1 flash flood, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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NWS Wilmington, OH wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Aug 29, 2:32 AM EST, 28 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH 332 AM EDT WED AUG 29 2001 07Z SFC CHART INDICATED A CDFNT ACROSS FAR SERN OH AND NRN KY. SCT SHRA/TSRA WAS STILL OCCURRING ALONG THIS BOUNDARY IN FAR SRN FA SO WL NEED A LEFTOVER WX PERIOD FOR EARLY THIS MORNING IN THOSE AREAS. WL ALSO INCLUDE MENTION OF PATCHY AM DENSE FOG ALONG AND JUST N OF THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY SINCE DRIER AIR LAGS THE FRONT BY 50-75 MILES. BOUNDARY SHOULD SETTLE JUST S OF FA TODAY. MODELS SHOW SFC DEWPOINTS REMAINING IN THE 60S BUT DEEP MOISTURE WL BE LACKING. WL KEEP FA DRY WITH SCT-BKN CU DEVELOPMENT EXPECTED. CU SHOULD DISSIPATE TONIGHT LEAVING SKIES MOSTLY CLEAR. A WARM AND HUMID DAY IS IN STORE FOR THU. META PROGS STRONG INSTABILITY BUT LACK OF FOCUS. WL KEEP DRY BUT A FEW ISOLATED SHRA/TSRA POSSIBLE ESPECIALLY IF REMNANTS OF CURRENT BOUNDARY LIFT N AHEAD OF THE NEXT SYSTEM. WL ADD MENTION OF SHRA/TSRA ON THU NIGHT. ETA HINTS AT AN IMPRESSIVE MCS DEVELOPING OVR NRN IN THU EVENING. THIS SHOULD DROP INTO FA AND WEAKEN OVERNIGHT. THE ETA ALSO SHOWS A STRONG SURGE OF MOISTURE FM THE S SO COMBINATION WARRENTS CHC POPS. WL STICK CLOSE TO GUIDANCE TEMPS. .ILN...NONE. WILKINSON
The Louisville radar (KLVX), 115 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 08:00 UTC.
1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Heavy rainfall caused the flooding of Caney and Deep Creeks.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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