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River Flood Warning 9, NWS Wilmington, OH

April 2, 2024Hamilton County, Ohio

NWS Wilmington, OH issued this river flood warning at Apr 2, 2024, 10:27 AM EDT for Hamilton County, Ohio. It took effect at Apr 3, 2024, 7:47 AM EDT. It was in force for 3 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Apr 2, 2024, 10:27 AM EDT (14:27 UTC)
In effect from
Apr 3, 2024, 7:47 AM EDT
Expired
Apr 3, 2024, 11:13 AM EDT
In force
3 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 14:27 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 13.08 ft at Apr 3, 2024, 11:00 PM EDT.

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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 Apr 2, 6:38 AM EDT, 3 hours 49 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 2, 6:38 AM EDT, 3 hours 49 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 2, 9:51 AM EDT, 36 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Wilmington OH
951 AM EDT Tue Apr 2 2024

INZ050-058-059-066-073>075-080-KYZ089>100-OHZ026-034-035-042>046-
051>056-060>065-070>074-077>082-088-031500-
Wayne-Fayette-Union-Franklin-Ripley-Dearborn-Ohio-Switzerland-
Carroll-Gallatin-Boone-Kenton-Campbell-Owen-Grant-Pendleton-Bracken-
Robertson-Mason-Lewis-Hardin-Mercer-Auglaize-Darke-Shelby-Logan-
Delaware-Miami-Champaign-Clark-Madison-Licking-Preble-Montgomery-
Greene-Pickaway-Fairfield-Butler-Warren-Clinton-Ross-Hocking-
Hamilton-Clermont-Brown-Highland-Adams-Pike-Scioto-
951 AM EDT Tue Apr 2 2024

...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for east central Indiana,
southeast Indiana, northeast Kentucky, northern Kentucky, 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.

Additional showers and thunderstorms will develop this afternoon and
will continue into this evening. The greatest window for severe
storms to occur will be between 1 PM and 8 PM with the potential for
all weather hazards. The weather hazards include damaging winds,
large hail, and several tornadoes, some of which may be strong or
intense.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday.

There is a low probability for widespread hazardous weather.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation will likely be needed.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Apr 2, 7:26 AM EDT, 3 hours 1 minute before
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Special weather statement, Apr 2, 8:00 AM EDT, 2 hours 27 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Apr 2, 9:34 AM EDT, 53 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Wilmington OH
934 AM EDT Tue Apr 2 2024

KYZ099-100-OHZ080>082-088-021415-
Mason KY-Lewis KY-Pike OH-Highland OH-Scioto OH-Adams OH-
934 AM EDT Tue Apr 2 2024

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF MASON...
LEWIS...ADAMS...PIKE...HIGHLAND...SCIOTO AND ROSS COUNTIES THROUGH
1015 AM EDT...

At 933 AM EDT, strong thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Belfast to near Mount Carmel, moving east at 65
mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 45 mph.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects.

Locations impacted include...
Portsmouth, Wheelersburg, Waverly, West Union, New Boston, Piketon,
Manchester, Peebles, Vanceburg, Seaman, South Webster, Rosemount,
Clarktown, Camp Dix, Belfast, Rome, Lucasville, Franklin Furnace,
Foxport, and Head of Grassy.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a sturdy building.

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until noon EDT for northern
Kentucky.

To report hazardous weather conditions, go to our website at
weather.gov/iln and submit your report via social media, when you can
do so safely.

&&

LAT...LON 3844 8358 3852 8363 3850 8374 3906 8360
      3917 8279 3895 8281 3894 8275 3885 8276
      3885 8265 3868 8271 3867 8277 3859 8275
      3859 8285 3875 8287 3876 8289 3873 8303
      3859 8307 3849 8319 3834 8323 3832 8328
TIME...MOT...LOC 1333Z 263DEG 67KT 3900 8354 3851 8367

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...45 MPH

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Local storm report, Apr 2, 9:40 AM EDT, 47 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Wilmington OH
940 AM EDT Tue Apr 2 2024

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

0939 AM     Flood            3 N Uniopolis           40.64N 84.08W
04/02/2024                   Auglaize           OH   Law Enforcement

            High water was reported on River Road near
            State Route 65.

&&
Local storm report, Apr 2, 9:48 AM EDT, 39 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Wilmington OH
948 AM EDT Tue Apr 2 2024

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

0947 AM     Flood            Saint Paris             40.13N 83.96W
04/02/2024                   Champaign          OH   Law Enforcement

            East Elm St closed due to high water.

&&
Local storm report, Apr 2, 10:26 AM EDT, 1 minute before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Wilmington OH
1026 AM EDT Tue Apr 2 2024

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

0930 AM     Tstm Wnd Gst     1 N Washington          38.62N 83.81W
04/02/2024  M46 MPH          Mason              KY   Mesonet

            Kentucky Mesonet WSHT Maysville 3 SW.

&&

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 2, 12:09 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNPreble36 min
Apr 2, 12:27 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryILNDarke, Shelby3 hr
Apr 2, 12:46 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryILNLogan, Union3 hr
Apr 2, 1:08 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNGreene22 min
Apr 2, 1:25 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNClark, Greene35 min
Apr 2, 3:09 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningILNShelby55 hr
Apr 2, 5:15 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNButler, Montgomery, Preble, Warren44 min
Apr 2, 5:31 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNHamilton30 min
Apr 2, 5:54 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNGreene, Warren36 min
Apr 2, 6:03 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNClermont, Hamilton27 min
Apr 2, 6:23 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNClark, Greene, Madison37 min
Apr 2, 6:48 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNFranklin, Madison, Pickaway42 min
Apr 2, 6:49 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryILNAuglaize, Darke, Hardin, Logan, Mercer, Shelby5 hr
Apr 2, 7:02 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryILNChampaign, Clark, Delaware, Franklin, Madison, Union5 hr
Apr 2, 7:20 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNFairfield, Licking, Pickaway40 min
Apr 2, 7:57 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningILNLicking23 hr
Apr 2, 8:00 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNBrown45 min
Apr 2, 8:19 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNAdams, Brown, Highland, Pike41 min
Apr 2, 8:28 AM EDTRiver Flood AdvisoryILNDelaware, Franklin7 hr
Apr 2, 9:34 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNAdams, Pike, Scioto41 min
Apr 2, 9:58 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningILNClark19 hr
Apr 2, 10:06 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningILNFranklin12 hr
Apr 2, 10:27 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningILNMiami52 hr
Apr 2, 10:27 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningILNMiami, Montgomery50 hr
Apr 2, 10:37 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningILNPickaway4 days
Apr 2, 10:37 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningILNFranklin, Pickaway13 hr
Apr 2, 10:37 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningILNPike, Scioto4 days
Apr 2, 1:00 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningILNLicking18 hr
Apr 2, 1:00 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningILNLicking23 hr
Apr 2, 5:36 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryILNAuglaize, Darke, Hardin, Logan, Mercer, Shelby3 hr
Apr 2, 5:41 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNButler, Hamilton49 min
Apr 2, 5:53 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryILNHamilton6 hr
Apr 2, 5:54 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNClermont, Hamilton51 min
Apr 2, 5:54 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNDarke, Miami, Preble, Shelby15 min
Apr 2, 6:03 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNClinton, Fayette, Greene, Montgomery, Warren42 min
Apr 2, 6:19 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryILNButler, Hamilton, Warren3 hr
Apr 2, 6:38 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNBrown, Clermont, Clinton, Hamilton, Highland, Warren24 min
Apr 2, 6:41 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNClinton, Fayette, Greene, Warren34 min
Apr 2, 6:54 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNClinton, Fayette, Franklin, Greene, Madison, Pickaway51 min
Apr 2, 7:06 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNBrown, Clermont39 min
Apr 2, 7:07 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNFairfield, Licking23 min
Apr 2, 7:12 PM EDTTornado WarningILNBrown33 min
Apr 2, 7:19 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryILNClinton, Fayette, Franklin, Greene, Madison, Pickaway15 hr
Apr 2, 7:25 PM EDTTornado WarningILNBrown, Highland7 min
Apr 2, 7:27 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNFairfield, Franklin, Licking, Pickaway48 min
Apr 2, 7:34 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryILNBrown, Clermont3 hr
Apr 2, 7:36 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNAdams, Brown, Pike, Scioto69 min
Apr 2, 7:41 PM EDTTornado WarningILNAdams, Brown34 min
Apr 2, 7:48 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNHighland27 min
Apr 2, 7:52 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningILNFairfield, Licking38 hr
Apr 2, 7:54 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNFairfield, Hocking36 min
Apr 2, 7:59 PM EDTTornado WarningILNFairfield, Hocking31 min
Apr 2, 9:44 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNLewis21 min
Apr 2, 6:05 PM EDTTornado Warning Tornado observedILNOwen25 min
Apr 2, 6:15 PM EDTTornado WarningILNBoone, Campbell, Kenton16 min
Apr 2, 6:26 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNGrant, Owen, Pendleton49 min
Apr 2, 6:44 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNOwen31 min
Apr 2, 6:59 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryILNGrant, Owen, Pendleton3 hr
Apr 1, 11:38 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNWayne37 min
Apr 2, 4:39 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNFayette, Franklin, Union51 min
Apr 2, 5:16 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNDearborn, Ripley29 min
Apr 2, 7:12 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryILNFayette, Franklin, Union, Wayne3 hr
Apr 2, 10:27 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningILNFayette, Franklin13 hr
Apr 2, 5:14 PM EDTTornado Warning Tornado observedILNDearborn, Ohio, Ripley, Switzerland46 min
Apr 2, 5:47 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNWayne28 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive; the gauge from the NWS water service and the USGS.