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Flash Flood Warning 28, NWS Wilmington, OH

June 10, 2011Dearborn County, Ohio County, Indiana; Boone County, Campbell County, Kenton County, Kentucky; Hamilton County, Ohio

NWS Wilmington, OH issued this flash flood warning at Jun 10, 2011, 7:07 PM EDT for Dearborn County, Ohio County, Indiana; Boone County, Campbell County, Kenton County, Kentucky; Hamilton County, Ohio. It was in force for 113 min. 3 reports 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 10, 2011, 7:07 PM EDT (23:07 UTC)
Expired: Jun 10, 2011, 9:00 PM EDT
In force: 113 min
Issued by: NWS Wilmington, OH
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: None

Counties Dearborn County, IN, Ohio County, IN, Boone County, KY, Campbell County, KY, Kenton County, KY, Hamilton County, OH

The radar

The Cincinnati radar (KILN), 72 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:10 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 10, 7:30 PM EDT	FLOOD	Erlanger, KY	SEVERAL BASEMENTS FLOODED.
Jun 10, 7:30 PM EDT	FLASH FLOOD	4 Ene Cleves, OH	SEVERAL REPORTS OF TAYLORS CREEK AND SOUTH FORK TAYLORS CREEK OUT OF THEIR BANKS AND FLOWING OVER ROADWAYS. PARKED CARS WERE SWEPT 200 FEET AT ONE LOCATION.
Jun 10, 7:50 PM EDT	HEAVY RAIN 2	3 Sse Bright, IN	TWO INCHES OF RAIN MEASURED IN THE PAST THREE HOURS NEAR HIDDEN VALLEY LAKE.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 12:00Z, 11.1 hours before the alert went out and 368 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.

Skew-T log-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.

Mixed-layer CAPE: 581 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -228 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 670 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 43 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 101 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 130 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 2.8

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

204 
WGUS51 KILN 102307
FFWILN
INC029-115-KYC015-037-117-OHC061-110100-
/O.NEW.KILN.FF.W.0028.110610T2307Z-110611T0100Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
707 PM EDT FRI JUN 10 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  BOONE COUNTY IN NORTHERN KENTUCKY...
  CAMPBELL COUNTY IN NORTHERN KENTUCKY...
  KENTON COUNTY IN NORTHERN KENTUCKY...
  EASTERN DEARBORN COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST INDIANA...
  OHIO COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST INDIANA...
  SOUTHERN HAMILTON COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST OHIO...

* UNTIL 900 PM EDT.

* AT 655 PM EDT...RADAR INDICATED THAT THUNDERSTORMS HAD PRODUCED   
2 TO 4 INCHES OF RAIN ACROSS THE WARNED AREA SINCE LATE THIS 
AFTERNOON.

* HEAVY RAIN CONTINUES TO FALL ACROSS THE WARNED AREA WITH ANOTHER   
1 TO 2 INCHES POSSIBLE THROUGH 900 PM EDT. RUNOFF FROM THIS   
EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO OCCUR.

SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...ALEXANDRIA...
ANDERSON TOWNSHIP...AURORA...BELLEVUE...BRIGHT...BURLINGTON...
CHEVIOT...CINCINNATI...COLD SPRING...COVINGTON...CRESCENT SPRINGS AND
CRESTVIEW HILLS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

ACT QUICKLY TO PROTECT YOUR LIFE IF YOU ARE IN A LOW LYING AREA...
ALONG A CREEK...STREAM OR IN AN AREA EXPERIENCING FLOODING. MOVE TO
HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY.

NEVER DRIVE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD. ONLY A FEW INCHES
OF RAPIDLY FLOWING WATER CAN QUICKLY CARRY AWAY YOUR VEHICLE. FIND AN
ALTERNATE ROUTE OR WAIT UNTIL THE WATER RECEDES.

&&

LAT...LON 3922 8490 3919 8429 3907 8431 3903 8432
      3902 8431 3896 8432 3895 8492

$$

2 follow-up statements

953 
WGUS71 KILN 102345
FFSILN

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
745 PM EDT FRI JUN 10 2011

INC029-115-KYC015-037-117-OHC061-110100-
/O.CON.KILN.FF.W.0028.000000T0000Z-110611T0100Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
OHIO IN-DEARBORN IN-KENTON KY-BOONE KY-CAMPBELL KY-HAMILTON OH-
745 PM EDT FRI JUN 10 2011

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR SOUTHERN HAMILTON...CAMPBELL...
BOONE...KENTON...EASTERN DEARBORN AND OHIO COUNTIES UNTIL 900 PM
EDT...

AT 740 PM EDT...RADAR INDICATED THAT THUNDERSTORMS HAD PRODUCED HEAVY
RAINFALL ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. RADAR ESTIMATED THAT 3 TO 5 INCHES 
OF RAIN HAVE FALLEN SINCE LATE THIS AFTERNOON.

THUNDERSTORMS CONTAINING HEAVY RAIN ARE BEGINNING TO MOVE SLOWLY 
SOUTH. HOWEVER...ANOTHER INCH OF RAIN WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE 
WARNED AREA THROUGH 830 PM EDT. RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL 
WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO OCCUR.

SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...ALEXANDRIA...
ANDERSON TOWNSHIP...AURORA...BELLEVUE...BRIGHT...BURLINGTON...
CHEVIOT...CINCINNATI...COLD SPRING...COVINGTON...CRESCENT SPRINGS AND
CRESTVIEW HILLS.

IN ADDITION...FLOODING IS EXPECTED TO OCCUR IN...AA HIGHWAY AT US
ROUTE 27...ADDYSTON...BELLEVIEW...BRIDGETOWN NORTH...CHERRY GROVE...
CINCINNATI-NORTHERN KENTUCKY INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT...CONSTANCE AND
COVEDALE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

ACT QUICKLY TO PROTECT YOUR LIFE IF YOU ARE IN A LOW LYING AREA...
ALONG A CREEK...STREAM OR IN AN AREA EXPERIENCING FLOODING. MOVE TO
HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY.

NEVER DRIVE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD. ONLY A FEW INCHES
OF RAPIDLY FLOWING WATER CAN QUICKLY CARRY AWAY YOUR VEHICLE. FIND AN
ALTERNATE ROUTE OR WAIT UNTIL THE WATER RECEDES.

&&

LAT...LON 3922 8490 3919 8429 3907 8431 3903 8432
      3902 8431 3896 8432 3895 8492

$$

054 
WGUS71 KILN 110052
FFSILN

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
852 PM EDT FRI JUN 10 2011

INC029-115-KYC015-037-117-OHC061-110101-
/O.EXP.KILN.FF.W.0028.000000T0000Z-110611T0100Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
OHIO IN-DEARBORN IN-KENTON KY-BOONE KY-CAMPBELL KY-HAMILTON OH-
852 PM EDT FRI JUN 10 2011

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR SOUTHERN HAMILTON...CAMPBELL...
BOONE...KENTON...EASTERN DEARBORN AND OHIO COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT
900 PM EDT...

THUNDERSTORMS HAVE WEAKEN ACROSS THE AREA. IN ADDITION...
STREAMS AND CREEKS IN THE WARNED AREA HAVE RECEDED OR WERE BEGINNING 
TO RECEDE...REDUCING THE FLOOD THREAT. IF FLOODING HAS BEEN 
OBSERVED...PLEASE REPORT IT TO YOUR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY.

LAT...LON 3922 8490 3919 8429 3907 8431 3903 8432
      3902 8431 3896 8432 3895 8492

$$

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 10, 5:22 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Wayne	23 min
Jun 10, 8:01 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Wayne	44 min
Jun 10, 10:18 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Fayette, Union	42 min
Jun 10, 3:27 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Franklin	63 min
Jun 10, 5:09 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Wayne	96 min
Jun 10, 5:14 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Dearborn	61 min
Jun 10, 5:21 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILN	Dearborn	39 min
Jun 10, 5:41 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Dearborn, Ripley	64 min
Jun 10, 5:58 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILN	Dearborn, Ohio, Ripley	47 min
Jun 10, 6:06 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ILN	Dearborn, Ripley	2 hr
Jun 10, 6:44 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ILN	Dearborn, Ohio, Ripley	3 hr
Jun 10, 7:05 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Ohio	55 min
Jun 10, 12:26 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILN	Boone	49 min
Jun 10, 12:32 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ILN	Boone	90 min
Jun 10, 1:15 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Campbell, Kenton	60 min
Jun 10, 1:31 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILN	Boone, Campbell, Kenton	44 min
Jun 10, 1:47 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILN	Campbell, Pendleton	43 min
Jun 10, 2:08 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ILN	Campbell	82 min
Jun 10, 2:59 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Mason	46 min
Jun 10, 3:32 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILN	Mason	21 min
Jun 10, 3:41 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ILN	Mason	64 min
Jun 10, 4:17 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Grant	43 min
Jun 10, 6:23 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILN	Boone, Campbell, Kenton	52 min
Jun 10, 7:27 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Owen	63 min
Jun 10, 7:34 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILN	Grant, Owen, Pendleton	41 min
Jun 10, 4:01 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Darke	29 min
Jun 10, 4:13 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Warren	32 min
Jun 10, 5:32 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Montgomery	28 min
Jun 10, 6:22 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Warren	23 min
Jun 10, 6:46 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Fayette	29 min
Jun 10, 7:18 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Clinton	27 min
Jun 10, 7:23 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Madison	37 min
Jun 10, 7:29 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Pickaway	46 min
Jun 10, 7:40 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Franklin	50 min
Jun 10, 7:50 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ILN	Franklin, Madison	115 min
Jun 10, 7:59 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ILN	Auglaize, Mercer	3 hr
Jun 10, 8:17 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ILN	Darke	2 hr
Jun 10, 9:18 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Champaign, Logan, Union	42 min
Jun 10, 9:20 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Franklin	40 min
Jun 10, 9:48 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Clark, Greene	42 min
Jun 10, 11:18 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Pike, Ross	42 min
Jun 10, 11:47 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Hamilton	58 min
Jun 10, 11:55 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILN	Hamilton	65 min
Jun 10, 4:46 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Hamilton	59 min
Jun 10, 5:20 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILN	Darke	28 min
Jun 10, 5:27 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Warren	33 min
Jun 10, 5:28 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Miami	47 min
Jun 10, 5:31 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILN	Clinton, Greene, Warren	30 min
Jun 10, 5:38 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ILN	Hamilton	3 hr
Jun 10, 5:45 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILN	Butler, Hamilton, Warren	49 min
Jun 10, 6:06 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILN	Brown, Clermont, Clinton, Hamilton, Highland, Warren	39 min
Jun 10, 6:17 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILN	Montgomery	43 min
Jun 10, 6:26 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILN	Champaign	34 min
Jun 10, 6:36 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILN	Clinton	39 min
Jun 10, 6:43 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ILN	Montgomery	2 hr
Jun 10, 6:48 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILN	Champaign, Logan, Union	28 min
Jun 10, 6:52 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILN	Montgomery	22 min
Jun 10, 7:10 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILN	Clinton, Fayette, Greene, Madison, Pickaway	50 min
Jun 10, 7:21 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Champaign, Clark, Greene, Madison, Union	54 min
Jun 10, 7:30 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILN	Hardin	45 min
Jun 10, 7:34 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ILN	Champaign, Clark, Greene, Miami	104 min
Jun 10, 7:37 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILN	Miami, Montgomery	23 min
Jun 10, 7:45 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILN	Franklin, Madison, Pickaway	34 min
Jun 10, 7:57 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Pickaway	63 min

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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.