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River Flood Warning 12, NWS Wilmington, OH

February 6, 2019Hocking County, Ohio

NWS Wilmington, OH issued this river flood warning at Feb 6, 2019, 3:52 PM EST for Hocking County, Ohio. It took effect at Feb 6, 2019, 7:00 PM EST. It was in force for 66 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Feb 6, 2019, 3:52 PM EST (20:52 UTC)
In effect from
Feb 6, 2019, 7:00 PM EST
Expired
Feb 9, 2019, 12:42 PM EST
In force
66 hr
Issued by
NWS Wilmington, OH
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
Minor

County Hocking County, OH

The radar

The Cincinnati radar (KILN), 116 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:52 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The river

Written for the forecast point Hocking River at Enterprise (ENTO1). The gauge peaked at 15.59 ft at Feb 8, 2019, 8:00 AM EST.

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Action stage
9 ft
Minor stage
12 ft
Moderate stage
16 ft
Major stage
21 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 03157500, 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 6, 3:45 PM EST, 7 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 6, 3:45 PM EST, 7 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 6, 3:44 PM EST, 8 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Wilmington OH
344 PM EST Wed Feb 6 2019

KYZ100-OHZ081-088-072100-
Lewis-Adams-Scioto-
344 PM EST Wed Feb 6 2019

...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for Northeast Kentucky and South
Central Ohio.

.DAY ONE...This Afternoon 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...Thursday through Tuesday.

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 NWS.

INZ075-080-KYZ089>099-OHZ078>080-072100-
Ohio-Switzerland-Carroll-Gallatin-Boone-Kenton-Campbell-Owen-Grant-
Pendleton-Bracken-Robertson-Mason-Clermont-Brown-Highland-
344 PM EST Wed Feb 6 2019

...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...

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

.DAY ONE...This Afternoon 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...Thursday through Tuesday.

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

   Flood Watch.

In addition to the flood threat, there is potential for embedded
thunderstorms on Thursday afternoon to produce strong to damaging
wind gusts.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotters are encouraged to report rainfall amounts and flooding to
the NWS.

INZ066-073-074-OHZ070>072-077-072100-
Franklin IN-Ripley-Dearborn-Butler-Warren-Clinton-Hamilton-
344 PM EST Wed Feb 6 2019

...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for Southeast Indiana and
Southwest Ohio.

.DAY ONE...This Afternoon 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...Thursday through Tuesday.

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

   Flood Watch.

In addition to the flood threat, there is potential for embedded
thunderstorms on Thursday afternoon to produce strong to damaging
wind gusts. Furthermore, in the wake of a cold front, gusty winds are
expected Thursday evening through Friday. The strongest wind gusts
will be during the overnight hours Thursday with wind gusts to 40 MPH
possible at times.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotters are encouraged to report rainfall amounts and flooding to
the NWS.

INZ050-058-059-OHZ026-034-035-042>046-051>056-060>065-073-074-082-
072100-
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-
Pike-
344 PM EST Wed Feb 6 2019

...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...

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

.DAY ONE...This Afternoon 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...Thursday through Tuesday.

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

   Flood Watch.

In the wake of a cold front, gusty winds are expected Thursday
evening through Friday. The strongest wind gusts will be during the
overnight hours Thursday night with wind gusts to 45 MPH possible at
times.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotters are encouraged to report rainfall amounts and flooding to
the NWS.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Feb 6, 2:45 PM EST, 1 hour 7 minutes before
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Local storm report, Feb 6, 3:21 PM EST, 31 minutes before
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Local storm report, Feb 6, 3:44 PM EST, 8 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 6, 9:38 AM ESTAreal Flood WarningILNButler, Hamilton7 hr
Feb 6, 10:16 AM ESTAreal Flood AdvisoryILNBrown, Butler, Clermont, Clinton, Fayette, Greene and 5 more3 hr
Feb 6, 10:28 AM ESTAreal Flood AdvisoryILNAdams, Brown, Highland, Pike, Ross, Scioto3 hr
Feb 6, 10:46 AM ESTAreal Flood AdvisoryILNFairfield, Fayette, Highland, Hocking, Pickaway, Ross3 hr
Feb 6, 11:29 AM ESTAreal Flood AdvisoryILNBrown, Clermont2 hr
Feb 6, 12:00 PM ESTAreal Flood AdvisoryILNClermont, Hamilton3 hr
Feb 6, 12:04 PM ESTAreal Flood AdvisoryILNButler, Hamilton, Montgomery, Preble, Warren3 hr
Feb 6, 12:12 PM ESTRiver Flood WarningILNClermont, Hamilton, Warren9 hr
Feb 6, 12:14 PM ESTRiver Flood WarningILNClermont, Hamilton9 hr
Feb 6, 12:26 PM ESTRiver Flood WarningILNAdams23 hr
Feb 6, 12:33 PM ESTRiver Flood WarningILNHamilton3 days
Feb 6, 12:46 PM ESTAreal Flood WarningILNAdams, Brown, Highland, Pike, Ross, Scioto21 hr
Feb 6, 1:14 PM ESTAreal Flood AdvisoryILNBrown, Butler, Clermont, Clinton, Fayette, Greene and 5 more4 hr
Feb 6, 1:39 PM ESTAreal Flood AdvisoryILNBrown, Clermont3 hr
Feb 6, 1:47 PM ESTAreal Flood AdvisoryILNFairfield, Fayette, Highland, Hocking, Pickaway, Ross4 hr
Feb 6, 2:50 PM ESTRiver Flood WarningILNPickaway4 days
Feb 6, 4:59 PM ESTAreal Flood WarningILNGreene, Warren5 hr
Feb 6, 5:06 PM ESTAreal Flood AdvisoryILNFairfield, Hocking, Pickaway, Ross3 hr
Feb 6, 5:08 PM ESTAreal Flood AdvisoryILNWarren6 hr
Feb 6, 5:19 PM ESTRiver Flood AdvisoryILNDelaware, Franklin3 hr

Nearby

River Flood Warnings in Ohio, 2019Every river flood warning in 2019

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.