL WRAP AROUND THE LOW CHANGING THE RAIN TO MIXED RAIN AND SNOW THEN TO SNOW SNOWERS BY 18Z. CONDITIONS WILL INCREASE TO MVFR BY 15Z. AFTER 13Z WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE WEST SOUTH WEST AND INCREASE TO 24 KTS WITH GUSTS TO 35 KTS. THE SNOW WILL ALSO DECREASE TO FLURRIES WITH MVFR CEILINGS AND VFR VISIBILITIES. && .DISCUSSION... COLD FRONT WAS OVER THE OHIO RIVER AT 19Z. COLD AIR BEHIND THE FRONT WAS SLOWLY MOVING INTO CENTRAL INDIANA. FORECAST FOCUS FOR THE SHORT TERM IS PRECIP TYPE AND WIND. TONIGHT...RAIN WILL BE NEARLY CONTINUOUS THROUGH THE EVENING AND OVER NIGHT. THE GFS IS A LITTLE FASTER THAN THE NAM AS FAR AS TIMING AND PLACEMENT OF THE SURFACE LOW SO WILL USE A BLEND FOR TONIGHT. FIRST ISSUE TONIGHT IS PRECIP TYPE. BUFKIT SOUNDINGS SHOW A BRIEF PERIOD OF PL IN THE FAR NW CWA BEFORE THE LOW MOVES NORTH AND BRINGS THE WARM AIR BACK IN. SO WILL PUT A SMALL AREA IN THE GRIDS FOR A FEW HOURS SOMETIME BETWEEN 5PM TO 9PM BEFORE GOING BACK TO RAIN. THE FINAL DECISION ON TIMING WILL BE MADE CLOSER TO ISSUANCE TIME SO THAT SURFACE OBS CAN BE MONITORED. SECOND ISSUE OVERNIGHT IS WIND. AS SFC AND H5 LOW DEEPEN AND THE GRADIENT TIGHTENS THE WIND WILL PICK UP LATE TONIGHT. WIND WILL PICK UP TO AROUND 20KTS SUSTAINED WITH GUSTS INTO THE 30S AFTER MIDNIGHT AND CONTINUING INTO FRIDAY. TEMPS WILL ALSO BE TRICKY TONIGHT. WILL CONTINUE TO SEE TEMPS FALL THIS EVENING BUT START WARMING UP AGAIN FOR A WHILE OVERNIGHT AS THE SFC LOW MOVES INTO THE CENTRAL PART OF THE STATE. WILL USE SOME TYPE OF BLEND AT EACH SITE. FOR TOMORROW...COOLING LOOKS TO DEVELOP FROM SOUTHWEST TO NORTHEAST RIGHT AROUND DAYBREAK WITH THE WELL WOUND LOW DEPARTING INTO THE LAKES. THIS WOULD INDICATE CHANGEOVER OF PRECIP TYPE FOLLOWING THIS PATTERN...OCCURRING FIRST IN THE SOUTHWEST AROUND 12Z AND THEN RAPIDLY DEVELOPING IN OTHER AREAS AFTER 15Z. THE BEST COLD AIR LOOKS TO ARRIVE AFTER THE BEST PRECIP HAS DEPARTED. IF ANY ACCUMULATING SNOW FALLS IT WILL BE MOSTLY IN THE FAR NORTH IN A BRIEF PERIOD LATE MORNING INTO EARLY AFTERNOON. EXPECTING TEMPS TO SLOWLY FALL THROUGHOUT THE DAY WITH THE COLD ADVECTION. FORECAST ISSUE ALSO EXISTS REGARDING STRONG WINDS TOMORROW. AFTER THE WOUND UP LOW PASSES AND ALLOWS THE INVERSION TO BREAK...STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO MIX DOWN. THE TOP OF THE MIXING LAYER IS INDICATED AT GREATER THAN THAN 50KTS IN PORTIONS OF THE FA AS PER BUFKIT. SO FEEL CONFIDENT IN ADVISORY CRITERIA SUSTAINED AND POSSIBLY GUSTS FROM 15Z ONWARDS. PLAN TO ISSUE WIND ADVISORY IN NORTHEAST 1/2 OF THE FORECAST AREA. OVERNIGHT...WINDS WILL DIMINISH AFTER 00Z AND SLOW CLEARING IS ANTICIPATED AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN. LOWS IN THE MID 20S AS PER MODEL CONSENSUS. SATURDAY...HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN AND PROVIDES FOR A SEASONABLY COOL DAY WITH H8 TEMPS AROUND -5 WITH LIMITED MIXING. OVERNIGHT SATURDAY...A PUSH OF COLD AIR IS EXPECTED WITH A SUBTLE FEATURE EMBEDDED IN THE FLOW. OVERNIGHT LOWS DIP INTO THE UPPER 10S AND LOW 20S. BY SUNDAY...A MUCH COLDER LOOK TO THE FORECAST AS THE H8 TEMPS FALL TO -14C DURING THE DAY. THE MEX GUIDANCE REFLECTS HIGHS IN THE MIDDLE 20S AND LOWS IN THE TEENS. THIS LOOKS REASONABLE WITH THE UPSTREAM TEMPS AND THE FORECASTED STRENGTH OF THE SURFACE HIGH NEAR 1050 MB IN THE PLAINS. FOR THE EXTENDED...FEW CHANGES WITH A COOL AND DRY FORECAST UNTIL WEDNESDAY WITH A NEW SYSTEM. NO POPS FOR NOW BUT WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR THIS. && .IND WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... WIND ADVISORY FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM FRIDAY FOR CENTRAL INDIANA EXCEPT FOR EXTREME WESTERN COUNTIES. && AVIATION...HAINES PUBLIC...SALLY/JOHNSON
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 423 PM EST THU NOV 30 2006 INZ021-029>031-036>042-045>049-053>057-062>065-070>072-012130- CARROLL-TIPPECANOE-CLINTON-HOWARD-MONTGOMERY-BOONE-TIPTON- HAMILTON-MADISON-DELAWARE-RANDOLPH-PUTNAM-HENDRICKS-MARION- HANCOCK-HENRY-OWEN-MORGAN-JOHNSON-SHELBY-RUSH-MONROE-BROWN- BARTHOLOMEW-DECATUR-LAWRENCE-JACKSON-JENNINGS- 423 PM EST THU NOV 30 2006 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM EST FRIDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL INDIANA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. WIDESPREAD RAIN CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH LATE TONIGHT. RAINFALL TOTALS OF UP TO TWO AND A HALF INCHES ARE EXPECTED WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. ON FRIDAY...RAIN IS EXPECTED TO CHANGE OVER TO SNOW FROM MID TO LATE MORNING. ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO AN INCH ARE POSSIBLE BEFORE PRECIPITATION ENDS BY EARLY FRIDAY AFTERNOON. EXCESSIVE RAINFALL FROM THURSDAY WILL CAUSE EXTENSIVE LOW LAND FLOODING THROUGHOUT CENTRAL INDIANA. PEOPLE WHO LIVE NEAR FLOOD PRONE AREAS SHOULD MONITOR THE LATEST FLOOD FORECASTS AVAILABLE ON OUR WEB SITE. IN ADDITION TO SNOW AND FLOODING...STRONG WESTERLY WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 40 MPH WILL BEGIN ON FRIDAY MORNING. PEOPLE TRAVELING ON NORTH SOUTH ORIENTED ROADWAYS SHOULD BE CAUTIOUS AS DRIVING CONDITIONS COULD BE HAZARDOUS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT RAIN AND SNOW AMOUNTS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. && MORE INFORMATION...ALONG WITH OTHER WEATHER...HYDROLOGICAL AND CLIMATE INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND...AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/IND (ALL LOWERCASE) INZ028-035-043-044-051-052-060-061-067>069-012130- WARREN-FOUNTAIN-VERMILLION-PARKE-VIGO-CLAY-SULLIVAN-GREENE-KNOX- DAVIESS-MARTIN- 323 PM CST THU NOV 30 2006 /423 PM EST THU NOV 30 2006/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL INDIANA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. WIDESPREAD RAIN CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH LATE TONIGHT. RAINFALL TOTALS OF UP TO TWO AND A HALF INCHES ARE EXPECTED WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. ON FRIDAY...RAIN IS EXPECTED TO CHANGE OVER TO SNOW FROM MID TO LATE MORNING. ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO AN INCH ARE POSSIBLE BEFORE PRECIPITATION ENDS BY EARLY FRIDAY AFTERNOON. EXCESSIVE RAINFALL FROM THURSDAY WILL CAUSE EXTENSIVE LOW LAND FLOODING THROUGHOUT CENTRAL INDIANA. PEOPLE WHO LIVE NEAR FLOOD PRONE AREAS SHOULD MONITOR THE LATEST FLOOD FORECASTS AVAILABLE ON OUR WEB SITE. IN ADDITION TO SNOW AND FLOODING...STRONG WESTERLY WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 35 MPH WILL BEGIN ON FRIDAY MORNING. PEOPLE TRAVELING ON NORTH SOUTH ORIENTED ROADWAYS SHOULD BE CAUTIOUS AS DRIVING CONDITIONS COULD BE HAZARDOUS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT RAIN AND SNOW AMOUNTS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. && MORE INFORMATION...ALONG WITH OTHER WEATHER...HYDROLOGICAL AND CLIMATE INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND...AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/IND (ALL LOWERCASE) CP
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
13 flood. Local standard time, as filed.
The White River flooded in Greene County. The river crested at over 6 feet above flood stage.
The East Fork White River flooded in Lawrence County due to heavy rain. The river crested at over 7 feet above flood stage.
The East Fork White River flooded in Jackson County due to heavy rain. The river crested at over 5 feet above flood stage.
The White River flooded in Owen County. The river crested at over 5 feet above flood stage.
The Wabash River flooded in Vermillion County. The river crested at over 6 feet above flood stage.
The Wabash River flooded in Parke County. The river crested at over six feet above flood stage.
The Wabash River flooded in Tippecanoe County. The river crested at over 6 feet above flood stage.
The White River flooded in Daviess County. The river crested at nearly 6 feet above flood stage.
The Wabash River flooded in Vigo County. The river crested nearly four feet above flood stage.
The Wabash River flooded in Warren County. The river crested at 5 feet above flood stage.
The Wabash River flooded in Fountain County. The river crested at five feet above flood stage.
The White River flooded in Knox County. The river crested nearly 6 feet above flood stage.
The Wabash River flooded in Sullivan County. Except for a brief break in the middle of the month, the river remained above flood stage into January 2007.
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: 8694, 8684, 8683, 8693, 8689, 8690, 8685, 8696, 8691, 8687, 8688, 8697, 8692.