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Flash Flood Warning 13, NWS Wilmington, OH

July 1, 2013Campbell County, Kenton County, Kentucky; Hamilton County, Ohio

NWS Wilmington, OH issued this flash flood warning at Jul 1, 2013, 10:35 PM EDT for Campbell County, Kenton County, Kentucky; Hamilton County, Ohio. It was in force for 3 hr. 10 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
Jul 1, 2013, 10:35 PM EDT (02:35 UTC)
Expired
Jul 2, 2013, 1:30 AM EDT
In force
3 hr
Issued by
NWS Wilmington, OH
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

Counties Campbell County, KY, Kenton County, KY, Hamilton County, OH

The radar

The Cincinnati radar (KILN), 75 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:38 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

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jul 1, 11:05 PM EDTFLASH FLOODDelhi Township, OHA CREEK WAS REPORTED OUT OF ITS BANKS AND FLOODING PORTIONS OF THE TOWNSHIP.
Jul 1, 11:06 PM EDTFLASH FLOODCincinnati, OHDRAINAGE DITCHES WERE OVERFLOWING INTO STREETS IN THE CITY.
Jul 1, 11:15 PM EDTFLASH FLOOD1 Nne Downtown Cincinna, OHWATER FLOWING OVER ROADS IN MT. AUBURN.
Jul 1, 11:26 PM EDTFLASH FLOOD5 Nw Cold Spring, KYBASEMENTS WERE FLOODED IN COVINGTON AND PARK HILLS.
Jul 1, 11:36 PM EDTFLASH FLOOD6 Nw Cold Spring, KYMULTIPLE ROADS CLOSED DUE TO HIGH WATER IN THE COVINGTON AREA INCLUDING ALONG 12TH STREET.
Jul 1, 11:40 PM EDTFLASH FLOODNewport, KYROADS CLOSED FROM 11TH AND MONMOUTH TO 18TH AND MONMOUTH
Jul 2, 12:00 AM EDTHEAVY RAIN 1.955 Nnw Covington, OHMEASURED RAINFALL AT SITE MICO1 BETWEEN 9 PM AND MIDNIGHT.
Jul 2, 12:00 AM EDTHEAVY RAIN 2.274 Nnw Covington, KYMEASURED RAIN AT SITE LUDK2 NEAR LUDLOW...BETWEEN 9 PM AND MIDNIGHT.
Jul 2, 12:00 AM EDTHEAVY RAIN 3.132 Sse Downtown Cincinna, KYMEASURED DAILY TOTAL OF 3.13 INCHES FOR JULY 1. 2.11 INCHES FELL BETWEEN 1045 PM AND 1145 PM. RELAYED VIA BROADCAST MEDIA.
Jul 2, 12:35 AM EDTFLASH FLOOD2 Ne Downtown Cincinnat, OHA MUD SLIDE HAS CLOSED PART OF COLUMBIA PARKWAY NEAR KEMPER LANE.

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

The nearest sounding before it

Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 00:00Z, 2.6 hours before the alert went out and 77 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-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Cncnati-Daytn, OH at 00:00Z on 2013-07-02Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1071 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Cncnati-Daytn, OH at 00:00Z on 2013-07-02The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 41 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
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
1071 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-3 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
674 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
48 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
41 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
98 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.4
Supercell composite
3.2

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The text

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

394 
WGUS51 KILN 020235
FFWILN
KYC037-117-OHC061-020530-
/O.NEW.KILN.FF.W.0013.130702T0235Z-130702T0530Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
1035 PM EDT MON JUL 1 2013

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  EXTREME NORTHERN CAMPBELL COUNTY IN NORTHERN KENTUCKY...
  EXTREME NORTHERN KENTON COUNTY IN NORTHERN KENTUCKY...
  SOUTHERN HAMILTON COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST OHIO...

* UNTIL 130 AM EDT.

* AT 1030 PM EDT...OVER 2 INCHES OF RAINFALL HAVE OCCURRED IN THE 
PAST HOUR WITH AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAINFALL POSSIBLE OVER 
THE NEXT HOUR. RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH 
FLOODING TO OCCUR.

* SOME LOCATIONS THAT COULD EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...BELLEVUE...
  CHEVIOT...COVINGTON...DAYTON...DOWNTOWN CINCINNATI...LUDLOW...
  NEWPORT...PARK HILLS...DELHI TOWNSHIP AND UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND NOW. ACT QUICKLY TO PROTECT YOUR LIFE.

TO REPORT FLASH FLOODING...GO TO OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/ILN AND
SUBMIT YOUR REPORT VIA SOCIAL MEDIA...WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY.

&&

LAT...LON 3911 8469 3922 8465 3911 8445 3904 8453

$$
ASL
2 follow-up statements
931 
WGUS71 KILN 020425
FFSILN

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
1225 AM EDT TUE JUL 2 2013

KYC037-117-OHC061-020530-
/O.CON.KILN.FF.W.0013.000000T0000Z-130702T0530Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
KENTON KY-CAMPBELL KY-HAMILTON OH-
1225 AM EDT TUE JUL 2 2013

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR SOUTHERN HAMILTON...EXTREME
NORTHERN CAMPBELL AND EXTREME NORTHERN KENTON COUNTIES UNTIL 130 AM
EDT...

AT 1222 AM EDT...ALTHOUGH HEAVY RAIN HAS ENDED IN THE AREA...FLASH 
FLOODING FROM RUNOFF CONTINUES TO OCCUR IN DELHI 
TOWNSHIP...NEWPORT...AND MOUNT AUBURN.

SOME LOCATIONS THAT COULD EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...BELLEVUE...
CHEVIOT...COVINGTON...DAYTON...DOWNTOWN CINCINNATI...FORT WRIGHT...
LUDLOW...NEWPORT...PARK HILLS...DELHI TOWNSHIP AND UNIVERSITY OF
CINCINNATI.

OTHER LOCATIONS WHERE FLOODING MAY OCCUR INCLUDE...BRIDGETOWN...
COVEDALE...KENTON VALE AND MACK.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND NOW. ACT QUICKLY TO PROTECT YOUR LIFE.

TO REPORT FLASH FLOODING...GO TO OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/ILN AND
SUBMIT YOUR REPORT VIA SOCIAL MEDIA...WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY.

&&

LAT...LON 3911 8469 3922 8465 3911 8445 3904 8453

$$
ASL
827 
WGUS71 KILN 020528
FFSILN

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
128 AM EDT TUE JUL 2 2013

KYC037-117-OHC061-020538-
/O.EXP.KILN.FF.W.0013.000000T0000Z-130702T0530Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
KENTON KY-CAMPBELL KY-HAMILTON OH-
128 AM EDT TUE JUL 2 2013

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR SOUTHERN HAMILTON...EXTREME NORTHERN
CAMPBELL AND EXTREME NORTHERN KENTON COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 130 AM
EDT...

MINOR FLOODING WILL CONTINUE TO OCCUR EARLY THIS MORNING...AND THE 
FLASH FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN REPLACED BY A FLOOD ADVISORY.

PLEASE REPORT PREVIOUS FLASH FLOODING TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
BY GOING TO OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/ILN AND SUBMITTING YOUR REPORT
VIA SOCIAL MEDIA.

LAT...LON 3911 8469 3922 8465 3911 8445 3904 8453

$$

HATZOS

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 1, 8:26 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNGrant49 min
Jul 1, 8:31 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryILNGrant119 min
Jul 1, 10:18 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryILNCampbell, Kenton3 hr
Jul 1, 11:22 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryILNCampbell3 hr
Jul 1, 11:35 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningILNCampbell3 hr
Jul 2, 1:27 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryILNCampbell, Kenton5 hr
Jul 1, 8:21 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNHocking39 min
Jul 2, 5:19 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNAuglaize26 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.