A warm front remained across southwestern Ohio through the overnight hours providing the focus for thunderstorms which produced 2-4 inches of rain in 6-8 hours.
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The episode as NWS ILN wrote it up.
A warm front remained across southwestern Ohio through the overnight hours providing the focus for thunderstorms which produced 2-4 inches of rain in 6-8 hours.
The Cincinnati radar (KILN), 67 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 06:47 UTC.
7 flash flood, 1 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.
Heavy rainfall caused numerous roads to be closed. Also, Mill Creek overflowed its banks near Sharonville and Evandale. Many areas businesses received major damage due to the flood waters.
Thunderstorms with heavy rainfall caused many roads to be closed due to high water.
Heavy rainfall caused many roads to be flooded.
Many creeks and streams were flooded by persistent heavy rainfall. Numerous roads were closed due to the high water.
Persistent heavy rainfall caused county creeks and streams to flood across roads. A section of State Route 350 was washed out by the high water. One hundred fifty people were evacuated from the banks of Turtle Creek while a total of 210 were evacuated across the county. Seventy homes received minor damage and 5 had major damage.
Persistent heavy rainfall caused several roads to be closed.
Lightning struck a home which caused a fire. The home was completely destroyed by the fire.
Heavy rainfall caused many roads to be closed. Also, a trailer park with evacuated due to a rapidly rising creek.
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