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River Flood Warning 39, NWS Wilmington, OH

April 4, 2025Clermont County, Ohio; Bracken County, Campbell County, Pendleton County, Kentucky

NWS Wilmington, OH issued this river flood warning at Apr 4, 2025, 12:28 PM EDT for Clermont County, Ohio; Bracken County, Campbell County, Pendleton County, Kentucky. It took effect at Apr 6, 2025, 3:20 AM EDT. It was in force for 19 days.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Apr 4, 2025, 12:28 PM EDT (16:28 UTC)
In effect from: Apr 6, 2025, 3:20 AM EDT
Expired: Apr 25, 2025, 12:28 PM EDT
In force: 19 days
Issued by: NWS Wilmington, OH
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: Minor

Counties Bracken County, KY, Campbell County, KY, Pendleton County, KY, Clermont County, OH

The radar

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The river

Written for the forecast point Ohio River at Meldahl Dam (MELO1).

Action stage: 49 ft
Minor stage: 51 ft
Moderate stage: 58 ft
Major stage: 64 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 03238680, 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 4, 10:06 AM EDT, 2 hours 22 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 4, 10:06 AM EDT, 2 hours 22 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 4, 5:16 AM EDT, 7 hours 12 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Wilmington OH
516 AM EDT Fri Apr 4 2025

OHZ026-034-035-043-044-051100-
Hardin-Mercer-Auglaize-Shelby-Logan-
516 AM EDT Fri Apr 4 2025

...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING...

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for west central Ohio.

.DAY ONE...Today 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.

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

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

   Flood Watch.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

INZ050-058-059-066-073>075-080-KYZ089>100-OHZ042-045-046-051>056-
060>065-070>074-077>082-088-051100-
Wayne-Fayette-Union-Franklin-Ripley-Dearborn-Ohio-Switzerland-
Carroll-Gallatin-Boone-Kenton-Campbell-Owen-Grant-Pendleton-Bracken-
Robertson-Mason-Lewis-Darke-Delaware-Miami-Champaign-Clark-Madison-
Licking-Preble-Montgomery-Greene-Pickaway-Fairfield-Butler-Warren-
Clinton-Ross-Hocking-Hamilton-Clermont-Brown-Highland-Adams-Pike-
Scioto-
516 AM EDT Fri Apr 4 2025

...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING...

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...Today 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.

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

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

   Flood Watch.

In addition, a few strong to severe storms will be possible Saturday
afternoon and evening. Damaging winds and large hail will be the
primary severe weather threats.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Apr 4, 9:16 AM EDT, 3 hours 12 minutes before

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Local storm report, Apr 4, 9:22 AM EDT, 3 hours 6 minutes before

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Local storm report, Apr 4, 9:23 AM EDT, 3 hours 5 minutes before

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Local storm report, Apr 4, 9:34 AM EDT, 2 hours 54 minutes before

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Local storm report, Apr 4, 11:11 AM EDT, 1 hour 17 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
Apr 4, 12:03 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ILN	Butler, Clark, Fayette, Greene, Madison, Montgomery and 2 more	3 hr
Apr 4, 12:12 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ILN	Brown, Clermont, Hamilton	9 hr
Apr 4, 12:15 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	ILN	Adams	70 hr
Apr 4, 12:15 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	ILN	Hamilton	3 hr
Apr 4, 1:24 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ILN	Adams, Brown, Clermont, Highland, Pike, Ross and 1 more	8 hr
Apr 4, 2:09 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ILN	Clinton, Fairfield, Fayette, Highland, Hocking, Pickaway and 2 more	6 hr
Apr 4, 3:22 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	ILN	Butler	5 days
Apr 4, 5:08 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ILN	Butler, Clinton, Hamilton, Preble, Warren	5 hr
Apr 4, 5:16 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	ILN	Greene, Warren	3 days
Apr 4, 5:16 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	ILN	Warren	3 days
Apr 4, 5:23 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	ILN	Pike, Scioto	6 days
Apr 4, 5:23 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	ILN	Pickaway	5 days
Apr 4, 5:36 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	ILN	Licking	7 hr
Apr 4, 6:46 AM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	ILN	Adams, Brown, Scioto	4 hr
Apr 4, 7:02 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	ILN	Hocking	71 hr
Apr 4, 7:04 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	ILN	Ross	4 hr
Apr 4, 8:42 AM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	ILN	Hocking	3 hr
Apr 4, 8:56 AM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	ILN	Brown, Clermont	3 hr
Apr 4, 9:09 AM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	ILN	Adams, Brown, Highland, Pike, Ross, Scioto	3 hr
Apr 4, 10:23 AM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	ILN	Adams, Scioto	101 min
Apr 4, 11:56 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	ILN	Clermont, Hamilton	41 hr
Apr 4, 12:24 PM EDT	River Flood Warning	ILN	Clermont, Hamilton	7 days
Apr 4, 12:29 PM EDT	River Flood Warning	ILN	Adams, Brown	21 days
Apr 4, 12:33 PM EDT	River Flood Warning	ILN	Adams, Scioto	5 days
Apr 4, 1:18 PM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	ILN	Adams, Scioto	45 hr
Apr 4, 4:19 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ILN	Brown, Butler, Clermont, Hamilton, Warren	66 hr
Apr 4, 4:20 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ILN	Clinton, Fairfield, Fayette, Highland, Hocking, Pickaway and 2 more	6 hr
Apr 4, 1:47 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ILN	Carroll, Gallatin, Owen	7 hr
Apr 4, 3:22 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	ILN	Carroll, Gallatin, Grant, Owen	51 hr
Apr 4, 4:43 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	ILN	Campbell, Kenton, Pendleton	4 days
Apr 4, 9:11 AM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	ILN	Carroll, Gallatin, Owen	3 hr
Apr 4, 12:26 PM EDT	River Flood Warning	ILN	Carroll, Gallatin	7 days
Apr 4, 1:35 PM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	ILN	Carroll, Gallatin, Grant, Owen, Pendleton	4 days
Apr 4, 3:03 PM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	ILN	Dearborn, Ohio, Ripley	49 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.