Alert archive / Ohio / Flash Flood Warnings in 1992
Flash Flood Warning 4, NWS Wilmington, OH
NWS Wilmington, OH issued this flash flood warning at Jul 16, 1992, 5:24 PM EDT for Clark County, Ohio. It was in force for 3 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 16, 1992, 5:24 PM EDT (21:24 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 16, 1992, 8:30 PM EDT
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Wilmington, OH
- Area
- Whole counties
County Clark County, OH
The nearest sounding before it
Dayton/James M C, OH (KDAY), launched 12:00Z, 9.4 hours before the alert went out and 36 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
- 617 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 19 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 116 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 122 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 KDAY 162129 COR FFWDAY OHC023-170030- FLOOD WARNING...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DAYTON OH 528 PM EDT THU JUL 16 1992 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DAYTON HAS ISSUED A FLOOD WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 830 PM EDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...... IN WEST CENTRAL OHIO ...CLARK COUNTY SMALL STREAM AND URBAN FLOODING IS LIKELY THIS EVENING IN THE EASTERN HALF OF CLARK COUNTY OHIO INCLUDING THE CITY OF SPRINGFIELD. AT 515 PM...NEARLY AN INCH OF RAIN HAD FELL IN SPRINGFIELD AND EASTERN PARTS OF CLARK COUNTY OHIO. MOST SMALL STREAMS WERE ALREADY AT BANKFULL AND THE ADDITIONAL RAIN WILL CAUSE THEM TO CAUSE MINOR FLOODING. PEOPLE LIVING NEAR SMALL STREAMS SHOULD BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR RISING WATER AND BE PREPARED TO MOVE TO A PLACE OF SAFETY IF FLOODING OCCURS. 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 RISINrG WATER SHOULD BE ABANDONED QUICKLY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND. LINDSEY $$ CORRECT FOR TIME OF RAINFALL REPORT
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, 3:30 PM EDT, 1 hour 54 minutes before
INZ013-OHZ008-KYZ005-162045- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CINCINNATI OH 330 PM EDT THU JUL 16 1992 A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR ALL OF THE CINCINNATI TRISTATE AREA... AND WILL BE IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM EDT. AT 325 PM... SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS... SOME WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN... WERE OVER PARTS OF SOUTHEAST INDIANA AND SOUTHWEST OHIO. THIS ACTIVITY WAS LOCATED JUST NORTH OF THE OHIO RIVER BETWEEN CINCINNATI AND LOUISVILLE... AND JUST WEST OF INTERSTATE 75 BETWEEN DAYTON AND LIMA. THESE STORMS WERE MOVING EAST AT 30 MILES AN HOUR... AND ARE EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE CINCINNATI AREA DURING THE AFTERNOON RUSH HOUR. NO SEVERE WEATHER HAS YET BEEN REPORTED TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. HOWEVER... THESE STORMS HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 58 MILES AN HOUR... AND HAIL IN EXCESS OF THREE-QUARTERS OF AN INCH IN DIAMETER. PEOPLE IN THE CINCINNATI TRISTATE AREA SHOULD BE ALERT TO THE POSSIBILITY OF SEVERE WEATHER... AND SEEK STRONG SHELTER IMMEDIATELY IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR THE COMMERCIAL MEDIA FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS ON THESE THUNDERSTORMS. MSL
Special weather statement, Jul 16, 3:59 PM EDT, 1 hour 25 minutes before
OHZ006-007-009-011-162100- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBUS OH 358 PM EDT THU JUL 16 1992 A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT FOR ALL OF CENTRAL OHIO. AT 355 PM NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF STRONG TO POSSIBLY SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS OVER WESTERN OHIO FROM NEAR LIMA TO NEAR DAYTON TO NEAR CINCINNATI. THE STORMS WERE MOVING EAST AT 30 MILES AN HOUR. THIS LINE OF STORMS WILL MOVE INTO MADISON COUNTY BETWEEN 4 AND 430 PM...AND INTO UNION COUNTY BETWEEN 415 AND 445 PM. THESE STORMS HAVE A HISTORY OF PRODUCING WINDS OF 50 MILES AN HOUR OR GREATER. PEOPLE IN THEIR PATH SHOULD BE PREPARED TO MOVE TO A SAFE PLACE IF SEpVERE WEATHER IS SIGHTED OR A WARNING IS ISSUED. LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. GERARD
Special weather statement, Jul 16, 4:40 PM EDT, 44 minutes before
INZ013-OHZ008-KYZ005-162140- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CINCINNATI OH 440 PM EDT THU JUL 16 1992 A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF THE CINCINNATI TRISTATE AREA... AND WILL CONTINUE UNTIL 1000 PM EDT. AT 435 PM... SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS... SOME WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN... WERE OVER PARTS OF SOUTHEAST INDIANA AND SOUTHWEST OHIO. THIS ACTIVITY WAS LOCATED FROM 45 MILES SOUTH OF INDIANAPOLIS NEAR BLOOMINGTON EAST INTO THE WESTERN SUBURBS OF CINCINNATI... AND FROM CINCINNATI NORTH ALONG INTERSTATE 75 TO NEAR LIMA. THESE STORMS WERE MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MILES AN HOUR... AND WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE CINCINNATI AREA INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. NO SEVERE WEATHER HAS BEEN REPORTED TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AS OF 435 PM. HOWEVER... THESE STORMS HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 58 MILES AN HOUR... AND HAIL IN EXCESS OF THREE-QUARTERS OF AN INCH IN DIAMETER. FREQUENT LIGHTNING STRIKES AND TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS WILL ACCOMPANY THESE STORMS AS WELL. PEOPLE IN THE CINCINNATI TRISTATE AREA SHOULD REMAIN ALERT TO THE POSSIBILITY OF SEVERE WEATHER... AND SEEK STRONG SHELTER IMMEDIATELY IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR THE COMMERCIAL MEDIA FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS ON THESE THUNDERSTORMS. MSL
Special weather statement, Jul 16, 5:01 PM EDT, 23 minutes before
INZ013-OHZ008-KYZ005-162200- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CINCINNATI OH 500 PM EDT THU JUL 16 1992 A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF THE CINCINNATI TRISTATE AREA UNTIL 1000 PM EDT. A THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING TORRENTIAL RAIN WAS LOCATED JUST NORTHWEST OF THE CINCINNATI-NORTHERN KENTUCKY INTERANTIONAL AIRPORT AT 455 PM EDT. THE THUNDERSTORM WAS MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MILES AN HOUR AND WILL MOVE RIGHT ACROSS THE CINCINATI METRO AREA BETWEEN 500 AND 600 PM EDT. COMPUTER GUIDANCE THIS AFTERNOON INDICATED THAT ONLY AN INCH OF RAIN IN AN HOUR WILL BE ENOUGH TO CAUSE FLOODING. A SKYWARN SPOTTER AT 455 PM REPORTED SEVERAL INCHES OF STANDING WATER IN A LOW SPOT ON RIVER ROAD JUST WEST OF DOWNTOWN CINCINNATI. MOTORISTS IN THE METRO AREA WILL HAVE TO CONTEND WITH VISIBILITIES NEAR ZERO AND PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS. THE BEST THING TO DO IS TO SLOW DOWN...OR PULL OVER...UNTIL THE THUNDERSTORM PASSES8. PEOPLE ACROSS THE TRISTATE SHOULD REMAIN ON THE ALERT FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF SEVERE WEATHER. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR THE COMMERCIAL MEDIA FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. PYTLAK
The office that day
Everything else NWS Wilmington, OH issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 16, 6:16 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | ILN | Butler | 104 min |
| Jul 16, 2:41 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Darke | 49 min |
| Jul 16, 3:14 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Miami | 61 min |
| Jul 16, 3:44 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Champaign, Clark | 61 min |
| Jul 16, 4:06 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Logan | 69 min |
| Jul 16, 5:23 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Crawford | 67 min |
| Jul 16, 6:00 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | ILN | Greene, Montgomery | 3 hr |
| Jul 16, 6:10 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Montgomery | 50 min |
| Jul 16, 6:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Knox, Richland | 60 min |
| Jul 16, 6:29 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Ashland | 61 min |
| Jul 16, 6:29 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Crawford | 46 min |
| Jul 16, 7:52 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Knox, Morrow | 53 min |
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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.