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Flash Flood Watch 1, NWS Wilmington, OH

April 2, 201832 counties in Ohio; 12 counties in Kentucky; 8 counties in Indiana

NWS Wilmington, OH issued this flash flood watch at Apr 2, 2018, 9:02 PM EDT for 32 counties in Ohio; 12 counties in Kentucky; 8 counties in Indiana. It took effect at Apr 3, 2018, 12:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 26 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Apr 2, 2018, 9:02 PM EDT (01:02 UTC)
In effect from: Apr 3, 2018, 12:00 AM EDT
Expired: Apr 4, 2018, 2:00 AM EDT
In force: 26 hr
Issued by: NWS Wilmington, OH
Flood severity: None

All 52 counties

Dearborn County, IN, Fayette County, IN, Franklin County, IN, Ohio County, IN, Ripley County, IN, Switzerland County, IN, Union County, IN, Wayne 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, Auglaize County, OH, Brown County, OH, Butler County, OH, Champaign County, OH, Clark County, OH, Clermont County, OH, Clinton County, OH, Darke County, OH, Delaware County, OH, Fairfield County, OH, Fayette County, OH, Franklin County, OH, Greene County, OH, Hamilton County, OH, Hardin County, OH, Highland County, OH, Hocking County, OH, Licking County, OH, Logan County, OH, Madison County, OH, Mercer County, OH, Miami County, OH, Montgomery County, OH, Pickaway County, OH, Pike County, OH, Preble County, OH, Ross County, OH, Scioto County, OH, Shelby County, OH, Union County, OH, Warren County, OH

The radar

The Cincinnati radar (KILN), 20 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:08 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 flash 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 flash flood watch went out at Apr 2, 7:54 PM EDT, 1 hour 8 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 2, 7:54 PM EDT, 1 hour 8 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 3, 5:05 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Montgomery, Preble	25 min
Apr 3, 5:27 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ILN	Clark, Greene, Miami, Montgomery, Preble	3 hr
Apr 3, 6:28 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ILN	Butler	3 hr
Apr 3, 7:33 AM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	ILN	Butler	3 hr
Apr 3, 7:44 AM EDT	River Flood Advisory	ILN	Hamilton	29 hr
Apr 3, 8:06 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ILN	Clark, Greene, Montgomery, Preble	3 hr
Apr 3, 8:22 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ILN	Clermont, Clinton, Fayette, Hamilton, Warren	3 hr
Apr 3, 8:28 AM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	ILN	Butler, Hamilton	18 hr
Apr 3, 9:56 AM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	ILN	Greene, Warren	48 hr
Apr 3, 10:03 AM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	ILN	Preble	3 hr
Apr 3, 10:23 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	ILN	Clermont, Hamilton, Warren	28 hr
Apr 3, 10:23 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	ILN	Clermont, Hamilton	30 hr
Apr 3, 10:25 AM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	ILN	Butler	4 hr
Apr 3, 10:31 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	ILN	Shelby	43 hr
Apr 3, 10:31 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	ILN	Butler	59 hr
Apr 3, 10:31 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	ILN	Hamilton	3 days
Apr 3, 10:32 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	ILN	Pickaway	4 days
Apr 3, 10:32 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	ILN	Pike, Scioto	5 days
Apr 3, 10:38 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	ILN	Adams	25 hr
Apr 3, 10:57 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Montgomery	33 min
Apr 3, 10:58 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ILN	Clark, Darke, Greene, Montgomery, Preble	3 hr
Apr 3, 11:06 AM EDT	River Flood Advisory	ILN	Delaware, Franklin	18 hr
Apr 3, 11:26 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Clark	19 min
Apr 3, 11:32 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Montgomery	28 min
Apr 3, 11:34 AM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	ILN	Montgomery	3 hr
Apr 3, 11:55 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ILN	Clark, Miami	3 hr
Apr 3, 11:55 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Clark, Montgomery	20 min
Apr 3, 12:12 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Clark	18 min
Apr 3, 12:26 PM EDT	River Flood Warning	ILN	Hocking	59 hr
Apr 3, 12:27 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Madison	33 min
Apr 3, 12:55 PM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	ILN	Preble	4 hr
Apr 3, 12:59 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Fairfield	31 min
Apr 3, 1:05 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ILN	Hocking, Ross	3 hr
Apr 3, 2:51 PM EDT	River Flood Warning	ILN	Champaign, Clark, Greene	21 hr
Apr 3, 2:51 PM EDT	River Flood Warning	ILN	Hamilton	12 hr
Apr 3, 2:53 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Mercer	37 min
Apr 3, 2:57 PM EDT	River Flood Warning	ILN	Miami	36 hr
Apr 3, 2:57 PM EDT	River Flood Warning	ILN	Miami, Montgomery	50 hr
Apr 3, 2:57 PM EDT	River Flood Warning	ILN	Montgomery	46 hr
Apr 3, 2:57 PM EDT	River Flood Warning	ILN	Warren	46 hr
Apr 3, 2:57 PM EDT	River Flood Warning	ILN	Butler, Hamilton	23 hr
Apr 3, 3:11 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILN	Darke, Preble	34 min
Apr 3, 3:19 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILN	Butler, Preble	41 min
Apr 3, 3:38 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Darke, Miami	37 min
Apr 3, 3:41 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	ILN	Butler, Preble	3 hr
Apr 3, 3:45 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILN	Butler, Montgomery, Preble, Warren	30 min
Apr 3, 3:54 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	ILN	Champaign, Darke, Logan, Miami, Montgomery, Preble and 1 more	3 hr
Apr 3, 4:01 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	ILN	Montgomery, Preble	29 min
Apr 3, 4:19 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILN	Champaign, Clark, Miami, Montgomery	26 min
Apr 3, 4:20 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Logan	40 min
Apr 3, 4:31 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Butler, Montgomery	29 min
Apr 3, 4:36 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	ILN	Butler, Clark, Clinton, Greene, Warren	3 hr
Apr 3, 4:42 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	ILN	Clark, Fayette, Greene, Madison	33 min
Apr 3, 4:58 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Greene	32 min
Apr 3, 5:04 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	ILN	Clark, Madison	26 min
Apr 3, 5:17 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ILN	Champaign, Fayette, Logan, Madison, Union	88 min
Apr 3, 5:23 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILN	Fayette, Madison, Pickaway	37 min
Apr 3, 5:23 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	ILN	Franklin, Madison, Pickaway	26 min
Apr 3, 5:28 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Clermont	47 min
Apr 3, 5:29 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ILN	Delaware, Fairfield, Fayette, Franklin, Licking, Pickaway and 1 more	91 min
Apr 3, 5:35 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	ILN	Fairfield, Franklin, Licking, Pickaway	25 min
Apr 3, 5:44 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILN	Brown, Clermont	46 min
Apr 3, 5:44 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILN	Fairfield, Hocking, Pickaway	46 min
Apr 3, 5:45 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Licking	45 min
Apr 3, 5:58 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	ILN	Fairfield, Licking	18 min
Apr 3, 6:02 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Fayette	28 min
Apr 3, 6:04 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	ILN	Fairfield	12 min
Apr 3, 6:15 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Licking	15 min
Apr 3, 6:15 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILN	Adams, Brown, Highland, Pike	45 min
Apr 3, 6:19 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILN	Adams, Brown	56 min
Apr 3, 6:26 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Fairfield	34 min
Apr 3, 6:30 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILN	Adams, Brown	45 min
Apr 3, 6:31 PM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	ILN	Butler, Preble	12 hr
Apr 3, 6:44 PM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	ILN	Champaign, Darke, Logan, Miami, Montgomery, Preble and 1 more	12 hr
Apr 3, 6:56 PM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	ILN	Butler, Clark, Clinton, Greene, Warren	12 hr
Apr 3, 7:13 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Scioto	47 min
Apr 3, 7:26 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILN	Adams, Pike, Scioto	49 min
Apr 3, 7:44 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILN	Adams	46 min
Apr 3, 4:34 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Boone, Carroll, Gallatin, Kenton	41 min
Apr 3, 4:42 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILN	Boone, Carroll, Gallatin, Grant, Owen	48 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.