A large band of showers and thunderstorms pushed east-southeast through the southern third of Indiana during the late evening and overnight hours of the 25th into the 27th. A singular flooding report was received from the north-central portion of Daviess County.
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The episode as NWS IND wrote it up.
A large band of showers and thunderstorms pushed east-southeast through the southern third of Indiana during the late evening and overnight hours of the 25th into the 27th. A singular flooding report was received from the north-central portion of Daviess County.
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 Jun 25, 9:33 PM EST, 1 hour 59 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 1033 PM EDT THU JUN 25 2015 .UPDATE... THE AVIATION SECTION HAS BEEN UPDATED BELOW. && .SYNOPSIS... ISSUED AT 139 PM EDT THU JUN 25 2015 ACTIVE WEATHER IS EXPECTED TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT AS A WARM AND HUMID AIR MASS WILL REMAIN OVER CENTRAL INDIANA. A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER THE CENTRAL PLAINS IS EXPECTED TO PUSH INTO CENTRAL INDIANA LATE TONIGHT...AND SLOWLY PUSH TO EASTERN KENTUCKY BY LATE FRIDAY NIGHT. SHOWERS AND STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO ACCOMPANY THIS SYSTEM. HIGH PRESSURE IS THEN EXPECTED TO BUILD BACK INTO INDIANA FOR SATURDAY AND SUNDAY...BRING DRY...COOLER AND LESS HUMID WEATHER. COOLER WEATHER IS EXPECTED FOR MUCH OF NEXT WEEK AS NORTHERLY FLOW FROM CANADA IS EXPECTED TO SPILL INTO THE OHIO VALLEY. && .NEAR TERM /TONIGHT/... ISSUED AT 638 PM EDT THU JUN 25 2015 ADJUSTED HOURLY POP GRIDS DOWN A BIT A BIT TOO MATCH UP WITH ADJACENT OFFICES AND RADAR TRENDS. BEST CHANCE OF STORMS LOOKS TO BE SOUTH...CLOSER TO THE STATIONARY FRONT THAT EXTENDED FROM NORTHERN MISSOURI TO SOUTHWESTERN INDIANA EARLY THIS EVENING. && .SHORT TERM /FRIDAY THROUGH SUNDAY/... ISSUED AT 139 PM EDT THU JUN 25 2015 GFS AND NAM CONTINUE TO SUGGEST ACTIVE WEATHER ON FRIDAY AS A STRONG SHORT WAVE IS EXPECTED TO PUSH IN TO INDIANA ON FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EXIT THE STATE ON FRIDAY NIGHT. GOOD FORCING WILL BE SEEN WITH THIS FEATURE AS IT PASSES. FURTHERMORE PLENTIFUL MOISTURE WIT THIS FEATURE WILL REMAIN IN PLACE AS DEW POINT TEMPS LOOK TO REMAIN IN THE UPPER 60S. FORECAST SOUNDINGS SHOW ATTAINABLE CONVECTIVE TEMPERATURES IN THE UPPER 70S...WITH CAPE IN EXCESS OF 2000 J/KG. GFS 310K ISENTROPIC SURFACE SHOW A VERY MOIST AIR MASS WITH SPECIFIC HUMIDITIES IN EXCESS OF 8 G/KG. TIME HEIGHT SECTIONS SHOW STRONG LIFT THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF THE AFTERNOON. BULK SHEAR ALSO SUGGESTS FAVORABLE CONDITIONS FOR POSSIBLE SVR CONDITIONS WITH VALUES OF 30-40 KNOTS ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PARTS OF THE FORECAST AREA THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. FURTHERMORE THE TIMING OF THE SYSTEM WILL BE IDEAL...PUSHING ACROSS INDIANA DURING THE PEAK HEATING HOURS. THUS WILL AIM TO RAISE POPS TOWARD CATEGORICAL ACROSS MOST AREAS...PARTICULARLY ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PARTS OF THE FORECAST AREA...WHERE CONDITIONS ARE MOST FAVORABLE. AS FOR HIGHS WILL TREND TOWARD VALUES AT OR ABOVE MAVMOS. GFS AND NAM PUSH THE BEST UPPER SUPPORT OUT OF THE FORECAST AREA ON FRIDAY EVENING. TIME HEIGHT SECTIONS SHOW DEEP MOISTURE AND BEST FORCING DIMINISHING OVERNIGHT ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA. THUS WILL TREND POPS LOWER AS THE EVENING GOES ON...HOWEVER...HIGH POPS WILL BE NEEDED DURING THAT TIME. A STRONG THE UPPER TROUGH LOOKS TO REMAIN ACROSS THE STATE INTO SATURDAY. MEANWHILE AT THE SURFACE...CYCLONIC LOWER LEVEL FLOW LOOKS TO REMAIN IN PLACE ACROSS INDIANA AS A SURFACE LOW DEEPENS OVER EASTERN OHIO. FORECAST SOUNDINGS ON BEGIN DRYING OUT ON FRIDAY NIGHT AND INTO SATURDAY. FORECAST SOUNDINGS SHOW ATTAINABLE CONVECTIVE TEMPERATURES IN THE LOW AND MIDDLE 70S...WITH SHALLOW CAPE AVAILABLE. THUS WILL TREND TOWARD LOW CHC POPS...PARTICULARLY ACROSS THE EASTERN PARTS OF THE FORECAST AREA...WHERE MOISTURE AND LOWER LEVEL CONVERGENCE WILL BE BEST. WILL TREND HIGHS ON SATURDAY COOLER THAN MAVMOS GIVEN THE EXPECTED CLOUDS AND ONGOING COLD AIR ADVECTION. NORTHWEST FLOW ALOFT IS EXPECTED TO PERSIST INTO SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY. MEANWHILE AT THE SURFACE...RIDGING AND HIGH PRESSURE APPEAR TO BE IN PLACE ACROSS THE OHIO VALLEY. WILL TREND TOWARD A DRY FORECAST AT THAT TIME. GIVEN THE COOL WEST/NORTHWEST FLOW WILL TREND HIGHS AT OR BELOW MEXMOS AND STICK CLOSE TO MAVMOS LOWS. && .LONG TERM /SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT/... ISSUED AT 228 PM EDT THU JUN 25 2015 A RATHER ACTIVE EXTENDED PERIOD IS EXPECTED AS BROAD TROUGHING ALOFT IMPACTS MOST OF THE GREAT LAKES REGION...NEW ENGLAND...AND EASTERN CANADA. LATEST REGIONAL INITIALIZATION HAS STARTED TRENDING LIKELY POPS INTO THE FORECAST BY MONDAY...WHICH CORRELATES WELL WITH UPPER LOW CENTERED OVER CENTRAL INDIANA. WEAK DISTURBANCES ROTATING THROUGH THE AREA WILL KEEP SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM CHANCES IN THE FORECAST FOR DURATION OF LONG TERM PERIOD. && .AVIATION /DISCUSSION FOR 260300Z TAF ISSUANCE/... ISSUED AT 1033 PM EDT THU JUN 25 2015 FOR THE UPDATE...PUSHED BACK TIMING OF MVFR CEILINGS AT KIND. NO OTHER CHANGES MADE. PREVIOUS DISCUSSION FOLLOWS... SITES WILL START OUT VFR BUT SHOULD SEE DETERIORATING CONDITIONS OVERNIGHT. TIME HEIGHTS INDICATE PRETTY GOOD LOW LEVEL MOISTURE AND THINK THIS WILL RESULT IN SOME MVFR CEILINGS/VISIBILITIES DEVELOPING AFTER AROUND 4Z OR SO AT THE SITES. AT KLAF GUIDANCE IS SHOWING DEVELOPMENT OF IFR CONDITIONS LATE /AROUND 10Z OR SO/. ELSEWHERE DON/T THINK CONDITIONS WILL FALL AS MUCH SINCE THE OTHER SITES WILL BE CLOSER TO ACTIVE CONVECTION. THAT SAID...AT THIS POINT DON/T THINK MUCH OF THE CONVECTION CURRENTLY AROUND ST LOUIS AND INTO CENTRAL ILLINOIS WILL REACH ANY OF THE TAF SITES. SINCE KBMG WILL BE THE CLOSEST INCLUDED A VCSH THERE AT 4Z. HI RES MODELS ARE INDICATING SOME CONVECTIVE ACTIVITY DEVELOPING INTO KIND AND KHUF AROUND 10Z...BUT WITH LOW CONFIDENCE IN THIS HAVE LEFT THUNDER OUT FOR NOW. DID INCLUDE A VCTS AT ALL THE SITES DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS FRIDAY AS FORCING AND DEEP LAYER MOISTURE LOOKS MORE WIDESPREAD AT THE SITES THEN. && .IND WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NONE. && SYNOPSIS...PUMA NEAR TERM...KOCH SHORT TERM...PUMA LONG TERM....TDUD AVIATION...CP VISIT US AT HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/IND FOLLOW US ON FACEBOOK...TWITTER AND YOUTUBE AT: WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/NWSINDIANAPOLIS WWW.TWITTER.COM/NWSINDIANAPOLIS WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/NWSINDIANAPOLIS
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 941 PM EDT THU JUN 25 2015 INZ021-028>031-035>049-051>057-060>065-067>072-261000- 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-KNOX-DAVIESS-MARTIN-LAWRENCE-JACKSON-JENNINGS- 941 PM EDT THU JUN 25 2015 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL INDIANA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. OUTLOOK: SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT. THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS FAR SOUTHWESTERN INDIANA INCLUDING THE CITIES OF VINCENNES AND WASHINGTON. MEANWHILE...A MARGINAL RISK EXTENDS NORTHWARD TO AROUND A SHELBYVILLE TO NEWPORT LINE. DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL WILL BE THE MAIN SEVERE THREATS. CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND LOCALIZED HEAVY RAINFALL AND FLOODING ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. HAZARDS: DAMAGING WINDS...LARGE HAIL...HEAVY RAINFALL...CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING. TIMING: DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL THROUGH THE EVENING. HEAVY RAINFALL AND CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING ANYTIME TONIGHT. DISCUSSION: A WAVE OF LOW PRESSURE WILL SLIDE EAST ALONG A FRONT STALLED OVER SOUTHERN INDIANA. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. OUTLOOK: WIDESPREAD THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT. THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE WEATHER SOUTH OF BLOOMINGTON. DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL WILL BE THE MAIN SEVERE THREATS. CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND LOCALIZED HEAVY RAINFALL AND FLOODING ARE ALSO POSSIBLE WITH ANY STORM. THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE EAST ON SATURDAY AND AGAIN MONDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. SEVERE WEATHER OUTBREAKS ARE NOT EXPECTED THEN AT THIS TIME. DISCUSSION: A WAVE OF LOW PRESSURE WILL SLIDE EAST ACROSS A STATIONARY FRONT AND ALLOW IT TO DROP TO THE SOUTH OF THE OHIO RIVER BY SATURDAY MORNING. HOWEVER...A FRONTAL SYSTEM AND UPPER AIR DISTURBANCES WILL ALLOW FOR MORE THUNDERSTORM CHANCES NEXT WEEK. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED ACROSS PARTS OF SOUTH CENTRAL INDIANA LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING AND AGAIN FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. && 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
1016 PM EDT THU JUN 25 2015
INZ060-061-067>070-260300-
DAVIESS-GREENE-KNOX-LAWRENCE-MARTIN-SULLIVAN-
1016 PM EDT THU JUN 25 2015
...STRONG THUNDERSTORM ADVISORY FOR NORTHERN DAVIESS...SOUTHWESTERN
GREENE...NORTHEASTERN KNOX...SOUTHWESTERN LAWRENCE...NORTHERN MARTIN
AND SOUTHEASTERN SULLIVAN COUNTIES UNTIL 1100 PM EDT...
AT 1013 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING
A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 10 MILES SOUTH OF LINTON...OR 27 MILES
NORTHEAST OF VINCENNES...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.
HAIL UP TO ONE-HALF INCH IN DIAMETER AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH ARE
EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM...ALONG WITH HEAVY RAIN.
LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE...
NEWBERRY...
ODON...
CRANE...
BURNS CITY...
INDIAN SPRINGS...
SILVERVILLE...
WILLIAMS...
HURON...
THIS STORM MAY INTENSIFY...SO BE CERTAIN TO MONITOR LOCAL RADIO AND
TV STATIONS...AS WELL AS LOCAL CABLE TV OUTLETS... FOR ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.
TORRENTIAL RAIN...WHICH MAY FLOOD LOW LYING AREAS SUCH AS DITCHES AND
UNDERPASSES...IS ALSO LIKELY. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE ON A FLOODED
ROADWAY.
&&
LAT...LON 3887 8738 3904 8739 3884 8650 3869 8650
3868 8668
TIME...MOT...LOC 0216Z 289DEG 20KT 3890 8708
CPPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
1053 PM EDT THU JUN 25 2015
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1050 PM HAIL SULLIVAN 39.10N 87.41W
06/25/2015 E0.25 INCH SULLIVAN IN UNKNOWN
&&
BHHSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
1059 PM EDT THU JUN 25 2015
INZ060-061-068>070-260345-
DAVIESS-GREENE-LAWRENCE-MARTIN-SULLIVAN-
1059 PM EDT THU JUN 25 2015
...STRONG THUNDERSTORM ADVISORY FOR NORTHEASTERN DAVIESS...SOUTHERN
GREENE...SOUTHWESTERN LAWRENCE...NORTHERN MARTIN AND SOUTHEASTERN
SULLIVAN COUNTIES UNTIL 1145 PM EDT...
AT 1057 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING
A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 8 MILES SOUTH OF LINTON...OR 26 MILES NORTHEAST
OF VINCENNES...MOVING EAST AT 65 MPH.
HAIL UP TO ONE-HALF INCH IN DIAMETER AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH ARE
EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM...ALONG WITH HEAVY RAIN.
LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE...
ELNORA...
NEWBERRY...
ODON...
CRANE...
BURNS CITY...
OWENSBURG...
INDIAN SPRINGS...
SILVERVILLE...
WILLIAMS...
THIS STORM MAY INTENSIFY...SO BE CERTAIN TO MONITOR LOCAL RADIO AND
TV STATIONS...AS WELL AS LOCAL CABLE TV OUTLETS... FOR ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.
TORRENTIAL RAIN...WHICH MAY FLOOD LOW LYING AREAS SUCH AS DITCHES AND
UNDERPASSES...IS ALSO LIKELY. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE ON A FLOODED
ROADWAY.
&&
LAT...LON 3885 8714 3887 8715 3886 8713 3889 8713
3890 8711 3890 8729 3904 8729 3888 8650
3869 8657
TIME...MOT...LOC 0259Z 292DEG 56KT 3890 8710
CPSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
1120 PM EDT THU JUN 25 2015
INZ060-061-260400-
GREENE-SULLIVAN-
1120 PM EDT THU JUN 25 2015
...STRONG THUNDERSTORM ADVISORY FOR WESTERN GREENE AND SOUTHERN
SULLIVAN COUNTIES UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT...
AT 1117 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING
A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR SULLIVAN...OR 15 MILES EAST OF ROBINSON...
MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.
HAIL UP TO ONE-HALF INCH IN DIAMETER AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH ARE
EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM...ALONG WITH HEAVY RAIN.
LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE...
SULLIVAN...
LINTON...
CARLISLE...
PAXTON...
DUGGER...
PLEASANTVILLE...
VICKSBURG...
THIS STORM MAY INTENSIFY...SO BE CERTAIN TO MONITOR LOCAL RADIO AND
TV STATIONS...AS WELL AS LOCAL CABLE TV OUTLETS... FOR ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.
TORRENTIAL RAIN...WHICH MAY FLOOD LOW LYING AREAS SUCH AS DITCHES AND
UNDERPASSES...IS ALSO LIKELY. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE ON A FLOODED
ROADWAY.
&&
LAT...LON 3915 8709 3890 8712 3890 8718 3894 8753
3896 8752 3898 8755 3913 8759
TIME...MOT...LOC 0320Z 273DEG 24KT 3904 8744
CPThe national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Residents and local emergency management report water over the road on Highway 358 in several spots due to heavy rainfall.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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