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Overview
A strong low pressure system brought heavy rain and gusty winds to central Indiana mainly from January 9 to January 11. Most locations received a total of 2 to 4 inches of rain, which caused flooding.Photo
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| White River near Centerton (source NWS Employee) |
Rain Reports
Below is a map of rainfall amounts for the event. Amounts may not match your location exactly. Below the map is a text listing by county of rainfall reports.
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 729 PM EST SUN JAN 12 2020 ...STORM TOTAL PRECIPITATION REPORTS... LOCATION AMOUNT TIME/DATE LAT/LON ...INDIANA... ...BARTHOLOMEW COUNTY... 3 ENE COLUMBUS 3.08 IN 0800 AM 01/12 39.22N/85.86W 3 S COLUMBUS 2.90 IN 0700 AM 01/12 39.17N/85.92W ...BOONE COUNTY... 4 N ZIONSVILLE 3.82 IN 0800 AM 01/12 40.01N/86.27W 2 E JAMESTOWN 3.29 IN 0700 AM 01/12 39.92N/86.60W 5 NNE ADVANCE 2.83 IN 0700 AM 01/12 40.05N/86.57W ...BROWN COUNTY... 3 SE LAKE LEMON 3.71 IN 0800 AM 01/12 39.23N/86.36W ...CARROLL COUNTY... 1 N FLORA 2.54 IN 0700 AM 01/12 40.55N/86.52W BURLINGTON 2.33 IN 0800 AM 01/12 40.48N/86.40W ...CLAY COUNTY... CLAY CITY 3.95 IN 0800 AM 01/12 39.27N/87.11W 1 WNW BOWLING GREEN 3.83 IN 0700 AM 01/12 39.39N/87.04W ...CLINTON COUNTY... 5 NNE FRANKFORT 3.00 IN 0800 AM 01/12 40.35N/86.49W ...DAVIESS COUNTY... WASHINGTON 4.60 IN 0800 PM 01/11 38.66N/87.18W 3 SE WASHINGTON 4.11 IN 0800 AM 01/12 38.62N/87.14W 1 SW ELNORA 3.79 IN 0700 AM 01/12 38.87N/87.09W ...DECATUR COUNTY... 3 NE FOREST HILL 2.79 IN 0800 AM 01/12 39.29N/85.57W 4 SW CLARKSBURG 2.65 IN 1050 AM 01/12 39.39N/85.40W ...DELAWARE COUNTY... 2 ENE OAKVILLE 3.26 IN 0800 AM 01/12 40.09N/85.35W 2 ESE MUNCIE 2.23 IN 0700 AM 01/12 40.18N/85.35W ...FOUNTAIN COUNTY... COVINGTON 3.45 IN 0800 AM 01/12 40.14N/87.40W ...GREENE COUNTY... BLOOMFIELD 4.47 IN 0700 AM 01/12 39.03N/86.94W 1 N OWENSBURG 3.86 IN 0800 AM 01/12 38.94N/86.73W ...HAMILTON COUNTY... 1 W CARMEL 4.15 IN 0800 AM 01/12 39.97N/86.14W 2 WNW FISHERS 4.00 IN 0700 AM 01/12 39.96N/86.06W 3 NE MCCORDSVILLE 3.60 IN 0800 AM 01/12 39.94N/85.90W ...HANCOCK COUNTY... 1 SE GREENFIELD 3.06 IN 0700 AM 01/12 39.79N/85.76W ...HENDRICKS COUNTY... 2 W PLAINFIELD 4.98 IN 0800 AM 01/12 39.70N/86.43W 1 NE AVON 4.26 IN 0920 PM 01/11 39.77N/86.37W ...HENRY COUNTY... 3 E GREENSBORO 3.09 IN 0800 AM 01/12 39.88N/85.41W 2 SW NEW CASTLE 3.06 IN 0700 AM 01/12 39.90N/85.40W ...HOWARD COUNTY... 4 ENE INDIAN HEIGHTS 2.98 IN 0800 AM 01/12 40.45N/86.05W 3 WSW KOKOMO 2.97 IN 0700 AM 01/12 40.46N/86.18W 6 NNE BURLINGTON 2.21 IN 0700 AM 01/12 40.56N/86.34W ...JENNINGS COUNTY... 2 NW HAYDEN 3.70 IN 0800 AM 01/12 39.00N/85.78W ...JOHNSON COUNTY... 2 E FRANKLIN 3.43 IN 0700 AM 01/12 39.50N/86.02W 4 ENE WAVERLY 3.37 IN 0800 AM 01/12 39.59N/86.19W 2 SSE FRANKLIN 2.98 IN 0700 AM 01/12 39.47N/86.04W GREENWOOD 2.66 IN 1103 PM 01/11 39.62N/86.11W 2 E FRANKLIN 1.37 IN 1000 PM 01/11 39.50N/86.02W ...KNOX COUNTY... 3 E VINCENNES 3.64 IN 0700 AM 01/12 38.68N/87.46W 4 NNW DECKER 3.20 IN 0800 AM 01/12 38.58N/87.55W ...LAWRENCE COUNTY... 1 NE AVOCA 5.23 IN 0800 AM 01/12 38.92N/86.53W 2 W WILLIAMS 4.67 IN 0700 AM 01/12 38.80N/86.68W 1 W OOLITIC 3.96 IN 0700 AM 01/12 38.89N/86.55W ...MADISON COUNTY... 2 S ANDERSON 3.36 IN 0800 AM 01/12 40.06N/85.69W ...MARION COUNTY... 1 SSE NORA 4.71 IN 0800 AM 01/12 39.90N/86.13W ...MARTIN COUNTY... 3 SW WILLIAMS 4.88 IN 0700 AM 01/12 38.77N/86.69W 4 ENE LACY 4.09 IN 0800 AM 01/12 38.66N/86.72W 6 S LACY 3.68 IN 0700 AM 01/12 38.55N/86.79W ...MONROE COUNTY... 2 SSW ELLETTSVILLE 3.38 IN 0800 AM 01/12 39.21N/86.63W ...MONTGOMERY COUNTY... 5 WNW NEW ROSS 2.72 IN 0700 AM 01/12 40.00N/86.80W ...MORGAN COUNTY... 3 SSW PARAGON 4.02 IN 0800 AM 01/12 39.35N/86.59W 1 NE BROOKLYN 3.74 IN 0700 AM 01/12 39.55N/86.36W BROOKLYN 3.68 IN 1106 AM 01/12 39.54N/86.37W 2 SW MARTINSVILLE 3.53 IN 0700 AM 01/12 39.40N/86.45W ...OWEN COUNTY... 3 NE MCCORMICKS CREEK STATE 4.86 IN 0800 AM 01/12 39.32N/86.73W 2 W STINESVILLE 4.34 IN 0941 PM 01/11 39.30N/86.69W MCCORMICKS CREEK STATE PARK 4.13 IN 0700 AM 01/12 39.29N/86.76W ...PARKE COUNTY... ROCKVILLE 3.62 IN 0500 PM 01/12 39.76N/87.23W ...PUTNAM COUNTY... 1 NNW GREENCASTLE 4.04 IN 0800 AM 01/12 39.66N/86.85W 4 SSW REELSVILLE 3.59 IN 0700 AM 01/12 39.50N/87.00W ...RANDOLPH COUNTY... 3 SE RIDGEVILLE 2.70 IN 0700 AM 01/12 40.26N/85.00W ...RUSH COUNTY... 4 ENE MORRISTOWN 3.14 IN 0800 AM 01/12 39.69N/85.63W ...SHELBY COUNTY... 1 SSW FAIRLAND 3.40 IN 0800 AM 01/12 39.59N/85.87W 2 SE MORRISTOWN 3.12 IN 0700 AM 01/12 39.65N/85.68W ...SULLIVAN COUNTY... 5 WNW GRAYSVILLE 3.83 IN 0700 AM 01/12 39.13N/87.64W ...TIPPECANOE COUNTY... 2 S LAFAYETTE 3.21 IN 0800 AM 01/12 40.38N/86.87W ...TIPTON COUNTY... 4 W ATLANTA 3.18 IN 0700 AM 01/12 40.22N/86.11W ...VERMILLION COUNTY... 1 SW GESSIE 3.72 IN 0700 AM 01/12 40.07N/87.51W ...VIGO COUNTY... 2 N NORTH TERRE HAUTE 4.60 IN 0800 AM 01/12 39.56N/87.37W ...WARREN COUNTY... 1 SW PENCE 3.38 IN 0700 AM 01/12 40.35N/87.52W OBSERVATIONS ARE COLLECTED FROM A VARIETY OF SOURCES WITH VARYING EQUIPMENT AND EXPOSURES. WE THANK ALL VOLUNTEER WEATHER OBSERVERS FOR THEIR DEDICATION. NOT ALL DATA LISTED ARE CONSIDERED OFFICIAL.
Environment
A strong surface low pressure system, combined with a powerful low level jet brought the heavy rain to central Indiana.
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| Figure 1: Surface data at 8 AM Jan 11 | Figure 2: Integrated Water Vapor Transport at 8 AM Jan 11, showing the moisture flowing into the area | Figure 3: Radar at 8 AM |
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