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Flash Flood Warning 6, NWS Wilmington, OH

June 13, 2021Lewis County, Kentucky; Adams County, Scioto County, Ohio

NWS Wilmington, OH issued this flash flood warning at Jun 13, 2021, 5:36 PM EDT for Lewis County, Kentucky; Adams County, Scioto County, Ohio. It was in force for 2 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, 5:36 PM EDT (21:36 UTC)
Expired: Jun 13, 2021, 7:42 PM EDT
In force: 2 hr
Issued by: NWS Wilmington, OH
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: None

Counties Lewis County, KY, Adams County, OH, Scioto County, OH

The radar

The Cincinnati radar (KILN), 109 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:39 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, 6:06 PM EDT	FLASH FLOOD	5 Ene Vanceburg, KY	WATER WAS REPORTED FLOWING ACROSS SEVERAL PORTIONS OF KENTUCKY ROUTE 8 FROM NEAR VANCEBURG TO NEAR GARRISON.

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, 9.6 hours before the alert went out and 109 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

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The text

As transmitted.

266 
WGUS51 KILN 132136
FFWILN
KYC135-OHC001-145-140045-
/O.NEW.KILN.FF.W.0006.210613T2136Z-210614T0045Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

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

The National Weather Service in Wilmington has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Northeastern Lewis County in northeastern Kentucky...
  Southeastern Adams County in southwestern Ohio...
  Southwestern Scioto County in southwestern Ohio...

* Until 845 PM EDT.

* At 536 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...
  Vanceburg, Garrison, Buena Vista in Scioto County, Tannery, 
  Rexton, Sandy Springs and Saint Paul.

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

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 3868 8333 3867 8304 3865 8305 3864 8305
      3863 8307 3861 8307 3861 8308 3860 8307
      3857 8310 3854 8310 3853 8312 3854 8314
      3853 8315 3852 8315 3852 8316 3851 8316
      3860 8336

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED

$$

2 follow-up statements

907 
WGUS71 KILN 132204
FFSILN

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

KYC135-OHC001-145-140045-
/O.CON.KILN.FF.W.0006.000000T0000Z-210614T0045Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Lewis KY-Adams OH-Scioto OH-
604 PM EDT Sun Jun 13 2021

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 845 PM EDT THIS 
EVENING FOR NORTHEASTERN LEWIS, SOUTHEASTERN ADAMS AND SOUTHWESTERN 
SCIOTO COUNTIES...

At 604 PM EDT, local law enforcement reported flash flooding across 
the warned area. Between 1.5 and 2.5 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...
  Vanceburg, Garrison, Buena Vista in Scioto County, Tannery, 
  Rexton, Sandy Springs and Saint Paul.

Additional rainfall amounts up to 0.5 inches are possible in the 
warned area.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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 3868 8333 3867 8304 3865 8305 3864 8305
      3863 8307 3861 8307 3861 8308 3860 8307
      3857 8310 3854 8310 3853 8312 3854 8314
      3853 8315 3852 8315 3852 8316 3851 8316
      3860 8336

FLASH FLOOD...OBSERVED

$$

Campbell

487 
WGUS71 KILN 132342
FFSILN

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

KYC135-OHC001-145-132352-
/O.CAN.KILN.FF.W.0006.000000T0000Z-210614T0045Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Lewis KY-Adams OH-Scioto OH-
742 PM EDT Sun Jun 13 2021

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR NORTHEASTERN LEWIS, 
SOUTHEASTERN ADAMS AND SOUTHWESTERN SCIOTO COUNTIES...

Flash flooding has ended across the area, but flooding continues. 
Therefore the flash flood warning has been replaced by a flood 
warning. Please refer to that bulletin for more information.

LAT...LON 3868 8333 3867 8304 3865 8305 3864 8305
      3863 8307 3861 8307 3861 8308 3860 8307
      3857 8310 3854 8310 3853 8312 3854 8314
      3853 8315 3852 8315 3852 8316 3851 8316
      3860 8336

$$

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, 4:21 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	ILN	Owen	3 hr
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, 7:41 PM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	ILN	Lewis	3 hr
Jun 12, 10:30 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILN	Darke	45 min
Jun 12, 10:57 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILN	Darke, Miami, Shelby	33 min
Jun 12, 11:37 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ILN	Darke	2 hr
Jun 13, 1:14 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Clinton	31 min
Jun 13, 1:22 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Pickaway	23 min
Jun 13, 2:14 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Hocking	46 min
Jun 13, 2:20 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Fayette	25 min
Jun 13, 2:57 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Pike, Ross	48 min
Jun 13, 3:02 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Fairfield	28 min
Jun 13, 3:09 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILN	Fairfield	24 min
Jun 13, 3:16 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILN	Pike, Ross	44 min
Jun 13, 3:24 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Adams	36 min
Jun 13, 3:47 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILN	Scioto	43 min
Jun 13, 4:04 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILN	Scioto	41 min
Jun 13, 5:43 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Adams	32 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.