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Flash Flood Warning 21, NWS Wilmington, OH
NWS Wilmington, OH issued this flash flood warning at Aug 31, 2024, 3:55 PM EDT for Mason County, Kentucky. 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 outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 31, 2024, 3:55 PM EDT (19:55 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 31, 2024, 6:15 PM EDT
- In force
- 2 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Wilmington, OH
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
County Mason County, KY
The radar
The Cincinnati radar (KILN), 84 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:56 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.
The nearest sounding before it
Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 12:00Z, 7.9 hours before the alert went out and 85 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 672 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -123 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1137 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 18 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -27 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -20 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
788
WGUS51 KILN 311955
FFWILN
KYC161-312245-
/O.NEW.KILN.FF.W.0021.240831T1955Z-240831T2245Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Wilmington OH
355 PM EDT Sat Aug 31 2024
The National Weather Service in Wilmington has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Mason County in northern Kentucky...
* Until 645 PM EDT.
* At 355 PM EDT, radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain
across the warned area. Between 2 and 3 inches of rain have
fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 0.5 to 1 inch are possible.
Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly.
HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.
SOURCE...Radar.
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...
Maysville, Washington, Ripley, Aberdeen, Dover, Tuckahoe,
Moranburg, Murphysville, Minerva, Lowell, South Ripley and Somo.
This includes areas along the North Fork Licking River, Clarks
Run, and Brandywine Creek in western Mason County.
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 3877 8390 3876 8386 3875 8385 3872 8384
3870 8379 3866 8377 3865 8373 3858 8373
3856 8387 3856 8396 3859 8397 3859 8399
FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
$$
Hatzos1 follow-up statement
068
WGUS71 KILN 312215
FFSILN
Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Wilmington OH
615 PM EDT Sat Aug 31 2024
KYC161-312225-
/O.CAN.KILN.FF.W.0021.000000T0000Z-240831T2245Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Mason KY-
615 PM EDT Sat Aug 31 2024
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR MASON COUNTY...
The heavy rain has ended. Flooding is no longer expected to pose a
threat. Please continue to heed any road closures.
&&
LAT...LON 3877 8390 3876 8386 3875 8385 3872 8384
3870 8379 3866 8377 3865 8373 3858 8373
3856 8387 3856 8396 3859 8397 3859 8399
$$
HatzosThe office that day
Everything else NWS Wilmington, OH issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31, 10:06 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Lewis, Mason | 24 min |
| Aug 31, 10:30 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Lewis | 45 min |
| Aug 31, 11:23 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Greenup | 37 min |
| Aug 31, 2:16 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Mason, Robertson | 44 min |
| Aug 31, 3:11 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Mason | 34 min |
| Aug 31, 3:34 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ILN | Mason | 21 min |
| Aug 31, 3:38 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Lewis | 22 min |
| Aug 31, 3:42 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Bracken, Lewis, Mason, Robertson | 48 min |
| Aug 31, 4:58 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Greenup | 32 min |
| Aug 31, 7:47 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Owen | 28 min |
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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.