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River Flood Warning 57, NWS Wilmington, OH

April 6, 2018Ross County, Ohio

NWS Wilmington, OH issued this river flood warning at Apr 6, 2018, 6:27 AM EDT for Ross County, Ohio. It was in force for 14 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Apr 6, 2018, 6:27 AM EDT (10:27 UTC)
Expired
Apr 6, 2018, 8:22 PM EDT
In force
14 hr
Issued by
NWS Wilmington, OH
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
Minor

County Ross County, OH

The radar

The Cincinnati radar (KILN), 66 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:26 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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 Scioto River at Chillicothe (CHCO1). The gauge peaked at 16.15 ft at Apr 6, 2018, 12:00 PM EDT.

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Action stage
14 ft
Minor stage
16 ft
Moderate stage
22 ft
Major stage
31 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 03231500, 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 Apr 6, 4:03 AM EDT, 2 hours 24 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 6, 4:03 AM EDT, 2 hours 24 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 6, 4:30 AM EDT, 1 hour 57 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Wilmington OH
430 AM EDT Fri Apr 6 2018

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065-070>072-077-078-070830-
Wayne-Fayette IN-Union IN-Franklin IN-Ripley-Dearborn-Hardin-Mercer-
Auglaize-Darke-Shelby-Logan-Union OH-Delaware-Miami-Champaign-Clark-
Madison-Franklin OH-Licking-Preble-Montgomery-Greene-Fayette OH-
Fairfield-Butler-Warren-Clinton-Hamilton-Clermont-
430 AM EDT Fri Apr 6 2018

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

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight.

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday.

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

OHZ064-070830-
Pickaway-
430 AM EDT Fri Apr 6 2018

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for Central Ohio.

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight.

River flooding is expected to continue today.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday.

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

OHZ073-074-079>082-088-070830-
Ross-Hocking-Brown-Highland-Adams-Pike-Scioto-
430 AM EDT Fri Apr 6 2018

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for Central Ohio, South Central
Ohio and Southwest Ohio.

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight.

Light snowfall accumulations are expected tonight through early
Saturday morning.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday.

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotters are encouraged to report snowfall amounts to the National
Weather Service.

KYZ094>100-070830-
Owen-Grant-Pendleton-Bracken-Robertson-Mason-Lewis-
430 AM EDT Fri Apr 6 2018

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for Northeast Kentucky and
Northern Kentucky.

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight.

Light snowfall accumulations are expected tonight through early
Saturday morning.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday.

Freeze conditions are expected on Sunday morning, and again on
Wednesday morning.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotters are encouraged to report snowfall amounts to the National
Weather Service.

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Ohio-Switzerland-Carroll-Gallatin-Boone-Kenton-Campbell-
430 AM EDT Fri Apr 6 2018

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for Southeast Indiana and
Northern Kentucky.

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight.

Hazardous weather is not expected at this time.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday.

Freeze conditions are expected on Sunday morning, and again on
Wednesday morning.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

HATZOS

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Apr 6, 4:01 AM EDT, 2 hours 26 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 6, 10:29 AM EDTRiver Flood AdvisoryILNAdams, Brown57 hr
Apr 6, 11:15 AM EDTAreal Flood WarningILNDelaware12 hr
Apr 6, 2:01 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningILNClermont, Hamilton43 hr
Apr 6, 2:24 PM EDTRiver Flood AdvisoryILNClermont45 hr
Apr 6, 10:52 AM EDTFreeze WarningILNBoone, Bracken, Campbell, Carroll, Gallatin, Grant and 6 more24 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.