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Flash Flood Warning 13, NWS Wilmington, OH

April 29, 2017Carroll County, Grant County, Owen County, Kentucky

NWS Wilmington, OH issued this flash flood warning at Apr 29, 2017, 1:35 AM EDT for Carroll County, Grant County, Owen County, Kentucky. It was in force for 6 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
Apr 29, 2017, 1:35 AM EDT (05:35 UTC)
Expired
Apr 29, 2017, 7:30 AM EDT
In force
6 hr
Issued by
NWS Wilmington, OH
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

Counties Carroll County, KY, Grant County, KY, Owen County, KY

The radar

The Louisville radar (KLVX), 108 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 05:34 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

Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 00:00Z, 5.6 hours before the alert went out and 141 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 2017-04-29Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 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 2017-04-29The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 419 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
1645 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
76 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
419 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
848 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.2

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The text

As transmitted.

213 
WGUS51 KILN 290535
FFWILN
KYC041-081-187-291130-
/O.NEW.KILN.FF.W.0013.170429T0535Z-170429T1130Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Wilmington OH
135 AM EDT SAT APR 29 2017

The National Weather Service in Wilmington has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Eastern Carroll County in northern Kentucky...
  Grant County in northern Kentucky...
  Owen County in northern Kentucky...

* Until 730 AM EDT.

* At 134 AM EDT, radar indicated that thunderstorms had produced 
  heavy rain across the warned area. Up to two inches of rain has 
  already fallen. Heavy rain continues to fall with several rounds 
  of thunderstorms expected. Runoff from this excessive rainfall 
  will cause flash flooding to occur.

* Some locations that will experience flooding include...
  Williamstown, Dry Ridge, Owenton, Sanders, Corinth, Worthville,
  Monterey, Gratz, Stewartsville, Elk Lake, Beechwood, Northcutt,
  Wheatley, Natlee, New Liberty, Camp Northward, New Columbus, Elmer
  Davis Lake, Sherman and Harmony.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Move to higher ground now. Act quickly to protect your life.

Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the
dangers of flooding.

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 3838 8489 3842 8488 3843 8493 3846 8491
      3846 8492 3843 8494 3843 8496 3847 8496
      3849 8499 3852 8498 3851 8503 3856 8501
      3856 8506 3860 8508 3858 8521 3877 8453
      3851 8448 3849 8456 3835 8475 3834 8479

$$

Novak
1 follow-up statement
588 
WGUS71 KILN 291130
FFSILN

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Wilmington OH
730 AM EDT SAT APR 29 2017

KYC041-081-187-291137-
/O.EXP.KILN.FF.W.0013.000000T0000Z-170429T1130Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Carroll KY-Grant KY-Owen KY-
730 AM EDT SAT APR 29 2017

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR eastern Carroll...Grant and Owen
Counties WILL EXPIRE AT 730 AM EDT...

A new flash flood warning will replace this warning. 

Multiple rounds of storms have produced 2 to 4 inches or rain across 
the flash flood warned area. Another 1 to 2 inches of rain will be 
possible with additional storms this morning. Therefore, a new flash 
flood warning has been issued. 

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 3838 8489 3842 8488 3843 8493 3846 8491
      3846 8492 3843 8494 3843 8496 3847 8496
      3849 8499 3852 8498 3851 8503 3856 8501
      3856 8506 3860 8508 3858 8521 3877 8453
      3851 8448 3849 8456 3835 8475 3834 8479

$$

AR

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 28, 8:52 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNBoone38 min
Apr 28, 9:46 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNBoone44 min
Apr 28, 9:55 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNBoone12 min
Apr 28, 10:20 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNCampbell, Kenton40 min
Apr 28, 10:27 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryILNBoone, Campbell, Kenton6 hr
Apr 28, 10:36 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNBoone, Carroll, Gallatin39 min
Apr 28, 11:06 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNBoone, Campbell, Gallatin, Grant, Kenton, Owen and 1 more39 min
Apr 28, 11:41 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryILNCampbell, Kenton, Pendleton6 hr
Apr 28, 11:43 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNBracken, Pendleton32 min
Apr 29, 12:11 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNMason34 min
Apr 29, 12:26 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNOwen49 min
Apr 29, 12:47 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryILNCarroll, Gallatin, Owen6 hr
Apr 29, 12:53 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNGrant, Owen, Pendleton52 min
Apr 29, 12:57 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNLewis48 min
Apr 29, 1:13 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryILNGrant, Owen, Pendleton6 hr
Apr 29, 1:42 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNBracken, Mason, Pendleton, Robertson48 min
Apr 29, 2:13 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryILNBracken6 hr
Apr 29, 2:26 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNLewis, Mason49 min
Apr 29, 2:42 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryILNBracken, Lewis, Mason6 hr
Apr 29, 2:59 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNLewis46 min
Apr 29, 3:01 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryILNLewis6 hr
Apr 29, 3:01 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNLewis29 min
Apr 29, 3:23 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryILNBracken, Lewis, Mason, Robertson6 hr
Apr 29, 3:44 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningILNGrant, Pendleton4 hr
Apr 29, 7:29 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningILNCarroll, Gallatin, Grant, Owen, Pendleton3 hr
Apr 29, 7:51 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningILNBoone, Gallatin4 hr
Apr 29, 7:53 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNBoone, Carroll, Gallatin, Grant, Owen52 min
Apr 29, 8:22 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNBoone, Campbell, Kenton38 min
Apr 29, 8:33 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryILNBoone, Campbell, Grant, Kenton, Pendleton4 hr
Apr 29, 8:44 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningILNBoone, Campbell, Kenton4 hr
Apr 29, 8:48 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNGallatin, Kenton27 min
Apr 29, 9:00 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryILNCampbell, Pendleton4 hr
Apr 29, 10:24 AM EDTAreal Flood WarningILNCarroll, Gallatin, Owen3 hr
Apr 29, 11:40 AM EDTAreal Flood WarningILNBoone6 hr
Apr 29, 12:42 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningILNCampbell3 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.