Alert archive / Ohio / Flash Flood Warnings in 1989
Flash Flood Warning 47, NWS Cleveland, OH
NWS Cleveland, OH issued this flash flood warning at Nov 15, 1989, 6:00 PM EST for Ashtabula County, Geauga County, Lake County, Ohio. It was in force for 4 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Nov 15, 1989, 6:00 PM EST (23:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Nov 15, 1989, 10:00 PM EST
- In force
- 4 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Cleveland, OH
- Area
- Whole counties
Counties Ashtabula County, OH, Geauga County, OH, Lake County, OH
The radar
The WSR-88D network and its archive begin in 1991, so there is no radar volume for this alert.
The nearest sounding before it
Pittsburgh, PA (KPIT), launched 12:00Z, 11.0 hours before the alert went out and 165 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 587 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 85 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 189 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 109 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000
TTAA00 KCLE 152300
FFWCLE
OHC007-055-085-160300-
BULLETIN - EBS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SMALL STREAM AND URBAN FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
600 PM EST WED NOV 15 1989
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CLEVELAND HAS ISSUED A
SMALL STREAM AND URBAN FLOOD WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 10 PM EST
FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...
IN NORTHEAST OHIO
...LAKE...GEAUGA...AND ASHTABULA
HEAVY RAINS AND THUNDERSTORMS HAVE MOVED INTO NORTHEAST OHIO THIS EVENING.
THESE STORMS HAVE PRODUCED 1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAIN IN A ONE HOUR PERIOD IN
PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL OHIO. STANDING WATER CAN BE EXPECTED ON HIGHWAYS
AND DRAINAGE CHANNELS AND SMALL STREAMS MAY OVERFLOW.
DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO ARE1AS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADYWAY.
THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS SAFELY.
VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATER SHOULD BE ABANDONED QUICKLY. MOVE TO
HIGHER GROUND.
SJNWhat forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this flash flood warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Nov 15, 4:34 PM EST, 1 hour 26 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH 430 PM EST WED NOV 15 1989 ...A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR PARTS OF WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST OHIO UNTIL 6 PM THIS EVENING AND FOR CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST OHIO UNTIL 900 PM. AT 415 PM EST INTENSE THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUED IN OHIO 5 MILES EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM JUST WEST OF CLEVELAND TO COLUMBUS TO CHILLICOTHE TO WEST UNION. OTHER SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WERE SCATTERED WEST OF THE LINE. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM BLEW A ROOF OFF A HOUSE IN UNION COUNTY AT 330 PM DURING A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING. LARGE HAIL IN NORTHERN KENTUCKY PROMPTED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR CLERMONT COUNTY IN SOUTHERN OHIO. THE LARGE HAIL SHOULD MOVE INTO CLERMONT COUNTY DURING THE NEXT 30 MINUTES. OTHER STORMS ACROSS OHIO WERE PRODUCING DANGEROUUS LIGHTNING... GUSTY WINDS AND SMALL HAIL. THE STORMS WERE MOVING EAST AT 30 MILES AN HOUR AND BY 530 PM THE MOST INTENSE ACTIVITY SHOULD EXTEND FROM THE EASTERN CLEVELAND SUBURBS TO NEWARK TO PORTSMOUTH. SOME LOCALIZED FLOODING IS LIKELY TO OCCUR OVERNIGHT IN SOUTHWEST OHIO AS HEAVY RAINS CONTINUE. IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES SEEK SHELTER. HEATHFIELD
Special weather statement, Nov 15, 4:54 PM EST, 1 hour 6 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AKRON CANTON OH
350 PM EST WED NOV 15 1989
AT 345 PM EST AKRON CANTON RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS
FROM CLEVELAND OHIO TO JUST EAST OF MANSFIELD OHIO TO COLUMBUS OHIO.
THIS LINE MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.
A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST OHIO UNTIL
9PM AND FOR PARTS OF WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST OHIO TILL 6PM.
HEATH {Special weather statement, Nov 15, 4:55 PM EST, 1 hour 5 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AKRON CANTON OH 352 PM EST WED NOV 15 1989 AT 345 PM EST AKRON CANTON RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS FROM CLEVELAND OHIO TO JUST EAST OF MANSFI%ELD OHIO TO COLUMBUS OHIO. THIS LINE MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH. A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST OHIO UNTIL 9PM AND FOR PARTS OF WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST OHIO TILL 6PM. HEATH
Special weather statement, Nov 15, 5:20 PM EST, 40 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AKRON CANTON OH 519 PM EST WED NOV 15 1989 AT 515 PM EST AKRON CANTON RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS FROM EAST OF CLEVELAND OHIO TO WOOSTER OHIO TO NEWARK OHIO. THIS LINE IS MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH. SKYWARN OBSERVER AT 510 MPH REPORTED SMALL HAIL AND HEAVY RAIN IN WOOSTER OHIO WITH THE PASSAGE OF A THUNDERSTORM. A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST OHIO UNTIL 9PM AND BFOR PARTS OF WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST OHIO TILL 6PM. HEATH
Special weather statement, Nov 15, 5:21 PM EST, 39 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AKRON CANTON OH 519 PM EST WED NOV 15 1989 AT 515 PM EST AKRON CANTON RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS FROM EAST OF CLEVELAND OHIO TO WOOSTER OHIO TO NEWARK OHIO. THIS LINE IS MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH. SKYWARN OBSERVER AT 510 MPH REPORTED SMALL HAIL AND HEAVY RAIN IN WOOSTER OHIO WITH THE PASSAGE OF A THUNDERSTORM. A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST OHIO UNTIL 9PM AND CFOR PARTS OF WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST OHIO TILL 6PM. HEATH
Special weather statement, Nov 15, 5:51 PM EST, 9 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH 550 PM EST WED NOV 15 1989 ...A TORNADO WATCH FOR PARTS OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN OHIO REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM THIS EVENING BUT ANOTHER WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM FOR PARTS OF THE SOUTHWEST... AT 520 PM EST INTENSE THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUED 5 MILES EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM CLEVELAND... TO LANCASTER IN CENTRAL OHIO TO JUST WEST OF WAVERLY IN SOUTH CENTRAL OHIO. A LESS INTENSE BAND OF STORMS DEVELOPED FROM JUST NORTH OF CINCINNATI TO JUST WEST OF COLUMBUS TO LORAIN COUNTY WEST OF CLEVELAND. WINDS IN EXCESS OF 58 MPH... SMALL TO MEDIUM SIZE HAIL... DANGEROUS LIGHTNING AND HEAVY DOWNPOURS WILL CONTINUE OVER PARTS OF THE BUCKEYE STATE FOR THE NEXT HOUR AS THE STORMS MOVE EAST AROUND 40 MILES AN HOUR. HEAVY RAINS WILL ALSO CAUSE SOME URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOODING ACROSS PARTS OF CENTRAL OHIO FOR THE NEXT FEW HOURS. HIGH STRAIGHT LINE WINDS HAVE ALSO TOPPLED TREES IN MORROW AND CUYAHOGA COUNTIES DURING THE PAST HOUR. OTHER LESS INTENSE STORMS CONTINUED WEST OF A LINE FROM ASHTUBULA TO ZANESVILLE TO WELLISTON. URBAN FLOODING WAS REPORTED DURING THE LAST HOUR IN LORAIN AND CUYAHOGA COUNTIES... AND IN COLUMBUS. IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES SEEK SHELTER. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR COMMERCIAL STATIONS FOR FURTHUR STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. HEATHFIELD
The office that day
Everything else NWS Cleveland, OH issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 15, 5:42 PM EST | Flash Flood Warning | CLE | Cuyahoga, Lorain, Medina | 3 hr |
| Nov 15, 5:59 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Portage | 61 min |
| Nov 15, 6:45 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Mahoning, Trumbull | 60 min |
Nearby
Flash Flood Warnings in Ohio, 1989Every flash flood warning in 1989
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.