Alert archive / Ohio / Flash Flood Warnings in 1992
Flash Flood Warning 7, NWS Cleveland, OH
NWS Cleveland, OH issued this flash flood warning at Jul 16, 1992, 6:21 PM EDT for Erie County, Huron County, Ohio. It was in force for 2 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 16, 1992, 6:21 PM EDT (22:21 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 16, 1992, 8:30 PM EDT
- In force
- 2 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Cleveland, OH
- Area
- Whole counties
Counties Erie County, OH, Huron County, OH
The nearest sounding before it
Detroit, MI (KFNT), launched 12:00Z, 10.4 hours before the alert went out and 172 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
- 10 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -13 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 640 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 26 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 41 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 47 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 162221 FFWCLE OHC043-077-170015- BULLETIN - EBS ACTIVATION REQUESTED FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH 621 PM EDT THU JUL 16 1992 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CLEVELAND HAS ISSUED AN URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 830 PM EDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... IN NORTH CENTRAL OHIO ...ERIE COUNTY...HURON COUNTY AT 615 PM WEATHER SERVICE RADAR SHOWED A CLUSTER OF THUNDERSTORMS ENTERING WESTERN ERIE AND HURON COUNTIES. THESE STORMS WERE MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH AND WILL PRODUCE LOCALLY HEAVY RAINS. MANY SMALL RIVERS AND STREAM ARE ALREADY SWOLLEN FROM THE RAINS OF THE PAST FEW DAYS AND THIS ADDITIONAL RAINFALL MAY SEND SOME OF THEM OVER THEIR BANKS. MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS BRIDGES...DIPS...OR LOW SPOTS IF WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. NEVER TRY TO CROSS A FLOWING STREAM...EVEN A SMALL ONE...ON FOOT...ESPECIALLY KEEP CHILDREN FROM PLAYING IN STREAMS AND DITCHES. SJN
What 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, Jul 16, 3:00 PM EDT, 3 hours 21 minutes before
OHZ001-161826- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOLEDO OH 226 PM EDT THU JUL 16 1992 ...VERY STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ARE MOVING ACROSS NORTHWEST OHIO THIS AFTERNOON... AT 225 PM EDT WEATHER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF THUNDSTORMS LOCATED FROM BRAILEY IN SOUTHERN FULTON COUNTY TO LEIPSIC IN PUTMAN COUNTY. THIS LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS WAS MOVING EAST AT 30 MILES AN HOUR. THESE THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT THE FOLLOWING TOWNS IN LUCAS COUNTY... WHITEHOUSE...IN WOOD COUNTY...GRAND RAPIDS...WESTON...NORTH BALTIMORE IN HANCOCK COUNTY...MCCOMB...AND SHAWTOWN. IF YOU ARE CAUGHT OUTSIDE...LOOK FOR SHELTER FROM THE WEATHER IN A STRONG BUILDING. STRONG WINDS...SMALL HAIL...VERY HEAVY RAINZS...AND DEADLY LIGHTNING ARE ALL POSSIBLE IN THUNDERSTORMS. STAY INSIDE ...AWAY FROM WINDOWS...UNTIL THE STORM HAS PASSED. DIEFENDERFER
Special weather statement, Jul 16, 4:00 PM EDT, 2 hours 21 minutes before
OHZ001-161908- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOLEDO OH 309 PM EDT THU JUL 16 1992 ...VERY STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ARE MOVING ACROSS NORTHWEST OHIO THIS AFTERNOON... AT 305 PM EDT WEATHER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF THUNDSTORMS LOCATED FROM PERRYSBURG IN WOOD COUNTY TO NEAR MCCOMB IN HANCOCK COUNTY. THIS LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS WAS MOVING EAST AT 30 MILES AN HOUR AND SHOULD ENTER OTTAWA...SANDUSKY...AND SENECA COUNTIES AROUND 330 PM. IF YOU ARE CAUGHT OUTSIDE...LOOK FOR SHELTER FROM THE WEATHER IN A STRONG BUILDING. STRONG WINDS...SMALL HAIL...VERY HEAVY RAINS...AND DEADLY LIGHTNING ARE ALL POSSIBLE IN THUNDERSTORMS. STAY INSIDE ...AWAY FROM WINDOWS...UNTIL THE STORM HAS PASSED. DIEFENDERFER
Special weather statement, Jul 16, 4:16 PM EDT, 2 hours 5 minutes before
OHZ001-162100- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...CORRECTED EXPIRATION TIME NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOLEDO OH 410 PM EDT THU JUL 16 1992 ...VERY STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ARE MOVING ACROSS NORTHWEST OHIO THIS AFTERNOON... AT 410 PM EDT WEATHER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF THUNDSTORMS LOCATED 3 MILES NORTH OF HOLGATE IN HENRY COUNTY TO LIMA IN ALLEN COUNTY. AN ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM WAS ALSO LOCATED ON THE SANDUSKY-SENECA BORDER...8 MILES NORTH OF FOSTORIA. THESE STORMS WERE MOVING EAST AT AROUND 30 MILES AN HOUR. IF YOU ARE CAUGHT OUTSIDE...LOOK FOR SHELTER FROM THE WEATHER IN A STRONG BUILDING. STRONG WINDS...SMALL HAIL...VERY HEAVY RAINS...AND DEADLY LIGHTNING ARE ALL POSSIBLE IN THUNDERSTORMS. STAY INSIDE ...AWAY FROM WINDOWS...UNTIL THE STORM HAS PASSED. MWD
Special weather statement, Jul 16, 5:00 PM EDT, 1 hour 21 minutes before
OHZ001-162010- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOLEDO OH 410 PM EDT THU JUL 16 1992 ...VERY STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ARE MOVING ACROSS NORTHWEST OHIO THIS AFTERNOON... AT 410 PM EDT WEATHER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF THUNDSTORMS LOCATED 3 MILES NORTH OF HOLGATE IN HENRY COUNTY TO LIMA IN ALLEN COUNTY. AN ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM WAS ALSO LOCATED ON THE SANDUSKY-SENECA BORDER...8 MILES NORTH OF FOSTORIA. THESE STORMS WERE MOVING EAST AT AROUND 30 MILES AN HOUR. IF YOU ARE CAUGHT OUTSIDE...LOOK FOR SHELTER FROM THE WEATHER IN A STRONG BUILDING. STRONG WINDS...SMALL HAIL...VERY HEAVY RAINS...AND DEADLY LIGHTNING ARE ALL POSSIBLE IN THUNDERSTORMS. STAY INSIDE ...AWAY FROM WINDOWS...UNTIL THE STORM HAS PASSED. DIEFENDERFER
Local storm report, Jul 16, 6:11 PM EDT, 10 minutes before
STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ERIE, PA
610 PM EDT THU JUL 16 1992
ADDITIONAL STORM REPORT FOR TUESDAY JULY 14, 1992
TIME EDT EVENT
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930 PM TREES BLOWN DOWN AT ERIE MUNICIPAL GOLF COURSE...ABOUT 2 MILES
SOUTHWEST OF ERIE, PENNSYLVANIA.Special weather statement, Jul 16, 6:19 PM EDT, 2 minutes before
OHZ004-007-162330- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AKRON CANTON OH 619 PM EDT THU JUL 16 1992 THUNDERSTORMS PACKING HEAVY RAINS ANS STRONG...GUSTY WINDS WERE HEADING TOWARD EASTERN OHIO THIS EVENING. RADAR AT 615 PM INDICATED A LINE OF STRONG STORMS FROM 10 MILES WEST OF SANDUSKY SOUTH TO 10 MILES SOUTH OF COLUMBUS. THE STORMS WERE MOVING EAST AT ABOUT 30 MPH AND WILL REACH HOLMES...COSHOCTON AND WAYNE COUNTIES BETWEEN 630 AND 7PM. THESE STORMS HAVE A HISTORY OF WINDS GUSTS TO AROUND 60 MPH AND TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS. THOSE ALONG THEIR PATH SHOULD BE ALERT AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE COVER IF CONDITIONS BECOME THREATENING. PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS IS POSSIBLE AND MOTORISTS SHOULD AVOID DRIVING THROUGH FLOODED AREAS. RLB
The office that day
Everything else NWS Cleveland, OH issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 16, 4:53 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | CLE | Hancock | 3 hr |
| Jul 16, 6:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Coshocton, Holmes | 60 min |
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.