Alert archive / Ohio / Flash Flood Warnings in 1992
Flash Flood Warning 77, NWS Cleveland, OH
NWS Cleveland, OH issued this flash flood warning at Sep 9, 1992, 11:38 PM EDT for Wayne County, Ohio. It was in force for 5 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Sep 9, 1992, 11:38 PM EDT (03:38 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 10, 1992, 4:45 AM EDT
- In force
- 5 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Cleveland, OH
- Area
- Whole counties
County Wayne County, OH
The nearest sounding before it
Pittsburgh, PA (KPIT), launched 00:00Z, 3.6 hours before the alert went out and 158 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
- 1067 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -15 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1041 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 30 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 97 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 108 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.4
- Supercell composite
- 3.3
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 TTAA00 KCAK 100342 FFWCAK OHC169-100845- BULLETIN - FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AKRON OH 1138 PM EDT WED SEP 9 1992 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AKRON HAS ISSUED AN URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 430 AM EDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING COUNTY...... IN NORTHEAST OHIO ...WAYNE COUNTY AT 1115 PM EDT THE RITTMAN FIRE DEPARTMENT REPORTED SMALL STREAM FLOODING IN THE CITY OF RITTMAN. SEVERAL STREETS WERE REPORTED UNDER WATER AND SOME EVACUATIONS HAD TAKEN PLACE. ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE MOVING THROUGH WAYNE COUNTY BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AND 1 AM EDT THURSDAY MORNING. THESE THUNDERSTORMS WILL PRODUCE ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAIN THAT WILL KEEP SMALL STREAMS OUT OF THEIR BANKS UNTIL 430 AM EDT THURSDAY MORNING. BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE DANGERS OF FLOODS AND FLASH FLOODS. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED...ACT QUICKLY. MOVE UP TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING. THOMPSON
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, Sep 9, 8:43 PM EDT, 2 hours 55 minutes before
OHZALL-100200- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH 845 PM EDT WED SEP 9 1992 A TORNADO WATCH CONTINUES IN EFFECT FOR NORTHERN AND MUCH OF THE CENTRAL SECTIONS OF OHIO UNTIL 10 PM EDT. THUNDERSTORMS DECREASED IN INTENSITY BETWEEN 745 PM AND 845 PM THIS EVENING. AS OF 845 PM NO SEVERE WEATHER WARNINGS WERE IN EFFECT IN OHIO. THUNDERSTORMS STILL COVERED MUCH OF NORTH-CENTRAL AND NORTHEASTERN OHIO MAINLY NORTH OF A FINDLAY-AKRON-YOUNGSTOWN LINE. THE STRONGEST ACTIVITY MOVED INTO PENNSYLVANIA BY 830 PM. HOWEVER...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS INDICATED BY RADAR AT 830 PM JUST NORTH OF FINDLAY. IT WILL MOVE RAPIDLY NORTHEAST ACROSS FOSTORIA..AND FREEMONT AND POSSIBLY INTO SANDUSKY BAY BY 10 PM. THE MOVEMENT WAS NEARLY 50 MPH. HEAVY RAINS WERE STILL FALLING FROM MANY OF THE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AND OTHER SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE DURING THE NIGHT. THIS HAS PROMPTED THE WEATHER SERVICE TO ISSUE A FLOOD WATCH WHICH WILL BE IN EFFECT OVERNIGHT IN THE NORTHERN THIRD OF THE STATE. PORTIONS OF ALLEN COUNTY REPORTEDLY HAD NEARLY 4 INCHES OF RAIN EARLIER TONIGHT WITHIN A SHORT PERIOD AND MANY REPORTS OF MORE THAN AN INCH REACHED THE WEATHETR SERVICE IN NORTHERN OHIO. PERSONS IN THE TORNADO OR FLOOD WATCH AREAS SHOULD CONTINUE TO BE ALERT FOR ANY THREATENING WEATHER CONDITIONS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION IF FURTHER WARNINGS ARE ISSUED. DEB
Special weather statement, Sep 9, 8:54 PM EDT, 2 hours 44 minutes before
OHZ001-002-011-100230- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOLEDO OH 855 PM EDT WED SEP 09 1992 A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF NORTHWEST OHIO UNTIL 1000 PM EDT. THUNDERSTORMS ARE OCCURRING OVER NORTHWEST OHIO TONIGHT. AT 853 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER SOUTHERN WOOD COUNTY IN NORTHWEST OHIO. BY 900 PM EDT THE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE OVER THE CITY OF FOSTORIA... 13 MILES TO THE NORTHWEST OF TIFFIN IN SENECA COUNTY. THE STORM WAS PRODUCING PEA SIZED HAIL AND VERY HEAVY RAINS. MOVEMENT OF THE THE THUNDERSTORM WAS TO THE EAST AT 40 MILES AN HOUR. ANOTHER LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS WAS OCCURRING OVER HILLSDALE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST LOWER MICHIGAN...TO HUNTINGTON COUNTY IN NORTHEAST INDIANA. THIS LINE OF STORMS WAS ALSO MOVING TO THE EAST AT 40 MPH. PEOPLE IN THE PATHS OF THESE STORMS SHOULD BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR WATER PONDING ON ROADWAYS. SEEK SHELTER IN A STURDY BUILDING WHEN A THUNDERSTORM APPROACHES. BARNES
Special weather statement, Sep 9, 9:09 PM EDT, 2 hours 29 minutes before
OHZ004-007-100230- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AKRON CANTON OH 905 PM EDT WED SEP 9 1992 A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHERN AND MUCH OF THE CENTRAL SECTIONS OF OHIO UNTIL 10 PM EDT. ALL OF NORTHEAST OHIO AND THE CENTRAL COUNTIES NORTH OF I-70. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT FOR MERCER COUNTY IN NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA. WEATHER SERVICE RADAR AT 900 PM INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS FROM THE AKRON AREA EAST TO NEAR YOUNGSTOWN. THESE STORMS HAVE THE POTENTIAL OF PRODUCING HEAVY RAINS OVER THE SOUTHERN HALF OF SUMMIT AND PORTAGE COUNTIES. PONDING OF WATER IS LIKELY OVER LOW LYING AREAS AND STREETS IN THESE AREA... AND CAUTION IS ADVISED. NO REPORTS OF SEVERE WEATHER HAVE BEEN RECEIVED DURING THE LAST HOUR. RADAR INDICATES THE THUNDERSTORMS HAVE DECREASED IN INTENSITY SINCE 800 PM. PERSONS IN THE TORNADO WATCH SHOULD BE PREPARED TO MOVE TO A PLACE OF SAFETY SHOULD THREATENING WEATHER APPROACH OR A WARNING BE ISSUED. ALTO
Special weather statement, Sep 9, 9:50 PM EDT, 1 hour 48 minutes before
OHZ002-003-100330- SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH 950 PM EDT WED SEP 9 1992 A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED LATE THIS EVENING WHICH REPLACES TWO TORADO WATCHES ISSUED EARLIER. THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF WESTERN OHIO INCLUDING THE CITIES OF CINCINNATI...COLUMBUS...DAYTON...FINDLAY...LIMA AND SPRINGFIELD UNTIL 3 AM FRIDAY MORNING. AT 935 PM RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS FROM JUST WEST OF TOLEDO SOUTHWEST TO PAULDING COUNTY. A POSSIBLY SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED IN FULTON COUNTY WHERE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM. THE THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH AND WILL MOVE INTO TOLEDO AND FINDLAY BEFORE 11 PM. ANOTHER STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS OVER THE WESTERN END OF SANDUSKY BAY MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH. BOTH AREAS OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE MOVING INTO LAKE ERIE AND A SPECIAL MARINE WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1130 PM FROM VERMILION WEST. IN ADDITION...A FLOOD WATCH IS ALSO IN EFFECT OVERNIGHT FOR THE NORTHERN THIRD OF OHIO. HEAVY RAINS WITH THE THUNDERSTORMS MAY CAUSE LOCALIZED FLOODING OF SMALLER RIVERS AND STREAMS SINCE THE GROUND IS ALREADY SATURATED FROM RAINS EARLIER TODAY. PERSONS IN THE NEW WATCH AREAS SHOULD CONTINUE TO BE ALERT FOR CHANGING OR THREATENING WEATHER CONDITIONS AND ANY ADDITIONAL WARNINGS FROM THE WEATHER SERVICE. DEB
Local storm report, Sep 9, 10:00 PM EDT, 1 hour 38 minutes before
STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AKRON OH
818 PM EDT WED SEP 9 1992
TIME EVENT OCCURRED.. 1854 EDT
TYPE OF EVENT.. 3/4 INCH HAIL
LOCATION OF EVENT.. ALLIANCE (STARK COUNTY)
R SOURCE... AMATEUR RADIO OPERATOR/SKYWARN SPOTTER
INJURIES.. NONE
DEATHS.. NONE
ALTOLocal storm report, Sep 9, 10:43 PM EDT, 55 minutes before
STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
1045 PM EDT WED SEP 9 1992
SEVERE WEATHER EVENTS OF SEPTEMBER 9 1992--TIMES EDT
TIME EVENT/LOCATION SOURCE
1825 TREES DOWN/FITCHVILLE/HURON COUNTY HURON COUNTY
SHERIFF
1825 50 KT WINDS/1.75 INCH HAIL/HURON/ERIE COUNTY LORAIN COUNTY
EMRGNCY AGENCY
1840 NUMEROUS TREES DOWN/LORAIN COUNTY LORAIN
COUNTY SHERIFF
1900 TREES DOWN/BAY VILLAGE/CUYAHOGA COUNTY BAY VILLAGE
POLICE
1900 NUMEROUS TREES DOWN/MEDINA COUNTY MEDINA COUNTY
SHERIFF
1945 TREES DOWN/NEWBURY/GEAUGA COUNTY GEAUGA COUNTY
EMRGNCY AGENCYThe office that day
Everything else NWS Cleveland, OH issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 9, 9:31 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Fulton | 29 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.