Flood Warning Issued by NWS Wilmington, OH
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WGUS41 KILN 140303
FLWILN
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Warning
National Weather Service Wilmington OH
1103 PM EDT Sat Apr 13 2024
...The National Weather Service in Wilmington has issued a Flood
Warning 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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1103 PM EDT Sat Apr 13 2024
...FLOOD WARNING 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 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 PM EDT Saturday, the stage was 47.6 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.
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LAT...LON 3878 8285 3868 8284 3858 8318 3861 8362
3871 8368 3873 8330
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KC