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Flash Flood Warning 33, NWS Wilmington, OH

December 6, 2021Dearborn County, Franklin County, Ripley County, Indiana; Butler County, Hamilton County, Ohio

NWS Wilmington, OH issued this flash flood warning at Dec 6, 2021, 4:15 AM EST for Dearborn County, Franklin County, Ripley County, Indiana; Butler County, Hamilton County, Ohio. It was in force for 3 hr. 1 report 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
Dec 6, 2021, 4:15 AM EST (09:15 UTC)
Expired
Dec 6, 2021, 7:42 AM EST
In force
3 hr
Issued by
NWS Wilmington, OH
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

Counties Dearborn County, IN, Franklin County, IN, Ripley County, IN, Butler County, OH, Hamilton County, OH

The radar

The Cincinnati radar (KILN), 102 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:19 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
Dec 6, 5:55 AM ESTFLASH FLOOD4 N Sunman, INOCCUPIED VEHICLE TRAPPED IN FLOOD WATERS. ST. MARYS ROAD NORTH OF SUNMAN.

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, 9.3 hours before the alert went out and 104 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 00:00Z on 2021-12-06Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 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 00:00Z on 2021-12-06The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 432 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
934 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
42 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
432 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
509 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

640 
WGUS51 KILN 060915
FFWILN
INC029-047-137-OHC017-061-061300-
/O.NEW.KILN.FF.W.0033.211206T0915Z-211206T1300Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Wilmington OH
415 AM EST Mon Dec 6 2021

The National Weather Service in Wilmington has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Northern Dearborn County in southeastern Indiana...
  Southern Franklin County in southeastern Indiana...
  Northern Ripley County in southeastern Indiana...
  Southwestern Butler County in southwestern Ohio...
  Northwestern Hamilton County in southwestern Ohio...

* Until 800 AM EST.

* At 415 AM EST, radar indicated heavy rain across the warned area. 
  Between 2 and 3 inches of rain have fallen. The expected rainfall 
  rate is 0.5 to 1 inch in 2 hours. Flash flooding is ongoing or 
  expected to begin shortly.

  HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.

  SOURCE...Radar and automated gages.

  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...
  Hamilton, Fairfield, Harrison, Batesville, Bright, Ross, 
  Versailles, Milan, Osgood, Seven Mile, Taylor Creek, Blue Jay, Dry 
  Ridge, Dunlap, Williamsdale, Logan, Manchester, Reily, New Haven 
  and New Miami.

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 3931 8522 3950 8451 3935 8445 3925 8467
      3902 8544 3920 8544

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
EXPECTED RAINFALL RATE...0.5-1 INCH IN 2 HOURS

$$

AR
1 follow-up statement
722 
WGUS71 KILN 061242
FFSILN

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Wilmington OH
742 AM EST Mon Dec 6 2021

INC029-047-137-OHC017-061-061252-
/O.CAN.KILN.FF.W.0033.000000T0000Z-211206T1300Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Dearborn IN-Franklin IN-Ripley IN-Butler OH-Hamilton OH-
742 AM EST Mon Dec 6 2021

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR NORTHERN DEARBORN, SOUTHERN 
FRANKLIN IN AND NORTHERN RIPLEY COUNTIES IN SOUTHEASTERN INDIANA AND 
SOUTHWESTERN BUTLER AND NORTHWESTERN HAMILTON COUNTIES IN 
SOUTHWESTERN OHIO...

Flood waters are receding. The heavy rain has ended. Flooding is no 
longer expected to pose a threat. Please continue to heed remaining 
road closures.

LAT...LON 3931 8522 3950 8451 3935 8445 3925 8467
      3902 8544 3920 8544

$$

JDR

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Dec 6, 12:14 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementILNRipley31 min
Dec 6, 12:31 AM ESTAreal Flood AdvisoryILNRipley3 hr
Dec 6, 1:04 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementILNRipley26 min
Dec 6, 2:14 AM ESTAreal Flood AdvisoryILNDearborn, Franklin, Ripley6 hr
Dec 6, 12:18 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementILNButler27 min
Dec 6, 12:46 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementILNButler14 min
Dec 6, 3:50 AM ESTAreal Flood AdvisoryILNClinton, Greene, Montgomery, Warren4 hr
Dec 6, 4:07 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementILNBrown, Clermont38 min
Dec 6, 4:44 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementILNAdams, Highland, Pike31 min
Dec 6, 5:17 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNAdams28 min
Dec 6, 5:45 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNAdams, Scioto17 min
Dec 6, 6:05 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementILNScioto25 min

Nearby

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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.