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Flash Flood Warning 15, NWS Wilmington, OH

June 19, 20215 counties in Indiana; Hamilton County, Ohio

NWS Wilmington, OH issued this flash flood warning at Jun 19, 2021, 6:54 AM EDT for 5 counties in Indiana; Hamilton County, Ohio. It was in force for 13 hr. 17 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued: Jun 19, 2021, 6:54 AM EDT (10:54 UTC)
Expired: Jun 19, 2021, 8:00 PM EDT
In force: 13 hr
Issued by: NWS Wilmington, OH
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: None

Counties Dearborn County, IN, Franklin County, IN, Ohio County, IN, Ripley County, IN, Switzerland County, IN, Hamilton County, OH

The radar

The Cincinnati radar (KILN), 106 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:54 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.

What was reported inside it

Time	Report	Where	Remark
Jun 19, 7:00 AM EDT	HEAVY RAIN 1.42	Brookville, IN	24-HOUR RAINFALL.
Jun 19, 7:00 AM EDT	HEAVY RAIN 2.46	3 Wnw Lawrenceburg, IN	24-HOUR RAINFALL.
Jun 19, 7:00 AM EDT	HEAVY RAIN 2.65	2 N (Ka9ooo)Bright, IN	24-HOUR RAINFALL.
Jun 19, 7:09 AM EDT	FLASH FLOOD	Aurora, IN	SWIFT WATER RESUCES STARTED WHEN THE FIRST CALLS CAME IN FOR FLOODING IN AURORA. THE TOWN OF GUILFORD WAS HARD HIT AND SEVERAL PEOPLE AND PETS WERE STRANDED FOR A TIME.
Jun 19, 7:30 AM EDT	HEAVY RAIN 3.46	4 Sse Aurora, IN	24-HOUR RAINFALL.
Jun 19, 8:00 AM EDT	HEAVY RAIN 2.85	5 Se Versailles, IN	24-HOUR RAINFALL.
Jun 19, 8:00 AM EDT	HEAVY RAIN 3.67	6 Sse Moores Hill, IN	24-HOUR RAINFALL.
Jun 19, 8:00 AM EDT	HEAVY RAIN 4.65	1 Nne Batesville, IN	24-HOUR RAINFALL.
Jun 19, 8:15 AM EDT	HEAVY RAIN 4.25	Weisburg, IN	24-HOUR RAINFALL.
Jun 19, 8:20 AM EDT	HEAVY RAIN 1.47	Brookville, IN	24-HOUR RAINFALL.
Jun 19, 8:23 AM EDT	HEAVY RAIN 3.22	Lawrenceburg, IN	24-HOUR RAINFALL.
Jun 19, 8:24 AM EDT	HEAVY RAIN 3.06	1 W Aurora, IN	24-HOUR RAINFALL.
Jun 19, 8:28 AM EDT	HEAVY RAIN 2.78	Versailles, IN	24-HOUR RAINFALL.
Jun 19, 8:30 AM EDT	HEAVY RAIN 4.06	Lawrenceburg, IN	24-HOUR RAINFALL.
Jun 19, 8:31 AM EDT	FLASH FLOOD	1 Nw Rockdale, IN	MULTIPLE AREAS OF RUSHING WATER 2-4 INCHES DEEP OVER RURAL ROADS.
Jun 19, 9:00 AM EDT	HEAVY RAIN 5.08	1 Se Napoleon, IN	24-HOUR RAINFALL.
Jun 19, 9:45 AM EDT	HEAVY RAIN 4.39	5 E Moores Hill, IN	24-HOUR RAINFALL.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 00:00Z, 10.9 hours before the alert went out and 108 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.

Mixed-layer CAPE: 2257 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -56 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1236 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 34 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 214 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 240 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 1.9
Supercell composite: 17.6

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The text

As transmitted.

844 
WGUS51 KILN 191054
FFWILN
INC029-047-115-137-155-OHC061-191500-
/O.NEW.KILN.FF.W.0015.210619T1054Z-210619T1500Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Wilmington OH
654 AM EDT Sat Jun 19 2021

The National Weather Service in Wilmington has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Dearborn County in southeastern Indiana...
  Franklin County in southeastern Indiana...
  Ohio County in southeastern Indiana...
  Ripley County in southeastern Indiana...
  Northwestern Switzerland County in southeastern Indiana...
  West Central Hamilton County in southwestern Ohio...

* Until 1100 AM EDT.

* At 654 AM EDT, radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain 
  across the warned area. Between 2 and 4 inches of rain have 
  fallen. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly.

  HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.

  SOURCE...Radar.

  IMPACT...Flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas,
           highways, streets and underpasses as well as other
           drainage and low lying areas.

* Some locations that may experience flash flooding include...
  Harrison, Batesville, Lawrenceburg, Greendale, Aurora, Brookville, 
  Rising Sun, Bright, Hidden Valley, Cleves, Versailles, Milan, 
  Osgood, Dillsboro, Oldenburg, Shawnee, Moores Hill, Lake Santee, 
  Blue Jay and Miami Heights.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood 
deaths occur in vehicles.

Move to higher ground now. Act quickly to protect your life.

Keep children away from storm drains, culverts, creeks and streams. 
Water levels can rise rapidly and sweep children away.

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

&&

LAT...LON 3947 8530 3947 8482 3929 8482 3929 8480
      3915 8470 3915 8475 3906 8490 3897 8483
      3890 8488 3892 8544 3920 8544 3927 8530

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
EXPECTED RAINFALL...1-3 INCHES IN 3 HOURS 

$$

Coniglio

4 follow-up statements

049 
WGUS71 KILN 191321
FFSILN

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Wilmington OH
921 AM EDT Sat Jun 19 2021

INC029-047-115-137-155-OHC061-191500-
/O.CON.KILN.FF.W.0015.000000T0000Z-210619T1500Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Dearborn IN-Franklin IN-Ohio IN-Ripley IN-Switzerland IN-Hamilton OH-
921 AM EDT Sat Jun 19 2021

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EDT THIS 
MORNING FOR DEARBORN, FRANKLIN IN, OHIO, RIPLEY AND NORTHWESTERN 
SWITZERLAND COUNTIES IN SOUTHEASTERN INDIANA AND WEST CENTRAL 
HAMILTON COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN OHIO...

At 921 AM EDT, emergency management reported flash flooding in 
Laughery Creek, Osgood, Napoleon, and Batesville. Between 3 and 6 
inches of rain have fallen.

HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.

SOURCE...Emergency management.

IMPACT...Flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas,
         highways, streets and underpasses as well as other
         drainage and low lying areas.

Some locations that may experience flash flooding include...
  Harrison, Batesville, Lawrenceburg, Greendale, Aurora, Brookville, 
  Rising Sun, Bright, Hidden Valley, Cleves, Versailles, Milan, 
  Osgood, Dillsboro, Oldenburg, Shawnee, Moores Hill, Lake Santee, 
  Blue Jay and Miami Heights.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood 
deaths occur in vehicles.

Move to higher ground now. Act quickly to protect your life.

Keep children away from storm drains, culverts, creeks and streams. 
Water levels can rise rapidly and sweep children away.

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

&&

LAT...LON 3947 8530 3947 8482 3929 8482 3929 8480
      3915 8470 3915 8475 3906 8490 3897 8483
      3890 8488 3892 8544 3920 8544 3927 8530

FLASH FLOOD...OBSERVED
EXPECTED RAINFALL...0.5 INCHES IN 2 HOURS 

$$

Coniglio

735 
WGUS51 KILN 191440
FFWILN
INC029-047-115-137-155-OHC061-191800-
/O.EXT.KILN.FF.W.0015.000000T0000Z-210619T1800Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Wilmington OH
1040 AM EDT Sat Jun 19 2021

The National Weather Service in Wilmington has extended the

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Dearborn County in southeastern Indiana...
  Franklin County in southeastern Indiana...
  Ohio County in southeastern Indiana...
  Ripley County in southeastern Indiana...
  Northwestern Switzerland County in southeastern Indiana...
  West Central Hamilton County in southwestern Ohio...

* Until 200 PM EDT.

* At 1040 AM EDT, emergency management reported flash flooding in 
  Laughery Creek, Osgood, Napoleon, Batesville. Between 2 and 6 
  inches of rain have fallen.

  HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.

  SOURCE...Emergency management.

  IMPACT...Flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas,
           highways, streets and underpasses as well as other
           drainage and low lying areas.

* Some locations that may experience flash flooding include...
  Harrison, Batesville, Lawrenceburg, Greendale, Aurora, Brookville, 
  Rising Sun, Bright, Hidden Valley, Cleves, Versailles, Milan, 
  Osgood, Dillsboro, Oldenburg, Shawnee, Moores Hill, Lake Santee, 
  Blue Jay and Miami Heights.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood 
deaths occur in vehicles.

Move to higher ground now. Act quickly to protect your life.

Keep children away from storm drains, culverts, creeks and streams. 
Water levels can rise rapidly and sweep children away.

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

&&

LAT...LON 3947 8530 3947 8482 3929 8482 3929 8480
      3915 8470 3915 8475 3906 8490 3897 8483
      3890 8488 3892 8544 3920 8544 3927 8530

FLASH FLOOD...OBSERVED
EXPECTED RAINFALL...0.25 INCHES IN 3 HOURS 

$$

Coniglio

812 
WGUS51 KILN 191736
FFWILN
INC029-047-115-137-155-OHC061-200000-
/O.EXT.KILN.FF.W.0015.000000T0000Z-210620T0000Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Wilmington OH
136 PM EDT Sat Jun 19 2021

The National Weather Service in Wilmington has extended the

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Dearborn County in southeastern Indiana...
  Franklin County in southeastern Indiana...
  Ohio County in southeastern Indiana...
  Ripley County in southeastern Indiana...
  Northwestern Switzerland County in southeastern Indiana...
  West Central Hamilton County in southwestern Ohio...

* Until 800 PM EDT Saturday.

* At 136 PM EDT, emergency management reported flash flooding in 
  Laughery Creek, Osgood, Napoleon, and Batesville. Between 2 and 6 
  inches of rain have fallen.

  HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.

  SOURCE...Emergency management.

  IMPACT...Flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas,
           highways, streets and underpasses as well as other
           drainage and low lying areas.

* Some locations that may experience flash flooding include...
  Harrison, Batesville, Lawrenceburg, Greendale, Aurora, Brookville, 
  Rising Sun, Bright, Hidden Valley, Cleves, Versailles, Milan, 
  Osgood, Dillsboro, Oldenburg, Shawnee, Moores Hill, Lake Santee, 
  Blue Jay and Miami Heights.

Additional rainfall amounts up to 0.5 inches are possible in the 
warned area.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood 
deaths occur in vehicles.

Move to higher ground now. Act quickly to protect your life.

Keep children away from storm drains, culverts, creeks and streams. 
Water levels can rise rapidly and sweep children away.

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

&&

LAT...LON 3947 8530 3947 8482 3929 8482 3929 8480
      3915 8470 3915 8475 3906 8490 3897 8483
      3890 8488 3892 8544 3920 8544 3927 8530

FLASH FLOOD...OBSERVED
EXPECTED RAINFALL...0.25 INCHES IN 3 HOURS 

$$

Coniglio

886 
WGUS71 KILN 200001
FFSILN

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Wilmington OH
801 PM EDT Sat Jun 19 2021

INC029-047-115-137-155-OHC061-200011-
/O.EXP.KILN.FF.W.0015.000000T0000Z-210620T0000Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Dearborn IN-Franklin IN-Ohio IN-Ripley IN-Switzerland IN-Hamilton OH-
801 PM EDT Sat Jun 19 2021

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING HAS EXPIRED FOR DEARBORN, FRANKLIN IN, OHIO, 
RIPLEY AND NORTHWESTERN SWITZERLAND COUNTIES IN SOUTHEASTERN INDIANA 
AND WEST CENTRAL HAMILTON COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN OHIO...

Flood waters are receding. However, flooding continues across Ripley 
county and parts of Franklin County. So a flood warning has been 
issued for those locations. Elsewhere, flooding is no longer 
expected to pose a threat. Please continue to heed remaining road 
closures.

LAT...LON 3947 8530 3947 8482 3929 8482 3929 8480
      3915 8470 3915 8475 3906 8490 3897 8483
      3890 8488 3892 8544 3920 8544 3927 8530

$$

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 18, 8:10 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILN	Dearborn, Franklin, Ripley	50 min
Jun 18, 8:14 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILN	Union, Wayne	31 min
Jun 18, 8:44 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILN	Dearborn, Franklin, Ripley	46 min
Jun 18, 8:56 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILN	Dearborn, Ohio, Ripley, Switzerland	34 min
Jun 18, 9:00 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	ILN	Dearborn, Franklin, Ripley	3 hr
Jun 18, 9:02 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	ILN	Dearborn, Ohio, Ripley	28 min
Jun 18, 9:11 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	ILN	Dearborn, Ohio	34 min
Jun 18, 9:30 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILN	Ohio, Switzerland	15 min
Jun 18, 9:39 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ILN	Dearborn, Ohio	3 hr
Jun 18, 11:59 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ILN	Switzerland	3 hr
Jun 19, 12:01 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILN	Wayne	27 min
Jun 19, 1:12 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ILN	Wayne	2 hr
Jun 19, 1:28 AM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	ILN	Switzerland	4 hr
Jun 19, 3:44 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ILN	Dearborn, Franklin, Ripley, Switzerland	3 hr
Jun 19, 4:40 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ILN	Ohio, Switzerland	5 hr
Jun 19, 6:39 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ILN	Dearborn, Franklin, Ripley	19 min
Jun 19, 8:11 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Ohio, Switzerland	34 min
Jun 19, 10:02 AM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	ILN	Ohio, Switzerland	6 hr
Jun 19, 1:18 PM EDT	River Flood Advisory	ILN	Dearborn, Franklin	9 hr
Jun 18, 8:11 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	ILN	Greene, Montgomery	3 hr
Jun 18, 8:11 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILN	Greene, Montgomery	34 min
Jun 18, 8:18 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILN	Clinton, Greene, Warren	42 min
Jun 18, 8:33 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	ILN	Greene, Montgomery, Warren	27 min
Jun 18, 8:39 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILN	Butler, Hamilton, Montgomery, Preble, Warren	36 min
Jun 18, 8:46 PM EDT	Tornado Warning Tornado observed	ILN	Butler, Montgomery, Warren	29 min
Jun 18, 8:51 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILN	Clinton, Fayette, Highland	39 min
Jun 18, 9:09 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILN	Adams, Brown, Clinton, Highland	51 min
Jun 18, 9:15 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILN	Brown, Butler, Clermont, Clinton, Hamilton, Warren	45 min
Jun 18, 9:16 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	ILN	Clinton, Greene, Warren	3 hr
Jun 18, 9:26 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	ILN	Butler, Montgomery, Warren	3 hr
Jun 18, 9:32 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	ILN	Clinton, Highland, Pike	3 hr
Jun 18, 9:49 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILN	Adams, Brown, Clermont, Pike, Scioto	56 min
Jun 18, 10:34 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILN	Adams, Scioto	41 min
Jun 18, 10:58 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Butler, Warren	32 min
Jun 18, 11:03 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILN	Butler, Clermont, Hamilton, Warren	42 min
Jun 18, 11:15 PM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	ILN	Greene, Montgomery	6 hr
Jun 18, 11:21 PM EDT	River Flood Warning	ILN	Greene, Warren	20 hr
Jun 18, 11:43 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILN	Brown, Clermont, Clinton, Highland, Warren	19 min
Jun 19, 12:12 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ILN	Warren	3 hr
Jun 19, 12:19 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Miami	26 min
Jun 19, 12:23 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Preble	37 min
Jun 19, 12:33 AM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	ILN	Clinton, Greene, Warren	6 hr
Jun 19, 1:55 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Montgomery	35 min
Jun 19, 2:33 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ILN	Butler, Clinton, Darke, Greene, Montgomery, Preble and 1 more	3 hr
Jun 19, 3:04 AM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	ILN	Clinton, Warren	2 hr
Jun 19, 3:28 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ILN	Brown, Clinton, Highland	3 hr
Jun 19, 8:12 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	ILN	Hamilton	4 hr
Jun 19, 8:16 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ILN	Butler, Hamilton	5 hr
Jun 19, 8:46 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Clermont	44 min
Jun 19, 9:08 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ILN	Brown, Clermont, Highland	3 hr
Jun 19, 9:28 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	ILN	Warren	10 hr
Jun 19, 9:29 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	ILN	Clermont, Hamilton	24 hr

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.