Flooding from December continued into the early portions of January along the Wabash River.
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The episode as NWS IND wrote it up.
Flooding from December continued into the early portions of January along the Wabash River.
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 31, 9:45 PM EST, 2 hours 15 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 945 PM EST MON DEC 31 2007 .DISCUSSION... LOW PRESSURE HAS TAKEN A MORE NORTHERLY TRACK THROUGH NORTHERN INDIANA. THE MOST UNSTABLE AND MOIST AIR MOVED THROUGH AHEAD AND ALONG THE FRONT. SOME WRAP AROUND SNOW WILL MOVE INTO INDIANA OVERNIGHT. ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE VERY LIGHT IN THE SOUTH WITH ONLY AROUND 1 INCH IN THE CENTRAL SECTIONS THEN 2 TO 3 INCHES AT THE MOST IN THE FAR NORTH. THE MAIN PROBLEM WILL BE THE WINDS. SFC REPORTS HAVE WINDS GUSTING TO ARND 35 MPH. ON TUESDAY THE TEMPERATURES SHOULD REMAIN STEADY WITH CLOUDS AND COLD ADVECTION. LIGHT SNOW WILL REMAIN IN LAKE EFFECT BANDS AND MAY BE STRONG ENOUGH TO HANG IN OUR AREA. ADDITIONAL LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE ON TUESDAY...MAYBE UP TO ONE INCH IN THE FAR NORTHEAST AREAS. OVERNIGHT TUESDAY AND THROUGH THURSDAY SOME OF THE COLDEST AIR OF THE WINTER WILL BE HERE. H8 TEMPS WILL BOTTOM OUT NEAR -18C AND THIS WILL KEEP HIGHS IN THE TEENS ON WEDNESDAY. LOWS IN THE SINGLE NUMBERS AND PERHAPS EVEN COLDER DEPENDING ON HOW MUCH SNOW IS ON THE GROUND. A 1045 HIGH WILL BUILD IN OVER THE AREA WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THIS SHOULD BE THE COLDEST NIGHT OF THE YEAR SO FAR. IN THE EXTENDED A SHARP WARMING TREND IS STILL EXPECTED. USED THE HPC GUIDANCE FOR EXTENDED PERIODS WHICH CONTINUES TO SHOW A BERMUDA HIGH AND H8 TEMPS NEAR +10C BY THIS WEEKEND WHICH SHOULD BRING TEMPERATURES WELL INTO THE 50S AND A CHANCE OF RAIN. && .AVIATION...DISCUSSION FOR 010000Z TAF ISSUANCE. SFC LO CURRENTLY OVR ERN IL LOOKS TO TRACK JUST S OF KLAF OVR THE NEXT COUPLE OF HRS. INITIAL BAND OF LIFT AHEAD OF CDFNT SPREADING SOME LT RAIN ACRS THE TAF SITES. FROPA...ASSOCIATED WITH A RATHER SHARP WND SHFT TO THE W...XPCTD TO PASS THRU THE SRN TAF SITES BY ABOUT 010200Z OR SO...WHILE KLAF WL SEE MORE A GRADU BACKING OF THE WNDS TO A NW DIRECTION. DEFORMATION ZONE FOLLOWS FROPA BY A COUPLE OF HRS...SO XPCTG CONDS TO DETERIORATE QUICKLY BY THE MID-LT EVEN HRS. LIFT ASSOCIATED WITH THE DEFORMATION ZONE IS PRETTY STG BUT RATHER NARROW...SO A PD OF IFR/LIFR CONDS IN SNOW PROBABLE AS THE ZONE PASSES OVER. MODEL DATA SUGGEST MAIN LIFT ASSOCIATED WITH DEFORMATION ZONE SHOULD PASS OFF TO THE NE BY 010700Z...SO PCPN SHOULD TAPER OFF TOWARDS THEN...HOWEVER XPCTG WIDESPREAD MVFR CIGS TO LINGER BYD 011200Z IN CAA PATTERN. SOME SLY WND GUSTS IN THE 20-30KT RANGE HV DVLPD IN THE WARM SECTOR AS PCPN HAS STARTED MIXING DOWN SOME HIER WNDS. APPEARS SOME SFC GUSTS IN THE 30-35KT RANGE PROBABLE FM THE W AFT 010600Z. && .IND WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... SNOW ADVISORY UNTIL 7 AM EST TUESDAY FOR INZ021-028>031. && PUBLIC...HAINES AVIATION...JAS
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 934 PM EST MON DEC 31 2007 INZ021-028>031-020245- CARROLL-WARREN-TIPPECANOE-CLINTON-HOWARD- 934 PM EST MON DEC 31 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY UNTIL 7 AM TUESDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL INDIANA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. A SNOW ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. SNOW WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA OVERNIGHT. BY SUNRISE ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM 2 TO 3 INCHES. TEMPERATURES WILL QUICKLY DROP TO THE LOWER 20S. THIS MAY CAUSE ANY MOISTURE ON THE ROADS TO FREEZE. WINDS WIL GUSTS TO AROUND 35 MILES AN HOUR. THIS MAY CAUSE SOME BLOWING OF THE SNOW. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. FOR TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT WIND CHILL READINGS AS LOW AS 5 BELOW ZERO ARE POSSIBLE. ADDITIONAL LIGHT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE TUESDAY WITH SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS EXPECTED. MINOR FLOODING WILL CONTINUE ALONG THE WABASH RIVER. LOWLAND FLOODING IS EXPECTED TO END BY THIS WEEKEND. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO RELAY REPORTS OF SNOWFALL ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN INDIANAPOLIS. && MORE INFORMATION...ALONG WITH OTHER WEATHER...HYDROLOGICAL AND CLIMATE INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND...AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/IND (ALL LOWERCASE) INZ035>049-051>057-060>065-067>072-020245- 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- 934 PM EST MON DEC 31 2007 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL INDIANA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. SNOW IS LIKELY TONIGHT. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE LESS THEN ONE HALF INCH IN THE FAR SOUTH TO AROUND AN INCH IN THE CENTRAL SECTIONS. TEMPERATURES WILL QUICKLY DROP INTO THE LOWER TO MIDDLE 20S. THIS MAY CAUSE ANY MOISTURE ON THE SURFACE TO FREEZE. WINDS WILL GUSTS TO AROUND 35 MILES AN HOUR. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. FOR TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT WIND CHILL READINGS AS LOW AS 5 BELOW ZERO ARE POSSIBLE. ADDITIONAL LIGHT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE TUESDAY WITH SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS EXPECTED. MINOR FLOODING WILL CONTINUE ALONG THE WABASH RIVER. LOWLAND FLOODING IS EXPECTED TO END BY THIS WEEKEND. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO RELAY REPORTS OF SNOWFALL ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN INDIANAPOLIS. && MORE INFORMATION...ALONG WITH OTHER WEATHER...HYDROLOGICAL AND CLIMATE INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND...AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/IND (ALL LOWERCASE) HAINES
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
7 flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Flooding occurred along the Wabash River in Sullivan County, including the Riverton area, due to heavy rain and snow melt. The flooding began on December 13th and continued into January.
Flooding occurred along the Wabash River in Parke County, including near Montezuma, due to heavy rain and snow melt. This flooding began on December 22nd and continued into January.
Flooding occurred along the Wabash River in Vermillion County due to heavy rain and snow melt. Flooding began on December 22nd and continued into January.
Flooding occurred along the Wabash River in Vigo County, including near Terre Haute, due to heavy rain and snow melt. Flooding began on December 23rd and continued into January.
Flooding occurred along the Wabash River in Tippecanoe County, including near Lafayette, due to heavy rain. Flooding began non December 29th and continued into January.
Flooding occurred along the Wabash River in Warren County due to heavy rain. Flooding began on December 29th and continued into January.
Flooding occurred along the Wabash River in Fountain County, including near Covington, due to heavy rain. Flooding began on December 29th and continued into January.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Indiana in 2008Every state in 2008This day in weather historyWarnings in Indiana, January 2008
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: 77232, 77234, 77237, 77240, 77243, 77250, 77257.