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River Flood Warning 41, NWS Wilmington, OH

February 24, 2019Adams County, Scioto County, Ohio; Greenup County, Lewis County, Kentucky

NWS Wilmington, OH issued this river flood warning at Feb 24, 2019, 4:49 PM EST for Adams County, Scioto County, Ohio; Greenup County, Lewis County, Kentucky. It took effect at Feb 24, 2019, 9:50 PM EST. It was in force for 55 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Feb 24, 2019, 4:49 PM EST (21:49 UTC)
In effect from: Feb 24, 2019, 9:50 PM EST
Expired: Feb 27, 2019, 5:14 AM EST
In force: 55 hr
Issued by: NWS Wilmington, OH
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: Minor

Counties Greenup County, KY, Lewis County, KY, Adams County, OH, Scioto County, OH

The radar

The Cincinnati radar (KILN), 99 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:46 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The river

Written for the forecast point Ohio River at Portsmouth (PORO1).

Action stage: 35 ft
Minor stage: 50 ft
Moderate stage: 57 ft
Major stage: 66 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 03217200, 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 24, 4:14 PM EST, 35 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 24, 4:14 PM EST, 35 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 24, 3:24 AM EST, 13 hours 25 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Wilmington OH
324 AM EST Sun Feb 24 2019

OHZ026-034-035-042>046-051>056-250830-
Hardin-Mercer-Auglaize-Darke-Shelby-Logan-Union OH-Delaware-Miami-
Champaign-Clark-Madison-Franklin OH-Licking-
324 AM EST Sun Feb 24 2019

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING...

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for Central Ohio and West Central
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.

   High Wind Warning.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday.

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

INZ050-058-059-066-073>075-080-KYZ089>100-OHZ060>065-070>074-077>082-
088-250830-
Wayne-Fayette IN-Union IN-Franklin IN-Ripley-Dearborn-Ohio-
Switzerland-Carroll-Gallatin-Boone-Kenton-Campbell-Owen-Grant-
Pendleton-Bracken-Robertson-Mason-Lewis-Preble-Montgomery-Greene-
Fayette OH-Pickaway-Fairfield-Butler-Warren-Clinton-Ross-Hocking-
Hamilton-Clermont-Brown-Highland-Adams-Pike-Scioto-
324 AM EST Sun Feb 24 2019

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING...

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

   Wind Advisory.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday.

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Feb 24, 12:47 PM EST, 4 hours 2 minutes before

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Local storm report, Feb 24, 12:52 PM EST, 3 hours 57 minutes before

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Local storm report, Feb 24, 2:21 PM EST, 2 hours 28 minutes before

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Local storm report, Feb 24, 3:12 PM EST, 1 hour 37 minutes before

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Local storm report, Feb 24, 4:02 PM EST, 47 minutes before

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Local storm report, Feb 24, 4:34 PM EST, 15 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 23, 9:52 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Butler	23 min
Feb 23, 10:15 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Montgomery	30 min
Feb 23, 10:17 PM EST	Areal Flood Advisory	ILN	Adams, Brown, Clermont, Scioto	3 hr
Feb 23, 10:39 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Clark, Greene	36 min
Feb 24, 3:21 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Adams	24 min
Feb 24, 4:00 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Auglaize, Mercer	30 min
Feb 24, 10:16 AM EST	River Flood Warning	ILN	Clermont, Hamilton	4 days
Feb 23, 7:42 PM EST	Areal Flood Advisory	ILN	Grant, Owen	3 hr
Feb 23, 8:10 PM EST	Areal Flood Advisory	ILN	Bracken, Pendleton, Robertson	3 hr

Nearby

River Flood Warnings in Ohio, 2019 River Flood Warnings in Kentucky, 2019 Every 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.