Alert archive / Ohio / Flash Flood Warnings in 1990
Flash Flood Warning 9, NWS Wilmington, OH
NWS Wilmington, OH issued this flash flood warning at May 16, 1990, 11:29 PM EDT for Preble County, Ohio. It was in force for 3 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- May 16, 1990, 11:29 PM EDT (03:29 UTC)
- Expired
- May 17, 1990, 2:30 AM EDT
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Wilmington, OH
- Area
- Whole counties
County Preble 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
Dayton/James M C, OH (KDAY), launched 00:00Z, 3.5 hours before the alert went out and 42 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
- 149 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -57 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 786 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 39 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 158 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 154 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 KDAY 170329
FFWDAY
OHC135-170630-
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED/EBS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DAYTON OH
1129 PM EDT WED MAY 16 1990
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A URBAN AND SMALL
STREAM FLOOD WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 230 AM EDT FOR PEOPLE IN
THE FOLLOWING COUNTY
IN THE STATE OF OHIO
PREBLE
AT 1125 PM NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR SHOWED AN AREA OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MOVING INTO PREBLE COUNTY. THE PREBLE
COUNTY SHERIFF OFFICE REPORTED SMALL STREAM WERE STARTING TO
OVERFLOW THIER BANKS. WITH THE GROUND ALREADY SATURATED THIS
ADDITIONAL RAIN WILL CAUSE SOME FLOODING IN AND AROUND SMALL
STREAMS AND OTHER FLOOD PRONE AREAS.
BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE
THE DANGERS OF FLOOD WATERS. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED...
ACT QUICKLY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND TO EXCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO
NOT STAY IN AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHWEN WATER BEGINS RISING.
TORRENCEWhat 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, May 16, 6:53 PM EDT, 4 hours 36 minutes before
OHZ008-KYZ005-INZ013-162345 SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CINCINNATI OH 655 PM EDT WED MAY 16 1990 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR PARTS OF SOUTHWEST OHIO... SOUTHEAST INDIANA AND ALL OF NORTHERN KENTUCKY UNTIL 11PM EDT... AT 730 PM WEATHER SERVICE RADAR SHOWED A AREA OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER SOUTH CENTRAL INDIANA AND WESTERN KENTUCKY. THE AREA OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDED FROM 25 MILES SOUTH OF TERRE HAUTE INDIANA SOUTHEAST TO MIDWAY KENTUCKY WHICH IS 50 MILES EAST OF LOUISVILLE. THE HEAVIEST OF RAIN IS 15 MILES EAST OF LOUISVILLE. THIS RAIN AREA IS 90 MILES WIDE. MOVEMENT OF THE RAIN WAS NORTHEAST ALONG THE OHIO RIVER AT 30 MILES AN HOUR. AS THESE THUNDERSTORMS MOVE INTO THE CINCINNATI AREA AROUND 8 PM BRIEF PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN...GUSTY WINDS AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING CAN BE EXPECTED. PLEASE LISTEN TO LOCAL TELEVISION OR NOAA WEATHER RADIO STATIONS FOR POSSIBLE WARNINGS. KEENEY
Special weather statement, May 16, 7:46 PM EDT, 3 hours 43 minutes before
OHZ008-KYZ005-INZ013-162345 SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CINCINNATI OH 745 PM EDT WED MAY 16 1990 A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR PARTS OF SOUTHWEST OHIO...SOUTHEAST INDIANA AND ALL OF NORTHERN KENTUCKY UNTIL 11PM EDT. AT 730 PM WEATHER SERVICE RADAR SHOWED A LARGE AREA OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER SOUTHEAST INDIANA AND NORTHWEST KENTUCKY. THE HEAVIEST RAIN WAS FALLING FROM JUST SOUTHWEST OF CINCINNATI OHIO TO LOUISVILLE KENTUCKY. OTHER HEAVY SHOWERS WERE OVER SOUTH CENTRAL INDIANA FROM MONTGOMERY TO CAMPBELLSBURG...OR ABOUT 30 MILES NORTHWEST OF LOUISVILLE KENTUCKY. MOVEMENT OF THE RAIN WAS TO THE NORTHEAST AT AROUND 40 MILES AN HOUR. RAIN WILL FALL OVER MUCH OF THE CINCINNATI TRISTATE BETWEEN NOW AND 10 PM THIS EVENING. THE HEAVIEST OF THE SHOWERS ARE LIKELY TO OCCUR OVER NORTHERN KENTUCKY BEFORE 9 PM EDT FROM OWENTON TO DRY RIDGE AND SOUTH ALONG INTERSTATE 75. THESE STORMS MAY BE ACCOMPANIED WITH HEAVY DOWNPOURS...GUSTY WINDS AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING. MANUEL
Special weather statement, May 16, 8:53 PM EDT, 2 hours 36 minutes before
OHZ008-KYZ005-INZ013-160145 SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CINCINNATI OH 856 PM EDT WED MAY 16 1990 A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR PARTS OF SOUTHWEST OHIO...SOUTHEAST INDIANA AND ALL OF NORTHERN KENTUCKY UNTIL 11PM EDT. AT 830 PM WEATHER SERVICE RADAR SHOWED A LARGE AREA OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER SOUTHEAST INDIANA...NORTHERN KENTUCKY AND SOUTHWEST OHIO. THE HEAVIEST RAIN WAS FALLING FROM FALMOUTH SOUTH TO LEXINGTON KENTUCKY. OTHER HEAVY SHOWERS WERE OVER SOUTHEAST INDIANA FROM FRENCH LICK SOUTHEAST TO RICHMOND. HEAVY SHOWERS WERE ALSO FALLING OVER THE CINCINNATI AREA THEN EAST 75 MILES. MOVEMENT OF THE RAIN WAS TO THE NORTHEAST AT AROUND 40 MILES AN HOUR. NEW THUNDERSTORMS WERE DEVELOPING OVER SOUTH CENTRAL INDIANA AND WILL BE MOVING EAST. THESE STORMS WILL LIKELY MOVE INTO NORTHERN KENTUCKY BY 10PM. THESE STORMS MAY BE ACCOMPANIED WITH HEAVY DOWNPOURS...GUSTyY WINDS AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING. KEENEY
Special weather statement, May 16, 9:53 PM EDT, 1 hour 36 minutes before
OHZ008-KYZ005-INZ013-160245 SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CINCINNATI OH 955 PM EDT WED MAY 16 1990 ...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR PARTS OF SOUTHEAST INDIANA...SOUTHWEST OHIO AND NORTHERN KENTUCKY... AT 930 PM WEATHER SERVICE RADAR SHOWED A LARGE AREA OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER SOUTHEAST INDIANA...NORTHERN KENTUCKY AND SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL OHIO. A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDED FROM CINCINNATI SOUTHWEST TO MONTGOMERY INDIANA WHICH IS 50 MILES NORTHWEST OF LOUISVILLE KENTUCKY. THESE STORMS ARE CAPIBLE OF PRODUCING EXTREMELY HEAVY RAIN...GUSTY WINDS AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING. OTHER SHOWERS AND THUNDERSHOWERS WERE OCCURRING FROM TERRE HAUTE INDIANA EAST TO CHILLICOTHE OHIO. THE AREA WAS 60 MILES WIDE. MOVEMENT OF THE RAIN WAS GENERALLY TO THE EAST AROUND 40 MILES AN HOUR. PEOPLE IN NORTHERN KENTUCKY SHOULD LISTEN TO LOCAL TELEVISION OR RADIO STATIONS OR NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER UPDATES OR POSSIBLE WARNING AS THESE THUNDERSTORMS MOVE EAST. KEENEY
The office that day
Everything else NWS Wilmington, OH issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 16, 11:48 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | ILN | Clermont, Hamilton | 57 min |
| May 16, 11:48 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Clermont, Hamilton | 57 min |
| May 17, 1:27 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | ILN | Brown, Clermont | 2 hr |
| May 17, 1:27 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | ILN | Highland | 2 hr |
| May 17, 1:49 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | ILN | Montgomery | 3 hr |
Nearby
Flash Flood Warnings in Ohio, 1990Every flash flood warning in 1990
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.