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River Flood Warning 24, NWS Wilmington, OH

March 4, 2008Fayette County, Franklin County, Indiana

NWS Wilmington, OH issued this river flood warning at Mar 4, 2008, 6:58 PM EST for Fayette County, Franklin County, Indiana. It took effect at Mar 4, 2008, 8:31 PM EST. It was in force for 7 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Mar 4, 2008, 6:58 PM EST (23:58 UTC)
In effect from: Mar 4, 2008, 8:31 PM EST
Expired: Mar 5, 2008, 3:29 AM EST
In force: 7 hr
Issued by: NWS Wilmington, OH
Flood severity: Minor

Counties Fayette County, IN, Franklin County, IN

The radar

The Indianapolis radar (KIND), 101 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:04 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The river

Written for the forecast point West Fork Whitewater River near Alpine (ALPI3).

Action stage: 10 ft
Minor stage: 14 ft
Moderate stage: 17 ft
Major stage: 19 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 03275000, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this river flood warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Wilmington, OH wrote its last area forecast discussion before this river flood warning went out at Mar 4, 6:52 PM EST, 6 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 4, 6:52 PM EST, 6 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 4, 4:23 PM EST, 2 hours 35 minutes before

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In the hours before

Local storm report, Mar 4, 2:59 PM EST, 3 hours 59 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
259 PM EST TUE MAR 04 2008

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1230 PM     FLOOD            FALMOUTH                38.67N 84.33W
03/04/2008                   PENDLETON          KY   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            WATER OVER SOME LOW LYING BRIDGES AND ROADS.

0116 PM     FLOOD            MILFORD                 38.58N 84.16W
03/04/2008                   BRACKEN            KY   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            WATER OVER SANTA FE ROAD NEAR MILFORD KY

0121 PM     FLOOD            MARYSVILLE              40.24N 83.37W
03/04/2008                   UNION              OH   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            ONE ROAD CLOSED IN THE COUNTY BY HIGH WATER.

0124 PM     FLOOD            6 W WASHINGTON          38.61N 83.91W
03/04/2008                   MASON              KY   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            BRANDYWINE RD CLOSED BY HIGH WATER. WATER OVER A FEW
            OTHER ROADS ELSEWHERE IN THE COUNTY.

0137 PM     FLOOD            4 SSE PIKE LAKE         39.09N 83.14W
03/04/2008                   PIKE               OH   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            SEVERAL ROADS COVERED WITH WATER IN THE COUNTY...
            INCLUDING SR 220 AT RIVER RD AND SR 124 AT DRY BONE RD.

0140 PM     FLOOD            CHILLICOTHE             39.34N 82.99W
03/04/2008                   ROSS               OH   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            SEVERAL ROADS CLOSED IN THE COUNTY. A FEW UNOCCUPIED CARS
            SUBMERGED IN LOW LYING AREAS.

0145 PM     FLOOD            5 W HILLSBORO           39.21N 83.71W
03/04/2008                   HIGHLAND           OH   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            WATER ACROSS SEVERAL ROADS IN THE COUNTY... INCLUDING US
            50 NEAR DANVILLE RD... BEECHWOOD RD AND CLEAR CREEK RD.

0157 PM     FLOOD            WEST UNION              38.79N 83.54W
03/04/2008                   ADAMS              OH   EMERGENCY MNGR

            NUMEROUS ROADS CLOSED ACROSS COUNTY BY HIGH WATER.

0159 PM     FLOOD            GEORGETOWN              38.87N 83.90W
03/04/2008                   BROWN              OH   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            NUMEROUS ROADS CLOSED ACROSS COUNTY. ROUTE 763 NEAR ROUTE
            41 IS IMPASSABLE.

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SHOBE2

Special weather statement, Mar 4, 3:50 PM EST, 3 hours 8 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Mar 4, 5:03 PM EST, 1 hour 55 minutes before

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Local storm report, Mar 4, 5:14 PM EST, 1 hour 44 minutes before

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The office that day

Everything else NWS Wilmington, OH issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Mar 4, 6:01 AM EST	Areal Flood Advisory	ILN	Brown, Clermont	4 hr
Mar 4, 6:17 AM EST	Areal Flood Advisory	ILN	Hamilton	3 hr
Mar 4, 6:38 AM EST	Areal Flood Advisory	ILN	Adams, Highland	4 hr
Mar 4, 7:54 AM EST	Areal Flood Advisory	ILN	Pike, Ross	4 hr
Mar 4, 7:58 AM EST	Areal Flood Advisory	ILN	Fairfield, Franklin, Hocking, Licking, Pickaway	4 hr
Mar 4, 8:28 AM EST	Areal Flood Warning	ILN	Adams, Brown, Highland, Pike	6 hr
Mar 4, 8:37 AM EST	Areal Flood Warning	ILN	Delaware, Fairfield, Franklin, Hocking, Licking, Pickaway and 3 more	14 hr
Mar 4, 9:04 AM EST	River Flood Warning	ILN	Franklin, Hamilton, Madison, Pickaway	116 days
Mar 4, 9:23 AM EST	River Flood Warning	ILN	Adams	16 hr
Mar 4, 9:36 AM EST	Areal Flood Advisory	ILN	Butler, Clinton, Fayette, Greene, Warren	4 hr
Mar 4, 9:59 AM EST	River Flood Warning	ILN	Hocking	44 hr
Mar 4, 10:17 AM EST	River Flood Warning	ILN	Licking	9 hr
Mar 4, 10:32 AM EST	Areal Flood Warning	ILN	Butler, Clermont, Hamilton, Warren	6 hr
Mar 4, 10:43 AM EST	River Flood Warning	ILN	Pickaway	5 days
Mar 4, 10:43 AM EST	River Flood Warning	ILN	Pike, Scioto	7 days
Mar 4, 10:43 AM EST	River Flood Warning	ILN	Franklin, Madison, Pickaway	59 hr
Mar 4, 10:48 AM EST	River Flood Warning	ILN	Clermont, Hamilton, Warren	6 hr
Mar 4, 11:26 AM EST	Areal Flood Advisory	ILN	Darke, Miami, Montgomery, Preble	3 hr
Mar 4, 12:01 PM EST	Areal Flood Advisory	ILN	Scioto	119 min
Mar 4, 12:20 PM EST	River Flood Warning	ILN	Highland, Ross	4 hr
Mar 4, 2:29 PM EST	Areal Flood Warning	ILN	Adams, Brown, Highland, Pike	8 hr
Mar 4, 2:39 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILN	Brown, Clinton, Highland	27 min
Mar 4, 3:47 PM EST	Winter Storm Warning	ILN	Auglaize, Darke, Hardin, Logan, Mercer, Shelby and 1 more	8 hr
Mar 4, 4:25 PM EST	Areal Flood Warning	ILN	Butler, Clermont, Hamilton, Warren	6 hr
Mar 4, 4:51 AM EST	Areal Flood Advisory	ILN	Carroll, Gallatin, Grant, Owen, Pendleton	3 hr
Mar 4, 7:16 AM EST	Areal Flood Advisory	ILN	Mason, Robertson	4 hr
Mar 4, 9:01 AM EST	Areal Flood Warning	ILN	Grant, Owen, Pendleton	4 hr
Mar 4, 9:41 AM EST	Areal Flood Advisory	ILN	Carroll, Gallatin	4 hr
Mar 4, 1:50 PM EST	Areal Flood Advisory	ILN	Carroll, Gallatin, Grant, Owen, Pendleton	3 hr
Mar 4, 4:30 PM EST	Areal Flood Advisory	ILN	Boone, Campbell, Kenton	3 hr
Mar 4, 4:32 AM EST	Areal Flood Advisory	ILN	Dearborn, Ohio, Ripley, Switzerland	3 hr

Nearby

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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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive; the gauge from the NWS water service and the USGS.