1 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 Apr 11, 9:15 AM EST, 1 hour 10 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH 1015 AM EDT WED APR 11 2001 LATEST SFC MAP SHOWS WMFNT HAS LIFTED TO N A BIT. MIDNIGHT SHIFT LEFT ME WITH A GOOD FCST...BUT WL NEED TO UPDATE FOR WNDS AS MOST AREAS ARE STAYING SE AND SHOULD SHIFT TO S THIS AFTN. WL ADJUST ACCORDINGLY. ILN 12Z SNDG HAS WBZ UP TO 11.5K FT...SO LOOKS LIKE IT WL BE MORE DIFFICULT TO GET HAILERS TODAY. WL HAVE TO WATCH WHEN WNDS FINALLY DO KICK OVER TO THE SOUTH TO SEE WHAT POPS UP. REST OF FCST LOOKS GOOD. DEALING WTH MINOR RIVER FLOODING THIS MORNING ALSO (THANKS FOR COORD RLX). MIAMI AND PORTIONS OF HOCKING AND LOWER SCIOTO VALLEYS CAN'T STAND ANY MORE PRECIP...SO HOPEFULLY THERE IS NOT MUCH DEVELOPMENT TDY. AS FNT COMES THROUGH OVERNIGHT...MOVEMENT WILL HOPEFULLY BE QUICK ENOUGH TO NOT CAUSE FLOODING PROBLEMS. WX MAGIC GIVES US A MAX TMP OF ABOUT 81 DEGREES AT ILN. .ILN...NONE. JDR ,
INZ050-058-059-066-073>075-080-KYZ089>100-OHZ026-034-035-042>046- 051>056-060>065-070>074-077>082-088-111600- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH 558 AM EDT WED APR 11 2001 ...RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS AGAIN TODAY AND TONIGHT... THE STATIONARY BOUNDARY THAT HAS BROUGHT SEVERAL ROUNDS OF SEVERE WEATHER TO THE OHIO VALLEY THIS WEEK WILL LIFT TO THE NORTH TODAY IN RESPONSE TO A VERY STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER THE PLAINS. A COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP ACROSS THE REGION ON THURSDAY MORNING. WARM AND MUGGY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TODAY WHICH WILL CAUSE THE ATMOSPHERE TO DESTABILIZE ACROSS THE REGION. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON MAINLY NORTH OF INTERSTATE 70. HOWEVER...A FEW THUNDERSTORMS ARE STILL POSSIBLE FURTHER SOUTH. SOME OF THE STORMS THIS AFTERNOON MAY BECOME SEVERE WITH LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS. AS THE STRONG LOW MOVES RAPIDLY NORTHEAST TONIGHT...A SQUALL LINE IS EXPECTED TO RACE ACROSS THE OHIO VALLEY. THE TIMING OF THIS SQUALL LINE IS UNCERTAIN...BUT THE STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING VERY STRONG WINDS. STORM SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS POSSIBLE LATE THIS AFTERNOON A ND TONIGHT. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER UPDATES. WILKINSON
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Heavy rainfall caused the Hocking River at Enterprise to overflow its banks. The river crested at 15.3 feet at 845 pm EST on the 11th. Flood stage is 12.0 feet. US Highway 33 and some homes in Rockbridge were flooded.
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