Flash Flood Warning 38, NWS Wilmington, OH

Issued

Apr 30, 1998, 9:56 AM EDT (13:56 UTC)

Expired

Apr 30, 1998, 2:55 PM EDT

In force

5 hr

Issued by

NWS Wilmington, OH

Area

Whole counties

Counties Carroll County, KY, Gallatin County, KY, Owen County, KY

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BULLETIN
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
956 AM EDT THU APR 30 1998

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON HAS ISSUED A

* FLOOD WARNING FOR SMALL STREAMS FOR...
  CARROLL COUNTY IN NORTHERN KENTUCKY.
  GALLATIN COUNTY IN NORTHERN KENTUCKY.
  OWEN COUNTY IN NORTHERN KENTUCKY.

* EFFECTIVE UNTIL 255 PM EDT.

* AT 945 AM EDT...WEATHER SERVICE RADAR AND OBSERVERS INDICATED
  THAT FROM 1 TO 1.5 INCHES OF RAIN HAD FALLEN OVERNIGHT AND THIS
  MORNING IN MUCH OF NORTHERN KENTUCKY...PARTICULARLY IN THE
  GALLATIN...OWEN AND CARROLL COUNTY AREAS.

* EAGLE CREEK...WHICH RUNS THROUGH ALL THREE COUNTIES WAS RISING
  RAPIDLY AS A RESULT OF THE WIDESPREAD MODERATE RAIN. UP TO AN
  ADDITIONAL 1 TO 1.5 INCHES OF RAINFALL CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH
  TONIGHT...RESULTING IN ADDITIONAL RISES ALONG EAGLE CREEK.

* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL BE AFFECTED BY FLOODING ALONG EAGLE CREEK
  INCLUDE...WORTHVILLE...EAGLE STATION...SANDERS...SPARTA AND
  GLENCOE.

AREA RESIDENTS SHOULD MONITOR FLOOD CONDITIONS AND BE PREPARED
TO MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND SHOULD FLOOD WATERS THREATEN.

MOVE UP TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS SUBJECT TO
FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.


DIAN-REED

NWS Wilmington, OH wrote its last area forecast discussion before this flash flood warning went out at Apr 30, 9:20 AM EDT, 36 minutes earlier.

FORECAST COORDINATION MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
920 AM EDT THU APR 30 1998

CONVECTION IN GULF MVD FAR ENUF EAST OVRNITE TO ALLOW NORTHWARD
TRANSPORT OF MOIST INTO REGION. 1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAIN FELL OVR SOUTHERN
OHIO AND NORTHERN KY/SE IND OVRNITE. BREAK IN MODERATE TO HEAVY PCPN
THIS AM W/ MAINLY LIGHT PCPN ON 88D. NO REPORTS OF FLOODING THIS
AM...BUT CREEKS AND STREAMS MUST BE CLOSE TO BANKFULL ACRS SRN AREAS.

H8 JET KEY TDY AS IT PUSHES NORTHEAST FROM WRN TN TO PA DURING THE DAY.
WILL PROVIDE CVRG FOR DVLPMENT OF MORE MOD TO HEAVY PCPN. CLD CVR AND
RAIN SHUD KEEP TEMPS FROM RISING TOO MUCH TODAY...BUT DWPTS SHUD RISE
TO ARND 60. MOD KILN SNDG SHWD CAPES TO 800 EVEN W/ WRMG AT JUST ABT
ALL LVLS. POSS OF SM CONVECTION THIS AFTN...NOT WIDESPREAD...WHICH CUD
FURTHER AGGREVATE ANY FLOODING PROBS. RCMD FFA FOR NRN KY AREAS AND
KEEP FFA IN CRNT SRN OHIO AREAS.

SEVERE WX DOES NOT SEEM TO BE A BIG THREAT TDY BUT STADTS SHWS SVRL
SEVERE/TOR REPORTS FROM ILLINOIS FROM YSTDY. TREES HAVE ALREADY FALLEN
IN THE CVG AREA WITH NO WINDS AT ALL...JUST BECAUSE GROUND IS SO
SATURATED. LOOKS LIKE ANY WIND WILL KNOCK DOWN TREES TDY AND SO ISOLD
SEVERE NOT OUT OF THE QUESTION.

FARINA

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