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Flash Flood Warning 5, NWS Wilmington, OH

June 13, 2021Owen County, Kentucky

NWS Wilmington, OH issued this flash flood warning at Jun 13, 2021, 4:21 PM EDT for Owen County, Kentucky. 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: Jun 13, 2021, 4:21 PM EDT (20:21 UTC)
Expired: Jun 13, 2021, 7:05 PM EDT
In force: 3 hr
Issued by: NWS Wilmington, OH
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: None

County Owen County, KY

The radar

The Louisville radar (KLVX), 108 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:24 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 13, 5:00 PM EDT	FLASH FLOOD	3 Wnw Beechwood, KY	A PORTION OF CLAXON RIDGE ROAD WAS WASHED OUT. TIME ESTIMATED.

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, 8.4 hours before the alert went out and 146 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: 802 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -92 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1233 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 18 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 28 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 19 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

371 
WGUS51 KILN 132021
FFWILN
KYC187-132315-
/O.NEW.KILN.FF.W.0005.210613T2021Z-210613T2315Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Wilmington OH
421 PM EDT Sun Jun 13 2021

The National Weather Service in Wilmington has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  South Central Owen County in northern Kentucky...

* Until 715 PM EDT.

* At 421 PM EDT, radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain 
  across the warned area. Between 1.5 and 2.5 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...
  Monterey, Beechwood and Harmony.

Additional rainfall amounts of 0.5 to 1 inch are possible in the 
warned area.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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 3843 8490 3850 8477 3840 8467 3836 8471
      3835 8474 3834 8479 3835 8481 3835 8483
      3836 8484 3836 8487 3838 8490 3839 8490
      3842 8488

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED

$$

Campbell

2 follow-up statements

434 
WGUS71 KILN 132151
FFSILN

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Wilmington OH
551 PM EDT Sun Jun 13 2021

KYC187-132315-
/O.CON.KILN.FF.W.0005.000000T0000Z-210613T2315Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Owen KY-
551 PM EDT Sun Jun 13 2021

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 715 PM EDT THIS 
EVENING FOR SOUTH CENTRAL OWEN COUNTY...

At 551 PM EDT, local law enforcement reported flash flooding across 
the warned area. Between 2.5 and 3.5 inches of rain have fallen.

HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.

SOURCE...Law enforcement.

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...
  Monterey, Beechwood and Harmony.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

Stay away or be swept away. River banks and culverts can become 
unstable and unsafe.

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 3843 8490 3850 8477 3840 8467 3836 8471
      3835 8474 3834 8479 3835 8481 3835 8483
      3836 8484 3836 8487 3838 8490 3839 8490
      3842 8488

FLASH FLOOD...OBSERVED

$$

Campbell

499 
WGUS71 KILN 132305
FFSILN

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Wilmington OH
705 PM EDT Sun Jun 13 2021

KYC187-132315-
/O.CAN.KILN.FF.W.0005.000000T0000Z-210613T2315Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Owen KY-
705 PM EDT Sun Jun 13 2021

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR SOUTH CENTRAL OWEN COUNTY...

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

LAT...LON 3843 8490 3850 8477 3840 8467 3836 8471
      3835 8474 3834 8479 3835 8481 3835 8483
      3836 8484 3836 8487 3838 8490 3839 8490
      3842 8488

$$

Coniglio

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 13, 3:38 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Bracken, Mason	37 min
Jun 13, 3:59 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Lewis	31 min
Jun 13, 4:01 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ILN	Owen	20 min
Jun 13, 4:34 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ILN	Lewis, Mason	117 min
Jun 13, 4:43 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Lewis	32 min
Jun 13, 4:47 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILN	Lewis	43 min
Jun 13, 5:21 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ILN	Lewis	2 hr
Jun 13, 5:36 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	ILN	Lewis	2 hr
Jun 13, 7:41 PM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	ILN	Lewis	3 hr

Nearby

Flash Flood Warnings in Kentucky, 2021 Every flash flood warning in 2021

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.