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Flash Flood Warning 44, NWS Wilmington, OH

August 12, 2025Ohio County, Switzerland County, Indiana

NWS Wilmington, OH issued this flash flood warning at Aug 12, 2025, 9:31 PM EDT for Ohio County, Switzerland County, Indiana. It was in force for 119 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Aug 12, 2025, 9:31 PM EDT (01:31 UTC)
Expired
Aug 12, 2025, 11:30 PM EDT
In force
119 min
Issued by
NWS Wilmington, OH
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

Counties Ohio County, IN, Switzerland County, IN

The radar

The Cincinnati radar (KILN), 118 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:31 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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 Aug 12, 8:17 PM EDT, 1 hour 14 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 12, 8:17 PM EDT, 1 hour 14 minutes before
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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Aug 12, 9:17 PM EDT, 14 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Wilmington OH
917 PM EDT Tue Aug 12 2025

INZ075-KYZ091>093-OHZ077-130145-
Ohio IN-Boone KY-Kenton KY-Campbell KY-Hamilton OH-
917 PM EDT Tue Aug 12 2025

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF OHIO...NORTHERN
KENTON...NORTHERN CAMPBELL...BOONE AND HAMILTON COUNTIES THROUGH 945
PM EDT...

At 917 PM EDT, strong thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from Pleasant Hills to Rising Sun, moving northeast at 25
mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 45 mph and very heavy rain.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects. Visibility will be poor and hydroplaning
         is possible.

Locations impacted include...
Cincinnati, Fairfield, Covington, Florence, Independence, Norwood,
Forest Park, Erlanger, Fort Thomas, Newport, Sharonville, Blue Ash,
Loveland, Springdale, Reading, Montgomery, North College Hill,
Madeira, Edgewood, and Elsmere.

This includes the following Interstates...
 I-71 in Ohio between mile markers 0 and 19.
 I-74 in Ohio between mile markers 5 and 19.
 I-75 in Kentucky between mile markers 175 and 191.
 I-75 in Ohio between mile markers 0 and 17.

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a sturdy building.

Motorists should slow down and use extra caution.

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.

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LAT...LON 3903 8488 3910 8484 3911 8482 3913 8482
      3925 8474 3931 8459 3929 8426 3927 8426
      3925 8429 3922 8432 3921 8431 3921 8429
      3890 8451 3893 8495
TIME...MOT...LOC 0117Z 236DEG 21KT 3924 8453 3896 8485

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

Hatzos

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 12, 9:17 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNHamilton28 min
Aug 12, 9:29 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryILNHamilton3 hr
Aug 12, 9:46 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryILNButler, Warren34 min
Aug 12, 9:56 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningILNButler, Hamilton, Warren3 hr
Aug 12, 10:19 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningILNClinton, Warren3 hr
Aug 12, 10:34 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryILNGreene, Montgomery3 hr
Aug 12, 11:44 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryILNDarke, Preble3 hr
Aug 13, 3:42 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNFairfield33 min
Aug 12, 9:34 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryILNBoone3 hr
Aug 12, 9:15 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryILNOhio, Switzerland16 min

Nearby

Flash Flood Warnings in Indiana, 2025Every flash flood warning in 2025

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.