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Flash Flood Warning 26, NWS Wilmington, OH
NWS Wilmington, OH issued this flash flood warning at Aug 12, 2021, 7:50 PM EDT for Clark County, Madison County, Ohio. It was in force for 3 hr. 4 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
- Aug 12, 2021, 7:50 PM EDT (23:50 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 12, 2021, 10:24 PM EDT
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Wilmington, OH
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Clark County, OH, Madison County, OH
The radar
The Cincinnati radar (KILN), 57 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:53 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 12, 8:34 PM EDT | FLOOD | 4 Ese London, OH | MULTIPLE ROADS CLOSED AROUND MADISON LAKE DUE TO WATER LEVELS INCREASING ON THE LAKE. |
| Aug 12, 9:15 PM EDT | FLOOD | 5 Se London, OH | GOATS ARE SAFE AFTER BARN BEGAN TO FLOOD FROM RISING WATER. |
| Aug 12, 9:22 PM EDT | HEAVY RAIN 5.5 | 1 Sw London, OH | |
| Aug 12, 9:25 PM EDT | FLOOD | 1 S South Vienna, OH | HIGH WATER REPORTED ON SOUTH URBANA STREET |
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 12:00Z, 11.8 hours before the alert went out and 55 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 1817 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -77 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 946 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 18 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 71 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 96 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
882
WGUS51 KILN 122350
FFWILN
OHC023-097-130300-
/O.NEW.KILN.FF.W.0026.210812T2350Z-210813T0300Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Wilmington OH
750 PM EDT Thu Aug 12 2021
The National Weather Service in Wilmington has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Central Madison County in central Ohio...
Southeastern Clark County in west central Ohio...
* Until 1100 PM EDT.
* At 750 PM EDT, radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain
across the warned area. Between 2 and 3 inches of rain have
fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 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...
Springfield, London, South Charleston, Choctaw Lake, Harmony,
Lisbon, Brighton, Lafayette, South Vienna, Newport, Interstate 70
at State Route 56, Plattsburg, Madison Lake, Big Plain, Lilly
Chapel and Buck Creek State Park.
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 3984 8366 3989 8375 3991 8376 3996 8378
3997 8367 3998 8358 3995 8345 3992 8325
3987 8325 3979 8325 3980 8338 3979 8358
FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
$$
McGinnis2 follow-up statements
983
WGUS71 KILN 130041
FFSILN
Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Wilmington OH
841 PM EDT Thu Aug 12 2021
OHC023-097-130300-
/O.CON.KILN.FF.W.0026.000000T0000Z-210813T0300Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Clark OH-Madison OH-
841 PM EDT Thu Aug 12 2021
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT THIS
EVENING FOR CENTRAL MADISON AND SOUTHEASTERN CLARK COUNTIES...
At 841 PM EDT, radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain
across the warned area. Between 2 and 4.5 inches of rain have
fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches are possible in
the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin
shortly.
HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.
SOURCE...Radar.
IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas,
highways, streets and underpasses as well as other poor
drainage and low-lying areas.
Some locations that may experience flash flooding include...
Springfield, London, South Charleston, Choctaw Lake, Harmony,
Lisbon, Brighton, Lafayette, South Vienna, Newport, Interstate 70
at State Route 56, Plattsburg, Madison Lake, Big Plain, Lilly
Chapel and Buck Creek State Park.
Road closures were recently reported around Madison Lake.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Move to higher ground now. Act quickly to protect your life.
To report flash flooding, go to our website at weather.gov/iln and
submit your report via social media, when you can do so safely.
&&
LAT...LON 3984 8366 3989 8375 3991 8376 3996 8378
3997 8367 3998 8358 3995 8345 3992 8325
3987 8325 3979 8325 3980 8338 3979 8358
FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
$$
McGinnis100
WGUS71 KILN 130224
FFSILN
Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Wilmington OH
1024 PM EDT Thu Aug 12 2021
OHC023-097-130234-
/O.CAN.KILN.FF.W.0026.000000T0000Z-210813T0300Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Clark OH-Madison OH-
1024 PM EDT Thu Aug 12 2021
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR CENTRAL MADISON AND SOUTHEASTERN CLARK
COUNTIES HAS BEEN REPLACED WITH A FLOOD WARNING...
LAT...LON 3984 8366 3989 8375 3991 8376 3996 8378
3997 8367 3998 8358 3995 8345 3992 8325
3987 8325 3979 8325 3980 8338 3979 8358
$$
McGinnisThe office that day
Everything else NWS Wilmington, OH issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 12, 3:49 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Clark | 26 min |
| Aug 12, 4:03 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Champaign, Clark, Madison | 42 min |
| Aug 12, 4:41 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Clark, Madison | 49 min |
| Aug 12, 5:13 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Madison | 32 min |
| Aug 12, 5:28 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Franklin, Madison, Pickaway | 47 min |
| Aug 12, 5:29 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Clark | 31 min |
| Aug 12, 5:58 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Madison | 32 min |
| Aug 12, 5:59 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Darke | 31 min |
| Aug 12, 6:03 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Licking | 27 min |
| Aug 12, 6:14 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Madison | 31 min |
| Aug 12, 6:29 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Licking | 31 min |
| Aug 12, 6:29 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Darke | 31 min |
| Aug 12, 6:50 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Champaign | 25 min |
| Aug 12, 6:54 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Licking | 36 min |
| Aug 12, 6:56 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Miami | 34 min |
| Aug 12, 6:57 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Madison | 33 min |
| Aug 12, 7:09 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Darke | 36 min |
| Aug 12, 7:18 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ILN | Clark, Franklin, Madison | 2 hr |
| Aug 12, 7:24 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Champaign | 36 min |
| Aug 12, 7:26 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Madison | 34 min |
| Aug 12, 7:37 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Miami | 23 min |
| Aug 12, 7:44 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Miami | 31 min |
| Aug 12, 7:55 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Franklin | 35 min |
| Aug 12, 7:57 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Union | 33 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.