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Flash Flood Warning 26, NWS Wilmington, OH

August 12, 2021Clark County, Madison County, Ohio

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

TimeReportWhereRemark
Aug 12, 8:34 PM EDTFLOOD4 Ese London, OHMULTIPLE ROADS CLOSED AROUND MADISON LAKE DUE TO WATER LEVELS INCREASING ON THE LAKE.
Aug 12, 9:15 PM EDTFLOOD5 Se London, OHGOATS ARE SAFE AFTER BARN BEGAN TO FLOOD FROM RISING WATER.
Aug 12, 9:22 PM EDTHEAVY RAIN 5.51 Sw London, OH
Aug 12, 9:25 PM EDTFLOOD1 S South Vienna, OHHIGH 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Cncnati-Daytn, OH at 12:00Z on 2021-08-12Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1817 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 2021-08-12The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 71 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
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

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

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

$$

McGinnis
2 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

$$

McGinnis
100 
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

$$

McGinnis

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 12, 3:49 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNClark26 min
Aug 12, 4:03 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNChampaign, Clark, Madison42 min
Aug 12, 4:41 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNClark, Madison49 min
Aug 12, 5:13 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNMadison32 min
Aug 12, 5:28 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNFranklin, Madison, Pickaway47 min
Aug 12, 5:29 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNClark31 min
Aug 12, 5:58 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNMadison32 min
Aug 12, 5:59 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNDarke31 min
Aug 12, 6:03 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNLicking27 min
Aug 12, 6:14 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNMadison31 min
Aug 12, 6:29 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNLicking31 min
Aug 12, 6:29 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNDarke31 min
Aug 12, 6:50 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNChampaign25 min
Aug 12, 6:54 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNLicking36 min
Aug 12, 6:56 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNMiami34 min
Aug 12, 6:57 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNMadison33 min
Aug 12, 7:09 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNDarke36 min
Aug 12, 7:18 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryILNClark, Franklin, Madison2 hr
Aug 12, 7:24 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNChampaign36 min
Aug 12, 7:26 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNMadison34 min
Aug 12, 7:37 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNMiami23 min
Aug 12, 7:44 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNMiami31 min
Aug 12, 7:55 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNFranklin35 min
Aug 12, 7:57 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNUnion33 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.