Flash Flood Warning 7, NWS Wilmington, OH

Issued

Mar 1, 1997, 10:02 AM EST (15:02 UTC)

Expired

Mar 1, 1997, 1:00 PM EST

In force

3 hr

Issued by

NWS Wilmington, OH

Area

Whole counties

Counties Adams County, OH, Scioto County, OH

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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
1002 AM EST SAT MAR 1 1997
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON HAS ISSUED A
FLASH FLOOD WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL  100 PM EST
FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...
 
IN SOUTH CENTRAL OHIO
 
   ...SCIOTO COUNTY
   ...ADAMS COUNTY
 
RAINFALL REPORTS AND RADAR ESTIMATES OF RAINFALL FOR SOUTH CENTRAL OHIO
THIS MORNING ARE IN THE 2 TO 4 INCH RANGE. MANY CREEKS AND STREAMS ARE
ALREADY OUT OF THEIR BANKS...AND MORE ARE EXPECTED TO FLOOD VERY SOON.
THE RAINFALL WILL CONTINUE OVER THE REGION THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON.
 
EMERGENCY OFFICIALS ACROSS THE REGION REPORT NUMEROUS ROADS COVERED WITH
HIGH WATER.
 
NEVER DRIVE YOUR CAR INTO A FLOODED ROADWAY. 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.
 
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.
 
DANGELO
 
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NWS Wilmington, OH wrote its last area forecast discussion before this flash flood warning went out at Mar 1, 9:45 AM EST, 17 minutes earlier.

FORECAST COORDINATION MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
945 AM EST SAT MAR 1 1997

13Z SFC ANALYSIS INDICATED LOW PRES OVR ERN MN WITH THE WARM FNT ALONG
THE OH-MI BORDER.  60F DEWPOINTS WERE AS FAR N AS THE OH RIVER.  MCSS
WERE FIRING IN HIGHEST DEWPOINT AIR AND MOVG ALONG THE SAME BOUNDARY.
NUMEROUS REPORTS OF FLOODING IN S-CNTRL OH AND NRN KY HAVE BEEN
RECEIVED.  IR IMAGERY INDICATES COLD CLOUD TOPS CONTINUING TO DEVELOP
ACROSS WRN KY.  TREND HAS BEEN FOR EACH BAND OF PRECIP TO SLIDE SLOWLY
SEWD.  THUS...PRECIP WL TAPER OFF ACROSS NRN KY AND S-CNTRL OH BY NOON.
HOWEVER...MODELS KEEP MOISTURE ACROSS AREA AND INCREASE THE LIFT AND
INSTABILITY TOWARD 00Z SUN.  THUS... CONT CHC OF SHRA/TSRA THIS PM.
ALSO...WITH PLENTY OF MCS BLOWOFF...EVEN IF LOWER CLOUDS BREAK...HIGH
CLOUDS WILL KEEP IN CLOUDY TODAY.

WILKINSON

Flash Flood Warnings in Ohio, 1997Every flash flood warning in 1997

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