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River Flood Warning 9, NWS Wilmington, OH

March 3, 2023Hamilton County, Ohio

NWS Wilmington, OH issued this river flood warning at Mar 3, 2023, 6:58 PM EST for Hamilton County, Ohio. It took effect at Mar 3, 2023, 10:01 PM EST. It was in force for 33 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Mar 3, 2023, 6:58 PM EST (23:58 UTC)
In effect from: Mar 3, 2023, 10:01 PM EST
Expired: Mar 5, 2023, 7:00 AM EST
In force: 33 hr
Issued by: NWS Wilmington, OH
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: Minor

County Hamilton County, OH

The radar

The Cincinnati radar (KILN), 67 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:00 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The river

Written for the forecast point Great Miami River at Miamitown (MIAO1). The gauge peaked at 18.49 ft at Mar 4, 2023, 5:00 AM EST.

Action stage: 14 ft
Minor stage: 16 ft
Moderate stage: 24 ft
Major stage: 30 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 03274615, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this river 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 river flood warning went out at Mar 3, 6:46 PM EST, 12 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 3, 6:46 PM EST, 12 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 3, 12:52 PM EST, 6 hours 6 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Wilmington OH
1252 PM EST Fri Mar 3 2023

OHZ026-034-035-042>046-051>056-065-041800-
Hardin-Mercer-Auglaize-Darke-Shelby-Logan-Union OH-Delaware-Miami-
Champaign-Clark-Madison-Franklin OH-Licking-Fairfield-
1252 PM EST Fri Mar 3 2023

...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST SATURDAY...

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for Central Ohio and West Central
Ohio.

.DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight.

Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the
Internet for more information about the following hazards.

   Flood Watch.
   Wind Advisory.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday.

The probability for widespread hazardous weather is low.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

INZ050-058-059-066-OHZ060>064-070>074-041800-
Wayne-Fayette IN-Union IN-Franklin IN-Preble-Montgomery-Greene-
Fayette OH-Pickaway-Butler-Warren-Clinton-Ross-Hocking-
1252 PM EST Fri Mar 3 2023

...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST SATURDAY...

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

.DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight.

Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the
Internet for more information about the following hazards.

   Flood Watch.
   Wind Advisory.

In addition, there is the potential for severe thunderstorms today.
These storms may produce damaging straight line winds. The greatest
threat for severe thunderstorms is between 3 pm and 7 pm.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday.

The probability for widespread hazardous weather is low.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation may be needed.

KYZ089>100-OHZ078>082-088-041800-
Carroll-Gallatin-Boone-Kenton-Campbell-Owen-Grant-Pendleton-Bracken-
Robertson-Mason-Lewis-Clermont-Brown-Highland-Adams-Pike-Scioto-
1252 PM EST Fri Mar 3 2023

...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...
...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST SATURDAY...

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

.DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight.

Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the
Internet for more information about the following hazards.

   Flood Watch.
   High Wind Warning.

In addition, there is the potential for severe thunderstorms today.
These storms may produce damaging straight line winds. Isolated
tornadoes are also possible. The greatest threat for severe
thunderstorms is between 2 pm and 6 pm.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday.

Hazardous weather is not expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation may be needed.

INZ073>075-080-OHZ077-041800-
Ripley-Dearborn-Ohio-Switzerland-Hamilton-
1252 PM EST Fri Mar 3 2023

...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST SATURDAY...

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for Southeast Indiana and
Southwest Ohio.

.DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight.

Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the
Internet for more information about the following hazards.

   Flood Watch.
   Wind Advisory.

In addition, there is the potential for severe thunderstorms today.
These storms may produce damaging straight line winds. Isolated
tornadoes are also possible. The greatest threat for severe
thunderstorms is between 2 pm and 6 pm.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday.

The probability for widespread hazardous weather is low.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation may be needed.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Mar 3, 5:35 PM EST, 1 hour 23 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
535 PM EST FRI MAR 3 2023

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0515 PM     NON-TSTM WND GST KK62 FALMOUTH APT       38.70N 84.39W
03/03/2023  M59 MPH          PENDLETON          KY   AWOS

&&

JEG

Local storm report, Mar 3, 5:51 PM EST, 1 hour 7 minutes before

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Local storm report, Mar 3, 5:56 PM EST, 1 hour 2 minutes before

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Local storm report, Mar 3, 6:00 PM EST, 58 minutes before

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Local storm report, Mar 3, 6:01 PM EST, 57 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Mar 3, 6:44 PM EST, 14 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Mar 3, 9:42 AM EST	High Wind Warning	ILN	Adams, Brown, Clermont, Clinton, Fairfield, Fayette and 8 more	14 hr
Mar 3, 11:29 AM EST	Areal Flood Advisory	ILN	Butler, Clermont, Clinton, Hamilton, Warren	5 hr
Mar 3, 11:49 AM EST	Areal Flood Advisory	ILN	Darke, Miami, Montgomery, Preble	4 hr
Mar 3, 12:56 PM EST	River Flood Warning	ILN	Hamilton	9 hr
Mar 3, 2:41 PM EST	Areal Flood Advisory	ILN	Clark, Clinton, Fayette, Franklin, Greene, Madison and 1 more	3 hr
Mar 3, 3:05 PM EST	Areal Flood Warning	ILN	Butler, Clark, Clermont, Clinton, Greene, Hamilton and 2 more	5 hr
Mar 3, 3:52 PM EST	Areal Flood Warning	ILN	Darke, Miami, Montgomery, Preble	17 hr
Mar 3, 4:00 PM EST	River Flood Advisory	ILN	Hamilton	15 hr
Mar 3, 4:02 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILN	Adams, Scioto	43 min
Mar 3, 4:17 PM EST	Areal Flood Advisory	ILN	Brown, Highland	118 min
Mar 3, 4:22 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILN	Hamilton	38 min
Mar 3, 4:35 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	ILN	Brown, Clermont, Hamilton	40 min
Mar 3, 4:38 PM EST	River Flood Warning	ILN	Greene, Warren	42 hr
Mar 3, 4:44 PM EST	River Flood Warning	ILN	Warren	9 hr
Mar 3, 4:48 PM EST	River Flood Warning	ILN	Clark	22 hr
Mar 3, 4:48 PM EST	River Flood Warning	ILN	Clermont, Hamilton	20 hr
Mar 3, 4:55 PM EST	Areal Flood Warning	ILN	Auglaize, Darke, Mercer, Shelby	18 hr
Mar 3, 5:00 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	ILN	Brown, Clermont, Highland	47 min
Mar 3, 5:03 PM EST	Tornado Warning	ILN	Brown, Clermont	27 min
Mar 3, 5:12 PM EST	Areal Flood Warning	ILN	Clark, Clinton, Fayette, Franklin, Madison, Pickaway	11 hr
Mar 3, 5:22 PM EST	Areal Flood Advisory	ILN	Champaign, Clark, Delaware, Franklin, Hardin, Logan and 2 more	3 hr
Mar 3, 5:23 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	ILN	Adams, Brown, Clinton, Fayette, Highland, Ross	47 min
Mar 3, 5:23 PM EST	Tornado Warning	ILN	Brown, Clinton, Highland	37 min
Mar 3, 5:46 PM EST	Tornado Warning	ILN	Fayette, Highland, Ross	29 min
Mar 3, 6:10 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	ILN	Pickaway, Ross	50 min
Mar 3, 6:16 PM EST	River Flood Advisory	ILN	Delaware, Franklin	19 hr
Mar 3, 6:44 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Fairfield, Hocking	46 min
Mar 3, 12:19 PM EST	Areal Flood Advisory	ILN	Boone, Carroll, Gallatin, Grant, Owen	6 hr
Mar 3, 3:43 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILN	Carroll, Gallatin, Owen	47 min
Mar 3, 4:06 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILN	Boone, Gallatin, Grant, Kenton, Owen, Pendleton	39 min
Mar 3, 4:44 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	ILN	Boone, Gallatin, Grant, Kenton, Pendleton	31 min
Mar 3, 4:23 PM EST	Areal Flood Warning	ILN	Franklin	3 hr

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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive; the gauge from the NWS water service and the USGS.