The most significant rain of the month occurred on the 5th when 2 to 4 inches of rain fell in much of central Indiana. Because the area had been wet from rain in the later portion of March and the first three days of April, lowland flooding quickly developed.
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The episode as NWS IND wrote it up.
The most significant rain of the month occurred on the 5th when 2 to 4 inches of rain fell in much of central Indiana. Because the area had been wet from rain in the later portion of March and the first three days of April, lowland flooding quickly developed.
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 Apr 6, 12:00 AM EST, 0 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 100 AM EDT MON APR 6 2009 .AVIATION...DISCUSSION FOR 06/0600Z TAFS IFR/LOW MVFR CIGS EXPECTED THRU THE FIRST HALF OF THE PD WITH MVFR AFTER THAT. AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL SLOWLY WORK EAST OF THE AREA. BAND OF RAIN/SNOW WILL ROTATE INTO THE LAF AREA WITH SCT PRECIP ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE SITES. PRECIP WILL TURN TO SNOW BY 12Z. EXPECT SCT SHSN TO DIMINISH MON AFTN. HAVE GONE WITH MVFR VSBYS IN SHSN AT LAF WHERE STEADIER SNOW EXPECTED...BUT WOULD NOT RULE OUT MVFR CIGS IN ANY SHSN THRU MON MORNING. WINDS WILL INCREASE OVERNIGHT WITH GUSTS AROOUND 25KT EXPECTED THRU THE DAYLIGHT HOURS MON. && .DISCUSSION...EVOLVING LRG UPPR TROF CURRENTLY OVR THE CENTRAL SECTIONS OF THE COUNTRY WL GRADU SHFT EWD ACRS THE GRTLKS/OH VLY OVR THE NEXT FEW DAYS. SEVERAL DISTURBANCES XPCTD TO ROTATE ARND THE TROF...KEEPING THE WX UNSETTLED ACRS THE LOCAL AREA INTO TUES. MODELS IN GENERAL AGREEMENT ON THE MAIN DETAILS. FCST FOCUS CENTERS ON POPS/PCPN TYPE. IN THE NR TERM...SFC OBS INDICATE OUTFLOW BOUNDARY HAS PUSHED SEWD INTO THE FAR SRN COUNTIES. SFC LO WAS LOCATED E OF KSTL WITH WARM FNT OVR THE FAR SW CORNER OF THE STATE. MODEL DATA/PRES FALLS SUGGEST LO WL PASS ACRS CENTRAL IND THIS EVEN. SUSPECT WARM FNT MAY TRY TO LIFT NE OVR THE NEXT FEW HRS...BUT SOME DOUBT AS TO HOW FAR FNT WL ACTUALLY GET GIVEN THE LRG RAIN SHIELD/STABLE AMS N OF FNT. AMS ALONG/S OF WARM FNT BECOMING QUITE UNSTABLE FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR...SO RAPID DESTABILIZATION XPCTD IF ANY AREAS CAN GET INTO THE WARM SECTOR. WT117 IN EFFECT TIL 23Z. WRAP ARND IN THE WAKE OF THE LO SHOULD KEEP SOME PCPN GOING MOST OF THE NIGHT. WL KEEP HI POPS GOING TONIGHT. THICKNESSES APPEAR TO COOL ENOUGH FOR A MIX OR CHANGE OVR TO SNOW FM NW TO SE DURG THE PRE DAWN HRS. IN THE LTR PDS...SEVERAL DISTURBANCES ROTATING ARND LRG SCALE TROF WL KEEP SOME THREAT OF PCPN GOING INTO TUES. THICKNESSES SUGGEST MOST OF THIS WL FALL AS SNOW. GIVEN THE LGT QPF AMOUNTS COMBINED WITH WARM GROUND AND SFC TEMPS ABV FREEZING FOR MOST OF THE EVENT...DON/T THINK THERE WL BE MUCH IN THE WAY OF ACCUMULATIONS. GIVEN THE XPCTD CLD COVER/PCPN OVR THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS...WL NARROW THE DIURNAL RANGE OF THE GFS MOS TEMP GUIDANCE THRU TUES. && .IND WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...NONE. && AVIATION...CS PUBLIC...JAS
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 959 PM EDT SUN APR 5 2009 INZ021-028>030-035>037-043-044-061000- CARROLL-WARREN-TIPPECANOE-CLINTON-FOUNTAIN-MONTGOMERY-BOONE- VERMILLION-PARKE- 959 PM EDT SUN APR 5 2009 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL INDIANA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. MINOR FLOODING MAINLY ALONG SMALL STREAMS AND LOW LYING AREAS IS POSSIBLE THROUGH THE LATE EVENING MUCH COLDER AIR WILL ARRIVE LATE TONIGHT AND ALLOW SOME SNOW TO MIX IN WITH RAIN SHOWERS TOWARDS MONDAY MORNING. NO ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED TONIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. A VERY COLD AIRMASS OVER CENTRAL INDIANA WILL ALLOW FOR SNOW SHOWERS TO FALL ON MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT. LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS OF SNOW ON GRASSY SURFACES ARE POSSIBLE IN NORTH CENTRAL INDIANA. ACCUMULATIONS SHOULD REMAIN LESS THAN HALF AN INCH. A HARD FREEZE IS LIKELY MONDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHTS WITH TEMPERATURES FALLING INTO THE MID 20S. THESE TEMPERATURES WILL KILL ANY TENDER VEGETATION OUTSIDE. .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) INZ045>047-051>055-060>063-067>071-061000- PUTNAM-HENDRICKS-MARION-VIGO-CLAY-OWEN-MORGAN-JOHNSON-SULLIVAN- GREENE-MONROE-BROWN-KNOX-DAVIESS-MARTIN-LAWRENCE-JACKSON- 959 PM EDT SUN APR 5 2009 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL INDIANA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. MINOR FLOODING MAINLY ALONG SMALL STREAMS AND LOW LYING AREAS IS POSSIBLE THROUGH THE LATE EVENING MUCH COLDER AIR WILL ARRIVE LATE TONIGHT AND ALLOW SOME SNOW TO MIX IN WITH RAIN SHOWERS TOWARDS MONDAY MORNING. NO ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED TONIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. A VERY COLD AIRMASS OVER CENTRAL INDIANA WILL ALLOW FOR SNOW SHOWERS TO FALL ON MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT. A SLUSHY DUSTING MAY BE POSSIBLE ON GRASSY SURFACES. A HARD FREEZE IS LIKELY MONDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHTS WITH TEMPERATURES FALLING INTO THE MID 20S. THESE TEMPERATURES WILL KILL ANY TENDER VEGETATION OUTSIDE. THERE WILL BE A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN SOUTH CENTRAL INDIANA THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY. CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING WILL BE THE PRIMARY HAZARD. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NECESSARY AFTER 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON. && MORE INFORMATION...ALONG WITH OTHER WEATHER...HYDROLOGICAL AND CLIMATE INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND...AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/IND (ALL LOWERCASE) INZ048-056-057-064-065-072-061000- HANCOCK-SHELBY-RUSH-BARTHOLOMEW-DECATUR-JENNINGS- 959 PM EDT SUN APR 5 2009 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL INDIANA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. THE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE ENDING BY MIDNIGHT EDT. THE STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF DEADLY CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...HEAVY RAIN...SMALL HAIL AND WIND GUSTS TO 45 MPH. MUCH COLDER AIR WILL ARRIVE LATE TONIGHT AND ALLOW SOME SNOW TO MIX IN WITH RAIN SHOWERS TOWARDS MONDAY MORNING. NO ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED TONIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. A VERY COLD AIRMASS OVER CENTRAL INDIANA WILL ALLOW FOR SNOW SHOWERS TO FALL ON MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT. A SLUSHY DUSTING MAY BE POSSIBLE ON GRASSY SURFACES. A HARD FREEZE IS LIKELY MONDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHTS WITH TEMPERATURES FALLING INTO THE MID 20S. THESE TEMPERATURES WILL KILL ANY TENDER VEGETATION OUTSIDE. THERE WILL BE A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN SOUTH CENTRAL INDIANA THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY. CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING WILL BE THE PRIMARY HAZARD. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NECESSARY AFTER 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON. && MORE INFORMATION...ALONG WITH OTHER WEATHER...HYDROLOGICAL AND CLIMATE INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND...AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/IND (ALL LOWERCASE) INZ031-038>042-049-061000- HOWARD-TIPTON-HAMILTON-MADISON-DELAWARE-RANDOLPH-HENRY- 959 PM EDT SUN APR 5 2009 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL INDIANA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. THE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE ENDING BY MIDNIGHT EDT. THE STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF DEADLY CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...HEAVY RAIN...SMALL HAIL AND WIND GUSTS TO 45 MPH. FLOODING IS ALSO POSSIBLE MAINLY ALONG SMALL STREAMS AND LOW LYING AREAS. MUCH COLDER AIR WILL ARRIVE LATE TONIGHT AND ALLOW SOME SNOW TO MIX IN WITH RAIN SHOWERS TOWARDS MONDAY MORNING. NO ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED TONIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. A VERY COLD AIRMASS OVER CENTRAL INDIANA WILL ALLOW FOR SNOW SHOWERS TO FALL ON MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT. LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS OF SNOW ON GRASSY SURFACES ARE POSSIBLE IN NORTH CENTRAL INDIANA. ACCUMULATIONS SHOULD REMAIN LESS THAN HALF AN INCH. A HARD FREEZE IS LIKELY MONDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHTS WITH TEMPERATURES FALLING INTO THE MID 20S. THESE TEMPERATURES WILL KILL ANY TENDER VEGETATION OUTSIDE. .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) KOCH
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 832 PM EDT SUN APR 5 2009 INZ037-039-045>047-053>055-062-063-060100- BOONE-BROWN-HAMILTON-HENDRICKS-JOHNSON-MARION-MONROE-MORGAN-OWEN- PUTNAM- 832 PM EDT SUN APR 5 2009 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORM ADVISORY FOR EASTERN OWEN...EASTERN PUTNAM... HENDRICKS...JOHNSON...MARION...MORGAN...NORTHERN BROWN...NORTHERN MONROE...SOUTHERN BOONE AND SOUTHERN HAMILTON COUNTIES UNTIL 900 PM EDT... AT 830 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING STRONG THUNDERSTORMS. THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 16 MILES SOUTH OF FRANKFORT TO 26 MILES SOUTHWEST OF INDIANAPOLIS TO 13 MILES NORTHWEST OF BLOOMINGTON...AND MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH. SMALL HAIL...AND WINDS AROUND 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS. * THESE STORMS WILL BE NEAR... ELLETTSVILLE AROUND 840 PM EDT... LEBANON AROUND 845 PM EDT... MARTINSVILLE AROUND 855 PM EDT... WHITESTOWN AROUND 900 PM EDT... THESE STORMS MAY PRODUCE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS. LISTEN FOR LATER STATEMENTS OR POSSIBLE FLOODING WARNINGS...SHOULD THE RISK FOR MINOR LOW LAND FLOODING BECOME MORE IMMINENT. 50
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 856 PM EDT SUN APR 5 2009 INZ037-039-046>048-054>056-062>064-060130- BARTHOLOMEW-BOONE-BROWN-HAMILTON-HANCOCK-HENDRICKS-JOHNSON-MARION- MONROE-MORGAN-SHELBY- 856 PM EDT SUN APR 5 2009 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORM ADVISORY FOR BROWN...EASTERN BOONE...EASTERN HENDRICKS...EASTERN MORGAN...HAMILTON...JOHNSON...MARION... NORTHEASTERN MONROE...WESTERN BARTHOLOMEW...WESTERN HANCOCK AND WESTERN SHELBY COUNTIES UNTIL 930 PM EDT... AT 854 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING STRONG THUNDERSTORMS. THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 18 MILES SOUTHEAST OF FRANKFORT TO 9 MILES SOUTHWEST OF INDIANAPOLIS TO BLOOMINGTON...AND MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH. SMALL HAIL...AND WINDS AROUND 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS. * THESE STORMS WILL BE NEAR... WOODVILLE HILLS AROUND 900 PM EDT... YELLOWWOOD LAKE AROUND 905 PM EDT... MONUMENT CIRCLE AROUND 910 PM EDT... WESTFIELD AROUND 915 PM EDT... 50
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 929 PM EDT SUN APR 5 2009 INZ039-040-047>049-056-057-064-065-060200- BARTHOLOMEW-DECATUR-HAMILTON-HANCOCK-HENRY-MADISON-MARION-RUSH- SHELBY- 929 PM EDT SUN APR 5 2009 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORM ADVISORY FOR BARTHOLOMEW...DECATUR... HAMILTON...HANCOCK...NORTHEASTERN MARION...RUSH...SHELBY...SOUTHERN MADISON AND WESTERN HENRY COUNTIES UNTIL 1000 PM EDT... AT 927 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING STRONG THUNDERSTORMS. THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 19 MILES WEST OF ANDERSON TO SHELBYVILLE TO COLUMBUS...AND MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH. SMALL HAIL...AND WINDS AROUND 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS. * THESE STORMS WILL BE NEAR... FLAT ROCK AROUND 935 PM EDT... HOPE AROUND 940 PM EDT... WALDRON AROUND 945 PM EDT... MANILLA AROUND 950 PM EDT... 50
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 1001 PM EDT SUN APR 5 2009 INZ049-057-065-060230- DECATUR-HENRY-RUSH- 1001 PM EDT SUN APR 5 2009 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORM ADVISORY FOR NORTHEASTERN DECATUR...RUSH AND SOUTHERN HENRY COUNTIES UNTIL 1030 PM EDT... AT 959 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING STRONG THUNDERSTORMS. THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM SHIRLEY TO RUSHVILLE TO GREENSBURG...MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH. SMALL HAIL...AND WINDS AROUND 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS. * THESE STORMS WILL BE NEAR... KENNARD AROUND 1005 PM EDT... GREENSBORO AROUND 1010 PM EDT... LEWISVILLE AROUND 1015 PM EDT... NEW CASTLE AROUND 1020 PM EDT... THESE STORMS MAY PRODUCE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS. LISTEN FOR LATER STATEMENTS OR POSSIBLE FLOODING WARNINGS...SHOULD THE RISK FOR MINOR LOW LAND FLOODING BECOME MORE IMMINENT. 50
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Extensive flooding of bottomlands and some county roads occurred along the Eel River in Clay County in and near Bowling Green, IN. The river crested at 17.79 feet on April 6th.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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