Alert archive / Ohio / Flash Flood Warnings in 2008
Flash Flood Warning 13, NWS Wilmington, OH
NWS Wilmington, OH issued this flash flood warning at Jun 4, 2008, 4:18 AM EDT for Montgomery County, Preble County, Ohio. It was in force for 9 hr. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 4, 2008, 4:18 AM EDT (08:18 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 4, 2008, 1:15 PM EDT
- In force
- 9 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Wilmington, OH
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Montgomery County, OH, Preble County, OH
The radar
The Cincinnati radar (KILN), 60 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:18 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 4, 5:41 AM EDT | FLOOD | Miamisburg, OH | HIGH WATER SIGNS HAVE BEEN POSTED WITH WATER OVER ROADWAYS IN SOME LOCATIONS ACROSS MONTGOMERY COUNTY. REPORTS OF BASEMENT FLOODING IN MIAMISBURG. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 00:00Z, 8.3 hours before the alert went out and 61 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
- 1752 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -27 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 498 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 58 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 431 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 584 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 30.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000
WGUS51 KILN 040821
FFWILN
OHC113-135-041215-
/O.NEW.KILN.FF.W.0013.080604T0818Z-080604T1215Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
418 AM EDT WED JUN 4 2008
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
MONTGOMERY COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL OHIO...
PREBLE COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL OHIO...
* UNTIL 815 AM EDT.
* AT 414 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
THAT THUNDERSTORMS HAD PRODUCED HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE WARNED
AREA. RADAR ESTIMATED THAT 2 TO 4 INCHES HAS FALLEN OVER NORTHERN
PREBLE AND NORTHERN MONTGOMERY COUNTIES.
* HEAVY RAIN CONTINUES TO FALL ACROSS THE WARNED AREA WITH ANOTHER
1 TO 2 INCHES POSSIBLE THROUGH 815 AM EDT. RUNOFF FROM THIS
EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO OCCUR.
SOME LOCATIONS THAT MAY EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...DAYTON...
EATON...ENGLEWOOD...HUBER HEIGHTS...KETTERING...MIAMISBURG...MORAINE
AND NORTHRIDGE.
HEAVY RAINS FLOOD ROADS AND LOW LYING AREAS RAPIDLY. DO NOT DRIVE
YOUR VEHICLE INTO WATER OF AN UNKNOWN DEPTH ON THE THE ROAD. IT ONLY
TAKES TWO FEET OF RUSHING WATER TO CARRY AWAY MOST SPORT UTILITY
VEHICLES AND PICKUPS. TAKE A DIFFERENT ROUTE TO REACH YOUR
DESTINATION OR WAIT UNTIL THE WATER RECEDES. REMEMBER...MOST FLOOD
RELATED DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES.
LAT...LON 3992 8482 3992 8416 3988 8415 3988 8405
3985 8405 3984 8409 3962 8410 3961 8411
3961 8482
TIME...MOT...LOC 0818Z 180DEG 0KT 3957 8381
$$2 follow-up statements
000
WGUS51 KILN 041153
FFWILN
OHC113-135-041415-
/O.EXT.KILN.FF.W.0013.000000T0000Z-080604T1415Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
751 AM EDT WED JUN 4 2008
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON HAS EXTENDED THE
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
MONTGOMERY COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL OHIO...
PREBLE COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL OHIO...
* UNTIL 1015 AM EDT.
* AT 748 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
THAT THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAINFALL CONTINUED TO MOVE ACROSS
MONTGOMERY AND PREBLE COUNTIES. RADAR ESTIMATED THAT 1.5 TO 2
INCHES OF RAIN HAD FALLEN ACROSS THE NORTHERN PARTS OF MONTGOMERY
AND PREBLE COUNTIES SINCE 430 AM.
* AN ADDITIONAL ONE TO TWO INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH 1015 AM
EDT. RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING
TO OCCUR.
SOME LOCATIONS THAT MAY EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...DAYTON...
EATON...ENGLEWOOD...HUBER HEIGHTS...KETTERING...MIAMISBURG...MORAINE
AND NORTHRIDGE.
HEAVY RAINS FLOOD ROADS AND LOW LYING AREAS RAPIDLY. DO NOT DRIVE
YOUR VEHICLE INTO WATER OF AN UNKNOWN DEPTH ON THE THE ROAD. IT ONLY
TAKES TWO FEET OF RUSHING WATER TO CARRY AWAY MOST SPORT UTILITY
VEHICLES AND PICKUPS. TAKE A DIFFERENT ROUTE TO REACH YOUR
DESTINATION OR WAIT UNTIL THE WATER RECEDES. REMEMBER...MOST FLOOD
RELATED DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES.
MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO
AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. FLOOD WATERS ARE USUALLY
DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. JUST ONE FOOT OF FLOWING WATER IS POWERFUL
ENOUGH TO SWEEP VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED
ROADS MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.
LAT...LON 3992 8482 3992 8416 3988 8415 3988 8405
3985 8405 3984 8409 3962 8410 3961 8411
3961 8482
TIME...MOT...LOC 1151Z 180DEG 0KT 3957 8381
$$
RYAN000
WGUS51 KILN 041358
FFWILN
OHC113-135-041715-
/O.EXT.KILN.FF.W.0013.000000T0000Z-080604T1715Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
957 AM EDT WED JUN 4 2008
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON HAS EXTENDED THE
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
MONTGOMERY COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL OHIO...
PREBLE COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL OHIO...
* UNTIL 115 PM EDT.
* AT 956 AM EDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED THAT EXCESSIVE
RAINFALL WAS PRODUCING FLASH FLOODING ACROSS BOTH MONTGOMERY AND
PREBLE COUNTIES. WHILE RAINFALL HAS TAPERED OFF...NUMEROUS ROADS
WERE CLOSED DUE TO HIGH WATER.
* RADAR INDICATED THAT HEAVY RAIN CONTINUES TO FALL ACROSS THE WARNED
AREA WITH ANOTHER INCH POSSIBLE THROUGH NOON EDT. RUNOFF FROM THIS
EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO CONTINUE TO OCCUR.
SOME LOCATIONS THAT MAY EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...DAYTON...
EATON...ENGLEWOOD...HUBER HEIGHTS...KETTERING...MIAMISBURG...MORAINE
AND NORTHRIDGE.
HEAVY RAINS FLOOD ROADS AND LOW LYING AREAS RAPIDLY. DO NOT DRIVE
YOUR VEHICLE INTO WATER OF AN UNKNOWN DEPTH ON THE THE ROAD. IT ONLY
TAKES TWO FEET OF RUSHING WATER TO CARRY AWAY MOST SPORT UTILITY
VEHICLES AND PICKUPS. TAKE A DIFFERENT ROUTE TO REACH YOUR
DESTINATION OR WAIT UNTIL THE WATER RECEDES. REMEMBER...MOST FLOOD
RELATED DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES.
LAT...LON 3992 8482 3992 8416 3988 8415 3988 8405
3985 8405 3984 8409 3962 8410 3961 8411
3961 8482
TIME...MOT...LOC 1357Z 180DEG 0KT 3957 8381
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Wilmington, OH issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 3, 8:03 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Greene, Montgomery, Warren | 57 min |
| Jun 3, 8:12 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | ILN | Clinton, Greene, Montgomery, Warren | 48 min |
| Jun 3, 8:13 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | ILN | Fayette, Pickaway, Ross | 47 min |
| Jun 3, 8:40 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | ILN | Clinton | 50 min |
| Jun 3, 8:41 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | ILN | Butler, Preble | 49 min |
| Jun 3, 8:44 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | ILN | Ross | 46 min |
| Jun 3, 8:48 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Preble | 42 min |
| Jun 3, 8:59 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | ILN | Hocking | 31 min |
| Jun 3, 9:01 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | ILN | Clinton, Fayette, Greene, Montgomery, Pickaway, Ross and 1 more | 119 min |
| Jun 3, 9:07 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | ILN | Preble | 38 min |
| Jun 3, 9:17 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | ILN | Clinton, Fayette, Highland, Ross | 58 min |
| Jun 3, 9:28 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | ILN | Butler, Warren | 47 min |
| Jun 3, 9:34 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ILN | Butler, Preble | 56 min |
| Jun 3, 9:41 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Preble | 49 min |
| Jun 3, 9:44 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Highland, Pike, Ross | 46 min |
| Jun 3, 9:55 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | ILN | Butler, Preble | 2 hr |
| Jun 3, 10:02 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Clinton, Fayette, Greene | 43 min |
| Jun 3, 10:11 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | ILN | Pike, Ross | 49 min |
| Jun 3, 10:14 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Clinton, Warren | 29 min |
| Jun 3, 10:42 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | ILN | Clinton, Fayette, Greene, Highland, Montgomery, Pickaway and 3 more | 4 hr |
| Jun 3, 11:32 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ILN | Clark, Fairfield, Fayette, Franklin, Greene, Hocking and 4 more | 118 min |
| Jun 3, 11:56 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | ILN | Clinton, Warren | 49 min |
| Jun 3, 11:59 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ILN | Darke, Preble | 2 hr |
| Jun 4, 2:07 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ILN | Darke | 113 min |
| Jun 4, 2:48 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Champaign, Clark, Darke, Miami | 42 min |
| Jun 4, 3:03 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | ILN | Greene, Warren | 58 hr |
| Jun 4, 3:23 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Champaign, Clark, Madison | 67 min |
| Jun 4, 3:28 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ILN | Champaign, Clark, Miami, Montgomery, Preble | 3 hr |
| Jun 4, 3:48 AM EDT | Flood Watch | ILN | Adams, Auglaize, Brown, Butler, Champaign, Clark and 26 more | 20 hr |
| Jun 4, 3:52 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | ILN | Darke, Miami | 9 hr |
| Jun 4, 4:24 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | ILN | Clark | 8 hr |
| Jun 4, 7:43 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Hamilton | 47 min |
| Jun 4, 7:46 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Clinton, Warren | 44 min |
| Jun 4, 7:51 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Clermont, Hamilton | 39 min |
| Jun 4, 8:10 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ILN | Clermont, Clinton, Hamilton, Warren | 2 hr |
| Jun 4, 8:13 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Clinton, Fayette, Highland | 47 min |
| Jun 4, 8:17 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Brown, Highland | 43 min |
| Jun 4, 8:33 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Highland, Pickaway, Pike, Ross | 57 min |
| Jun 4, 8:41 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | ILN | Butler, Hamilton | 3 hr |
| Jun 4, 9:09 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Fairfield, Hocking | 51 min |
| Jun 4, 9:26 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ILN | Fairfield, Hocking, Licking, Pike, Ross | 3 hr |
| Jun 4, 10:07 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ILN | Adams, Brown, Highland | 2 hr |
| Jun 4, 10:14 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Adams, Scioto | 46 min |
| Jun 4, 11:44 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ILN | Butler, Hamilton | 2 hr |
| Jun 4, 12:38 PM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | ILN | Scioto | 9 hr |
| Jun 4, 12:50 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ILN | Champaign, Darke, Delaware, Fairfield, Franklin, Licking and 3 more | 3 hr |
| Jun 4, 1:11 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ILN | Adams, Brown, Clermont, Scioto | 2 hr |
| Jun 4, 1:56 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | ILN | Adams, Brown | 3 hr |
| Jun 4, 2:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Adams, Scioto | 45 min |
| Jun 4, 3:00 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | ILN | Scioto | 2 hr |
| Jun 4, 6:05 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Butler, Hamilton | 47 min |
| Jun 4, 6:22 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Brown, Clermont, Hamilton, Highland | 38 min |
| Jun 4, 6:26 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | ILN | Butler, Clermont, Hamilton | 3 hr |
| Jun 4, 6:26 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Butler, Clermont, Hamilton, Warren | 64 min |
| Jun 4, 6:31 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Montgomery, Preble | 59 min |
| Jun 4, 6:40 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | ILN | Adams, Brown | 35 min |
| Jun 4, 6:43 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | ILN | Brown, Clermont | 47 min |
| Jun 4, 6:48 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | ILN | Adams, Brown, Scioto | 3 hr |
| Jun 4, 6:50 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Brown, Clinton, Greene, Highland, Warren | 55 min |
| Jun 4, 6:54 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Adams, Brown, Clermont | 66 min |
| Jun 4, 7:03 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | ILN | Adams, Brown | 27 min |
| Jun 4, 7:07 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Scioto | 38 min |
| Jun 4, 7:08 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | ILN | Adams, Scioto | 52 min |
| Jun 4, 7:22 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Adams, Clinton, Fayette, Highland, Pickaway, Pike and 2 more | 53 min |
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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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.