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Flash Flood Warning 158, NWS Charleston, WV
NWS Charleston, WV issued this flash flood warning at Dec 30, 1990, 5:45 PM EST for Licking County, Muskingum County, Perry County, Ohio. It was in force for 12 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 30, 1990, 5:45 PM EST (22:45 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 31, 1990, 5:45 AM EST
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Charleston, WV
- Area
- Whole counties
Counties Licking County, OH, Muskingum County, OH, Perry 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 12:00Z, 10.8 hours before the alert went out and 169 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
- 535 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 60 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 167 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 337 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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TTAA00 KCMH 302246
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OHC041-045-047-049-089-097-101-129-159-141-119-127-311045-
BULLETIN - EBS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SMALL STREAM AND URBAN FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBUS OH
545 PM EST SUN DEC 30 1990
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN COLUMBUS HAS CONTINUED A SMALL
STREAM AND URBAN FLOOD WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 545 AM EST
FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...
IN CENTRAL OHIO
...DELAWARE...FAIRFIELD...FAYETTE...FRANKLIN...LICKING
...MADISON...MARION...PICKAWAY...UNION
IN SOUTH CENTRAL OHIO
...ROSS
IN SOUTHEAST OHIO
...MUSKINGUM...PERRY
SMALL STREAMS WILL REMAIN OUT OF THEIR BANKS THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING
HOURS IN CENTRAL AND SOUTHEASTERN OHIO. ALTHOUGH THE RAIN HAS DECREASED
WE STILL HAVE TO CONTEND WITH THE RUNOFF AND THIS WILL CONTINUE TO
KEEP THE SMALL STREAM AND CREEKS ALONG WITH THE RIVERS OUT OF THEIR
BANKS FOR MOST OF THE NIGHT.
TRAVEL IS NOT RECOMMENDED ACROSS CENTRAL OHIO...DUE TO HIGH WATER ON
ROADS IN MANY 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 ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY
IN AREAS jSUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.
RHWhat 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, Dec 30, 1:27 PM EST, 4 hours 18 minutes before
WVZ002>009-012-VAZ015-016-302100- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 125 PM EST SUN DEC 30 1990 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CROSS THE OHIO RIVER INTO WEST VIRGINIA... A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MOVED ACROSS THE OHIO RIVER AT 115 PM INTO WEST VIRGINIA FROM WAYNE COUNTY TO HUNTINGTON TO PARKERSBURG. THE STRONGEST THUNDERSTORMS WERE IN MASON COUNTY 10 MILES WEST OF RIPLEY AND IN NORTHERN CABELL COUNTY ALONG THE OHIO RIVER. THE STORMS WILL MOVE INTO WEST CENTRAL AND NORTH CENTRAL WEST VIRGINIA FROM HURRICANE AND ST ALBANS TO GLENVILLE TO CLARKSBURG BY 215 PM. THESE THUNDERSTORMS ARE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WIND GUSTS TO BETWEEN 40 AMD 50 MPH...AND SMALL HAIL. THE MOVEMENT OF THE LINE WAS TO THE SOUTHEAST AT 30 MPH. MOVEMENT OF THE INDIVIDUAL THUNDERSTORMS WITHIN THE LINE WAS TO THE NORTHEAST AT 60 MPH. A FLOOD WATCH FOR STREAMS AND CREEKS IS ALSO IN EFFECT THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING FOR WEST VIRGINIA AND EXTREME SOUTHWESTERN VIRGINIA. END/REA
Special weather statement, Dec 30, 2:20 PM EST, 3 hours 25 minutes before
KYZ006-OHZ008-009-WVZ003-302115 SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTINGTON WV 215 PM EST SUN DEC 30 1990 ...FLOOD WARNINGS FOR ADAMS...JACKSON...PIKE...SCIOTO...COUNTIES OF OHIO HAS EXPIRED... AT 210 PM WEATHER SERVICE RADAR SHOWED A LINE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS FROM CLARKSBURG WEST VIRGINIA TO NEAR WILLIAMSON KENTUCKY. THESE STORMS WERE MOVING EAST AT ABOUT 40 MPH AND ARE PRODUCING BRIEF VERY HEAVY DOWNPOURS AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS. THESE STORMS ARE MOVING QUICKLY BUT COULD STILL CAUSE SOME MINOR FLOODING PROBLEMS ALONG SMALL STREAMS CREEKS AND ON ROADWAYS. AREAS OF LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN ARE SCATTERED ACROSS THE MIDDLE OHIO VALLEY. THIS RAIN WILL CONTINUE TO ADD TO THE PROBLEMS OF RISING STREAMS DUE TO THE SATURATED GROUND. BE ALERT TO APPROACHING WEATHER AND KEEP AN EYE OUT FOR RISING WATER. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO DRIVE ACROSS FLOODED ROADWAYS AS YOUR VEHICLE COULD BE SWEPT AWAY BY THE FORCE OF EVEN SHALOLOW WATER. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. HATFIELD
Special weather statement, Dec 30, 2:27 PM EST, 3 hours 18 minutes before
WVZ002>009-012-VAZ015-016-302200- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 225 PM EST SUN DEC 30 1990 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MOVE INTO CENTRAL WEST VIRGINIA... AT 215 PM...WEATHER SERVICE RADAR IN CHARLESTON INDICATED A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDED FROM 10 MILES WEST OF WILLIAMSON TO JUST WEST OF CHARLESTON TO SPENCER TO THE GLENVILLE AREA. THE STORMS ARE JUST AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT SWEEPING THROUGH THE REGION. THEY WILL MOVE TO A LINE FROM WILLIAMSON TO CHARLESTON TO MORGANTOWN BETWEEN 230 AND 300 PM. THESE THUNDERSTORMS ARE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WIND GUSTS TO BETWEEN 40 AMD 50 MPH...AND SMALL HAIL. SHORT DURATION HEAVY RAINS WERE REPORTED IN MANY AREAS AS THE LINE MOVED THROUGH. THE MOVEMENT OF THE LINE WAS TO THE SOUTHEAST AT 30 MPH. MOVEMENT OF THE INDIVIDUAL THUNDERSTORMS IN THE LINE WAS TO THE NORTHEAST AT 60 MPH. A FLOOD WATCH FOR STREAMS AND CREEKS IS ALSO IN EFFEC`T THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING FOR WEST VIRGINIA AND EXTREME SOUTHWESTERN VIRGINIA. END/REA
Special weather statement, Dec 30, 3:19 PM EST, 2 hours 26 minutes before
WVZ006>008-302100- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BECKLEY WV 320 PM EST SUN DEC 30 1990 ...FLOOD WATCH THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING FOR ALL OF SOUTHERN WEST VIRGINIA... AT 315
Special weather statement, Dec 30, 3:24 PM EST, 2 hours 21 minutes before
WVZ006>008-302100- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BECKLEY WV 320 PM EST SUN DEC 30 1990 ...FLOOD WATCH THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING FOR ALL OF SOUTHERN WEST VIRGINIA... AT 315 WEATHER RADAR AT BECKLEY SHOWED AN AREA OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THAT EXTENDED FROM SUTTON IN BRAXTON COUNTY TO NEAR GAULEY BRIDGE IN FAYETTE COUNTY ON INTO BOONE COUNTY. THE HEAVIEST OF THE RAIN WAS LOCATED OVER EASTERN KANAWAHA COUNTY NORTHEAST INTO CLAY COUNTY. THESE STORMS WERE MOVING EASTWARD AT AROUND 40 MPH AND COULD PRODUCE BRIEF VERY HEAVY RAIN AND STRONG GUSTY WIND. SOME MINOR FLOODING OF SMALL STREAMS AND RAODWAYS MAY ALSO OCCURE. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION. END/BRAMBLE
Special weather statement, Dec 30, 3:50 PM EST, 1 hour 55 minutes before
KYZ006-OHZ008-009-WVZ003-302315 SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTINGTON WV 345 PM EST SUN DEC 30 1990 ...FLOOD WATCH FOR WESTERN WEST VIRGINIA UNTIL 8:00 PM TONIGHT... EASTERN KENTUCKY UNTIL 10:30 PM ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR SOUTH CENTRAL OHIO HAS BEEN CANCELLED... ALL SMALL STREAMS ARE RUNNING AT HALF TO NEAR BANK FULL. AREAS OF LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN COVER THE MIDDLE OHIO VALLEY. POSSIBLY UP TO A HALF INCH MORE OF RAIN IS POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT. THIS RAIN WILL CONTINUE TO ADD TO THE PROBLEMS OF RISING STREAMS DUE TO THE SATURATED GROUND. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO DRIVE ACROSS FLOODED ROADWAYS AS YOUR VEHICLE COULD BE SWEPT AWAY BY THE FORCE OF EVEN SHALLOW WATER. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. COSTELLO
The office that day
Everything else NWS Charleston, WV issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 30, 3:08 AM EST | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | Delaware, Marion, Union | 4 hr |
| Dec 30, 6:20 AM EST | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | Madison | 3 hr |
| Dec 30, 7:21 AM EST | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | Delaware, Marion, Union | 3 hr |
| Dec 30, 8:27 AM EST | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | Franklin, Licking, Pickaway | 3 hr |
| Dec 30, 9:22 AM EST | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | Fayette, Madison | 3 hr |
| Dec 30, 10:41 AM EST | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | Muskingum | 3 hr |
| Dec 30, 10:41 AM EST | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | Delaware, Marion, Union | 3 hr |
| Dec 30, 10:41 AM EST | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | Fairfield | 3 hr |
| Dec 30, 11:34 AM EST | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | Franklin, Licking, Pickaway | 3 hr |
| Dec 30, 11:34 AM EST | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | Ross | 3 hr |
| Dec 30, 11:34 AM EST | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | Perry | 3 hr |
| Dec 30, 12:27 PM EST | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | Athens, Hocking, Vinton | 3 hr |
| Dec 30, 12:27 PM EST | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | Morgan | 3 hr |
| Dec 30, 12:40 PM EST | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | Fayette | 2 hr |
| Dec 30, 1:45 PM EST | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | Fayette, Madison, Pickaway, Ross | 4 hr |
| Dec 30, 1:45 PM EST | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | Delaware, Marion, Union | 4 hr |
| Dec 30, 1:45 PM EST | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | Fairfield, Licking, Muskingum, Perry | 4 hr |
| Dec 30, 1:45 PM EST | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | Franklin | 4 hr |
| Dec 30, 3:31 PM EST | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | Athens, Hocking, Vinton | 4 hr |
| Dec 30, 3:31 PM EST | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | Morgan | 4 hr |
| Dec 30, 5:45 PM EST | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | Fayette, Franklin, Madison, Pickaway, Union | 12 hr |
| Dec 30, 5:45 PM EST | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | Delaware, Marion | 12 hr |
| Dec 30, 5:45 PM EST | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | Ross | 12 hr |
| Dec 30, 5:45 PM EST | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | Fairfield | 12 hr |
Nearby
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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.