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Areal Flood Advisory 21, NWS Wilmington, OH
NWS Wilmington, OH issued this areal flood advisory at Apr 19, 2011, 11:50 AM EDT for Pike County, Ross County, Ohio. It was in force for 3 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 19, 2011, 11:50 AM EDT (15:50 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 19, 2011, 2:45 PM EDT
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Wilmington, OH
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Pike County, OH, Ross County, OH
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NWS Wilmington, OH wrote its last area forecast discussion before this areal flood advisory went out at Apr 19, 6:39 AM EDT, 5 hours 11 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 19, 6:39 AM EDT, 5 hours 11 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH 639 AM EDT TUE APR 19 2011 .SYNOPSIS... SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL ACCOMPANY A WARM FRONT AS IT LIFTS SLOWLY NORTHWARD THROUGH OHIO TODAY. A STRONG COLD FRONT CONTAINING ABUNDANT MOISTURE WILL CROSS THE REGION LATE TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY. HIGH PRESSURE AND DRIER AIR WILL BUILD IN WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY. && .NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 PM THIS EVENING/... SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS HAVE DEVELOPED ALONG A WARM FRONT LOCATED JUST SOUTH OF THE OHIO RIVER AIDED BY A STRENGTHENING LOW LEVEL JET. THE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE ACROSS THE AREA THIS MORNING. SINCE MOST OF THE STORMS ARE FORMING IN AN AREA OF ELEVATED INSTABILITY AND STRONG WINDS APPEAR TO BE STAYING ALOFT...LARGE HAIL IS THE MAIN THREAT AT THIS POINT. HAVE ISSUED A FEW WARNINGS FOR A PERSISTENT CELL EAST OF CINCINNATI THAT HAS PRODUCED HAIL UP TO 1 INCH IN DIAMETER. HEAVY RAIN WILL ALSO OCCUR AND LOCALIZED FLOODING MAY RESULT. EXPECT SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO DIMINISH IN COVERAGE BY AFTERNOON AS FRONTAL CONVERGENCE LIFTS NORTH AND THE LOW LEVEL JET BRIEFLY RELAXES. TEMPERATURES WILL WARM SIGNIFICANTLY AS THE WARM FRONT MOVES NORTH...WITH HIGHS RANGING FROM AROUND 60 FAR NORTH TO THE MID 70S SOUTH. && .SHORT TERM /6 PM THIS EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY/... A STRONG COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM A GREAT LAKES LOW WILL CROSS THE AREA TONIGHT INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY. ALL MODELS INDICATE A SWATH OF ABUNDANT MOISTURE AND CONVERGENCE ALONG THE FRONT SO WENT WITH 100 POPS FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. EXPECT A SQUALL LINE TO DEVELOP AHEAD OF THE FRONT ENERGIZED BY A 60 KNOT 850 MB JET. SEVERE WIND GUSTS WILL PROBABLY ACCOMPANY THE SQUALL LINE...WITH ISOLATED TORNADOES POSSIBLE ALONG BROKEN SEGMENTS OF THE LINE. DECREASING INSTABILITY DURING THE NIGHT MAY BE A LIMITING FACTOR TO THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT AS THE SQUALL LINE PROGRESSES TO EASTERN COUNTIES. PRECIPITABLE WATER OVER 200% OF NORMAL WILL RESULT IN HEAVY RAIN AND LOCALIZED FLOODING. THE COLD FRONT WILL PROCEED QUICKLY EASTWARD ON WEDNESDAY...FOLLOWED BY HIGH PRESSURE AND DRY AIR ON WEDNESDAY NIGHT. ALSO KEPT THURSDAY DRY SINCE IT APPEARS MOISTURE ASSOCIATED WITH THE NEXT WAVE OF LOW PRESSURE WILL REMAIN SOUTHWEST THROUGH THE DAY. CLOUDS...PRECIPITATION AND COLD ADVECTION SHOULD KEEP HIGH TEMPERATURES MAINLY IN THE 50S AND 60S ON WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY. && .LONG TERM /THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY/... UNSETTLED CONDITIONS WILL BECOME REESTABLISHED ACROSS THE OHIO VALLEY THROUGH THE PERIOD. A WARM FRONT WILL DEVELOP ON THURSDAY NIGHT AND LIFT NORTH ON FRIDAY. AS LOW PRESSURE PASSES TO THE NORTH IT WILL BRING A COLD FRONT THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT OR EARLY SATURDAY. IT APPEARS THAT THIS FRONT WILL STALL JUST SOUTH OF THE REGION AND THEN LIFT BACK NORTH AS WEAK WAVES MOVE ALONG THE BOUNDARY AT THE BEGINNING OF THE WEEK. COOLER TEMPERATURES ON THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT WILL BE REPLACED BY NEAR TO ABOVE NORMAL READINGS FOR THE REST OF THE PERIOD. && .AVIATION /12Z TUESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY/... A SFC FRONTAL BOUNDARY SOUTH OF ALL TAF SITES TO REMAIN QUASI- STATIONARY EARLY TODAY...BEFORE MOVING BACK NORTH AS A WARM FRONT THIS AFTN. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS HAVE DEVELOPED GENERALLY ALONG AND NORTH OF THIS FRONT IN A REGION OF MOIST ASCENT DUE TO A STRONG LOW LEVEL JET. THESE SHOWERS AND EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS WILL WILL SHIFT EAST AND DIMINISH BY MID MORNING. PCPN MAY BECOME MODERATE TO LOCALLY HEAVY AT TIMES...WITH CIGS AND VSBYS DROPPING INTO THE IFR CATEGORY. AFTER THE LOW LEVEL JET SHIFTS OFF TO THE EAST DURG THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL MAKE ITS WAY FROM SOUTH TO NORTH AS LOW PRESSURE BEGINS TO DEEPEN TO THE WEST. MVFR/IFR CIGS TO SLOWLY IMPROVE TO VFR BEHIND WARM FRONTAL PASSAGE FROM SOUTH TO NORTH. DEEPENING LOW PRESSURE EJECTS FROM THE MID MS VALLEY INTO THE GREAT LAKES TONIGHT SENDING A STRONG COLD FRONT THROUGH THE REGION BETWEEN 09Z AND 12Z WED. THIS WILL BRING ANOTHER ROUND OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...SOME OF WHICH COULD BE STRONG TO SEVERE. AT THIS TIME HAVE RE-INTRODUCED THUNDERSTORMS WITH MVFR CIGS/VSBYS BUT IFR CONDITIONS WL BE POSSIBLE IN SOME OF THE STRONGER STORMS. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE WEST TOWARD SUNRISE WEDNESDAY WITH GUSTS UP TO 28KTS POSSIBLE. OUTLOOK...MVFR/IFR CIGS/VSBYS POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY MORNING IN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. GUSTY WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS EXPECTED ON WEDNESDAY. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY. && .ILN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... OH...NONE. KY...NONE. IN...NONE. && SYNOPSIS...CONIGLIO NEAR TERM...CONIGLIO SHORT TERM...CONIGLIO LONG TERM... AVIATION...AR
Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 19, 5:02 AM EDT, 6 hours 48 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH 502 AM EDT TUE APR 19 2011 INZ050-058-059-066-073>075-080-KYZ089>100-OHZ026-034-035-042>046- 051>056-060>065-070>074-077>082-088-200915- WAYNE-FAYETTE IN-UNION IN-FRANKLIN IN-RIPLEY-DEARBORN-OHIO- SWITZERLAND-CARROLL-GALLATIN-BOONE-KENTON-CAMPBELL-OWEN-GRANT- PENDLETON-BRACKEN-ROBERTSON-MASON-LEWIS-HARDIN-MERCER-AUGLAIZE-DARKE- SHELBY-LOGAN-UNION OH-DELAWARE-MIAMI-CHAMPAIGN-CLARK-MADISON- FRANKLIN OH-LICKING-PREBLE-MONTGOMERY-GREENE-FAYETTE OH-PICKAWAY- FAIRFIELD-BUTLER-WARREN-CLINTON-ROSS-HOCKING-HAMILTON-CLERMONT-BROWN- HIGHLAND-ADAMS-PIKE-SCIOTO- 502 AM EDT TUE APR 19 2011 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EAST CENTRAL INDIANA...SOUTHEAST INDIANA...NORTHEAST KENTUCKY...NORTHERN KENTUCKY...CENTRAL OHIO...MIAMI VALLEY OF OHIO...SOUTH CENTRAL OHIO...SOUTHWEST OHIO AND WEST CENTRAL OHIO. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TODAY. A FEW STORMS MAY PRODUCE HAIL. IN ADDITION...LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN MAY OCCUR...ESPECIALLY WHERE STORMS ARE TRAINING. THIS MAY RESULT IN LOCALIZED FLOODING. THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR A WELL ORGANIZED SQUALL LINE TO DEVELOP TO OUR WEST AND TRACK ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT. THE MAIN THREAT WILL BE DAMAGING WINDS AND ISOLATED TORNADOES. HEAVY RAIN AND FLOODING WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE WITH THE SQUALL LINE. CHECK THE LATEST FORECAST FOR UPDATED INFORMATION. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT WILL CONTINUE EARLY WEDNESDAY AS THE COLD FRONT MOVES EAST. THE THREAT WILL DIMINISH BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AS HIGH PRESSURE MOVES IN BEHIND THE FRONT. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED.
In the hours before
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</html>Local storm report, Apr 19, 11:31 AM EDT, 19 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
1131 AM EDT TUE APR 19 2011
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1123 AM FLOOD 1 SSE CHEVIOT 39.14N 84.61W
04/19/2011 HAMILTON OH TRAINED SPOTTER
COCORAHS OBSERVER REPORTS STORM TOTAL RAINFALL OF 2.48
INCHES WITH 1 INCH OBSERVED IN THE PAST 45 MINUTES. URBAN
FLOODING REPORTED.
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KURZLocal storm report, Apr 19, 11:42 AM EDT, 8 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
1142 AM EDT TUE APR 19 2011
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1139 AM FLOOD MORROW 39.35N 84.13W
04/19/2011 WARREN OH EMERGENCY MNGR
FLOOODING ON ROADWAYS WITH SOME ROAD CLOSURES
1139 AM FLOOD MORROW 39.35N 84.13W
04/19/2011 WARREN OH EMERGENCY MNGR
FLOODING ON ROADWAYS WITH ROAD CLOSURES
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ASLSpecial weather statement, Apr 19, 11:47 AM EDT, 3 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH 1147 AM EDT TUE APR 19 2011 OHZ042-051-053-060>062-191645- CLARK OH-DARKE OH-GREENE OH-MIAMI OH-MONTGOMERY OH-PREBLE OH- 1147 AM EDT TUE APR 19 2011 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT NORTHEASTERN PREBLE... MONTGOMERY...SOUTHERN MIAMI...NORTHERN GREENE...EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN DARKE AND SOUTHWESTERN CLARK COUNTIES THROUGH 1245 PM EDT... AT 1142 AM EDT...RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR OKLAHOMA...MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH. WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. IN ADDITION...HEAVY RAIN CAN BE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM OVER ALREADY SATURATED GROUND. SOME LOCATIONS THAT MAY BE AFFECTED INCLUDE...ENGLEWOOD...TROTWOOD... MORAINE...DAYTON...NORTHRIDGE...VANDALIA...OAKWOOD...KETTERING... HUBER HEIGHTS...WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB...BEAVERCREEK AND FAIRBORN. ALSO...GORDON...VERONA...BROOKVILLE...NEW LEBANON...PHILLIPSBURG... GARLAND...UNION AND DREXEL ARE NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STRONG THUNDERSTORM. WATER WILL POND ON ROADS AND MAY QUICKLY FILL ROADSIDE DITCHES AND SMALL STREAMS. LAT...LON 3995 8382 3967 8378 3968 8466 3993 8463
The office that day
Everything else NWS Wilmington, OH issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 19, 2:54 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Brown, Clermont, Hamilton | 39 min |
| Apr 19, 3:32 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Brown, Clinton, Highland | 23 min |
| Apr 19, 3:45 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Clermont, Hamilton | 60 min |
| Apr 19, 4:11 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Brown | 64 min |
| Apr 19, 4:20 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | ILN | Clermont, Hamilton | 7 hr |
| Apr 19, 4:46 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Highland | 59 min |
| Apr 19, 6:12 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | ILN | Hamilton | 3 hr |
| Apr 19, 7:12 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ILN | Butler, Clinton, Greene, Montgomery, Preble, Warren | 3 hr |
| Apr 19, 9:08 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | ILN | Clermont | 3 hr |
| Apr 19, 9:20 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Brown | 55 min |
| Apr 19, 9:27 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Highland | 63 min |
| Apr 19, 11:14 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Clinton, Warren | 61 min |
| Apr 19, 11:40 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | ILN | Brown, Butler, Clermont, Clinton, Hamilton, Highland and 1 more | 3 hr |
| Apr 19, 11:47 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Greene, Montgomery, Preble | 58 min |
| Apr 19, 12:01 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Darke | 44 min |
| Apr 19, 12:22 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | ILN | Clermont, Hamilton, Warren | 9 hr |
| Apr 19, 12:22 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | ILN | Clermont, Hamilton | 9 hr |
| Apr 19, 12:57 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ILN | Clark, Greene, Montgomery, Preble | 11 hr |
| Apr 19, 1:45 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Pickaway | 60 min |
| Apr 19, 2:14 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Fairfield | 31 min |
| Apr 19, 2:19 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | ILN | Hamilton | 5 days |
| Apr 19, 2:30 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ILN | Fairfield, Fayette, Franklin, Hocking, Licking, Madison and 2 more | 6 hr |
| Apr 19, 2:42 PM EDT | River Flood Advisory | ILN | Clermont, Hamilton | 49 hr |
| Apr 19, 3:36 PM EDT | River Flood Advisory | ILN | Hamilton | 28 hr |
| Apr 19, 3:54 PM EDT | Flood Watch | ILN | Brown, Butler, Clermont, Clinton, Fairfield, Fayette and 10 more | 17 hr |
| Apr 19, 4:11 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | ILN | Hocking | 48 hr |
| Apr 19, 5:51 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | ILN | Warren | 52 hr |
| Apr 19, 6:39 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | ILN | Pickaway | 9 days |
| Apr 19, 6:39 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | ILN | Pike, Scioto | 11 days |
| Apr 19, 6:57 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | ILN | Franklin, Madison, Pickaway | 10 hr |
| Apr 19, 7:20 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | ILN | Miami, Shelby | 2 hr |
| Apr 19, 7:22 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | ILN | Butler, Montgomery, Warren | 3 hr |
| Apr 19, 1:42 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Carroll, Gallatin | 63 min |
| Apr 19, 1:57 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Boone | 63 min |
| Apr 19, 2:13 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Campbell, Kenton | 62 min |
| Apr 19, 2:21 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Boone, Campbell, Gallatin, Grant, Kenton, Pendleton | 39 min |
| Apr 19, 6:56 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | ILN | Carroll, Gallatin | 5 hr |
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Sources
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