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River Flood Warning 9, NWS Wilmington, OH

May 2, 2012Clermont County, Hamilton County, Warren County, Ohio

NWS Wilmington, OH issued this river flood warning at May 2, 2012, 2:38 AM EDT for Clermont County, Hamilton County, Warren County, Ohio. It was in force for 11 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
May 2, 2012, 2:38 AM EDT (06:38 UTC)
Expired
May 2, 2012, 1:33 PM EDT
In force
11 hr
Issued by
NWS Wilmington, OH
Flood severity
Minor

Counties Clermont County, OH, Hamilton County, OH, Warren County, OH

The radar

The Cincinnati radar (KILN), 46 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 06:38 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The text

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

802 
WGUS41 KILN 020638
FLWILN
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
238 AM EDT WED MAY 2 2012

...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON HAS ISSUED A FLOOD WARNING
FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS...

  LITTLE MIAMI RIVER AT KINGS MILLS
  LITTLE MIAMI RIVER AT MILFORD

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

SAFETY MESSAGE...DO NOT DRIVE YOUR CAR THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS. THE 
WATER DEPTH MAY BE DEEPER THAN IT APPEARS. 

STAY TUNED TO DEVELOPMENTS BY LISTENING TO NOAA WEATHER ALL HAZARDS 
RADIO.

&&

OHC025-061-165-021838-
/O.NEW.KILN.FL.W.0009.120502T0638Z-120502T2308Z/
/KIMO1.1.ER.000000T0000Z.120502T1200Z.120502T1708Z.NO/
238 AM EDT WED MAY 2 2012

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON HAS ISSUED A 

* FLOOD WARNING FOR 
  THE LITTLE MIAMI RIVER AT KINGS MILLS
* UNTIL THIS EVENING.
* AT 2 AM THE STAGE WAS 17.5 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 17 FEET. 
* THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 18.8 FEET BY late THIS MORNING. THE 
  RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE THIS AFTERNOON.
* THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 18.8 FEET BY THIS MORNING. THE 
  RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE THIS AFTERNOON.
* AT STAGES NEAR 19.0 FEET, FLOOD WATERS BEGINS TO APPROACH LOW LYING 
  ROADS IN FOSTER AND SOUTH LEBANON.
  

$$

OHC025-061-021838-
/O.NEW.KILN.FL.W.0010.120502T0918Z-120503T0620Z/
/MLGO1.1.ER.120502T0918Z.120502T1800Z.120503T0020Z.NO/
238 AM EDT WED MAY 2 2012

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON HAS ISSUED A 

* FLOOD WARNING FOR 
  THE LITTLE MIAMI RIVER AT MILFORD
* UNTIL LATE TONIGHT.
* AT 1 AM THE STAGE WAS 14.7 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 17 FEET. 
* THE RIVER WILL RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY EARLY THIS MORNING AND 
  CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 19.0 FEET BY THIS afternoon. THE RIVER WILL 
  FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY THIS EVENING.
* AT STAGES NEAR 19.0 FEET, FLOODING OCCURS IN LOWLAND AREAS OF MILFORD 
  AND TERRACE PARK...INCLUDING PORTIONS OF ROUND BOTTOM ROAD IN ANDERSON
  TOWNSHIP.
  

$$
2 follow-up statements
362 
WGUS81 KILN 020948
FLSILN
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
548 AM EDT WED MAY 2 2012

...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS...
  LITTLE MIAMI RIVER AT KINGS MILLS
  LITTLE MIAMI RIVER AT MILFORD

OHC025-061-165-021748-
/O.CON.KILN.FL.W.0009.000000T0000Z-120502T2308Z/
/KIMO1.1.ER.000000T0000Z.120502T0932Z.120502T1708Z.NO/
548 AM EDT WED MAY 2 2012

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE LITTLE MIAMI RIVER AT KINGS MILLS
* UNTIL THIS EVENING.
* AT 5 AM THE STAGE WAS 19.0 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 17 FEET.
* THE RIVER IS CRESTING. THE RIVER WILL BEGIN TO FALL LATER 
  THIS MORNING.THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY THIS 
  AFTERNOON.
* AT STAGES NEAR 19.0 FEET, FLOOD WATERS BEGINS TO APPROACH LOW LYING 
  ROADS IN FOSTER AND SOUTH LEBANON.  

$$

OHC025-061-021748-
/O.CON.KILN.FL.W.0010.000000T0000Z-120503T0620Z/
/MLGO1.1.ER.120502T0626Z.120502T0830Z.120503T0020Z.NO/
548 AM EDT WED MAY 2 2012

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE LITTLE MIAMI RIVER AT MILFORD
* UNTIL LATE TONIGHT.
* AT 4 AM THE STAGE WAS 19.2 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 17 FEET.
* THE RIVER WILL CREST NEAR 20.0 FEET. THE RIVER WILL BEGIN TO FALL LATER 
  THIS MORNING. THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY THIS EVENING.
* AT STAGES NEAR 20.0 FEET, LOWLAND FLOODING CONTINUES IN PORTIONS OF 
  CLERMONT AND HAMILTON COUNTIES, PARTICULARLY IN LOW AREAS OF MILFORD AND 
  TERRACE PARK.   FLOODING CONTINUES ALONG PORTIONS OF ROUND BOTTOM ROAD 
  IN ANDERSON TOWNSHIP.

$$
076 
WGUS81 KILN 021733
FLSILN
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
133 PM EDT WED MAY 2 2012

...THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS...

  LITTLE MIAMI RIVER AT KINGS MILLS

OHC025-061-165-021803-
/O.CAN.KILN.FL.W.0009.000000T0000Z-120502T2308Z/
/KIMO1.1.ER.000000T0000Z.120502T0932Z.120502T1310Z.NO/
133 PM EDT WED MAY 2 2012

THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR
  THE LITTLE MIAMI RIVER AT KINGS MILLS.
* AT 1 PM THE STAGE WAS 12.7 FEET.
* THE RIVER FELL BELOW FLOOD STAGE LATE THIS MORNING.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 17 FEET.
* THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO 7.1 FEET BY THURSDAY MORNING.
 

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 1, 8:05 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNHighland40 min
May 1, 9:00 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNPreble60 min
May 1, 9:06 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryILNPreble4 hr
May 1, 9:31 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningILNButler, Montgomery, Preble3 hr
May 1, 9:59 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNClinton, Greene31 min
May 1, 10:00 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningILNHamilton3 hr
May 1, 10:01 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNButler29 min
May 1, 10:21 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNClinton, Fayette39 min
May 1, 10:28 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningILNButler, Hamilton4 hr
May 1, 10:30 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryILNClinton, Greene, Warren3 hr
May 1, 11:26 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNClinton34 min
May 1, 11:29 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNBrown, Clermont, Clinton, Highland, Warren31 min
May 1, 11:36 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryILNBrown, Clermont, Highland3 hr
May 1, 11:44 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNButler61 min
May 2, 12:08 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNWarren37 min
May 2, 12:12 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningILNBrown, Clermont, Clinton, Highland, Warren4 hr
May 2, 12:17 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNPike28 min
May 2, 12:19 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryILNAuglaize, Mercer3 hr
May 2, 12:40 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNClermont35 min
May 2, 12:53 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryILNPike, Ross3 hr
May 2, 12:57 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNPike, Ross33 min
May 2, 1:12 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNGreene33 min
May 2, 1:23 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryILNAuglaize, Hardin, Logan, Shelby, Union3 hr
May 2, 1:24 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNPike, Scioto21 min
May 2, 2:25 AM EDTAreal Flood WarningILNHamilton9 hr
May 2, 2:38 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningILNClermont, Hamilton9 hr

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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.