FLOOD WATCH FOR CINCINNATI AND DAYTON, OH AREAS...

[therock1811]

Well, here we go..a flood watch is in effect...details:

A FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY FOR THE
FOLLOWING COUNTIES.

IN OHIO...
ADAMS BROWN BUTLER
CHAMPAIGN CLARK CLERMONT
CLINTON GREENE HAMILTON
HIGHLAND MIAMI MONTGOMERY
PIKE PREBLE ROSS
SCIOTO WARREN

IN KENTUCKY...
BOONE BRACKEN CAMPBELL
CARROLL GALLATIN GRANT
KENTON LEWIS MASON
OWEN PENDLETON ROBERTSON

IN INDIANA...
DEARBORN FAYETTE FRANKLIN
OHIO RIPLEY SWITZERLAND
UNION WAYNE

THE FOLLOWING CITIES ARE INCLUDED IN THE WATCH...CINCINNATI...
DAYTON...MAYSVILLE...PORTSMOUTH AND RICHMOND

A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE OHIO VALLEY TODAY AND STALL
OUT ACROSS THE REGION. AS WAVES OF LOW PRESSURE MOVE ALONG
THE FRONT...THE THREAT OF RAIN WILL PERSIST THROUGH SUNDAY. SOME OF
THE RAIN WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY
MORNING.

A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT FLOODING OF SMALL STREAMS, CREEKS AND OTHER
DRAINAGE AREAS IS POSSIBLE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA. PEOPLE IN THE WATCH
AREA SHOULD KEEP AN EYE ON THE WEATHER AND BE PREPARED FOR IMMEDIATE
ACTION SHOULD HEAVY RAINS AND FLOODING OCCUR OR A FLASH FLOOD WARNING
BE ISSUED.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER MEDIA OUTLETS FOR FURTHER
DETAILS OR UPDATES.

A regional radar shot:

[therock1811]

I still haven't seen much rain...and the flood watch has been expanded to include all of local NWS's FA...we'll see...

[therock1811]

Flood Warning For Western Hamilton County! Heads up CSUN!

FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON, OH
1025 PM EST SAT JAN 03 2004

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A RIVER FLOOD WARNING FOR THE GREAT
MIAMI RIVER AT MIAMITOWN.

FOR THE GREAT MIAMI RIVER AT MIAMITOWN...NO OBSERVED STAGE IS AVAILABLE.
MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST...WITH THE RIVER EXPECTED TO CREST BETWEEN 23 AND
25 FEET AROUND 7 AM MONDAY. FLOOD STAGE WILL BE EXCEEDED AROUND 2 AM SUNDAY. THE FLOOD
STAGE IS 16 FEET. AT STAGES BETWEEN 23 AND 25 FEET...WATER OVERFLOWS HARRISON PIKE...
ONE QUARTER MILE EAST OF MIAMITOWN. THIS AFFECTS SEVERAL BUSINESSES EAST OF THE
BRIDGE OVER THE GREAT MIAMI IN MIAMITOWN...INCLUDING THE MIAMITOWN LOUNGE...
MIAMITOWN MOTORS AND RIVERFRONT WEST SPORTS COMPLEX. MODERATE FLOODING ALSO
CONTINUES ALONG THE RIVER IN LOW SPOTS THROUGH SOUTHWEST MIAMI TOWNSHIP. RIVER
FORECASTS WILL BE HIGHLY DEPENDENT ON ADDITIONAL RAINFALL TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY
AFTERNOON.

DO NOT DRIVE YOUR CAR THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE DEEPER
THAN IT APPEARS. STAY TUNED TO DEVELOPMENTS BY LISTENING TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO.
$$

BELOW ARE THE LATEST RIVER STAGES AND CREST FORECASTS:


FLD OBS CREST BLO FLD STG
LOCATION STG STG DAY TIME STG DAY TIME DAY TIME

GREAT MIAMI RIVER
MIAMITOWN 16 23-25 MON 07 AM WED 06 PM

[Anonymous]

significant flooding has occured here in Randolph County and other parts of Central Indiana. I am on the local fire department and this morning we had a car get swept away by the Missinnewa River.

[therock1811]

Wow that's bad...Thanks for the report Brandon.
Anyway the good news is that the Gr. Miami river @ Miamitown has about crested, bad news is maybe round two as a crest from Hamilton (my old stomping ground) makes its way south, that area is going to crest at 20' this afternoon...meanwhile other rivers are receding, from crests around 20-21' on both the Little Miami and the Whitewater rivers, but the OH river could exceed flood stage tomorrow night...

Correction...just looked at the river forecast for the ohio...it is expected to reach 53' around 10pm Thursday...flood stage is 52'...impacts(info from the NWS in Wilmington, Ohio)

53.0 Feet THE ACCESS ROAD AT COVINGTON LANDING BECOMES FLOODED. FLOODING BEGINS ON RIVERSIDE DRIVE IN COVINGTON. THE STAR OF CINCINNATI PARKING LOT BECOMES FLOODED...AS WELL AS RIVER PARK IN FERNBANK
52.0 Feet PARTS OF KELLOGG AVENUE FROM EAST OF DELTA AVENUE UPSTREAM TO NEAR CONEY ISLAND BECOME FLOODED...AS WELL AS PARTS OF HUMBERT AVENUE IN THE EAST END OF CINCINNATI. MOST OF PUBLIC LANDING BECOMES FLOODED...AS WELL AS RIVERSIDE PARK OFF RIVER ROAD

[ColdFront77]

I am on the local fire department and this morning we had a car get swept away by the Missinnewa River.

You are on the local fire department, meaning you are on the force or do you listen to their transmissions?

[Skywatch_NC]

I saw some TWC footage today of peeps getting evacuated in Dearborn County IN...and also of street and yard flooding in Martinsville IN.

Eric

[therock1811]

Dearborn Co. is just on the other side of the river to my west...

[therock1811]

FLOOD WARNING for Ohio river at Meldahl Dam & Cincinnati!!!!Just came in!

FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON, OH
520 PM EST TUE JAN 06 2004

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A RIVER FLOOD WARNING FOR THE OHIO RIVER
AT MELDAHL DAM AND CINCINNATI.

FOR THE OHIO RIVER AT MELDAHL DAM, THE LATEST STAGE WAS 46.3 FEET AT 7 AM.
MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST, WITH THE RIVER EXPECTED TO CREST NEAR 52 FEET
FRIDAY MORNING. THE 51 FOOT FLOOD STAGE WILL BE EXCEEDED THURSDAY MORNING.
AT STAGES NEAR 52 FEET, LOW LAND AND BACKWATER FLOODING OCCURS IN SOUTHERN
CLERMONT AND BROWN COUNTIES IN OHIO...AND BRACKEN COUNTY IN KENTUCKY.

FOR THE OHIO RIVER AT CINCINNATI, THE LATEST STAGE WAS 51.2 FEET AT 5 PM.
MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST, WITH THE RIVER EXPECTED TO CREST BETWEEN 53 AND 54
FEET FRIDAY. THE RIVER WILL RISE VERY SLOWLY TO FLOOD STAGE BY EARLY
THURSDAY MORNING. THE FLOOD STAGE IS 52 FEET. AT STAGES BETWEEN 53 AND 54 FEET,
THE ACCESS ROAD AT COVINGTON LANDING FLOODS. FLOODING OCCURS ON RIVERSIDE
DRIVE IN COVINGTON. RIVER PARK IN FERNBANK FLOODS...AND BACKWATER FLOODING
OCCURS ALONG THE LOWER LITTLE MIAMI RIVER. FLOODING IN CALIFORNIA WORSENS...
AS WELL AS ANDERSON TOWNSHIP. NEW RICHMOND IN CLERMONT COUNTY ALSO EXPERIENCES
SOME FLOODING...AS WELL AS WORSENING FLOODING IN THE EAST END.

DO NOT DRIVE YOUR CAR THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE DEEPER
THAN IT APPEARS. STAY TUNED TO DEVELOPMENTS BY LISTENING TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO.

Heads up Mary!

[Rainband]

Stay safe!!! all of you.

[therock1811]

Thanks RB...I live well away from the river, and am safe...

[therock1811]

I am on the local fire department and this morning we had a car get swept away by the Missinnewa River.

You are on the local fire department, meaning you are on the force or do you listen to their transmissions?

He's a volunteer fireman for his local FD...he told me once...

[therock1811]

Finally, the river is below flood stage here...it fell to 51.7 feet at 445pm this afternoon...flood stage is 52 feet...we can put this thread to rest...