Flooding occurred across central Indiana due to heavy rain and snow melt.
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The episode as NWS IND wrote it up.
Flooding occurred across central Indiana due to heavy rain and snow melt.
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 Feb 12, 3:30 AM EST, 0 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 330 AM EST TUE FEB 12 2008 .DISCUSSION... THE MAIN PROBLEM WITH THE SHORT TERM FORECAST IS THE PRECIPITATION TODAY. SAT PICS SHOW MOST OF ACTION HAS SHIFTED INTO ARKANSAS. A STATIONARY FRONT WAS OVER KENTUCKY. A LOW WILL MOVE ALONG IT. THIS WAS A LITTLE FURTHER SOUTH THEN PRVS RUNS. THE GFS DOES SHOW SOME FRONTOGENESIS OVER SOUTHERN INDIANA DURING THE MORNING. THIS SHOULD HELP TO INCREASE THE COVERAGE OF PCPN. IT WILL STILL REMAIN ON THE LIGHT SIDE. THE MODEL THAT VARIFIED THE BEST WITH THIS SYSTEM WAS THE NAM. IT IS ON THE HIGH SIDE NOW. WILL GO CLOSER TO THE GFS WHICH HAS MUCH LOWER PCPN AMOUNTS. CALLING AROUND TO VARIOUS COUNTIES THE WEATHER IS CAUSING LITTLE PROBLEM. THE PROJECTED SOUNDINGS ARE UNIFORM WITH SHOWING A MIXTURE OF PCPN ESPECIALLY IN THE SOUTH. WILL CONTINUE A WINTER WX ADVSRY S TWO ROWS OF COUNTIES TODAY DUE TO A DECENT CHC OF CONTINUING FRZG RAIN, SLEET AND SNOW. CLOUDY SKIES WILL HOLD TEMPS DOWN SOME. THE MODELS ARE FAIRLY UNIFORM WITH MOVING THE PCPN OUT OF THE AREA AS THE LOW MOVES EAST. WILL DECREASE POPS SOME THIS AFTERNOON. DUE TO THE AIR BEING DRIER THEN PRVS FCSTD WILL END THE PCPN AFTER 00Z. NEAR GUIDANCE TEMPS. ON WED SOME VERY LOW LEVEL MOISTURE WILL GIVE SOME CLOUDS DURING THE MRNG BUT THESE SHOULD DISSIPATE AS DRIER AIR MOVES IN DURING THE AFTERNOON. .LONG TERM...WEDNESDAY THRU MONDAY. AS FOR THE EXTENDED...HIGH PRES WL REMAIN RESIDE ACRS THE AREA FOR THURSDAY BEFORE DUAL LOW PRES SYSTEMS APPROACH INDIANA FROM THE CENTRAL PLAINS FOR FRIDAY AND SAT. ATTM IT APPEARS THAT NRN MOST SYS MAY BE ABLE TO PULL ENOUGH WARM AIR NORTH FOR A MIX OF PCPN INITIALLY ON FRI...HOWEVER AS THE SECOND SYSTEM PUSHES THROUGH THE OH VALLEY...COLDER AIR WL FLOW IN FROM THE NORTH AND SNOW APPEARS MORE LIKELY THEN. THESE SYSTEMS DEPART ON SAT MORNING AND HAVE ONLY KEPT SOME POPS ACRS THE EAST THEN. ANOTHER QUICK MOVG LOW PRES CENTER PUSHES OUT OF THE LWR MISSISSIPPI RVR VALLEY ON SUNDAY AND MONDAY AND WL NEED TO KEEP PCPN CHCS IN ON SUNDAY FOR NOW. && .AVIATION...DISCUSSION FOR 06Z TAFS MOISTURE HAVING A HARD TIME COMING NORTH WITH TSRA ACROSS AR/MO WHILE ILX SOUNDING HAD LIMITED MOISTURE IN DENDRIDIC ZONE. THUS EXPECT CONDITIONS TO NOT BE QUITE AS BAD AS PREV FORECAST. HOWEVER STILL EXPECT CONDS TO DETERIORATE TO IFR OVERNIGHT ALL BUT LAF...WHICH SHOULD REMAIN MVFR. WENT LOWEST VSBYS AT BMG WHICH WILL BE CLOSEST TO BEST MOISTURE/FORCING OVERNIGHT. STILL SOME CONCERN ABOUT POSSIBLE MIXING AT BMG...BUT ODDS ARE IT WILL REMAIN JUST SOUTH OF THAT LOCATION. THUS WILL NOT INCLUDE IT AT THIS TIME. LOOKS LIKE LIGHT SNOW MAY PERSIST LONGER THAN PREV THOUGHT...SO HAVE EXTENDED MVFR VSBYS/IFR CIGS INTO MID AFTERNOON. CIGS SHOULD THEN COME UP TO MVFR LATE AFTN AS SYSTEM BEGINS TO PULL AWAY. && .IND WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 7 PM EST TUESDAY FOR INZ060>072. && AVIATION...CS/DT SHORT TERM...SH LONG TERM...JP
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 1016 PM EST MON FEB 11 2008 INZ021-028>031-035-036-038-043-044-121100- CARROLL-WARREN-TIPPECANOE-CLINTON-HOWARD-FOUNTAIN-MONTGOMERY- TIPTON-VERMILLION-PARKE- 1016 PM EST MON FEB 11 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL INDIANA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. A SNOW ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE AREA AFTER 7 PM TONIGHT. SNOW WILL BEGIN THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE OVERNIGHT. SIGNIFICANT TO MAJOR FLOODING IS EXPECTED ON THE WHITE...EAST FORK WHITE...WABASH AND OTHER CENTRAL INDIANA RIVERS. CHECK THE LATEST FLOOD STATEMENT FOR FURTHER DETAILS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. A SNOW ADVISORY WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM TUESDAY. SNOW WILL CONTINUE ON TUESDAY...BEFORE ENDING IN THE LATE AFTERNOON HOURS. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF TWO TO THREE INCHES ARE POSSIBLE. SIGNIFICANT TO MAJOR FLOODING IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE ON THE WHITE...EAST FORK WHITE...WABASH AND OTHER CENTRAL INDIANA RIVERS. CHECK THE LATEST FLOOD STATEMENT FOR FURTHER DETAILS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WINTER WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SNOW OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY. && MORE INFORMATION...ALONG WITH OTHER WEATHER...HYDROLOGICAL AND CLIMATE INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND...AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/IND (ALL LOWERCASE) INZ037-039>042-045>049-121100- BOONE-HAMILTON-MADISON-DELAWARE-RANDOLPH-PUTNAM-HENDRICKS-MARION- HANCOCK-HENRY- 1016 PM EST MON FEB 11 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL INDIANA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. A SNOW ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT BEGINNING TONIGHT AT 7 PM. SNOW WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE AREA FROM SOUTH TO NORTH TONIGHT. SIGNIFICANT TO MAJOR FLOODING IS EXPECTED ON THE WHITE...EAST FORK WHITE...WABASH AND OTHER CENTRAL INDIANA RIVERS. CHECK THE LATEST FLOOD STATEMENT FOR FURTHER DETAILS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE AREA THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF TWO TO FOUR INCHES ARE POSSIBLE BY LATE TUESDAY. SIGNIFICANT TO MAJOR FLOODING IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE ON THE WHITE...EAST FORK WHITE...WABASH AND OTHER CENTRAL INDIANA RIVERS. CHECK THE LATEST FLOOD STATEMENT FOR FURTHER DETAILS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WINTER WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SNOW OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY. && MORE INFORMATION...ALONG WITH OTHER WEATHER...HYDROLOGICAL AND CLIMATE INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND...AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/IND (ALL LOWERCASE) INZ053>057-060>065-067>072-121100- OWEN-MORGAN-JOHNSON-SHELBY-RUSH-SULLIVAN-GREENE-MONROE-BROWN- BARTHOLOMEW-DECATUR-KNOX-DAVIESS-MARTIN-LAWRENCE-JACKSON-JENNINGS- 1016 PM EST MON FEB 11 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL INDIANA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. A WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE AREA AFTER 7 PM TONIGHT. SNOW WILL BEGIN THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE OVERNIGHT. SEVERAL INCHES OF ACCUMULATION WILL OCCUR BY DAYBREAK TUESDAY. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO CHANGE TO OR MIX WITH FREEZING RAIN OR SLEET TOWARD DAYBREAK. SIGNIFICANT TO MAJOR FLOODING IS EXPECTED ON THE WHITE...EAST FORK WHITE...WABASH AND OTHER CENTRAL INDIANA RIVERS. CHECK THE LATEST FLOOD STATEMENT FOR FURTHER DETAILS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM TUESDAY. FREEZING RAIN...SLEET OR SNOW OR A MIX WILL CONTINUE ON TUESDAY...BEFORE ENDING IN THE LATE AFTERNOON HOURS. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF FOUR TO SEVEN INCHES OF SNOW ALONG WITH NEAR A QUARTER INCH ICE ACCUMULATION ARE POSSIBLE. SIGNIFICANT TO MAJOR FLOODING IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE ON THE WHITE...EAST FORK WHITE...WABASH AND OTHER CENTRAL INDIANA RIVERS. CHECK THE LATEST FLOOD STATEMENT FOR FURTHER DETAILS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WINTER WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SNOW OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY. && MORE INFORMATION...ALONG WITH OTHER WEATHER...HYDROLOGICAL AND CLIMATE INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND...AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/IND (ALL LOWERCASE) INZ051-052-121100- VIGO-CLAY- 1016 PM EST MON FEB 11 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL INDIANA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. A SNOW ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE AREA AFTER 7 PM TONIGHT. SNOW WILL BEGIN THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE OVERNIGHT. THE SNOW MAY CHANGE TO OR MIX WITH FREEZING RAIN OR SLEET TOWARD DAYBREAK. SIGNIFICANT TO MAJOR FLOODING IS EXPECTED ON THE WHITE...EAST FORK WHITE...WABASH AND OTHER CENTRAL INDIANA RIVERS. CHECK THE LATEST FLOOD STATEMENT FOR FURTHER DETAILS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM TUESDAY. FREEZING RAIN...SLEET OR SNOW OR A MIX WILL CONTINUE ON TUESDAY...BEFORE ENDING IN THE LATE AFTERNOON HOURS. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF TWO TO FOUR INCHES OF SNOW ALONG WITH SOME ICE ACCUMULATION ARE POSSIBLE. SIGNIFICANT TO MAJOR FLOODING IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE ON THE WHITE...EAST FORK WHITE...WABASH AND OTHER CENTRAL INDIANA RIVERS. CHECK THE LATEST FLOOD STATEMENT FOR FURTHER DETAILS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WINTER WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SNOW OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY. && MORE INFORMATION...ALONG WITH OTHER WEATHER...HYDROLOGICAL AND CLIMATE INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND...AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/IND (ALL LOWERCASE) KOCH
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
258 AM EST TUE FEB 12 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0250 AM SLEET VINCENNES 38.68N 87.51W
02/12/2008 E0.10 INCH KNOX IN LAW ENFORCEMENT
MIXTURE OF SLEET AND LIGHT FREEZING RAIN. NO POWER
OUTAGES NO ACCIDENTS REPORTED.
0249 AM SLEET NORTH VERNON 39.01N 85.63W
02/12/2008 E0.20 INCH JENNINGS IN LAW ENFORCEMENT
MIXTURE OF SLEET AND LIGHT FREEZING RAIN. NO POWER
OUTAGES OR ACCIDENTS REPORTED. ICING IS SLIGHT.
0248 AM SNOW SEYMOUR 38.96N 85.89W
02/12/2008 E0.4 INCH JACKSON IN LAW ENFORCEMENT
MIXTURE OF LIGHT SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN WITH
SLIGHT ICING. NO ACCIDENTS OR POWER OUTAGES REPORTED.
0247 AM SNOW BLOOMINGTON 39.17N 86.52W
02/12/2008 E0.3 INCH MONROE IN LAW ENFORCEMENT
MIXTURE OF LIGHT SNOW...SLEET AND LIGHT FREEZING RAIN
WITH SLIGHT ICING. NO POWER OUTAGES OR ACCIDENTS
REPORTED.
0246 AM SNOW BEDFORD 38.86N 86.49W
02/12/2008 E0.5 INCH LAWRENCE IN LAW ENFORCEMENT
LIGHT SNOW...SLEET AND LIGHT FREEZING RAIN WITH SLIGHT
ICING. NO POWER OUTAGES OR ACCIDENTS REPORTED.
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DTUCEKThe national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Flooding occurred along the East Fork White River in Martin County, including near Shoals, due to heavy rain and snow melt.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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