Rainfall of one quarter to slightly over one inch from a cold frontal passage caused lowland flooding to return to portions of the Wabash River at the very end of February and into early March.
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The episode as NWS IND wrote it up.
Rainfall of one quarter to slightly over one inch from a cold frontal passage caused lowland flooding to return to portions of the Wabash River at the very end of February and into early March.
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 28, 6:09 PM EST, 5 hours 51 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 609 PM EST SAT FEB 28 2009 .AVIATION...DISCUSSION FOR 01/00Z TAFS VFR CONDITIONS EXPECTED THROUGH THE PD. TIGHT SFC GRADIENT IN BETWEEN LOW PRES ACRS THE SERN CONUS AND STG HIGH PRES ACRS THE PLAINS WL KEEP THE NNE WINDS UP ABV 10 KTS THROUGH THE PD...GUSTY TOMORROW AFTERNOON AS ONLY SCT DIURNAL CU SUGGESTED BY THE CU DEVELOPMENT PROGS. && .DISCUSSION... PROBLEM OF DAY IS HOW COLD TEMPS WILL BE. LATEST MAPS SHOW HIGH PUSHING INTO AREA FROM THE NORTH AND LOW SKIRTING BY TO SOUTH. MODELS ALL CONCUR ABOUT LOW MOVING EAST TONIGHT...LEAVING HIGH TO DOMINATE WX FOR SEVERAL DAYS. THE MODELS ALSO AGREE THIS PROCESS WILL SET UP A NORTHEAST FLOW WITH STRONG COLD ADVECTION FROM A BIG RESERVOIR OF CHILLY AIR OVER EASTERN CANADA. THIS IS UNUSUAL. MORE COMMONLY GOOD COLD ADVECTION SITUATIONS INVOLVE A WESTERLY COMPONET. MOS RARELY DOES WELL IN UNUSUAL SITUATIONS. LOOKING AT UPSTREAM...I WILL BE LOT CLOSER TO THE MET THAN THE OTHER GUIDANCE FOR THE DURATION. THE HIGH SHOULD AT LEAST KEEP US DRY INTO MID WEEK. HOWEVER WE MAY NOT SEE CLEAR SKIES DEVELOP UNTIL TOMORROW NIGHT SINCE EVEN AFTER INFLUENCE OF LOW WEAKENS MOISTURE MAY MOVE IN FROM LAKES ERIE AND HURON. MID LEVEL CLOUDS MAY APPEAR AHEAD OF NEXT SYSTEM BY LATE MONDAY. && .IND WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...NONE. && PUBLIC...KWIATKOWSKI AVIATION...MK
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 450 AM EST SAT FEB 28 2009 INZ021-030-031-036>042-045>049-052>057-061>065-068>072-011000- CARROLL-CLINTON-HOWARD-MONTGOMERY-BOONE-TIPTON-HAMILTON-MADISON- DELAWARE-RANDOLPH-PUTNAM-HENDRICKS-MARION-HANCOCK-HENRY-CLAY-OWEN- MORGAN-JOHNSON-SHELBY-RUSH-GREENE-MONROE-BROWN-BARTHOLOMEW- DECATUR-DAVIESS-MARTIN-LAWRENCE-JACKSON-JENNINGS- 450 AM EST SAT FEB 28 2009 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...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .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) INZ028-029-035-043-044-051-060-067-011000- WARREN-TIPPECANOE-FOUNTAIN-VERMILLION-PARKE-VIGO-SULLIVAN-KNOX- 450 AM EST SAT FEB 28 2009 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...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. LOWLAND FLOODING IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ALONG THE WABASH RIVER FROM SUNDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. .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) CP
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
4 flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Very minor flooding occurred along the Wabash River in Tippecanoe County, including in and near Lafayette, due to heavy rain. The river crest was less than one foot above flood stage. This event is a continuation from February.
Very minor flooding occurred along the Wabash River in Vermillion County, including in and near Montezuma in Parke County, due to heavy rain. The river crest was just under one half foot above flood stage.
Very minor flooding occurred along the Wabash River in Parke County, including in and near Montezuma, due to heavy rain. The river crest was just under one half foot above flood stage.
Very minor flooding occurred along the Wabash River in Sullivan County, including near Hutsonville, IL, due to heavy rain. The river crested only one tenth of a foot above flood stage.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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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: 156914, 156915, 156916, 156917.