Alert archive / Ohio / Flash Flood Warnings in 1995
Flash Flood Warning 32, NWS Wilmington, OH
NWS Wilmington, OH issued this flash flood warning at May 18, 1995, 1:00 PM EDT for Clermont County, Ohio. It was in force for 2 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- May 18, 1995, 1:00 PM EDT (17:00 UTC)
- Expired
- May 18, 1995, 3:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 2 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Wilmington, OH
- Area
- Whole counties
County Clermont County, OH
The nearest sounding before it
Dayton/James M C, OH (KDAY), launched 12:00Z, 5.0 hours before the alert went out and 95 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 631 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 61 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 298 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 520 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 TTAA00 KILN 181704 FFWILN OHC025-181900- BULLETIN - EBS ACTIVATION REQUESTED FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH 100 PM EDT THU MAY 18 1995 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON HAS ISSUED A FLOOD WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 300 PM EDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATION... IN SOUTHWEST OHIO ...CLERMONT COUNTY AT 1255 PM EDT...CLERMONT COUNTY EMA REPORTED THAT STONELICK CREEK IN NORTHEAST CLERMONT COUNTY WAS OUT OF ITS BANKS. RAIN HAD STOPPED IN CLERMONT COUNTY AND IS NOT EXPECTED TO REDEVELOP UNTIL LATE THIS AFTERNOON...SO WATER IN THIS AREA SHOULD NOT RISE MUCH HIGHER UNTIL THEN. AVOID CROSSING FLOWING WATER...EITHER IN YOUR CAR OR ON FOOT. THE SWIFT CURRENT CAN SWEEP YOU OfFF YOUR FEET OR CARRY YOUR CAR AWAY. STAY AWAY FROM DRAINS...DITCHES...AND LOW SPOTS. TO ESCAPE RISING WATER...MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND. DIAN &
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this flash flood warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Wilmington, OH wrote its last area forecast discussion before this flash flood warning went out at May 18, 2:58 AM EDT, 10 hours 2 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 18, 2:58 AM EDT, 10 hours 2 minutes before
FORECAST COORDINATION MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH 257 AM EDT THU MAY 18 1995 BROAD AREA OF PCPN ACRS IND/IL/NRN KY NOW MAKING ITS WAY ACRS WRN FA. SOME LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN LIKELY AND WITH FFG VERY LOW ACRS E CNTRL/SE IND...WL HAV TO WATCH CLOSELY. SERIES SFC LOWS TO TRACK NEWRD ALG FNTL BNDRY THRU TNGT. WITH PLENTY OF MSTR IN PLACE CRNT FCST LOOKS GOOD WITH PCPN INTO FRI MRNG. AMS BCMS VERY UNSTBL LATE THIS AFTN WITH LI/S OF -4 TO -8. LOOKS LIKE GOOD CHC FOR A FEW SVR TSTMS THIS AFTN/EVNG. AIR STABILIZES SOMEWHAT TNGT BUT WITH UPR LVL LO TRACKING ACRS RGN... SVR WX MAY XTND OVRNGT. PCPN SHUD FINALLY START DECRSG FROM W THRU FRI AFTN AS LOW MOVS OFF TO E. DRYING SLOW TO MOVE IN THO...SO CLDS SHUD HANG ARND. CMH 66/52/63 DAY 66/51/65 CVG 69/55/67 LOTT
In the hours before
Special weather statement, May 18, 7:23 AM EDT, 5 hours 37 minutes before
OHZ070>073-077>082-088-KYZ089>100-INZ066-073>075-080-181600- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH 720 AM EST THU MAY 18 1995 ...TORNADO WATCH HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR INDIANA... ...A TORNADO WATCH IS STILL IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EDT FOR SOUTHERN OHIO AND NORTHERN KENTUCKY... AN AREA OF WEAKENING THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS KENTUCKY AND OHIO WILL BE MOVING EAST THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS. THE THUNDERSTORMS HAVE MOVED OUT OF INDIANA...THEREFORE THE WATCH HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR INDIANA. IT IS STILL POSSIBLE THAT SOME OF THE THUNDERSTORMS MAY BECOME SEVERE AS THEY MOVE THROUGH SOUTHERN OHIO AND NORTHERN KENTUCKY BUT ANY SEVERE WEATHER WILL BE ISOLATED. REMEMBER THAT A WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR SEVERE WEATHER. PEOPLE IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA SHOULD BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR THREATENING WEATHER CONDITIONS. LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR A LOCAL NEWS SOURCE FOR ADDITIONAL UPDATES ON THIS WEATHER SITUATION. COUNTIES INCLUDED IN THE WATCH IN KENTUCKY...CARROLL...GALLATIN... OWEN...GRANT...BOONE...KENTON...CAMPBELL...PENDLETON...BRACKEN... ROBERTSON...MASON AND LEWIS...IN OHIO...BUTLER...WARREN...CLINTON ...HIGHLAND...ROSS...PIKE...SCIOTO...ADAMS...BROWN...CLERMONT... AND HAMILTON...INCLUDING THE CINCINNATI AREA. FARINA
Special weather statement, May 18, 7:45 AM EDT, 5 hours 15 minutes before
OHZ070>073-077>082-088-KYZ089>100-181600- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH 745 AM EST THU MAY 18 1995 ...TORNADO WATCH HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR THE GREATER CINCINNATI AREA... ...A TORNADO WATCH IS STILL IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EDT FOR SECTIONS OF SOUTHWEST AND SOUTHCENTRAL OHIO AND NORTHERN KENTUCKY... AN AREA OF WEAKENING THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS KENTUCKY AND OHIO WILL BE MOVING EAST THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS. THE THUNDERSTORMS ARE MOVING THROUGH SOUTHERN OHIO AND NORTHERN KENTUCKY. IT IS STILL POSSIBLE THAT SOME OF THE THUNDERSTORMS MAY BECOME SEVERE AS THEY MOVE THROUGH SOUTHCENTRAL OHIO AND NORTHERN KENTUCKY BUT ANY SEVERE WEATHER WILL BE ISOLATED. REMEMBER THAT A WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR SEVERE WEATHER. PEOPLE IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA SHOULD BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR THREATENING WEATHER CONDITIONS. LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR A LOCAL NEWS SOURCE FOR ADDITIONAL UPDATES ON THIS WEATHER SITUATION. COUNTIES INCLUDED IN THE WATCH IN KENTUCKY...CARROLL...GALLATIN... OWEN...GRANT...BOONE...KENTON...CAMPBELL...PENDLETON...BRACKEN... ROBERTSON...MASON AND LEWIS...IN OHIO...CLINTON...HIGHLAND... ROSS...PIKE...SCIOTO...ADAMS. FARINA
Special weather statement, May 18, 8:14 AM EDT, 4 hours 46 minutes before
OHZ070>073-077>082-088-KYZ089>100-181600- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH 813 AM EST THU MAY 18 1995 ...TORNADO WATCH HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR SOUTHWEST OHIO... ...A TORNADO WATCH IS STILL IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EDT FOR SOUTHCENTRAL OHIO AND NORTHERN KENTUCKY... AN AREA OF WEAKENING THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS KENTUCKY AND OHIO WILL BE MOVING EAST THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS. THE THUNDERSTORMS ARE MOVING THROUGH SOUTHERN OHIO AND NORTHERN KENTUCKY. IT IS STILL POSSIBLE THAT SOME OF THE THUNDERSTORMS MAY BECOME SEVERE AS THEY MOVE THROUGH SOUTHCENTRAL OHIO AND NORTHERN KENTUCKY BUT ANY SEVERE WEATHER WILL BE ISOLATED. REMEMBER THAT A WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR SEVERE WEATHER. PEOPLE IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA SHOULD BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR THREATENING WEATHER CONDITIONS. LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR A LOCAL NEWS SOURCE FOR ADDITIONAL UPDATES ON THIS WEATHER SITUATION. COUNTIES INCLUDpED IN THE WATCH IN KENTUCKY...CARROLL...GALLATIN... OWEN...GRANT...BOONE...KENTON...CAMPBELL...PENDLETON...BRACKEN... ROBERTSON...MASON AND LEWIS...IN OHIO...HIGHLAND...ROSS... PIKE...SCIOTO...ADAMS. FARINA
Special weather statement, May 18, 10:09 AM EDT, 2 hours 51 minutes before
OHZ070>073-077>082-086-KYZ089>100-181600- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH 1008 AM EST THU MAY 18 1995 ...TORNADO WATCH HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR SOUTHCENTRAL OHIO... ...A TORNADO WATCH IS STILL IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EDT FOR LEWIS AND MASON COUNTIES IN NORTHERN KENTUCKY... AN AREA OF WEAKENING THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS KENTUCKY AND OHIO WILL BE MOVING EAST THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS. THE THUNDERSTORMS ARE MOVING THROUGH SOUTHERN OHIO AND NORTHERN KENTUCKY. IT IS STILL POSSIBLE THAT SOME OF THE THUNDERSTORMS OVER NORTHERN KENTUCKY MAY BECOME SEVERE BUT ANY SEVERE WEATHER WILL BE ISOLATED. REMEMBER THAT A WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR SEVERE WEATHER. PEOPLE IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA SHOULD BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR THREATENING WEATHER CONDITIONS. LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR A LOCAL NEWS SOURCE FOR ADDITIONAL UPDATES ON THIS WEATHER SITUATION. FARINA
Special weather statement, May 18, 12:15 PM EDT, 45 minutes before
OHZ015-016-024>026-034-035-042>046-051>056-060>065-070>074-077>082-088- INZ050-058-059-066-073>075-080-KYZ089>100-181800- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH 1215 PM EST THU MAY 18 1995 ...TORNADO WATCH CANCELLED FOR LEWIS AND MASON COUNTIES... ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS AND VERY HEAVY RAIN ARE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING... THE STRONGEST THUNDERSTORMS HAVE MOVED OUT OF THE REGION ENDING THE THREAT OF TORNADOES FOR NOW. HOWEVER...ANOTHER AREA OF SHOWERS AND STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE BACK INTO THE REGION LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. WITH THIS NEXT BATCH OF ACTIVITY...STRONG AND POSSIBLY SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR. THE ACTIVITY SHOULD HOLD OFF UNTIL AFTER MID-AFTERNOON...SO PREPARE NOW FOR MORE STRONG AND POSSIBLY SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS AND MORE HEAVY RAIN. DAMAGING WINDS...LARGE HAIL AND VERY HEAVY DOWNPOURS CAN BE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. STAY TUNED T<O NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR LATER STATEMENTS CONCERNING THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENINGS WEATHER. AREA SPOTTER NETWORKS MAY NEED TO BE ACTIVATED LATER TODAY. FARINA
The office that day
Everything else NWS Wilmington, OH issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 18, 4:53 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | ILN | Butler, Hamilton | 4 hr |
| May 18, 7:00 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | ILN | Clark, Montgomery | 3 hr |
| May 18, 7:20 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | ILN | Warren | 4 hr |
| May 18, 9:22 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | ILN | Pike, Ross | 3 hr |
| May 18, 9:44 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | ILN | Preble | 3 hr |
| May 18, 9:44 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | ILN | Scioto | 3 hr |
| May 18, 9:57 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | ILN | Darke | 3 hr |
| May 18, 5:52 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | ILN | Darke | 6 hr |
| May 18, 7:47 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | ILN | Ross | 5 hr |
Nearby
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.