Alert archive / Indiana / Flash Flood Warnings in 2012
Flash Flood Warning 7, NWS Wilmington, OH
NWS Wilmington, OH issued this flash flood warning at May 1, 2012, 9:31 PM EDT for Butler County, Montgomery County, Preble County, Ohio; 4 counties in Indiana. It was in force for 3 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- May 1, 2012, 9:31 PM EDT (01:31 UTC)
- Expired
- May 2, 2012, 12:30 AM EDT
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Wilmington, OH
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Fayette County, IN, Franklin County, IN, Union County, IN, Wayne County, IN, Butler County, OH, Montgomery County, OH, Preble County, OH
The radar
The Cincinnati radar (KILN), 76 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:34 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.
The nearest sounding before it
Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 00:00Z, 1.5 hours before the alert went out and 341 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
- 579 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -49 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1059 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 32 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 166 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 237 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.3
- Supercell composite
- 4.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
537
WGUS51 KILN 020131
FFWILN
INC041-047-161-177-OHC017-113-135-020430-
/O.NEW.KILN.FF.W.0007.120502T0131Z-120502T0430Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
931 PM EDT TUE MAY 1 2012
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
FAYETTE COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL INDIANA...
UNION COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL INDIANA...
SOUTHERN WAYNE COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL INDIANA...
EXTREME NORTHERN FRANKLIN COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST INDIANA...
NORTHERN BUTLER COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST OHIO...
SOUTHWESTERN MONTGOMERY COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL OHIO...
SOUTHERN PREBLE COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL OHIO...
* UNTIL 1230 AM EDT.
* AT 930 PM EDT...RADAR INDICATED THAT LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS HAD
PRODUCED VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. RADAR
ESTIMATED 2 TO 2.5 INCHES OF RAIN IN THE PAST HOUR.
* HEAVY RAIN CONTINUES TO FALL ACROSS THE WARNED AREA WITH ANOTHER
1 TO 2 INCHES POSSIBLE THROUGH 1230 AM EDT. RUNOFF FROM THIS
EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO OCCUR.
SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
CONNERSVILLE...EATON...MIDDLETOWN...CAMDEN...GRATIS...LIBERTY...WEST
ALEXANDRIA AND WEST COLLEGE CORNER.
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 3976 8530 3977 8432 3959 8433 3959 8437
3955 8437 3954 8434 3950 8434 3952 8531
$$2 follow-up statements
400
WGUS71 KILN 020316
FFSILN
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
1116 PM EDT TUE MAY 1 2012
INC041-047-161-177-OHC017-113-135-020430-
/O.CON.KILN.FF.W.0007.000000T0000Z-120502T0430Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
UNION IN-FRANKLIN IN-FAYETTE IN-WAYNE IN-BUTLER OH-MONTGOMERY OH-
PREBLE OH-
1116 PM EDT TUE MAY 1 2012
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR SOUTHERN WAYNE...FAYETTE AND
UNION COUNTIES IN EAST CENTRAL INDIANA...AND EXTREME NORTHERN
FRANKLIN COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST INDIANA...AND NORTHERN BUTLER COUNTY IN
SOUTHWEST OHIO...AND SOUTHERN PREBLE AND SOUTHWESTERN MONTGOMERY
COUNTIES IN WEST CENTRAL OHIO UNTIL 1230 AM EDT...
AT 1111 PM EDT...RADAR INDICATED THAT THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN
HAVE SLOWLY SLIPPED SOUTH OUT OF THE WARNING AREA. SOME ADDITIONAL
THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY...HOWEVER...WILL STILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH
1230 AM EDT...AND THUS...THE WARNING WILL CONTINUE AT THIS TIME.
2 TO 4 INCHES OF RAIN HAVE FALLEN ACROSS THE WARNING AREA TODAY WITH
MOST OVER THE LAST SEVERAL HOURS. RUNOFF FROM THIS RAINFALL WILL
STILL POSE A FLASH FLOOD THREAT...ESPECIALLY NEAR SWOLLEN CREEKS AND
STREAMS THAT ARE NEAR ROADWAYS.
SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING
INCLUDE...CONNERSVILLE...EATON...MIDDLETOWN...CAMDEN...GRATIS...LIBER
TY...WEST ALEXANDRIA AND WEST COLLEGE CORNER.
IN ADDITION...FLOODING IS EXPECTED TO OCCUR IN...ABINGTON...ALPINE...
ALQUINA...BEESONS...BENTONVILLE...BILLINGSVILLE...BOSTON AND
BROWNSVILLE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
NEVER DRIVE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD. ONLY A FEW INCHES
OF RAPIDLY FLOWING WATER CAN QUICKLY CARRY AWAY YOUR VEHICLE. FIND AN
ALTERNATE ROUTE OR WAIT UNTIL THE WATER RECEDES.
&&
LAT...LON 3976 8530 3977 8432 3959 8433 3959 8437
3955 8437 3954 8434 3950 8434 3952 8531
$$087
WGUS71 KILN 020437
FFSILN
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
1237 AM EDT WED MAY 2 2012
INC041-047-161-177-OHC017-113-135-020445-
/O.EXP.KILN.FF.W.0007.000000T0000Z-120502T0430Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
UNION IN-FRANKLIN IN-FAYETTE IN-WAYNE IN-BUTLER OH-MONTGOMERY OH-
PREBLE OH-
1237 AM EDT WED MAY 2 2012
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR SOUTHERN WAYNE...FAYETTE AND UNION
COUNTIES IN EAST CENTRAL INDIANA...AND EXTREME NORTHERN FRANKLIN
COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST INDIANA...AND NORTHERN BUTLER COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST
OHIO...AND SOUTHERN PREBLE AND SOUTHWESTERN MONTGOMERY COUNTIES IN
WEST CENTRAL OHIO HAS EXPIRED...
THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN HAVE MOVED EAST OF THE AREA. THE
THREAT FOR FLASH FLOODING HAS ENDED BUT HIGH WATER MAY CONTINUE
AS STREAMS AND CREEKS IN THE WARNED AREA RECEDE. IF FLOODING HAS
BEEN OBSERVED...PLEASE REPORT IT TO YOUR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT
AGENCY.
LAT...LON 3976 8530 3977 8432 3959 8433 3959 8437
3955 8437 3954 8434 3950 8434 3952 8531
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Wilmington, OH issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1, 8:05 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Highland | 40 min |
| May 1, 9:00 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Preble | 60 min |
| May 1, 9:06 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ILN | Preble | 4 hr |
| May 1, 9:59 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Clinton, Greene | 31 min |
| May 1, 10:00 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | ILN | Hamilton | 3 hr |
| May 1, 10:01 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Butler | 29 min |
| May 1, 10:21 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Clinton, Fayette | 39 min |
| May 1, 10:28 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | ILN | Butler, Hamilton | 4 hr |
| May 1, 10:30 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ILN | Clinton, Greene, Warren | 3 hr |
| May 1, 11:26 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Clinton | 34 min |
| May 1, 11:29 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Brown, Clermont, Clinton, Highland, Warren | 31 min |
| May 1, 11:36 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ILN | Brown, Clermont, Highland | 3 hr |
| May 1, 11:44 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Butler | 61 min |
| May 2, 12:08 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Warren | 37 min |
| May 2, 12:12 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | ILN | Brown, Clermont, Clinton, Highland, Warren | 4 hr |
| May 2, 12:17 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Pike | 28 min |
| May 2, 12:19 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ILN | Auglaize, Mercer | 3 hr |
| May 2, 12:40 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Clermont | 35 min |
| May 2, 12:53 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ILN | Pike, Ross | 3 hr |
| May 2, 12:57 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Pike, Ross | 33 min |
| May 2, 1:12 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Greene | 33 min |
| May 2, 1:23 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ILN | Auglaize, Hardin, Logan, Shelby, Union | 3 hr |
| May 2, 1:24 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Pike, Scioto | 21 min |
| May 2, 2:25 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | ILN | Hamilton | 9 hr |
| May 2, 2:38 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | ILN | Clermont, Hamilton | 9 hr |
| May 2, 2:38 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | ILN | Clermont, Hamilton, Warren | 11 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.