Sep 27, 2019
Weak, low amplitude southwest flow short wave kicked out of Missouri during the day. A 50 knot southwesterly low level jet developed Friday evening and resulted in continued warm/moist advection in pre-frontal environment. Upper level jet dynamics also became more favorable by Friday evening in broad right entrance region of upper level jet. PWATs again with this event were highly anomalous for late September, in the 1.75-2 inch range. While several rainfall reports in the two to four inch ran
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 851509). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Elkhart County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.