• Flood Threat IN/OH/WV/KY

    From Mike Powell@618:250/10 to All on Tue Aug 11 08:52:04 2026
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    Mesoscale Precipitation Discussion 1007
    NWS Weather Prediction Center College Park MD
    902 AM EDT Tue Aug 11 2026

    Areas affected...Central IN...Southern OH...Central WV...Northeast KY

    Concerning...Heavy rainfall...Flash flooding likely

    Valid 111301Z - 111900Z

    Summary...Multiple thunderstorm complexes are expected to track
    southeast from Indiana to West Virginia through the early
    afternoon hours. Convective training across portions of this
    region could produce additional 2-3 inch rainfall totals with
    locally higher amounts, and given highly saturated grounds from
    earlier rainfall, instances of flash flooding are likely.

    Discussion...Regional Doppler radars, in conjunction with infrared
    satellite imagery, indicate three relatively distinct convective
    complexes across the outlook area this morning, each of which is
    associated with a low-mid level vortmax embedded in enhanced WNW
    flow. The strongest complex is currently over east-central Indiana
    into western Ohio, and persistent back-building convection has
    been ongoing over north-central Indiana for the past couple of
    hours given weak Corfidi vectors aligned with the surface-6km
    flow. Rainfall rates on the order of 2+ inches per hour have been
    noted with the most persistent convection, and regional
    observations indicate 2-4 inch rainfall totals since midnight
    across portions of southeast Ohio and also west of Fort Wayne, Indiana.

    The latest CAM guidance suite continues to struggle with an
    accurate depiction of the ongoing convection and its expected
    evolution over the next several hours, with the HRRR and RRFS too
    light compared to current radar imagery, and also some differences
    with latitudinal placement of the complexes. The overall
    thermodynamic environment remains favorable for a continuation of
    these storms with high rainfall rates. A deep reservoir of
    2000-3000 mixed layer CAPE exists just to the south of these
    complexes, and strong theta-e advection from the WSW will continue
    to fuel the convection, and PWs on the order of 1.75 to 2 inches.
    Some instances of flash flooding are likely, especially across
    areas that have received excessive rainfall over the past 24 hours.

    Hamrick

    ATTN...WFO...CLE...ILN...IND...IWX...JKL...LMK...LOT...LWX... PBZ...RLX...RNK...

    ATTN...RFC...MSR...RHA...TIR...NWC...

    LAT...LON 41298682 41218614 41148549 40928404 40838324
    40678231 40388133 40038075 39488011 38957983
    38387976 37778010 37358093 37388194 37768284
    38628431 39308532 39928621 40388676 40718717
    41138721

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