A band of very slow moving thunderstorms pushed east-southeast across central portions of Madison County during the afternoon of July the 5th. Flash flooding was observed in a northern Anderson suburb.
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A band of very slow moving thunderstorms pushed east-southeast across central portions of Madison County during the afternoon of July the 5th. Flash flooding was observed in a northern Anderson suburb.
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 5, 12:04 PM EST, 1 hour 11 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Indianapolis IN 104 PM EDT Fri Jul 5 2019 .UPDATE... The AVIATION Section has been updated below. && .SYNOPSIS... Issued at 313 AM EDT Fri Jul 5 2019 Hot and humid conditions will continue today through Saturday, with scattered thunderstorms expected this afternoon and thunderstorms likely on Saturday. With a cold front moving through on Saturday though, should see a decrease in high temperatures starting Sunday (back into the low to mid 80s) as well as lower chances for showers and storms before dry high pressure builds in from the north by Sunday night. Some small chances for storms will then return mid week along with high temperatures nearing 90 once again. && .NEAR TERM /This afternoon/... Issued at 941 AM EDT Fri Jul 5 2019 Little overall change in the ongoing weather pattern A warm and humid air mass remains in place across Indiana as dew point tempers remained in the lower 70s. Surface analysis shows high pressure in place across the southeastern United States and light southerly gulf flow was streaming into the Ohio Valley. Aloft the upper flow was focused across the Great Lakes...although a weak upper disturbance was found across SW Missouri. Forecast soundings today again show a similar story...plenty of CAPE available...over 2500 J/KG with convective temps in the upper 80s and pwats over 1.8 inches. The models suggest the upper disturbance over Missouri to drift southeast...thus that should not be a factor today. However the HRRR does show much more coverage for diurnally driven showers and storms today. This seem reasonable given our dew points across the area appear to be be slightly higher than yesterday. Thus have trended toward a dry forecast for the rest of the morning...but will ramp up pops this afternoon...with highest pops by late afternoon during the max heating hours for diurnally driven showers/storms. Again...given the little overall change in the air mass have trended highs close to persistence...which the NBM appeared to do well today. && .SHORT TERM /Tonight through Sunday night/... Issued at 313 AM EDT Fri Jul 5 2019 A cold front will move in from the north during the overnight hours tonight and slowly sink south through the forecast area through through the day on Saturday. The GFS solution is a little faster, with the front down to the Ohio River by Saturday afternoon, while the NAM trails this by at least a few hours. This will make a difference in terms of how far north to keep PoPs going Saturday night, but for Friday night through Saturday the solution is pretty much the same--chances for showers and thunderstorms throughout. The highest probabilities will wind up being Saturday late morning through the afternoon as the cold front impinges upon the warm humid air over central Indiana. Lower confidence in the forecast for Sunday, as the NAM is now bringing a wave across southwestern portions of the forecast area then to produce more showers and storms. However, the GFS builds in high pressure from the north a little stronger and faster, thus shoving any potential wave and resultant precip south of the forecast area. At this point, will accept the initialization low PoPs across the southern and central counties given the variety of solutions. Sunday night, though, the forecast goes dry. For temperatures, Saturday will still see highs near 90 with heat index values in the 90s. Sunday though should be a little cooler (mainly mid 80s) in the wake of the cold frontal passage. && .LONG TERM /Monday through Thursday/... Issued at 229 AM EDT Fri Jul 5 2019 A welcome pattern change is in store as a mid/upper level trough moves across the northern Plains and Great Lakes region efficiently retrograding the ridge over the southeastern States into the central and southern Plains. This will place IN under northwest flow aloft during the period. High pressure and a pleasant air mass will be in place. In response to the mid/upper level trough, a cold front will move southeast through the area Wednesday afternoon and evening. Looks like at this time only a slight chance for showers and thunderstorms are expected ahead of the front. Afterwards, another pleasant air mass will be in the offing. Temperatures will be right around average which is the mid 80s, and lows will be generally in the low/mid 60s. && .AVIATION /Discussion for the 051800Z Tafs/... Issued at 104 PM EDT Fri Jul 5 2019 Mainly VFR Conditions are expected this taf period. Brief MVFR conditions will be possible with any TSRA that strikes a TAF site. The warm and humid air mass in place across Central Indiana will continue to be favorable for diurnal afternoon and evening showers and storms. Forecast soundings show plenty of CAPE through the evening hours with attainable convective temperatures. Thus will use VFR Conditions this afternoon with a large VCTS window into the evening. Should a TSRA appear to approach a TAF site...will include prevailing expected IFR conditions within an update. Any Diurnal TSRA will diminish late this evening as heating is lost. && .IND WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NONE. && SYNOPSIS...CP NEAR TERM...Puma SHORT TERM...CP LONG TERM....DM AVIATION...JP
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Indianapolis IN 546 AM EDT Fri Jul 5 2019 INZ021-028>031-035>049-051>057-060>065-067>072-061000- 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- Including the cities of Delphi, Flora, Williamsport, West Lebanon, Lafayette, West Lafayette, Frankfort, Kokomo, Attica, Covington, Veedersburg, Crawfordsville, Lebanon, Zionsville, Tipton, Fishers, Carmel, Noblesville, Anderson, Muncie, Winchester, Clinton, Newport, Rockville, Greencastle, Plainfield, Brownsburg, Danville, Indianapolis, Greenfield, Cumberland, New Castle, Terre Haute, Brazil, Clay City, Spencer, Martinsville, Mooresville, Greenwood, Franklin, Shelbyville, Rushville, Sullivan, Linton, Bloomfield, Bloomington, Nashville, Columbus, Greensburg, Vincennes, Washington, Loogootee, Shoals, Bedford, Mitchell, Seymour, Brownstown, and North Vernon 546 AM EDT Fri Jul 5 2019 This hazardous weather outlook is for central Indiana. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight. Outlook: Showers and thunderstorms expected this afternoon through early tonight. Hazards: Frequent cloud to ground lightning, gusty winds, and locally heavy rain. Timing: This afternoon through early tonight. Discussion: Showers and thunderstorms will develop again today in warm and humid air mass. Activity is expected to diminish later this evening. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday. Outlook: Showers and thunderstorms again expected on Saturday into Saturday night. Discussion: Showers and thunderstorms expected Saturday and Saturday night. Looks like the activity will begin to move out by Sunday morning with drier, less humid air moving into the area. .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
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Indianapolis IN
108 PM EDT Fri Jul 5 2019
INZ038>041-051800-
Tipton IN-Madison IN-Delaware IN-Hamilton IN-
108 PM EDT Fri Jul 5 2019
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR MADISON...WESTERN DELAWARE...
NORTHEASTERN HAMILTON AND EASTERN TIPTON COUNTIES UNTIL 200 PM EDT...
At 107 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Elwood, or 14 miles northwest of Anderson, moving east at 10 mph.
Wind gusts up to 50 mph will be possible with this storm.
Locations impacted include...
Anderson, Elwood, Alexandria, Tipton, Windfall, Yorktown,
Chesterfield, Edgewood, Frankton, Arcadia, Daleville, Summitville,
Gaston, Atlanta, Orestes, Woodlawn Heights, Country Club Heights and
River Forest.
LAT...LON 4038 8586 4038 8541 4008 8549 4008 8553
4017 8616 4040 8600 4040 8586
TIME...MOT...LOC 1707Z 281DEG 10KT 4026 8586
AW/JPSpecial Weather Statement National Weather Service Indianapolis IN 128 PM EDT Fri Jul 5 2019 INZ048-049-057-051815- Rush IN-Henry IN-Hancock IN- 128 PM EDT Fri Jul 5 2019 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR EASTERN HANCOCK...NORTHERN RUSH AND SOUTHWESTERN HENRY COUNTIES UNTIL 215 PM EDT... At 128 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Greenfield, or 18 miles north of Shelbyville, moving east at 20 mph. Wind gusts up to 50 mph will be possible with this storm. Locations impacted include... Greenfield, New Castle, Knightstown, Carthage, Spiceland, Shirley, Kennard, Wilkinson, Lewisville, Dunreith, Greensboro and Mays. LAT...LON 3970 8532 3970 8580 3991 8579 3996 8538 TIME...MOT...LOC 1728Z 260DEG 15KT 3978 8573 AW/JP
The Indianapolis radar (KIND), 69 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 18:17 UTC.
1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Dispatch reported Grand Avenue, west of Broadway, was closed due to water flowing over the road from heavy thunderstorm rainfall. Rainfall of 2.40 inches was measured nearby in the hour before this report, with most of it falling in 20 minutes.
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