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River Flood Warning 40, NWS Wilmington, OH

December 29, 2015Franklin County, Madison County, Pickaway County, Ohio

NWS Wilmington, OH issued this river flood warning at Dec 29, 2015, 5:02 AM EST for Franklin County, Madison County, Pickaway County, Ohio. It took effect at Dec 29, 2015, 5:38 AM EST. It was in force for 15 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Dec 29, 2015, 5:02 AM EST (10:02 UTC)
In effect from: Dec 29, 2015, 5:38 AM EST
Expired: Dec 29, 2015, 9:00 PM EST
In force: 15 hr
Issued by: NWS Wilmington, OH
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: Minor

Counties Franklin County, OH, Madison County, OH, Pickaway County, OH

The radar

The Cincinnati radar (KILN), 74 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:04 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The river

Written for the forecast point Big Darby Creek at Darbyville (DBVO1). The gauge peaked at 10.17 ft at Dec 29, 2015, 11:00 AM EST.

Action stage: 10 ft
Minor stage: 12 ft
Moderate stage: 17 ft
Major stage: 20 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 03230500, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this river flood warning 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 river flood warning went out at Dec 29, 4:18 AM EST, 44 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Dec 29, 4:18 AM EST, 44 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
Dec 28, 7:34 PM EST	River Flood Warning	ILN	Butler, Montgomery, Warren	35 hr
Dec 28, 11:55 PM EST	River Flood Warning	ILN	Miami	19 hr
Dec 29, 12:57 AM EST	Areal Flood Warning	ILN	Greene, Warren	24 hr
Dec 28, 7:54 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Ripley	21 min

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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; the gauge from the NWS water service and the USGS.