Flash Flood Warning 79, NWS Wilmington, OH

Issued

Jun 15, 1998, 8:25 PM EDT (00:25 UTC)

Expired

Jun 15, 1998, 10:25 PM EDT

In force

2 hr

Issued by

NWS Wilmington, OH

Area

Whole counties

Counties Adams County, OH, Scioto County, OH

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000 
TTAA00 KILN 160026
FFWILN
OHC001-145-160225-

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
825 PM EDT MON JUN 15 1998

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  ADAMS COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL OHIO.
  SCIOTO COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL OHIO.

* EFFECTIVE UNTIL 1025 PM EDT.

* AT 815 PM EDT...ADAMS COUNTY OFFICIALS REPORTED THAT FLOODING WAS
  OCCURRING IN NORTHEAST ADAMS AND NORTHWEST SCIOTO COUNTIES...
  MAINLY BETWEEN PEEBLES AND RAREDON. HIGH WATER WAS REPORTED ON
  PAULINE-MILLER ROAD IN ADAMS COUNTY AND ALONG STATE ROUTE 73 IN
  SCIOTO COUNTY.

* UP TO 2.5 INCHES OF RAIN HAD FALLEN IN NORTHERN ADAMS AND
  SCIOTO COUNTIES SINCE 400 PM EDT. ONLY LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN CAN
  BE EXPECTED THROUGH 1100 PM EDT...WITH AN OCCASIONAL THUNDERSTORM.

IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED...ACT QUICKLY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND
TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING
WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.


DIAN-REED

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NWS Wilmington, OH wrote its last area forecast discussion before this flash flood warning went out at Jun 15, 9:40 AM EDT, 10 hours 45 minutes earlier.

FORECAST COORDINATION MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
940 AM EDT MON JUN 15 1998

AWIPS ARRIVING...SO PRETTY CHAOTIC HERE THIS AM.

S/W MVNG THRU BASE OF TROF NOW IN ERN IL/WRN IN. 12Z SFC ANLYS SHWG TWO
BNDRYS ACRS CWA...ONE JUST S OF IND TO S OF CMD...OTHER FARTHER N TWD
LIMA AND CAK AREA. S/W ENERGY SEEMS TO BE ENHANCING PCPN ACRS CNTL OH.
DWPTS IN MID 60S ADVECTING INTO MORE SRN BNDRY...BNDRY FCST TO MV
SLOWLY NORTH IN RESPONSE TO SFC LO LIFTING NE. THIS BNDRY SHUD BE THE
FOCUS FOR RW/TRW TDY. 12Z SOUNDING SHOWED KI OF 39 AND PW OF 1.55... SO
VERY JUICY AIR IN PLACE OVR REGION. YSTDY RAINFALL TOTALS...WERE OVER
AN INCH FROM WAYNE TO FRANKLIN CTY IN INDIANA...OVER TO CLINTON AND
FAYETTE COUNTIES IN OHIO. ANOTHER AREA OF OVER AN INCH ACRS OH RVR IN
SRN CWA. FOCUS FOR PCPN SHUD BE FROM EAST CNTL INDIANA OVER TO CMH AREA.
DEFINITELY THINK FFA NEEDED FOR EAST CENTRAL INDIANA AS IS IN FCST NOW.
CNTL OHIO WORKED OVER ALREADY THIS AM...SO MAY NEED FLASH FLOOD WATCH
FOR AN AREA FROM JUST N OF DAY OVER TO CMH ALSO W/ S/W PROGGED TO CROSS
AREA AND MORE ENHANCEMENT IN STORE.

AREA HAS SEEN LAST OF SUNSHINE FOR TDY W/ CLDS TO WEST...SO MOSTLY
CLOUDY. TEMPS LOOK OK BUT CMH CUD REACH MID 70S W/ LTL HELP.

FARINA

In the hours before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OHIO
1058 AM EDT MON JUN 15 1998

TIME(EDT)  .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE  ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

0227 PM    HAGERSTOWN                IN   FLOODING
06/15/98   WAYNE                          ROADS FLOODED...SR 38
                                          CLOSED

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