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 Jul 12, 3:36 PM EST, 3 hours 22 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH 436 PM EDT WED JUL 12 2006 .SHORT TERM /TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY/... COUPLE OF AREAS OF PCPN AFFECTING THE FA ATTM. THE FIRST IS ASSOCIATED WITH CDFNT STRETCHING ACRS NW OH. OTHER IS IN SRN OH/NRN KY. THIS AREA IS ASSOCIATED WITH 850 CONVERGENCE AND DIFFERENTIAL HEATING. FNT GRADUALLY DROPS S OVERNIGHT. NAM PUSHES FNT A LITTLE FARTHER S THAN THE GFS. WITH THE NAM...THE FNT MAKES IT TO THE OH RIVER...WITH THE GFS STILL HAVING THE FNT ACRS CNTRL OH...NR I-70. PREFER THE NAM...WHICH ALLOWS THE NORTH TO DRY OUT LATE TONIGHT. FNT LINGERS ACRS THE SOUTH ON THU. THIS GIVES THE SOUTH A BETTER CHANCE OF CONVECTION ON THU. FNT WASHES OUT THU NGT...BUT WITH SOUTHERLY FLOW...MOISTURE WORKS BACK IN FOR FRIDAY...KEEPING A CHANCE OF CONVECTION INTO FRI. WENT WITH THE COOLER MET NUMBERS SINCE THE SRN POSITION OF THE FNT IS FAVORED FOR TNGT. WENT CLOSE TO THE MAV TEMPS AFT THIS. SITES && .LONG TERM /FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY/... SOUTHERLY FLOW POINTS TO A WARM AND HUMID PATTERN TYPICAL OF THE SEASON. WENT WITH DAYTIME THUNDERSTORMS FRIDAY THROUGH SUNDAY WITH UPPER TROUGH AND RELATIVELY COOL AIR ALOFT CONTRIBUTING TO INSTABILITY. UPPER RIDGE WILL BRING MORE STABLE CONDITIONS MONDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. TEMPERATURES WILL BE NEAR TO SLIGHTLY ABOVE AVERAGE. WENT A BIT BELOW MEX GUIDANCE AND ABOVE HPC. && .AVIATION /18Z-18Z/... FLIGHT CONDITIONS ARE LESS THAN IDEAL TODAY UNDER A SODDEN AIRMASS...DEW POINTS 71 AND PRECIPITABLE WATER 2...ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF A FRONT DRAPED FROM LAKE ERIE TO MISSOURI. KEPT MVFR TO IFR VISIBILITIES ALONG WITH SHOWERS AND CUMULONIMBUS EARLY IN THE FORECAST FOR ONGOING CONVECTION. SHOWERS WILL REDEVELOP TONIGHT AS THE FRONT DROPS SOUTHEAST. IFR TO MVFR MIST WILL FORM AS WELL WITH GROUND DAMP IN MOST LOCATIONS. CVG AND LUK WILL EXPERIENCE ADDITIONAL CONVECTION THURSDAY MORNING WITH THE FRONT STALLED SOUTH OF THE RIVER. CONIGLIO && .ILN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... OH...NONE. KY...NONE. IN...NONE. &&
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH 500 AM EDT WED JUL 12 2006 INZ050-058-059-066-073>075-080-KYZ089>100-OHZ026-034-035-042>046- 051>056-060>065-070>074-077>082-088-130900- WAYNE-FAYETTE IN-UNION IN-FRANKLIN IN-RIPLEY-DEARBORN-OHIO- SWITZERLAND-CARROLL-GALLATIN-BOONE-KENTON-CAMPBELL-OWEN-GRANT- PENDLETON-BRACKEN-ROBERTSON-MASON-LEWIS-HARDIN-MERCER-AUGLAIZE- DARKE-SHELBY-LOGAN-UNION OH-DELAWARE-MIAMI-CHAMPAIGN-CLARK- MADISON-FRANKLIN OH-LICKING-PREBLE-MONTGOMERY-GREENE-FAYETTE OH- PICKAWAY-FAIRFIELD-BUTLER-WARREN-CLINTON-ROSS-HOCKING-HAMILTON- CLERMONT-BROWN-HIGHLAND-ADAMS-PIKE-SCIOTO- 500 AM EDT WED JUL 12 2006 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL INDIANA...SOUTHEAST INDIANA...NORTHEAST KENTUCKY...NORTHERN KENTUCKY...CENTRAL OHIO...MIAMI VALLEY OF OHIO...SOUTH CENTRAL OHIO...SOUTHWEST OHIO AND WEST CENTRAL OHIO. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE ALONG A FRONTAL BOUNDARY LOCATED ACROSS NORTHERN OHIO TODAY. THIS WILL BRING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO THE REGION. WITH A WARM AND HUMID ATMOSPHERE IN PLACE...LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN WILL BE POSSIBLE. A FEW OF THE STORMS MAY REACH SEVERE LIMITS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED.
The Cincinnati radar (KILN), 139 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 23:56 UTC.
1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Streets were flooded throughout town. A few school buildings sustained minor water damage.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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