Rainfall of around 3 inches or more fell across parts of Lawrence County in south central Indiana overnight, causing flash flooding.
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The episode as NWS IND wrote it up.
Rainfall of around 3 inches or more fell across parts of Lawrence County in south central Indiana overnight, causing flash flooding.
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 Jul 7, 6:30 AM EST, 2 hours 59 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 730 AM EDT MON JUL 7 2008 .AVIATION DISCUSSION...FOR THE 12Z TAFS AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WAS MOVING THROUGH INDIANA AT THE BEGINNING OF THE TAFS. THIS WAS BRINGING SHOWERS AND TSTMS WITH IT. IN THE HEAVIER TSTMS CONDITIONS MAY BRIEFLY DECREASE TO IFR IN RAIN. OUTSIDE OF THIS MVFR CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED. THIS DISTURBANCE WILL MOVE OUT OF TAF LOCATIONS BY 17Z. THIS WILL GIVE VFR CONDITIONS. WITH THE DAYTIME HEATING SCT TSTMS MAY AGAIN DEVELOP AFTER 20Z. AFTER SUNSET THESE WILL DIMINISH. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE TOWARD INDIANA FROM THE NW LATE IN THE TAF PERIOD. MORE TSTMS WILL BE POSSIBLE AFTER 09Z. ALSO AFTER 09Z THE MOISTURE FROM THE RAIN TODAY MAY CAUSE SOME FOG TO DEVELOP GIVING MVFR CONDITIONS. && .DISCUSSION... PROBLEM OF DAY POPS NEXT FEW DAYS. TSRA FIRED QUICKLY OVER WRN PTNS CWA AROUND 04Z. NOW SEEM TO BE FALLING APART AS THEY HIT HIGH DRIER AIR. HOWEVER THEY ARE JUST THE OPENING ROUND IN CHC OF PRECIP THAT WILL CONTINUE FOR SEVERAL DAYS AS FRONT HOVERS NORTH OF STATE THEN MOVES SOUTH TUESDAY NIGHT/WEDNESDAY. MAJOR MODELS AGREE WITH THIS SCENARIO. DEVIL IS IN THE DETAILS FOR A GOOD POP FORECAST. MET HANDLED CURRENT SITUATION FAIRLY WELL IN YESTERDAYS PACKAGE...AND SEEMS TO BE SUPPORTED BY SRF. FOR TODAY I WILL TAKE ITS POPS EXCEPT WILL TRIM TO NO MORE THAN 60 IN NORTHWEST WHERE IT DIFFERS MOST FROM OTHER GUIDANCE. TONIGHT MOST OF THE MODELS INDICATE THE DEVELOPING WARM FRONT CAUSING TODAYS POPS WILL HAVE MOVED TO THE NORTHEAST WHICH PRODUCING BREAK IN THE ACTION. SLGT CHANCE FROM BOTH MET AND FWC LOOK OK. TUESDAY THE FRONT TRIES TO RETURN WITH A VERY HUMID FLOW IN ADVANCE. RAIN EITHER TOMORROW OR TOMORROW NIGHT SEEMS GOOD BET...MAYBE NOT BOTH WHEN. SOME DISAGREEMENT ABOUT WHEN FRONT WILL PASS...BUT WHEN YOU THROW IN SREF PREPODANCE OF EVIDENCE WOULD BE TUESDAY NIGHT. I WILL HAVE HIGH CHC POPS TOMORROW AND LIKELY TMRW NIGHT. AFTER THAT ITS JUST A MATTER OF PHASING THE RAIN OUT WITH LOW POPS WENDESDAY IN CASE TIMING OFF ON FRONT AND DRY WEDNESDAY NIGHT. FOR TEMPS...I MOSTLY LIKE THE MET. OTHER GUIDANCE SEEMS TOO WARM WITH WET GROUND AND RATHER HUMID CLOUDY WEATHER ON TAP. MET MADE NEED TO BE SHAVED A DEGREE OR TWO WEDNESDAY ON NORTH SIDE OF FRONT. && .IND WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NONE. && AVIATION...SH PUBLIC...KWIATKOWSKI
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 1012 AM EDT MON JUL 7 2008 INZ042-045>049-051>057-060-062>065-072-081415- RANDOLPH-PUTNAM-HENDRICKS-MARION-HANCOCK-HENRY-VIGO-CLAY-OWEN- MORGAN-JOHNSON-SHELBY-RUSH-SULLIVAN-MONROE-BROWN-BARTHOLOMEW- DECATUR-JENNINGS- 1012 AM EDT MON JUL 7 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL INDIANA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH THIS EVENING...BUT SEVERE WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED. STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND HEAVY DOWNPOURS THAT CAN CAUSE BRIEF FLOODING OF LOW LYING AND POORLY DRAINED AREAS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. SOME STORMS ON TUESDAY MAY BECOME STRONG BUT AT THIS POINT SEVERE WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED. && MORE INFORMATION...ALONG WITH OTHER WEATHER...HYDROLOGICAL AND CLIMATE INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND...AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/IND (ALL LOWERCASE) INZ061-067>071-081415- GREENE-KNOX-DAVIESS-MARTIN-LAWRENCE-JACKSON- 1012 AM EDT MON JUL 7 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL INDIANA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH THIS EVENING...BUT SEVERE WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED. STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND HEAVY DOWNPOURS THAT CAN CAUSE BRIEF FLOODING OF LOW LYING AND POORLY DRAINED AREAS. NEAR BANK FULL CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE TODAY ON AREA RIVERS AND STREAMS...INCLUDING THE WHITE AND EAST FORK WHITE RIVERS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. SOME STORMS ON TUESDAY MAY BECOME STRONG BUT AT THIS POINT SEVERE WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED. NEAR BANK FULL CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE ON THE WHITE AND EAST FORK WHITE RIVERS THIS WEEK. HEAVY RAINFALL FROM MONDAY AND ANY ADDITIONAL RAIN THAT WILL COME THIS WEEK...MAY INCREASE THE FLOODING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED. && MORE INFORMATION...ALONG WITH OTHER WEATHER...HYDROLOGICAL AND CLIMATE INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND...AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/IND (ALL LOWERCASE) INZ021-028>031-035>041-043-044-081415- CARROLL-WARREN-TIPPECANOE-CLINTON-HOWARD-FOUNTAIN-MONTGOMERY- BOONE-TIPTON-HAMILTON-MADISON-DELAWARE-VERMILLION-PARKE- 1012 AM EDT MON JUL 7 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL INDIANA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH THIS EVENING...BUT SEVERE WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED. STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND HEAVY DOWNPOURS THAT CAN CAUSE BRIEF FLOODING OF LOW LYING AND POORLY DRAINED AREAS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE TUESDAY...AND THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE WEATHER. THIS SLIGHT RISK IS ALONG AND NORTHWEST OF A LINE FROM ROCKVILLE...TO NOBLESVILLE...AND MUNCIE. THE GREATEST THREATS FROM THESE STORMS WILL BE DAMAGING WINDS...HEAVY DOWNPOURS...AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING. ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE EARLY WEDNESDAY...BUT AT THIS POINT SEVERE WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED ON WEDNESDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED TOMORROW AFTERNOON. && MORE INFORMATION...ALONG WITH OTHER WEATHER...HYDROLOGICAL AND CLIMATE INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND...AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/IND (ALL LOWERCASE) JOHNSON
The Indianapolis radar (KIND), 98 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 14:26 UTC.
1 flash flood, 1 heavy rain. Local standard time, as filed.
A CoCoRaHS rainfall observer reported 1.99 inches of rain falling between about 745 AM EST and 930 AM EST. The observer also observed heavy road and field flooding with culverts overflowing.
A CoCoRaHS rainfall observer reported that 2.63 inches of rain fell between approximately 800 AM EST and 930 AM EST, with minor flooding.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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