Alert archive / Ohio / Flash Flood Warnings in 1990
Flash Flood Warning 17, NWS Charleston, WV
NWS Charleston, WV issued this flash flood warning at May 29, 1990, 1:49 AM EDT for Pickaway County, Ohio. It was in force for 116 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- May 29, 1990, 1:49 AM EDT (05:49 UTC)
- Expired
- May 29, 1990, 3:45 AM EDT
- In force
- 116 min
- Issued by
- NWS Charleston, WV
- Area
- Whole counties
County Pickaway 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, 5.8 hours before the alert went out and 105 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
- 571 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 16 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -28 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 222 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 KCMH 290551
FFWCMH
OHC129-290745-
BULLETIN - EBS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SMALL STREAM AND URBAN FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBUS OH
149 AM EDT TUE MAY 29 1990
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN COLUMBUS HAS ISSUED A
SMALL STREAM AND URBAN FLOOD WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 345 AM EDT
FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING COUNTY...
IN CENTRAL OHIO
...PICKAWAY
THE PICKAWAY COUNTY SHERIFF REPORTS THAT HARGUS CREEK IS OUT OF ITS
BANKS AND MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING IN PARTS OF CIRCLEVILLE.
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICTES MODERATE RAIN COVERING
MOST OF PICKAWAY COUNTY. THE RAIN IS MOVING NORTHEAST AROUND 20 MPH.
DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY. 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.
LVWWhat 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 28, 8:31 PM EDT, 5 hours 18 minutes before
KYZ006-008-OHZ008-009-WVZ003-290300 SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTINGTON WV 830 PM EDT MON MAY 28 1990 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT FOR NORTHEAST KENTUCKY...CANCELLED FOR WESTERN WEST VIRGINIA... ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT WESTERN WEST VIRGINIA TONIGHT... ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTH CENTRAL OHIO TONIGHT... WEATHER SERVICE RADAR SHOWS THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN OVER GREENUP...BOYD AND LAWRENCE COUNTIES OF KENTUCKY MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH. NO MAJOR FLOODING HAS BEEN REPORTED BUT URBAN FLOODING IS OCCURING AROUND PROCTORVILLE OHIO AND HUNTINGTON WEST VIRGINIA. IF YOU OBSERVE ANY WATER OVER RAODWAYS DO NOT ATTEMPT TO DRIVE ACROSS THE AREA...AND SHOULD YOUR CAR BE STRANDED IN RISING WATERS...ABANDON IT AND SEEK HIGH GROUND. SHUFF SHUFF
Special weather statement, May 28, 9:06 PM EDT, 4 hours 43 minutes before
KYZ006-008-OHZ008-009-WVZ003-290400 SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTINGTON WV 910 PM EDT MON MAY 28 1990 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH CANCELLED FOR NORTHEAST KENTUCKY... ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT WESTERN WEST VIRGINIA TONIGHT... ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTH CENTRAL OHIO TONIGHT... WEATHER SERVICE RADAR SHOWS THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN OVER GREENUP...BOYD AND LAWRENCE COUNTIES OF KENTUCKY MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH ...AND MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINOVER LAWRENCE AND SCIOTO COUNTIES OF OHIO. NO MAJOR FLOODING HAS BEEN REPORTED BUT SMALL STREAM FLOODING HAS BEEN REPORTED ACROSS LAWRENCE COUNTY OHIO. IF YOU OBSERVE ANY WATER OVER RAODWAYS DO NOT ATTEMPT TO DRIVE ACROSS THE AREA...AND SHOULD YOUR CAR BE STRANDED IN RISING WATERS...ABANDON IT AND SEEK HIGH GROUND. SHUFF SHUFF
Special weather statement, May 28, 10:01 PM EDT, 3 hours 48 minutes before
KYZ006-008-OHZ008-009-WVZ003-290400 SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTINGTON WV 1000 PM EDT MON MAY 28 1990 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT WESTERN WEST VIRGINIA TONIGHT... ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTH CENTRAL OHIO TONIGHT... WEATHER SERVICE RADAR SHOWS THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN OVER BOYD COUNTY KENTUCKY AND LAWRENCE COUNTY OHIO MOVING SLOWLY EAST. SMALL STREAM FLOODING HAS BEEN EXTENSIVE OVER LAWRENCE COUNTY OHIO AND WHILE IT SEEMS TO BE RECEEDING NOW...THE HEAVY SHOWERS MAY CAUSE SOME STREAMS START TO RISE AGAIN. IF YOU OBSERVE ANY WATER OVER RAODWAYS DO NOT ATTEMPT TO DRIVE ACROSS THE AREA...AND SHOULD YOUR CAR BE STRANDED IN RISING WATERS...ABANDON IT AND SEEK HIGH GROUND. SHUFF SHUFF
Special weather statement, May 28, 10:51 PM EDT, 2 hours 58 minutes before
KYZ006-008-OHZ008-009-WVZ003-290500 SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTINGTON WV 1050 PM EDT MON MAY 28 1990 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT WESTERN WEST VIRGINIA TONIGHT... ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTH CENTRAL OHIO TONIGHT... WEATHER SERVICE RADAR SHOWS MOSTLY LIGHT SHOWERS OVER NORTHEAST KENTUCKY SOUTH CENTRAL OHIO AND WESTERN WEST VIRGINIA AT THIS TIME...HOWEVER THUNDERSTORMS REMAIN IN THE FORECAST FOR TONIGHT AND SOME OF THE RAIN COULD BE HEAVY. SMALL STREAM FLOODING HAS BEEN EXTENSIVE OVER LAWRENCE COUNTY OHIO AND WHILE IT SEEMS TO BE RECEEDING NOW...THE HEAVY SHOWERS MAY CAUSE SOME STREAMS START TO RISE AGAIN. IF YOU OBSERVE ANY WATER OVER RAODWAYS DO NOT ATTEMPT TO DRIVE ACROSS THE AREA...AND SHOULD YOUR CAR BE STRANDED IN RISING WATERS...ABANDON IT AND SEEK HIGH GROUND. SHUFF SHUFF
Special weather statement, May 28, 11:12 PM EDT, 2 hours 37 minutes before
WVZ007>008-290600- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BECKLEY WV 1110 PM EDT MON MAY 28 1990 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF SOUTHERN WEST VIRGINIA THROUGH TONIGHT... AT 11 PM EDT WEATHER SERVICE RADAR AT BECKLEY SHOWED LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN OVER GREENBRIER AND MONROE COUNTIES IN EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN WEST VIRGINIA. THIS RAIN HAS BEEN MOVING VERY SLOWLY TO THE EAST SOUTHEAST. ALTHOUGH NO REPORTS OF FLOODING HAVE BEEN RECEIVED...MOTORISTS AND THOSE LIVING IN LOW LYING FLOOD PRONE AREAS SHOULD BE AWARE THAT FLOODING CAN OCCUR WITH LITTLE OR NO WARNING....ESPECIALLY DURING THE LATE NIGHT HOURS WHEN RAINFALL INFORMATION IS DIFFICULT TO OBTAIN....AND MOST OBSERVERS ARE ASLEEP. IF YOU OBSERVE ANY WATER OVER ROADWAYS...DO NOT ATTEMPT TO DRIVE ACROSS THE AREA...AND SHOULD YOUR CAR BE STRANDED IN RISING WATERS...ABANDON IT AND SEEK HIGH GROUND. STAYED TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION O2N THIS POSSIBLE FLASH FLOOD THREAT. CALCATERRA
Special weather statement, May 29, 12:22 AM EDT, 1 hour 27 minutes before
KYZ006-008-OHZ008-009-WVZ003-290700 SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTINGTON WV 1220 AM EDT TUE MAY 29 1990 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT WESTERN WEST VIRGINIA TONIGHT... ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTH CENTRAL OHIO TONIGHT... WEATHER SERVICE RADAR SHOWS MOSTLY LIGHT SHOWERS OVER NORTHEAST KENTUCKY SOUTH CENTRAL OHIO AND WESTERN WEST VIRGINIA AT THIS TIME...HOWEVER THUNDERSTORMS REMAIN IN THE FORECAST FOR TONIGHT AND SOME OF THE RAIN COULD BE HEAVY. SMALL STREAM FLOODING HAS BEEN EXTENSIVE OVER LAWRENCE COUNTY OHIO AND WHILE IT IS RECEEDING NOW...THE ONSET OF HEAVY SHOWERS MAY CAUSE SOME STREAMS START TO RISE AGAIN. IF YOU OBSERVE ANY WATER OVER ROADWAYS DO NOT ATTEMPT TO DRIVE ACROSS THE AREA...AND SHOULD YOUR CAR BE STRANDED IN RISING WATERS...ABANDON IT AND SEEK HIGH GROUND. HATFIELD
The office that day
Everything else NWS Charleston, WV issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 28, 9:25 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | Athens, Hocking, Morgan, Perry | 2 hr |
| May 28, 9:25 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | Vinton | 2 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.