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Flood Watch 4, NWS Wilmington, OH

April 2, 201511 counties in Ohio; 12 counties in Kentucky; 5 counties in Indiana

NWS Wilmington, OH issued this flood watch at Apr 2, 2015, 4:00 AM EDT for 11 counties in Ohio; 12 counties in Kentucky; 5 counties in Indiana. It took effect at Apr 2, 2015, 8:00 PM EDT. It was in force for 24 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Apr 2, 2015, 4:00 AM EDT (08:00 UTC)
In effect from: Apr 2, 2015, 8:00 PM EDT
Expired: Apr 3, 2015, 8:00 PM EDT
In force: 24 hr
Issued by: NWS Wilmington, OH
Flood severity: None

All 28 counties

Dearborn County, IN, Franklin County, IN, Ohio County, IN, Ripley County, IN, Switzerland County, IN, Boone County, KY, Bracken County, KY, Campbell County, KY, Carroll County, KY, Gallatin County, KY, Grant County, KY, Kenton County, KY, Lewis County, KY, Mason County, KY, Owen County, KY, Pendleton County, KY, Robertson County, KY, Adams County, OH, Brown County, OH, Butler County, OH, Clermont County, OH, Clinton County, OH, Hamilton County, OH, Highland County, OH, Pike County, OH, Ross County, OH, Scioto County, OH, Warren County, OH

The radar

The Cincinnati radar (KILN), 65 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:58 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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 2, 2:17 AM EDT, 1 hour 43 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 2, 2:17 AM EDT, 1 hour 43 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 1, 4:51 PM EDT, 11 hours 9 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 2, 8:32 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Adams, Auglaize, Brown, Butler, Champaign, Clark and 14 more	43 min
Apr 2, 9:04 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Clinton	41 min
Apr 2, 9:26 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Fayette, Franklin, Madison, Pickaway	34 min
Apr 2, 9:51 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Franklin	24 min
Apr 2, 7:18 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Shelby	27 min
Apr 2, 4:35 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILN	Owen	25 min
Apr 2, 4:58 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Pendleton	32 min
Apr 2, 5:10 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILN	Bracken, Mason, Pendleton, Robertson	35 min
Apr 2, 5:46 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Bracken	29 min
Apr 2, 6:57 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Lewis	33 min
Apr 2, 7:27 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Wayne	33 min

Nearby

Flood Watches in Kentucky, 2015 Flood Watches in Ohio, 2015 Flood Watches in Indiana, 2015 Every flood watch in 2015

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.