Alert archive / Ohio / Flash Flood Warnings in 1993
Flash Flood Warning 12, NWS Cleveland, OH
NWS Cleveland, OH issued this flash flood warning at Jul 4, 1993, 6:51 PM EDT for 4 counties in Ohio. It was in force for 3 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 4, 1993, 6:51 PM EDT (22:51 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 4, 1993, 10:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Cleveland, OH
- Area
- Whole counties
Counties Belmont County, OH, Carroll County, OH, Harrison County, OH, Jefferson County, OH
The nearest sounding before it
Pittsburgh, PA (KPIT), launched 12:00Z, 10.9 hours before the alert went out and 75 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
- 517 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -29 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 770 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 22 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 18 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 79 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 KCAK 042253 FFWCAK OHC013-067-081-019-111-050200- BULLETIN - EBS ACTIVATION REQUESTED FLASH FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AKRON OH 651 PM EDT SUN JUL 4 1993 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AKRON HAS ISSUED A FLASH FLOOD WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 1000 PM EDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...S... IN EAST CENTRAL OHIO ...BELMONT COUNTY...HARRISON COUNTY...JEFFERSON COUNTY IN NORTHEAST OHIO ...CARROLL COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST OHIO ...MONROE COUNTY AT 643 PM EDT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RECEIVED A REPORT THAT 1.38 INCHES OF RAIN FELL IN A HALF HOUR IN IRONDALE IN NORTHERN JEFFERSON COUNTY. THE THUNDERSTORMS MOVING ACROSS SOUTHEAST OHIO THIS EVENING ARE PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAINS WHICH IS COMPOUNDED BY THEIR SLOW MOVENMENT TO THE EAST AT 15MPH SO FLOODING IS LIKEY TO OCCUR. A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IS IMMINENT. MOST FLASH FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT AT,TEMPT 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. TO ESCAPE RISING WATER MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND. IK
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 4, 4:50 PM EDT, 2 hours 1 minute before
OHZ004-PAZ003-042145- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE YOUNGSTOWN OH 450 PM EDT SUN JUL 04 1993 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING THROUGH EASTERN OHIO LATE THIS AFTERNOON... AT 445 PM WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED A BAND OF THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDING FROM ASHTABULA COUNTY SOUTHWEST TO JUST SOUTH OF CANTON. THESE STORMS HAD A HISTORY OF 3/4 INCH HAIL AND WIND DAMAGE...AND WERE MOVING TO THE EAST AT 15 MPH. CITIES LIKELY TO BE AFFECTED BY THESE STORMS INCLUDE YOUNGSTOWN...WARREN...NILES...GIRARD...AND BOARDMAN. THESE STORMS SHOULD ENTER THIS AREA BY 530 PM. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER UPDATES. VEENEMAN
Special weather statement, Jul 4, 4:51 PM EDT, 2 hours before
OHZ004-PAZ003-042145- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE YOUNGSTOWN OH 450 PM EDT SUN JUL 04 1993 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING THROUGH EASTERN OHIO LATE THIS AFTERNOON... AT 445 PM WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED A BAND OF THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDING FROM ASHTABULA COUNTY SOUTHWEST TO JUST SOUTH OF CANTON. THESE STORMS HAD A HISTORY OF 3/4 INCH HAIL AND WIND DAMAGE...AND WERE MOVING TO THE EAST AT 15 MPH. CITIES LIKELY TO BE AFFECTED BY THESE STORMS INCLUDE YOUNGSTOWN...WARREN...NILES...GIRARD...AND BOARDMAN. THESE STORMS SHOULD ENTER THIS AREA BY 530 PM. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER UPDATES. VEENEMAN
Special weather statement, Jul 4, 5:26 PM EDT, 1 hour 25 minutes before
OHZ002>004-042300- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH 526 PM EDT SUN JUL 4 1993 A FLOOD WARNING FOR URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOODING IS IN EFFECT FOR CUYAHOGA AND GEAUGA COUNTIES UNTIL 615 PM EDT. AT 525 PM RADAR SHOWED A BAND OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS FROM SOUTHEAST CUYAHOGA COUNTY AND SOUTHERN GEAUGA COUNTY TO THE AKRON- CANTON AREA AND SOUTH TO ZANESVILLE. THESE THUNDERSTORMS AND SHOWERS WERE MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 20 MPH. MANY REPORTS OF TREES DOWN WERE RECEIVED FROM SOLON IN SOUTHEAST CUYAHOGA COUNTY BETWEEN 4 PM AND 430 PM. REPORTS OF STREET FLOODING WERE WIDESPREAD ACROSS CUYAHOGA COUNTY. THE WINDS GUSTED TO 41 MPH AT 416 PM EDT. SOME RAINFALL AMOUNTS WERE AROUND AN INCH AND A HALF IN CUYAHOGA COUNTY. ONCE THE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MOVE OUT OF THE LAKESHORE COUNTIES...THE REST OF THIS EVENING SHOULD BE DRY. KIELTYKA
Special weather statement, Jul 4, 5:27 PM EDT, 1 hour 24 minutes before
OHZ002>004-042300- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH 526 PM EDT SUN JUL 4 1993 A FLOOD WARNING FOR URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOODING IS IN EFFECT FOR CUYAHOGA AND GEAUGA COUNTIES UNTIL 615 PM EDT. AT 525 PM RADAR SHOWED A BAND OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS FROM SOUTHEAST CUYAHOGA COUNTY AND SOUTHERN GEAUGA COUNTY TO THE AKRON- CANTON AREA AND SOUTH TO ZANESVILLE. THESE THUNDERSTORMS AND SHOWERS WERE MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 20 MPH. MANY REPORTS OF TREES DOWN WERE RECEIVED FROM SOLON IN SOUTHEAST CUYAHOGA COUNTY BETWEEN 4 PM AND 430 PM. REPORTS OF STREET FLOODING WERE WIDESPREAD ACROSS CUYAHOGA COUNTY. THE WINDS GUSTED TO 41 MPH AT 416 PM EDT. SOME RAINFALL AMOUNTS WERE AROUND AN INCH AND A HALF IN CUYAHOGA COUNTY. ONCE THE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MOVE OUT OF THE LAKESHORE COUNTIES...THE REST OF THIS EVENING SHOULD BE DRY. KIELTYKA
Special weather statement, Jul 4, 6:02 PM EDT, 49 minutes before
OHZ004-PAZ003-042145- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE YOUNGSTOWN OH 602 PM EDT SUN JUL 04 1993 ...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR TRUMBULL AND MAHONING COUNTIES HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE... AT 600 PM WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED A BAND OF THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDING FROM ASHTABULA COUNTY SOUTHWEST TO EAST OF NEW PHILADELPHIA IN EASTERN OHIO. THESE STORMS WERE PRODUCING HEAVY RAIN AND GUSTY WINDS. THESE STORMS WERE MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER UPDATES. VEENEMAN
Special weather statement, Jul 4, 6:02 PM EDT, 49 minutes before
OHZ004-PAZ003-042145- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE YOUNGSTOWN OH 602 PM EDT SUN JUL 04 1993 ...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR TRUMBULL AND MAHONING COUNTIES HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE... AT 600 PM WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED A BAND OF THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDING FROM ASHTABULA COUNTY SOUTHWEST TO EAST OF NEW PHILADELPHIA IN EASTERN OHIO. THESE STORMS WERE PRODUCING HEAVY RAIN AND GUSTY WINDS. THESE STORMS WERE MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER UPDATES. VEENEMAN
The office that day
Everything else NWS Cleveland, OH issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 4, 3:52 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Cuyahoga | 38 min |
| Jul 4, 4:01 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Portage, Summit | 59 min |
| Jul 4, 4:03 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Geauga | 57 min |
| Jul 4, 4:15 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | CLE | Cuyahoga, Geauga | 2 hr |
| Jul 4, 4:18 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Stark | 57 min |
| Jul 4, 4:52 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | CLE | Portage, Stark, Summit | 68 min |
| Jul 4, 5:14 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Mahoning, Trumbull | 46 min |
| Jul 4, 5:14 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Harrison, Tuscarawas | 61 min |
| Jul 4, 5:36 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Belmont, Guernsey, Monroe, Noble | 2 hr |
| Jul 4, 5:49 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Carroll | 116 min |
| Jul 4, 5:49 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Wayne | 116 min |
| Jul 4, 6:18 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Harrison | 57 min |
| Jul 4, 6:36 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Jefferson | 69 min |
| Jul 4, 6:51 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | CLE | Monroe | 3 hr |
Nearby
Flash Flood Warnings in Ohio, 1993Every flash flood warning in 1993
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.