Alert archive / Ohio / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1990
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 53, NWS Charleston, WV
NWS Charleston, WV issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 30, 1990, 10:21 PM EDT for Franklin County, Ohio. It was in force for 54 min. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 30, 1990, 10:21 PM EDT (02:21 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 30, 1990, 11:15 PM EDT
- In force
- 54 min
- Issued by
- NWS Charleston, WV
- Area
- Whole counties
County Franklin County, OH
The radar
The WSR-88D network and its archive begin in 1991, so there is no radar volume for this alert.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 30, 10:55 PM EDT | Thunderstorm Wind 0 | Franklin, OH |
NCEI Storm Data entries that began inside the alert's area while it was in force. Before 2003 the local storm report archive is thin, so this is the record of what happened rather than what was phoned in. Storm Data before 1996 records only tornadoes, thunderstorm wind and hail.
The nearest sounding before it
Dayton/James M C, OH (KDAY), launched 00:00Z, 2.4 hours before the alert went out and 102 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
- 1260 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -128 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1239 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 39 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 146 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 147 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 3.4
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000
TTAA00 KCMH 010222
SVRCMH
OHC049-010315-
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBUS OH
1021 PM EDT (P JUN 30 1990
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN COLUMBUS HAS ISSUED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 1115 PM EDT
FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING COUNTY...
IN CENTRAL OHIO
...FRANKLIN
AT 1020 PM RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM ENTERING NORTHWEST
FRANKLIN COUNTY. LOCAL SPOTTERS REPORTED ONE QUARTER INCH HAIL AND
GUSTS TO 60 MPH AT POWEL IN SOUTHERN DELAWARE COUNTY.
THE STORM WAS MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 50 MPH AND WILL MOVE THROUGH THE
CITY OF COLUMBUS BY 11 PM.
THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM. IF YOU ARE IN ITS PATH YOU SHOULD
PREPARE FOR DAMAGING WIND IN EXCESS OF 55 MPH...LARGE HAIL...AND
DEADLY LIGHTNING. PEOPLE OUTSIDE SHOULD MOVE TO A SHELTER...
PREFERABLY INSIDE A STRONG BUILDING BUT STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
HOLMESWhat forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm 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, Jun 30, 5:54 PM EDT, 4 hours 27 minutes before
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
Special weather statement, Jun 30, 6:47 PM EDT, 3 hours 34 minutes before
WVZ005-009-010-011-MDZ008-009-010000- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKINS WV 645 PM EDT SAT JUN 30 1990 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH TIL 11 PM EDT FOR NORTHERN AND NORTHEASTERN WEST VIRGINIA...WESTERN MARYLAND AND NORTHWEST VIRGINIA.. WEATHER RADAR AT 640 PM EDT INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER SOUTHERN RANDOLPH COUNTY WEST VIRGINIA. 1/4 INCH HAIL WAS REPORTED AT BEVERLY WITH THIS STORM. A VERY STRONG STORM WAS OVER SOUTHERN SOMERSET COUNTY PENNSYLVANIA MOVING INTO NORTHWEST ALLEGANY COUNTY OF WESTERN MARYLAND NEAR MT. SAVAGE. OTHER STORMS EXTEND NORTH INTO NORTHERN SOMERSET COUNTY PENNSYLVANIA. MORE THUNDERSTORMS ARE DEVELOPING OVER EXTREME EASTERN OHIO BETWEEN PARKSERBURG AND WHEELING. REPEATED THUNDERSTORM RAINS CAN CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. VERY HEAVY RAINS COULD CAUSE SMALL STREAM FLOODING. THESE THUNDERSTORMS MAY BE ACCOMPANIED BY STRONG GUSTY WINDS... DANGEROUS LIGHTNING...HAIL AND HEAVY RAINS AS THEY MOVE SOUTHEAST AROUND 35 MPH. KEEP WATCH ON THE SKY AND IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES MOVE TO SAFE SHELTER. LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR COMMERCIAL BROADCAST FOR FURTHER STATEMENTS OR POSSIBLE PWARNINGS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. GILKERSON NNNN
Special weather statement, Jun 30, 7:31 PM EDT, 2 hours 50 minutes before
WVZ002>009-012-VA015-016-010200- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 730 PM EDT SAT JUN 30 1990 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR A LARGE PORTION OF WEST VIRGINIA UNTIL 11 PM... AT 725 PM CHARLESTON WEATHER RADAR SHOWED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER WASHINGTON COUNTY OHIO. THESE THUNDERSTORM WILL CROSS THE OHIO RIVER BY 745 PM AND MOVE ACROSS TYLER AND PLEASANTS COUNTY WEST VIRGINIA DURING THE NEXT HOUR. THESE THUNDERSTORMS CONTAIN DANGEROUS LIGHTNING..GUSTY WINDS.. HEAVY DOWNPOURS AND POSSIBLY HAIL. THE THUNDERSTORMS WERE SOUTHEAST AT 30 MILES AN HOUR. END/ORCHANIAN
Special weather statement, Jun 30, 7:46 PM EDT, 2 hours 35 minutes before
WVZ005-009-010-011-MDZ008-009-010100- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKINS WV 745 PM EDT SAT JUN 30 1990 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH TIL 11 PM EDT FOR NORTHERN AND NORTHEASTERN WEST VIRGINIA...WESTERN MARYLAND AND NORTHWEST VIRGINIA.. WEATHER RADAR AT 745 PM EDT INDICATED VERY INTENSE THUNDERSTORMS OVER WASHINGTON COUNTY OHIO ALONG THE OHIO RIVER BETWEEN PARKESBURG AND SISTERSVILLE. THESE STORMS WILL MOVE INTO NORTH CENTRAL WEST VIRGINIA DURING THE NEXT 1 TO 2 HOURS. WEATHER RADAR INDICATED ANOTHER INTENSE STORM OVER FAYETTE COUNTY PENNSYLVANIA. THIS STORM MAY AFFECT GARRETT COUNTY OF WESTERN MARYLAND DURING THE NEXT 1 TO 2 HOURS. THUNDERSTORMS WERE DEVELOPING RAPIDLY OVER NORTH CENTRAL WEST VIRGINIA AND WILL BE AFFECTING THE COUNTIES OF MONONGALIA...HARRISON MARION AND LEWIS DURING THE NEXT HOUR. REPEATED THUNDERSTORM RAINS CAN CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. VERY HEAVY RAINS COULD CAUSE SMALL STREAM FLOODING. THESE THUNDERSTORMS MAY BE ACCOMPANIED BY STRONG GUSTY WINDS... DANGEROUS LIGHTNING...HAIL AND HEAVY RAINS AS THEY MOVE SOUTHEAST AROUND 35 MPH. KEEP WATCH ON THE SKY AND IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES MOVE TO SAFE SHELTER. LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR COMMERCIAL BROADCAST FOR FURTHER STATEMENTS OR POSSIBLE WARNINGS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. GILKERSON NNNN
Special weather statement, Jun 30, 8:47 PM EDT, 1 hour 34 minutes before
WVZ006>008-010200- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BECKLEY WV 840 PM EDT SAT JUN 30 1990 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR A LARGE PORTION OF CENTRAL AND NORTHERN WEST VIRGINIA UNTIL 11PM EDT ... ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR MINGO AND LOGAN COUNTIES UNTIL 10PM EDT... AT 830 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR AT BECKLEY SHOWED THUNDERSTORMS OVER MINGO AND LOGAN COUNTIES IN EXTREME SOUTHWEST WEST VIRGINIA. NUMEROUS OTHER THUNDERSTORMS...SOME SEVERE... WERE SCATTERED THROUGHOUT CENTRAL AND NORTHERN WEST VIRGINIA. ALTHOUGH THE MOVEMENT OF THESE THUNDERSTORMS HAS BEEN ERRATIC...THE ARE GENERALLY MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH. THESE THUNDERSTORMS ARE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING HAIL...DANGEROUS LIGHTNING... DAMAGING WINDS...AND VERY HEAVY RAIN AS THEY PASS OVERHEAD. SOME MINOR FLOODING AND STANDING WATER MAY BE EXPERIENCED IN AREAS RECEIVING SEVERAL THUNDERSTORMS OVER A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER )RADIO FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION. END/CALCATERRA
Special weather statement, Jun 30, 10:16 PM EDT, 5 minutes before
WVZ002>009-012-VA015-016-010200- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND THE EVENING WEATHER STORY FOR THE MOUNTAINS AND WESTERN SLOPES OF WEST VIRGINIA AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 1015 PM EDT SAT JUN 30 1990 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR THE NORTHERN HALF OF WEST VIRGINIA UNTIL 11 PM... ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH CANCELLED FOR CABELL..LINCOLN..LOGAN..MASON..MINGO..PUTNAM AND WAYNE COUNTIES... AT 1010 PM A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS OBSERVED OVER BRAXTON COUNTY AND ANOTHER OVER DODDRIDGE COUNTY. THESE THUNDERSTORMS WILL PRODUCE STRONG GUSTY WINDS..HAIL..DANGEROUS LIGHTNING AND HEAVY DOWNPOURS. THEY WERE MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 30 MILES AN HOUR. WOOD COUNTY OFFICIALS REPORTED 1/4 INCH HAIL..TREE LIMBS DOWN AND POWER OUTAGES AS SOME VERY STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MOVED THROUGH THE COUNTY EARLIER THIS EVENING. HEAVY DOWNPOURS ACCOMPANIED THESE THUNDERSTORMS TODAY. FOR EXAMPLE OUR AUTOMATIC RAIN GAGE NETWORK REPORTED 0.84 INCHES AT THREE FORKS (RANDOLPH COUNTY)..0.75 INCH AT BLUE ROCK (RANDOLPH COUNTY) AND ABOUT 3/4 OF AN INCH ACROSS LINCOLN COUNTY. MORE THUNDERSTORMS WERE FORMING ACROSS OHIO ONCE AGAIN. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILL MONITOR THESE STORMS AS THEY MOVE INTO WEST VIRGINIA. ANY ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINS IN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME OVER THE NORTHERN PART OF WEST VIRGINIA MAY CAUSE SOME LOCALIZED FLOODING PROBLEMS IN POOR DRAINAGE AREAS..PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS AND RAPID RISES ON SMALL STREAMS AND CREEKS. KEEP ABREAST FOR FURTHER WEATHER UPDATES. THE AIR MASS OVER OUR AREA IS VERY MOIST AND VERY UNSTABLE. THESE ARE THE NECESSARY INGREDIENTS FOR THUNDERSTORM FORMATION. MEANWHILE THE WEATHER MAPS TONIGHT SHOWED A COLD FRONT THAT WAS PUSHING THROUGH THE CENTRAL GREAT LAKES AND THE THE CENTRAL PLAINS. THIS FRONT WILL BE THROUGH OUR AREA SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND BRING COOLER TEMPERATURES AND LOWER HUMIDITY. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD BEHIND THE FRONT OVER MICHIGAN ON MONDAY AND BRING TEMPERATURES IN THE MIDDLE 70S TO LOWER 80S ALONG WITH PLENTY OF SUNSHINE. HOWEVER..IT WILL BE VERY HOT ON INDEPENDENCE DAY AS TEMPERATURES CLIMB INTO THE 90S. END/ORCHANIAN
The office that day
Everything else NWS Charleston, WV issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 30, 9:44 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Union | 46 min |
| Jun 30, 10:46 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Licking | 59 min |
| Jun 30, 10:46 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Delaware | 34 min |
Nearby
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Ohio, 1990Every severe thunderstorm 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; verification from NCEI's Storm Data; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.