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River Flood Warning 24, NWS Wilmington, OH

March 29, 2020Licking County, Ohio

NWS Wilmington, OH issued this river flood warning at Mar 29, 2020, 7:22 AM EDT for Licking County, Ohio. It was in force for 5 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Mar 29, 2020, 7:22 AM EDT (11:22 UTC)
Expired: Mar 29, 2020, 12:16 PM EDT
In force: 5 hr
Issued by: NWS Wilmington, OH
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: Minor

County Licking County, OH

The radar

The Cincinnati radar (KILN), 137 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 11:22 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The river

Written for the forecast point Raccoon Creek near Granville (GRNO1). The gauge peaked at 13.42 ft at Mar 29, 2020, 9:00 AM EDT.

Action stage: 10 ft
Minor stage: 13 ft
Moderate stage: 16 ft
Major stage: 17 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 03145483, 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 Mar 29, 6:49 AM EDT, 33 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 29, 6:49 AM EDT, 33 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 29, 4:25 AM EDT, 2 hours 57 minutes before

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In the hours before

Local storm report, Mar 29, 1:48 AM EDT, 5 hours 34 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
148 AM EDT SUN MAR 29 2020

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

1159 PM     FLOOD            2 W BELLEFONTAINE       40.36N 83.79W
03/28/2020                   LOGAN              OH   911 CALL CENTER

            HIGH WATER CAUSED PARTIAL ROAD CLOSURE AT COUNTY ROAD 32,
            WHICH IS A KNOWN FLOOD PRONE ROAD.

&&

JEG

Local storm report, Mar 29, 1:59 AM EDT, 5 hours 23 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
159 AM EDT SUN MAR 29 2020

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

1203 AM     TSTM WND DMG     MAPLEWOOD               40.38N 84.03W
03/29/2020                   SHELBY             OH   911 CALL CENTER

            SMALL TREE DOWN. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.

&&

JEG

Local storm report, Mar 29, 2:01 AM EDT, 5 hours 21 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
201 AM EDT SUN MAR 29 2020

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

0151 AM     FLOOD            4 SSW JACKSON CENTER    40.40N 84.08W
03/29/2020                   SHELBY             OH   911 CALL CENTER

            HIGH WATER ON STATE ROUTE 119

&&

JEG

Local storm report, Mar 29, 2:03 AM EDT, 5 hours 19 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
203 AM EDT SUN MAR 29 2020

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

0151 AM     FLOOD            HOUSTON                 40.25N 84.34W
03/29/2020                   SHELBY             OH   911 CALL CENTER

            CREEK RISE HAS CAUSED HIGH WATER IN VILLAGE.

&&

JEG

Special weather statement, Mar 29, 2:07 AM EDT, 5 hours 15 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Wilmington OH
207 AM EDT Sun Mar 29 2020

OHZ088-290630-
Scioto OH-
207 AM EDT Sun Mar 29 2020

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT SOUTHEASTERN SCIOTO COUNTY UNTIL
230 AM EDT...

At 207 AM EDT, radar indicated a strong thunderstorm near Load,
moving northeast at 50 mph.

STORM HAZARDS INCLUDE...
Winds to 40 mph...
Pea size hail...

Locations impacted include...
Franklin Furnace, Wheelersburg, Greenup, Sciotodale, Powellsville,
Lyra and Haverhill.

To report hazardous weather conditions, go to our website at
weather.gov/iln and submit your report via social media, when you can
do so safely.

LAT...LON 3857 8282 3860 8285 3867 8286 3869 8288
      3874 8287 3881 8272 3880 8265 3875 8267
      3875 8270 3868 8271 3868 8276 3867 8277
      3864 8277 3860 8274 3858 8279
TIME...MOT...LOC 0607Z 245DEG 43KT 3853 8308

Hatzos

Special weather statement, Mar 29, 3:59 AM EDT, 3 hours 23 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
Mar 28, 8:21 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Delaware	39 min
Mar 28, 8:37 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ILN	Champaign, Delaware, Franklin, Licking, Madison, Union	98 min
Mar 28, 9:00 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	ILN	Delaware, Licking	76 min
Mar 28, 9:14 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Licking	46 min
Mar 28, 9:37 PM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	ILN	Darke, Shelby	8 hr
Mar 28, 9:49 PM EDT	River Flood Warning	ILN	Shelby	14 hr
Mar 28, 10:02 PM EDT	Flash Flood Watch	ILN	Champaign, Clark, Darke, Delaware, Franklin, Licking and 5 more	6 hr
Mar 28, 10:13 PM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	ILN	Champaign, Delaware, Licking, Union	23 hr
Mar 28, 11:14 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILN	Mercer	46 min
Mar 28, 11:34 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Darke	26 min
Mar 28, 11:38 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ILN	Mercer	3 hr
Mar 28, 11:40 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILN	Auglaize, Darke, Mercer, Shelby	50 min
Mar 29, 12:00 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ILN	Auglaize	2 hr
Mar 29, 12:00 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Hamilton	30 min
Mar 29, 12:15 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Hardin	30 min
Mar 29, 12:19 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILN	Auglaize, Hardin, Logan	26 min
Mar 29, 12:24 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Clermont	36 min
Mar 29, 12:34 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Union	41 min
Mar 29, 12:42 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Clinton	33 min
Mar 29, 9:38 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	ILN	Licking	6 hr
Mar 28, 11:14 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Carroll	46 min
Mar 28, 11:38 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILN	Carroll, Gallatin, Grant, Owen	32 min
Mar 29, 12:04 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILN	Boone, Campbell, Kenton	26 min
Mar 29, 1:40 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Lewis	35 min
Mar 29, 2:07 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Greenup	23 min
Mar 28, 11:23 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILN	Dearborn, Ripley	25 min

Nearby

River Flood Warnings in Ohio, 2020 Every river flood warning in 2020

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.