Frequent rainfall caused lowland flooding to return to central Indiana. This delayed the growth of some fields, while some that were already planted sustained damage.
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The episode as NWS IND wrote it up.
Frequent rainfall caused lowland flooding to return to central Indiana. This delayed the growth of some fields, while some that were already planted sustained damage.
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 9, 2:20 PM EST, 1 hour 40 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 320 PM EDT FRI MAY 9 2008 .DISCUSSION... FAIRLY ACTIVE AND WET WEATHER WILL BE THE RULE AT TIMES THIS UPCOMING WEEK AND MAIN FOCUS WILL BE ON TIMING THOSE PERIODS OF RAIN. WV SATELLITE INDICATED A S/W ACROSS THE MID MISSISSIPPI VALLEY. A VERY WEAK SURFACE LOW WAS OVER THE LOWER OHIO VALLEY. RADAR SHOWS AN AREA OF LIGHT SHOWERS WAS OVER WESTERN INDIANA AND EASTERN ILLINOIS. WILL MENTION LOW POPS OVER ALL BUT NW SECTIONS THIS EVENING AS THIS AREA CONTINUES EASTWARD. MODELS SHOW GRADUAL DRYING OVERNIGHT AND SKIES MAY BE MOSTLY CLEAR TOWARDS MORNING. SOME FOG IS POSSIBLE LATE TONIGHT...BUT WITH ONLY A FEW HUNDREDTHS OF AN INCH THIS EVENING AND DEWPOINTS MOSTLY IN THE 30S TO MID 40S WILL LEAVE OUT MENTION OF FOG FOR NOW. QUIET WEATHER WILL BE THE RULE SATURDAY AS HIGH PRESSURE MOVES ACROSS THE GREAT LAKES. MODELS BRING A STRONG AND DEEPENING S/W ACROSS OUR REGION SUNDAY AND TRACK THE SURFACE LOW ACROSS NORTHERN INDIANA BY LATE SUNDAY. WILL CONTINUE WITH LIKELY POPS SUNDAY AS ALL MODELS SHOW GOOD UVV ACROSS OUR REGION. PREFER THE NAM WHICH HAS HIGHER WINDS ACROSS OUR REGION. THE WINDS AT 925 MB WILL BE IN EXCESS OF 45 KNOTS ACROSS OUR SOUTHERN SECTIONS AND WILL GO SLIGHTLY ABOVE MOS WINDS. WILL MENTION A FEW THUNDERSTORMS SUNDAY...BUT WITH LOW CAPES ACROSS OUR AREA...THREAT OF SEVERE WILL REMAIN WELL TO OUR SOUTH. PRECIP GRADUALLY ENDS BY LATE SUNDAY NIGHT AS THIS SYSTEM MOVES OUT. EXTENDED SHOWS THE NEXT SYSTEM AFFECTING OUR WEATHER TOWARDS MIDWEEK. WILL GO ALONG WITH HPC WHICH HAS A CHANCE EACH PERIOD FROM TUESDAY NIGHT ON. 12Z GFS IS A LITTLE MORE PROGRESSIVE WITH UPPER AND SURFACE LOW BY FRIDAY...SO WILL LOWER THERE POPS JUST A LITTLE BY THEN. && .AVIATION...DISCUSSION FOR 18Z TAFS GRADUAL CIG/VIS IMPROVEMENT IS EXPECTED THROUGH THE FIRST 9 HOURS OF THE TAF. A WEAK SYSTEM MOVING ACROSS MISSOURI/ILLINOIS THIS AFTERNOON WILL MOVE EAST THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. THIS MAY KICK OFF SOME SPRINKLES...ESPECIALLY AT KHUF/KBMG LATER THIS AFTERNOON BUT WIDESPREAD...MEASURABLE PRECIP IS NOT EXPECTED. SFC HIGH PRESSURE WILL SETTLE OVER THE TAF SITES BY 12Z ALLOWING SKIES TO GO TO SCT-BKN. && .IND WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...NONE. && AVIATION...SALLY PUBLIC...JH
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 403 AM EDT FRI MAY 9 2008 INZ021-028>031-035>049-051>057-060>065-069-072-100815- CARROLL-WARREN-TIPPECANOE-CLINTON-HOWARD-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-MARTIN-JENNINGS- 403 AM EDT FRI MAY 9 2008 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. THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY. SEVERE WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ANOTHER WEATHER SYSTEM WILL BRING THE CHANCE FOR MORE THUNDERSTORMS TO THE AREA TUESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY. .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) INZ067-068-070-071-100815- KNOX-DAVIESS-LAWRENCE-JACKSON- 403 AM EDT FRI MAY 9 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL INDIANA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. LOWLAND FLOODING WILL DEVELOP OR WILL BE IN PROGRESS ON THE EAST FORK WHITE AND WHITE RIVERS. PLEASE SEE THE LATEST HYDROLOGICAL STATEMENT FOR DETAILS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY. SEVERE WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ANOTHER WEATHER SYSTEM WILL BRING THE CHANCE FOR MORE THUNDERSTORMS TO THE AREA TUESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY. LOWLAND FLOODING WILL PERSIST ON THE EAST FORK WHITE AND WHITE RIVERS. PLEASE SEE THE LATEST HYDROLOGICAL STATEMENT FOR DETAILS. .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) CO
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
4 flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Flooding occurred along the Muscatatuck River in Jackson County, including near Wheeler Hollow, due to heavy rain.
Flooding occurred along the White River in Knox County due to heavy rain.
Flooding occurred along the White River in Greene County, including near Newberry and Elliston, due to heavy rain.
Flooding occurred along the White River in western Daviess County due to heavy rain.
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, May 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: 98745, 98759, 98753, 98757.