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Flash Flood Warning 10, NWS Wilmington, OH

May 14, 2022Fayette County, Ohio

NWS Wilmington, OH issued this flash flood warning at May 14, 2022, 8:42 PM EDT for Fayette County, Ohio. It was in force for 2 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
May 14, 2022, 8:42 PM EDT (00:42 UTC)
Expired
May 14, 2022, 10:56 PM EDT
In force
2 hr
Issued by
NWS Wilmington, OH
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

County Fayette County, OH

The radar

The Cincinnati radar (KILN), 35 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:42 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The nearest sounding before it

Pittsburgh, PA (KPIT), launched 00:00Z, 0.7 hours before the alert went out and 301 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, Pittsburgh, PA at 00:00Z on 2022-05-15Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 174 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Pittsburgh, PA at 00:00Z on 2022-05-15The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -22 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
174 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-33 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1631 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
6 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-22 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
27 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this flash flood warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Wilmington, OH wrote its last area forecast discussion before this flash flood warning went out at May 14, 7:42 PM EDT, 1 hour earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 14, 7:42 PM EDT, 1 hour before
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Hazardous weather outlook, May 14, 4:03 PM EDT, 4 hours 39 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Wilmington OH
403 PM EDT Sat May 14 2022

KYZ099-100-OHZ045-046-054>056-063>065-073-074-079>082-088-152015-
Mason-Lewis-Union OH-Delaware-Madison-Franklin OH-Licking-Fayette OH-
Pickaway-Fairfield-Ross-Hocking-Brown-Highland-Adams-Pike-Scioto-
403 PM EDT Sat May 14 2022

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for Northeast Kentucky, Northern
Kentucky, Central Ohio, South Central Ohio and Southwest Ohio.

.DAY ONE...Tonight.

Isolated to scattered showers and storms are expected through this
evening. A few strong to marginally severe storms may be possible,
with gusty winds being the primary threat. Also, the slow movement of
the storms may lead to flooding.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday.

Showers and storms are likely Sunday night. A few isolated strong to
severe storms will be possible, with gusty or damaging winds being
the primary threat.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

INZ050-058-059-066-073>075-080-KYZ089>098-OHZ026-034-035-042>044-
051>053-060>062-070>072-077-078-152015-
Wayne-Fayette IN-Union IN-Franklin IN-Ripley-Dearborn-Ohio-
Switzerland-Carroll-Gallatin-Boone-Kenton-Campbell-Owen-Grant-
Pendleton-Bracken-Robertson-Hardin-Mercer-Auglaize-Darke-Shelby-
Logan-Miami-Champaign-Clark-Preble-Montgomery-Greene-Butler-Warren-
Clinton-Hamilton-Clermont-
403 PM EDT Sat May 14 2022

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for East Central Indiana,
Southeast Indiana, Northern Kentucky, Southwest Ohio and West
Central Ohio.

.DAY ONE...Tonight.

Isolated to scattered showers and storms are expected through this
evening. A few strong to marginally severe storms may be possible,
with gusty winds being the primary threat. Also, the slow movement of
the storms may lead to flooding.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday.

Showers and storms are likely Sunday night. A few isolated strong to
severe storms will be possible, with gusty or damaging winds being
the primary threat.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

In the hours before

Local storm report, May 14, 7:36 PM EDT, 1 hour 6 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 14, 8:01 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryILNFayette, Pickaway, Ross3 hr
May 14, 8:22 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNRoss23 min
May 14, 10:56 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningILNFayette3 hr
May 14, 8:23 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningILNOwen2 hr
May 14, 8:26 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningILNFayette, Franklin, Union2 hr

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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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.