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Flash Flood Warning 20, NWS Wilmington, OH

July 16, 2021Adams County, Ohio

NWS Wilmington, OH issued this flash flood warning at Jul 16, 2021, 5:23 PM EDT for Adams County, Ohio. It was in force for 2 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Jul 16, 2021, 5:23 PM EDT (21:23 UTC)
Expired
Jul 16, 2021, 7:42 PM EDT
In force
2 hr
Issued by
NWS Wilmington, OH
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

County Adams County, OH

The radar

The Cincinnati radar (KILN), 56 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:23 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 nearest sounding before it

Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 12:00Z, 9.4 hours before the alert went out and 56 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-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Cncnati-Daytn, OH at 12:00Z on 2021-07-16Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 291 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Cncnati-Daytn, OH at 12:00Z on 2021-07-16The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 99 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
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
291 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-68 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
941 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
26 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
99 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
92 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.5

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The text

As transmitted.

582 
WGUS51 KILN 162123
FFWILN
OHC001-170015-
/O.NEW.KILN.FF.W.0020.210716T2123Z-210717T0015Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Wilmington OH
523 PM EDT Fri Jul 16 2021

The National Weather Service in Wilmington has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Northwestern Adams County in southwestern Ohio...

* Until 815 PM EDT.

* At 523 PM EDT, radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain 
  across the warned area. Between 1.5 and 2.5 inches of rain have 
  fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 1.5 inches are 
  possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected 
  to begin shortly.

  HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.

  SOURCE...Radar.

  IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban
           areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as
           other poor drainage and low-lying areas.

* Some locations that may experience flash flooding include...
  Winchester, Seaman, Cherry Fork and May Hill.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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 3904 8350 3897 8339 3882 8365 3886 8369
      3895 8368 3903 8356

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED

$$

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1 follow-up statement
664 
WGUS71 KILN 162342
FFSILN

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Wilmington OH
742 PM EDT Fri Jul 16 2021

OHC001-162352-
/O.CAN.KILN.FF.W.0020.000000T0000Z-210717T0015Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Adams OH-
742 PM EDT Fri Jul 16 2021

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR NORTHWESTERN ADAMS COUNTY...

Flood waters have receded. Flooding is no longer expected to pose a 
threat. Please continue to heed remaining road closures.

LAT...LON 3904 8350 3897 8339 3882 8365 3886 8369
      3895 8368 3903 8356

$$

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 15, 8:27 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNDarke33 min
Jul 16, 3:27 AM EDTFlash Flood WatchILNAuglaize, Butler, Champaign, Clark, Clermont, Clinton and 17 more29 hr
Jul 16, 12:54 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNHighland36 min
Jul 16, 1:21 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNClinton24 min
Jul 16, 1:48 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNPreble27 min
Jul 16, 2:06 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNButler24 min
Jul 16, 2:07 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNScioto38 min
Jul 16, 2:18 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNMontgomery27 min
Jul 16, 2:27 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNClark, Greene, Montgomery48 min
Jul 16, 2:30 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNButler, Clinton, Greene, Montgomery, Warren45 min
Jul 16, 2:36 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNButler, Clermont, Hamilton39 min
Jul 16, 2:48 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNClinton27 min
Jul 16, 3:05 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNClinton, Highland, Warren25 min
Jul 16, 3:08 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNClinton, Fayette, Greene, Madison34 min
Jul 16, 3:08 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNBrown, Clermont, Hamilton24 min
Jul 16, 3:14 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNPike16 min
Jul 16, 3:15 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNBrown15 min
Jul 16, 3:30 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNHighland30 min
Jul 16, 3:32 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNFranklin28 min
Jul 16, 3:57 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNHighland33 min
Jul 16, 4:03 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNLicking27 min
Jul 16, 4:16 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNRoss29 min
Jul 16, 4:21 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNLicking9 min
Jul 16, 4:39 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNRoss36 min
Jul 16, 4:54 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryILNAdams3 hr
Jul 16, 5:03 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNAdams27 min
Jul 16, 5:23 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNPike37 min
Jul 16, 5:30 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNAdams, Pike, Ross, Scioto30 min
Jul 16, 5:55 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNPike, Scioto18 min
Jul 16, 6:11 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryILNPike, Scioto101 min
Jul 16, 6:31 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNHamilton44 min
Jul 16, 6:39 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryILNDarke, Preble112 min
Jul 16, 7:12 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNHamilton33 min
Jul 16, 7:34 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryILNButler, Preble54 min

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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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.