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River Flood Warning 29, NWS Wilmington, OH

February 25, 2018Montgomery County, Ohio

NWS Wilmington, OH issued this river flood warning at Feb 25, 2018, 3:57 AM EST for Montgomery County, Ohio. It took effect at Feb 25, 2018, 4:43 AM EST. It was in force for 26 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Feb 25, 2018, 3:57 AM EST (08:57 UTC)
In effect from
Feb 25, 2018, 4:43 AM EST
Expired
Feb 26, 2018, 6:13 AM EST
In force
26 hr
Issued by
NWS Wilmington, OH
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
Minor

County Montgomery County, OH

The radar

The Cincinnati radar (KILN), 55 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:58 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 river

Written for the forecast point Great Miami River at Miamisburg (MMGO1). The gauge peaked at 16.27 ft at Feb 25, 2018, 5:00 AM EST.

actionminormoderate10152002/2502/2602/27
Action stage
12 ft
Minor stage
16 ft
Moderate stage
23 ft
Major stage
27 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 03271500, 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 25, 12:57 AM EST, 3 hours earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 25, 12:57 AM EST, 3 hours before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 24, 4:24 PM EST, 11 hours 33 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Wilmington OH
424 PM EST Sat Feb 24 2018

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Wayne-Fayette IN-Union IN-Hardin-Mercer-Auglaize-Darke-Shelby-Logan-
Union OH-Delaware-Miami-Champaign-Clark-Madison-Franklin OH-Licking-
Preble-Montgomery-Greene-Fayette OH-Pickaway-Fairfield-Ross-Hocking-
424 PM EST Sat Feb 24 2018

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

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

.DAY ONE...Tonight.

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

   Flood Watch.

Showers and perhaps an embedded thunderstorm will re-develop and
become widespread later this evening. Heavy rain is possible and may
cause flooding.

A few of the storms may become severe, with the potential for
damaging winds and tornadoes. The greatest potential for severe
weather will be between 2 AM and 7 AM.

Also, winds outside of storms may gust up to 40 mph late tonight
with the passage of a strong cold front.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday.

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

   Flood Watch.

Flood Watch.

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

Winds outside of storms may gust up to 40 mph early Sunday morning.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation may be needed tonight.

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Franklin IN-Ripley-Dearborn-Ohio-Switzerland-Carroll-Gallatin-Boone-
Kenton-Campbell-Owen-Grant-Pendleton-Bracken-Robertson-Mason-Lewis-
Butler-Warren-Clinton-Hamilton-Clermont-Brown-Highland-Adams-Pike-
Scioto-
424 PM EST Sat Feb 24 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...Tonight.

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

   Flood Watch.

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

Showers and thunderstorms are expected to re-develop and become
widespread this evening. Some of these storms will contain very heavy
rain and may cause flash flooding.

Some of these storms may become severe, with the potential for
damaging winds and tornadoes. The greatest potential for severe
weather will be this evening and then again between 2 am and
and 7 AM.

Also, winds outside of storms may gust up to 40 mph late tonight with
the passage of a strong cold front.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday.

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

   Flood Watch.

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

Winds outside of storms may gust up to 40 mph early Sunday morning.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation may be needed overnight.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Feb 25, 12:53 AM EST, 3 hours 4 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Feb 25, 1:01 AM EST, 2 hours 56 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Feb 25, 2:37 AM EST, 1 hour 20 minutes before
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Local storm report, Feb 25, 3:38 AM EST, 19 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 24, 8:00 PM ESTAreal Flood WarningILNButler, Hamilton18 hr
Feb 24, 8:04 PM ESTFlash Flood WarningILNHamilton8 hr
Feb 24, 8:36 PM ESTFlash Flood WarningILNBrown, Clermont8 hr
Feb 24, 8:54 PM ESTAreal Flood AdvisoryILNClinton, Fayette, Greene, Highland, Montgomery, Warren5 hr
Feb 24, 9:45 PM ESTAreal Flood AdvisoryILNButler, Montgomery, Preble7 hr
Feb 24, 10:18 PM ESTFlash Flood WarningILNWarren6 hr
Feb 24, 11:48 PM ESTAreal Flood AdvisoryILNChampaign, Clark, Delaware, Franklin, Licking, Madison and 1 more18 hr
Feb 24, 11:53 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementILNClermont37 min
Feb 25, 12:03 AM ESTTornado WarningILNBrown, Clermont13 min
Feb 25, 12:07 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementILNBrown23 min
Feb 25, 12:36 AM ESTAreal Flood AdvisoryILNAdams, Brown4 hr
Feb 25, 12:38 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementILNAdams37 min
Feb 25, 12:43 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementILNFayette, Pickaway, Ross32 min
Feb 25, 12:59 AM ESTRiver Flood AdvisoryILNHamilton36 hr
Feb 25, 1:01 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementILNScioto29 min
Feb 25, 1:23 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementILNScioto37 min
Feb 25, 1:36 AM ESTAreal Flood AdvisoryILNClinton, Fayette, Greene, Highland, Montgomery3 hr
Feb 25, 2:12 AM ESTRiver Flood AdvisoryILNDelaware, Franklin11 hr
Feb 25, 2:23 AM ESTRiver Flood WarningILNChampaign, Clark, Greene12 hr
Feb 25, 3:13 AM ESTRiver Flood WarningILNLicking10 hr
Feb 25, 4:15 AM ESTAreal Flood AdvisoryILNHamilton6 hr
Feb 25, 4:18 AM ESTAreal Flood AdvisoryILNBrown, Clermont6 hr
Feb 25, 4:29 AM ESTAreal Flood AdvisoryILNButler, Montgomery, Preble6 hr
Feb 25, 4:33 AM ESTAreal Flood AdvisoryILNAdams, Brown, Highland6 hr
Feb 25, 4:40 AM ESTAreal Flood AdvisoryILNClinton, Fayette, Greene, Highland, Montgomery, Warren6 hr
Feb 25, 5:18 AM ESTRiver Flood WarningILNWarren24 hr
Feb 25, 6:15 AM ESTRiver Flood WarningILNLicking25 hr
Feb 25, 6:36 AM ESTAreal Flood WarningILNButler, Hamilton12 hr
Feb 25, 10:09 AM ESTAreal Flood AdvisoryILNHamilton4 hr
Feb 25, 10:47 AM ESTAreal Flood AdvisoryILNBrown, Clermont, Clinton, Fayette, Greene, Highland and 2 more7 hr
Feb 24, 7:24 PM ESTFlash Flood WarningILNCarroll, Gallatin, Grant, Owen9 hr
Feb 24, 9:55 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementILNCarroll, Gallatin35 min
Feb 24, 10:35 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementILNBoone, Kenton25 min
Feb 24, 11:15 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementILNGallatin, Grant, Owen30 min
Feb 24, 11:32 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementILNCampbell, Grant, Kenton, Pendleton28 min
Feb 24, 11:45 PM ESTTornado WarningILNPendleton14 min
Feb 25, 12:14 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementILNMason, Robertson31 min
Feb 25, 4:13 AM ESTAreal Flood AdvisoryILNCarroll, Gallatin, Grant, Owen6 hr
Feb 24, 9:40 PM ESTFlash Flood WarningILNDearborn, Ripley7 hr

Nearby

River Flood Warnings in Ohio, 2018Every 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.