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New round of severe thunderstorms; flash flood watches issued for Sunday afternoon, evening

UPDATE 7 p.m: A severe thunderstorm warning is in effect until 7:30 p.m. for Mason County in Kentucky and the southern portions of Brown and Adams counties in Ohio.

UPDATE 5:30 p.m: A severe thunderstorm warning is in effect until 5:45 p.m. for the following communities in Kentucky: Monterey, Hesler, and Beechwood.

UPDATE 5 p.m.: A severe thunderstorm warning is in effect until 5:30 p.m. for the following communities in Kentucky: Owenton, Monterey, and Gratz. The National Weather Service in Wilmington says the storms are capable of producing large hail and heavy rainfall.

A flood warning is in effect until 4:30 p.m. Monday for the following counties:

  • Central Dearborn County in southeastern Indiana
  • Northern Kenton, Campbell and Boone counties in northern Kentucky
  • Hamilton County in southwestern Ohio

UPDATE 3:45 p.m: Another round of showers and thunderstorms is taking aim for the area prompting the National Weather Service in Wilmington to issue a new round of flash flood watches.

The new watch is in effect until 6 a.m. Monday for the following counties:

  • Southeast Indiana - Dearborn, Ohio, Ripley, and Switzerland
  • Northern Kentucky - Boone, Campbell, and Kenton.
  • Southwest Ohio - Brown, Clermont, and Hamilton

UPDATE 3:30 p.m: All lanes are now reopened on northbound Interstate-75 near Interstate-74 and Hopple Street.

The northbound lanes were closed earlier today due to flooding following heavy rain overnight.

UPDATE 3:15 p.m:The National Weather Service in Wilmington has issued a severe thunderstorm watch until 11 p.m. for much of Kentucky, and several counties in Ohio and Indiana.

The watch area includes: 

  • Indiana: Dearborn, Ohio, Ripley, and Switzerland counties
  • Kentucky: All Northern Kentucky counties
  • Ohio: Adams, Brown, Clermont, Hamilton and Highland counties

UPDATE 12:45 p.m: ‪Road crews continue efforts to reopen Northbound Interstate 75 between Interstate-74 and Hopple Street.

Crews are clearing drains and catch basins that were quickly filled during heavy rain overnight, according to the Ohio Department of Transportation. Crews hope to have some lanes of NB I-75 reopened in a few hours.‬

UPDATE 11:45 a.m: As a new round of storms and showers moves through the area, Duke Energy crews are busy restoring power to customers.

The number of Duke Energy customers has decreased to just over 2,000 from a high of 19,000 earlier this morning.

The National Weather Service said the flash flood watch remains in effect until 4 p.m. but impacts fewer communities than earlier. Included in the flash flood watch are portions of Southeast Indiana, Northern Kentucky, and Southwest Ohio, including:

Southeast Indiana - Dearborn, Ohio, Ripley, and Switzerland counties

Northern Kentucky -, Boone, Campbell, and Kenton counties

Southwest Ohio - Brown, Clermont, and Hamilton counties.

UPDATE 10:45 a.m: Strong to severe storms are possible this afternoon and evening with damaging wind and heavy rainfall, according to the National Weather Service in Wilmington.

The Storm Prediction Center has upgraded the severe weather risk in the area to slight.

The severe weather outlook shared on Twitter by the National Weather Service in Wilmington.

The flood warning issued by the National Weather Service in Wilmington has been extended to 4:30 p.m. in some areas including:

  • Northern Kenton County in northern Kentucky
  • Northern Campbell County in northern Kentucky
  • Northern Boone County in northern Kentucky
  • Hamilton County in southwestern Ohio
  • Central Dearborn County in southeastern Indiana

Earlier storms caused road closures and damage throughout the area. Sleepy Hollow Road in Ludlow, Kentucky, is closed indefinitely. The overnight storms caused significant damage to the road between Adela and Old Montague Road, according to a Facebook post by the Ludlow Police Department.

Barricades are in place.

UPDATE 9:45 a.m: Kentucky 9 (AA Highway-Licking Pike) is closed in Wilder until further notice. The rain has caused a major landslide in the area near Bobby Mackey's, according to the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet. Powerlines are down contributing to power outages in the area.

No time estimate is available for the reopening of the highway or power restoration.

In Harrison, Ohio, Harrison Fire Department was dispatched to condominiums at 460 Heritage Square for a landslide. Fourteen condominiums were evacuated, according to fire officials. They are closed until further notice.

UPDATE 8:45 a.m: Road closures continue to be a problem throughout the region following the overnight storms.

Northbound Interstate 75 is closed between Interstate-74 and Hopple Street. Emergency crews are at the scene. Expected time of re-opening is unknown at this time, according to the Ohio Department of Transportation.

Power outages are also being reported throughout the Duke Energy service area in Southwest Ohio and Northern Kentucky. About 19,000 Duke customers are without power.

UPDATE 6:50 a.m: A severe thunderstorm warning was issued by the National Weather Service in Wilmington for areas in Kentucky including Williamstown, Dry Ridge, Glencoe until 7:30 a.m.

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UPDATE 6 a.m: The  National Weather Service office at Wilmington has issued a flash flood warning for the following areas: 

  • Indiana: Central Dearborn County, Franklin County  and northern Ripley County in southeastern Indiana.
  • Kentucky: Northern Kenton County, northern Campbell County and northern Boone County
  • Ohio: Hamilton County.

Flash flood warning: For Ohio and Kentucky, the flash flood warning is in effect until 9 a.m. The weather service said radar indicated strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Harrison to near Bedford, moving east at 60 mph. Hazards include winds to 50 mph, frequent cloud-to-ground lightning and very heavy rain. Runoff from this excessive rainfall will cause flash flooding to occur. Some locations that will experience flooding include Cincinnati, Covington, Florence, Independence, Norwood, Forest Park, Erlanger, Fort Thomas, Newport, Sharonville, Blue Ash, Loveland, Springdale, Reading, Montgomery, Harrison, North College Hill, Madeira, Edgewood and Alexandria.

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UPDATE 2 a.m: Flash flood warning: In Indiana, the flash flood warning is in effect until 4:30 a.m. The weather service said locations that will experience flooding include Batesville, Lawrenceburg, Greendale, Brookville, Bright, Hidden Valley, Milan, Osgood, Oldenburg, Moores Hill, Lake Santee, Guilford, Logan, Manchester, Sunman, Metamora, St. Leon, West Harrison, Napoleon and Cedar Grove.

Flood warning: The National Weather Service in Wilmington has also issued a flood warning for the Mill Creek in Evendale until this evening. At midnight, the stage was 9.3 feet. Flood stage is 12 feet and the river is expected to rise above flood stage early this morning and continue to rise to near 14.8 feet by this morning. The river will fall below flood stage by this afternoon, according to the weather service. At stages near 15 feet, several businesses adjacent to the creek incur severe property and structure flooding, according to the weather service. Additionally, flooding near the Sharon and Mosteller road intersection may be as much as 1 foot deep, with similar flooding along Canal Road. Areas of Evendale between Mill Creek and Reading Road also incur flooding, said a statement from the weather service.

A tornado watch for several Tristate counties expired at 2 a.m.

UPDATE 11:45 p.m.: A tornado warning issued for Butler and Warren counties and a severe thunderstorm warning for northeastern Hamilton County have expired. 

A tornado watch remains in effect  that includes the following counties:

  • In Indiana: Dearborn, Franklin, Ohio, Ripley, and Switzerland
  • In Kentucky: Boone, Campbel, Kenton
  • In Ohio: Butler, Brown, Clermont, Clinton, Hamilton and Warren

A flash flood watch is in effect through 8 a.m. Sunday for portions of Indiana and Ohio, including the Dearborn, Franklin and Ripley and Switzerland counties in Indiana and a number of Ohio counties including Butler, Clinton, Hamilton, and Warren.

UPDATE 11:20 p.m.: A severe thunderstorm warning is issued for northeast Hamilton County until 11:45 p.m. Areas affected include Cincinnati, Norwood, Sharonville, Blue Ash, Loveland, Reading, Montgomery, North College Hill, Madeira, Wyoming, Cheviot, Milford, Mount Healthy, Deer Park, Dayton, Finneytown, Mariemont, Terrace Park, Pleasant Hills and Camp Dennison.

UPDATE 11:10 p.m.: A tornado watch has been extended into Brown, Butler, Clermont, Clintonand Warren counties in Ohio. The tornado watch is in effect until 2 a.m.

UPDATE 10:57 p.m.: A tornado warning is issued for Butler County until 11:30 p.m. Areas affected include Mason, Lebanon, Sharonville, Monroe, West Chester, Morrow, Kings Island, Olde West Chester, Four Bridges, Wetherington, Highpoint, South Lebanon, Maineville, Butlerville, Murdock, state Route 123 at state Route 132, Hughes, State Route 63 at State Route 741 and Fort Ancient.

The National Weather Service in Wilmington issued a tornado watch in effect for parts of west central Indiana including Dearborn, Franklin, Ohio, Ripley, and Switzerland counties; southwest Ohio including Butler and Hamilton counties and north central Kentucky including Boone, Kenton and Campbell counties until 2 a.m.

A tornado watch is issued when weather conditions are favorable for the development of severe thunderstorms that are capable of producing tornadoes.

There is also a flash flood watch in effect through 8 a.m. Sunday for portions of Indiana and Ohio, including the Dearborn, Franklin and Ripley and Switzerland counties in Indiana and a number of Ohio counties including Butler, Clinton, Hamilton, and Warren.

Earlier in the evening the NWS predicted strong to severe thunderstorms as possibilities in Southwest Ohio and North Central Kentucky.

Rounds of heavy rain are expected over the next two evenings – which may lead to localized flash flooding.