Flash Flood Warning 27, NWS Wilmington, OH

Issued

Mar 3, 1997, 8:02 AM EST (13:02 UTC)

Expired

Mar 3, 1997, 12:00 PM EST

In force

4 hr

Issued by

NWS Wilmington, OH

Area

Whole counties

County Scioto County, OH

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TTAA00 KILN 031303
FFWILN
OHC145-031700-
 
BULLETIN
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
802 AM EST MON MAR 3 1997
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON HAS ISSUED A
FLOOD WARNING FOR SMALL STREAMS EFFECTIVE UNTIL NOON EST
FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATION...
 
IN SOUTH OHIO
 
   ...SCIOTO COUNTY
 
AT 800 AM...WEATHER SERVICE RADAR AND LOCAL RAIN GAGES ESIMATES THAT
FROM ONE HALF TO THREE QUARTER OF AN INCH OF RAIN HAS FALLEN IN EASTERN
SCIOTO COUNTY...MUCH OF IT OCCURRING SINCE 730 AM.
 
WITH HIGH WATER STILL COVERING THE COUNTY...LITTLE ADDITIONAL RAINFALL
IS NEEDED TO PRODUCE FLASH FLOODING. ANOTHER BAND OF MODERATE RAIN IS
WILL PUSH THROUGH THE AREA BY 9 AM.
 
REMEMBER THAT MOST FLOOD DEATHS ARE THE RESULT OF EITHER DRIVING
INTO FLOOD WATERS OR CHILDREN PLAYING IN FLOODED AREAS. NEVER DRIVE
INTO FLOODED ROADWAYS. THE WATER LEVEL MAY BE MUCH DEEPER THAN YOU
THINK...OR THE ROAD MAY BE WASHED OUT COMPLETELY. DO NOT LET YOUR
CHILDREN PLAY NEAR DRAINAGE DITCHES OR STREAMS.
 
DIAN

NWS Wilmington, OH wrote its last area forecast discussion before this flash flood warning went out at Mar 3, 3:26 AM EST, 4 hours 36 minutes earlier.

FORECAST COORDINATION MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
325 AM EST MON MAR 3 1997

IMPRSV VORT MAX WHICH SHWS UP NICELY ON WV IMGRY MOVG ACRS NRN ALABAMA
ATTM AND IS PROGD TO MOV ACRS TN VLY THRU THIS AFTN. LTST SFC ANLYS HAD
ASCTD LOW PRES OVR NRN AL/WRN TN. MDLS IN DECENT AGREEMT WITH MOVMT OF
SYS THRU THIS AFTN WITH PLACEMENT OF SFC AND UPR LVL FEATURES.
HOWEVER...VORT MAX CRNTLY APPEARS TO BE A LTL NORTH OF 6HR FCSTS AND
AREA RADARS INDICTG RAIN SHIELD ADVANCING QUICKLY NE. CRNT TIMING
BRINGS IT INTO CVG BY 4 AM. WITH ISENT ANLYS INDCTG GOOD LIFT BY 12Z
ACRS SRN OH/SE IND AND NRN KY AND SOME PVA ACRS AREA...SHUD SEE RAIN
OVRSPRD SRN FA THRU MID MRNG HRS WITH BEST PCPN S OF A LINE FM DAY TO
CMH. WITH SOME MDT RAINS BACK ACRS PARTS OF SRN IND AND CNTRL KY AND
XTRMLY LOW FFG...FFA LOOKS GOOD FOR TDA ACRS NRN KY AND S CNTRL OH AND
WUD PREFER TO EXPAND IT FOR RMNDR OF CVG AREA TOO (SW OH AND SE IND)
AND PSBLY INCLUDE ROSS AND HOCKING CNTYS ALSO. OTHER CONCERN IS PSBLTY
OF SOME FRZG RAIN ACRS DAY AREA THIS MRNG WHERE PCPN SHUD ARRIVE TWD
SR. CRNT TMPS JUST ABV FRZG WITH DWPTS IN THE UPR 20S. BY ONSET OF RAIN
TEMPS LIKELY TO BE NR OR JUST ABV FRZG SO DONT XPCT MUCH OF PBLM BUT MAY
WANT TO MENTION BRIEF PD OF FZG RAIN THERE THIS MRNG.

PCPN SHUD TAPER OFF THRU THIS AFTERNOON AS LOW MOVS OFF TO E WITH NEXT
SYS MOVG IN QUICKLY ON TUE. BUT WITH DPST MSTR AND BEST DYNAMICS RMNG N
OF FA...XPCT JUST PC.

CVG 45/37/5:9 811
CMH 43/36/57 721
DAY 42/35/56 612

LOTT

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