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River Flood Warning 16, NWS Wilmington, OH

February 22, 2018Pike County, Scioto County, Ohio

NWS Wilmington, OH issued this river flood warning at Feb 22, 2018, 2:00 PM EST for Pike County, Scioto County, Ohio. It took effect at Feb 22, 2018, 7:00 PM EST. It was in force for 6 days.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Feb 22, 2018, 2:00 PM EST (19:00 UTC)
In effect from: Feb 22, 2018, 7:00 PM EST
Expired: Feb 28, 2018, 10:41 AM EST
In force: 6 days
Issued by: NWS Wilmington, OH
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: Moderate

Counties Pike County, OH, Scioto County, OH

The radar

The Cincinnati radar (KILN), 87 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:01 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The river

Written for the forecast point Scioto River at Piketon (PKTO1). The gauge peaked at 22.21 ft at Feb 26, 2018, 3:00 AM EST.

Action stage: 17 ft
Minor stage: 20 ft
Moderate stage: 24 ft
Major stage: 36 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 03237020, 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 Feb 22, 1:02 PM EST, 58 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 22, 1:02 PM EST, 58 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 22, 9:22 AM EST, 4 hours 38 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Wilmington OH
922 AM EST Thu Feb 22 2018

INZ050-058-059-OHZ026-034-035-042>046-051>056-060>062-231200-
Wayne-Fayette IN-Union IN-Hardin-Mercer-Auglaize-Darke-Shelby-Logan-
Union OH-Delaware-Miami-Champaign-Clark-Madison-Franklin OH-Licking-
Preble-Montgomery-Greene-
922 AM EST Thu Feb 22 2018

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for East Central Indiana, Central
Ohio and West Central Ohio.

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight.

There is a low probability for widespread hazardous weather.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday.

Multiple rounds of enhanced rainfall will occur into the weekend.
This will lead to rises on creeks and streams as well as the
possibility of minor flooding.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotters are encouraged to report rainfall amounts and flooding to
the National Weather Service in Wilmington, Ohio.

INZ066-073-KYZ094-095-098-OHZ063>065-070>074-080-082-231200-
Franklin IN-Ripley-Owen-Grant-Robertson-Fayette OH-Pickaway-
Fairfield-Butler-Warren-Clinton-Ross-Hocking-Highland-Pike-
922 AM EST Thu Feb 22 2018

...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING...

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for Southeast Indiana, Northern
Kentucky, Central Ohio, South Central Ohio and Southwest Ohio.

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight.

Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the
Internet for more information about the following hazards.

   Flood Watch.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday.

Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the
Internet for more information about the following hazards.

   Flood Watch.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotters are encouraged to report rainfall amounts and flooding to
the National Weather Service in Wilmington, Ohio.

INZ074-075-080-KYZ089>093-096-097-099-100-OHZ077>079-081-088-231200-
Dearborn-Ohio-Switzerland-Carroll-Gallatin-Boone-Kenton-Campbell-
Pendleton-Bracken-Mason-Lewis-Hamilton-Clermont-Brown-Adams-Scioto-
922 AM EST Thu Feb 22 2018

...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING...

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for Southeast Indiana, Northeast
Kentucky, Northern Kentucky, South Central Ohio and Southwest Ohio.

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight.

Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the
Internet for more information about the following hazards.

   Flood Watch.

Ohio River and local tributary flooding will persist. Please check
our web site at www.weather.gov/iln for more information on the river
flooding.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday.

Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the
Internet for more information about the following hazards.

   Flood Watch.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotters are encouraged to report rainfall amounts and flooding to
the National Weather Service in Wilmington, Ohio.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Feb 22, 9:15 AM EST, 4 hours 45 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
915 AM EST THU FEB 22 2018

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0855 AM     FLASH FLOOD      4 S LEWISBURG           38.49N 83.76W
02/22/2018                   MASON              KY   DEPT OF HIGHWAYS

            KENTUCKY HIGHWAY 324 CLOSED AT MILL CREEK JUST WEST OF
            WEEDONIA.

&&

BINAU

Local storm report, Feb 22, 10:19 AM EST, 3 hours 41 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
1019 AM EST THU FEB 22 2018

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1000 AM     HEAVY RAIN       1 N URBANA              40.12N 83.75W
02/22/2018  M0.00 INCH       CHAMPAIGN          OH   TRAINED SPOTTER

            0.90 INCHES IN 24 HOURS

&&

JDR

Local storm report, Feb 22, 12:15 PM EST, 1 hour 45 minutes before

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Local storm report, Feb 22, 12:17 PM EST, 1 hour 43 minutes before

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Local storm report, Feb 22, 12:18 PM EST, 1 hour 42 minutes before

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Local storm report, Feb 22, 12:20 PM EST, 1 hour 40 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 22, 4:10 AM EST	Areal Flood Advisory	ILN	Adams, Brown, Highland, Pike, Ross, Scioto	6 hr
Feb 22, 5:39 AM EST	River Flood Warning	ILN	Adams	36 hr
Feb 22, 8:24 AM EST	Areal Flood Warning	ILN	Adams, Brown, Hocking, Pike, Ross, Scioto	8 hr
Feb 22, 9:26 AM EST	River Flood Advisory	ILN	Delaware, Franklin	9 hr
Feb 22, 2:00 PM EST	River Flood Warning	ILN	Pickaway	5 days
Feb 22, 5:26 PM EST	River Flood Warning	ILN	Hamilton	4 days
Feb 22, 4:36 AM EST	Areal Flood Advisory	ILN	Boone, Bracken, Campbell, Carroll, Gallatin, Grant and 3 more	6 hr
Feb 22, 6:58 AM EST	Flash Flood Warning	ILN	Bracken, Mason, Pendleton, Robertson	3 hr
Feb 22, 9:55 AM EST	Areal Flood Warning	ILN	Bracken, Mason, Pendleton, Robertson	7 hr

Nearby

River Flood Warnings in Ohio, 2018 Every river flood warning in 2018

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.