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Flood Watch 3, NWS Wilmington, OH

February 21, 201832 counties in Ohio; 12 counties in Kentucky; 8 counties in Indiana

NWS Wilmington, OH issued this flood watch at Feb 21, 2018, 2:49 PM EST for 32 counties in Ohio; 12 counties in Kentucky; 8 counties in Indiana. It took effect at Feb 21, 2018, 7:00 PM EST. It was in force for 3 days.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Feb 21, 2018, 2:49 PM EST (19:49 UTC)
In effect from: Feb 21, 2018, 7:00 PM EST
Expired: Feb 25, 2018, 5:57 AM EST
In force: 3 days
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 19:52 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 Feb 21, 1:06 PM EST, 1 hour 43 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 21, 1:06 PM EST, 1 hour 43 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 21, 8:46 AM EST, 6 hours 3 minutes before

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In the hours before

Local storm report, Feb 21, 8:50 AM EST, 5 hours 59 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Feb 21, 9:28 AM EST, 5 hours 21 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Feb 21, 10:15 AM EST, 4 hours 34 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
Feb 21, 4:22 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Butler	38 min
Feb 21, 5:01 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Butler, Clark, Greene, Hamilton, Montgomery, Warren	44 min
Feb 21, 5:11 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Clermont	49 min
Feb 21, 5:40 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Clark, Clinton, Greene, Warren	50 min
Feb 21, 5:54 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Brown, Clermont	51 min
Feb 21, 6:04 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Delaware	41 min
Feb 21, 6:13 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Fayette, Franklin, Highland, Madison, Pickaway	32 min
Feb 21, 6:43 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Franklin, Licking	47 min
Feb 21, 6:45 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Highland, Pickaway, Ross	45 min
Feb 21, 6:46 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Adams, Brown	44 min
Feb 21, 7:31 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Adams, Fairfield, Hocking, Pike, Ross, Scioto	44 min
Feb 21, 2:52 PM EST	Winter Weather Advisory	ILN	Auglaize, Champaign, Darke, Delaware, Hardin, Logan and 3 more	18 hr
Feb 21, 4:51 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Carroll, Gallatin	39 min
Feb 21, 5:23 AM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILN	Boone, Campbell, Gallatin, Kenton, Pendleton	37 min
Feb 21, 9:28 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Lewis	32 min
Feb 21, 10:15 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Greenup	30 min
Feb 21, 4:38 AM EST	Tornado Warning	ILN	Dearborn, Ripley	11 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.