Flash Flood Warning 147, NWS Wilmington, OH

Issued

Aug 8, 1995, 9:40 AM EDT (13:40 UTC)

Expired

Aug 8, 1995, 12:30 PM EDT

In force

3 hr

Issued by

NWS Wilmington, OH

Area

Whole counties

County Mercer County, OH

000 
TTAA00 KILN 081342
FFWILN
OHC107-081630-
 
BULLETIN - EBS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
940 AM EDT TUE AUG 8 1995
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON HAS ISSUED A
FLASH FLOOD WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 1230 PM EDT
FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATION...
 
IN WEST CENTRAL OHIO
 
   ...MERCER COUNTY
 
AT 930 AM WATER WAS COVERING NUMEROUS ROADS...ESPECIALLY IN THE
FT RECOVERY AREA WHERE 20 FAMILIES HAD BEEN EVACUATED.
 
ALSO AT 930 AM DOPPLER WEATHER RADAR HAD SHOWED NO RAINFALL
OCCURRING OVER THE COUNTY.  WATER IS EXPECTED TO RECEDE THIS
MORNING...HOWEVER MORE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS COULD DEVELOP
THIS AFTERNOON.
 
NEVER DRIVE YOUR CAR INTO A FLOODED ROLADWAY. YOU CAN EASILY
BECOME STRANDED OR TRAPPED. THE DEPTH OF WATER IS NOT ALWAYS
OBVIOUS. IF YOU ARE UNSURE ABOUT THE ROAD CONDITION OR THE WATER
LEVEL AHEAD OF YOU...TURN AROUND AND TAKE ANOTHER ROUTE.
 
SANDLER
&

NWS Wilmington, OH wrote its last area forecast discussion before this flash flood warning went out at Aug 8, 2:33 AM EDT, 7 hours 7 minutes earlier.

FORECAST COORDINATION MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
233 AM EDT TUE AUG 8 1995

FLOODING PROBLEMS/NO PCGRIDDED DATA LEAVE ME WITH LITTLE TO OFFER FOR
FCST.  05Z SFC ANYLS INDC FRNT JUST NORTH OF OH RVR BETWEEN
CVG-ILN...WITH KILN 88D VWP SHOW IMPRESSIVE OVERRUNNING SIT WHICH IS
HELPING PCPN TO CONT.  85H EQUIV POT TEMP ANYLS SHOWS THEAT-E RIDGE
INTO WC OH...30H ANLYS BUT THIS RGN UNDER NICE DIFLUENCE...00Z
SOUNDINGS INDC OUTRAGEOUS PW VALUES ARND 2 INCHES.  ALL THESE THINGS
HELPING TO PRODUCE 88D PCPN ESTIMATES OF OVER 4 INCHES IN PARTS OF N
MIAMI/SHELBY/CHAMPAIGN COUNTIES.

AS FOR TDY...WITH WV SAT PIX INDC S/W CONT TO SPIN ACRS N WI...AND
MODELS BRINGING SERIES OF VORT LOBES THRU AREA...GOOD CHC FOR MORE TRW
TDY...WITH BEST POPS ARND SFC BNDRY. UNTIL LARGE UPPER SYS IN NW USA
CAN KICK SYS IN N WI OUT...TRW/RW POSSIBLE THRU FCST PD.

CVG 85/72/85 565
DAY 82/69/84 765
CMH 80/69/84 775

HYSELL

DIAN

Flash Flood Warnings in Ohio, 1995Every flash flood warning in 1995

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