Flood Statement
Issued by NWS Wilmington, OH

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WGUS81 KILN 141442
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Flood Statement
National Weather Service Wilmington OH
1042 AM EDT Sun Apr 14 2024

...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers...

  Ohio River at Portsmouth.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Turn around, don`t drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.

Additional information is available at www.weather.gov/iln.

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KYC089-135-OHC001-145-150245-
/O.CON.KILN.FL.W.0026.240415T1200Z-240416T0000Z/
/PORO1.1.ER.240415T1200Z.240415T1200Z.240415T1800Z.NO/
1042 AM EDT Sun Apr 14 2024

...FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING TO MONDAY
EVENING...

* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Ohio River at Portsmouth.

* WHEN...From Monday morning to Monday evening.

* IMPACTS...At 50.0 feet, Lowland flooding affects southern Scioto
  County.  Backwater flooding occurs into the Scioto River, as well
  as along smaller creeks flowing into the Ohio River.  Flood waters
  expand across route 73, as well as State Route 239. Much of
  Portsmouth itself is protected by flood walls.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 10:00 AM EDT Sunday the stage was 49.1 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 50.0
    feet Monday morning. It will then fall below flood stage
    early Monday afternoon.
  - Flood stage is 50.0 feet.

&&

LAT...LON 3878 8285 3868 8284 3858 8318 3861 8362
      3871 8368 3873 8330

$$

Clark
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