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Flood Watch 5, NWS Wilmington, OH

April 19, 201116 counties in Ohio; 4 counties in Kentucky; 8 counties in Indiana

NWS Wilmington, OH issued this flood watch at Apr 19, 2011, 3:54 PM EDT for 16 counties in Ohio; 4 counties in Kentucky; 8 counties in Indiana. It took effect at Apr 19, 2011, 11:00 PM EDT. It was in force for 10 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Apr 19, 2011, 3:54 PM EDT (19:54 UTC)
In effect from: Apr 19, 2011, 11:00 PM EDT
Expired: Apr 20, 2011, 9:00 AM EDT
In force: 10 hr
Issued by: NWS Wilmington, OH
Flood severity: None

All 28 counties

Dearborn County, IN, Fayette County, IN, Franklin County, IN, Ohio County, IN, Ripley County, IN, Switzerland County, IN, Union County, IN, Wayne County, IN, Boone County, KY, Campbell County, KY, Gallatin County, KY, Kenton County, KY, Brown County, OH, Butler County, OH, Clermont County, OH, Clinton County, OH, Fairfield County, OH, Fayette County, OH, Greene County, OH, Hamilton County, OH, Highland County, OH, Hocking County, OH, Montgomery County, OH, Pickaway County, OH, Pike County, OH, Preble County, OH, Ross County, OH, Warren County, OH

The radar

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this flood watch 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 flood watch went out at Apr 19, 2:12 PM EDT, 1 hour 42 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 19, 2:12 PM EDT, 1 hour 42 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 19, 5:02 AM EDT, 10 hours 52 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

Local storm report, Apr 19, 2:36 PM EDT, 1 hour 18 minutes before

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Local storm report, Apr 19, 2:43 PM EDT, 1 hour 11 minutes before

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Local storm report, Apr 19, 3:15 PM EDT, 39 minutes before

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Local storm report, Apr 19, 3:17 PM EDT, 37 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
317 PM EDT TUE APR 19 2011

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

0315 PM     FLASH FLOOD      DAYTON                  39.78N 84.20W
04/19/2011                   MONTGOMERY         OH   COUNTY OFFICIAL

            MULTIPLE ROAD CLOSURES DUE TO PONDING OF WATER

0315 PM     FLOOD            DAYTON                  39.78N 84.20W
04/19/2011                   MONTGOMERY         OH   COUNTY OFFICIAL

            MULTIPLE ROADS CLOSED DUE TO PONDING OF WATER

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ASL

Local storm report, Apr 19, 3:18 PM EDT, 36 minutes before

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Local storm report, Apr 19, 3:48 PM EDT, 6 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
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, 11:50 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ILN	Pike, Ross	3 hr
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, 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

Nearby

Flood Watches in Ohio, 2011 Flood Watches in Indiana, 2011 Flood Watches in Kentucky, 2011 Every flood watch in 2011

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.