Alert archive / Ohio / Flash Flood Warnings in 1994
Flash Flood Warning 10, NWS Charleston, WV
NWS Charleston, WV issued this flash flood warning at Jan 28, 1994, 1:38 AM EST for Fairfield County, Pickaway County, Ohio. It was in force for 3 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 28, 1994, 1:38 AM EST (06:38 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 28, 1994, 4:45 AM EST
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Charleston, WV
- Area
- Whole counties
Counties Fairfield County, OH, Pickaway County, OH
The nearest sounding before it
Dayton/James M C, OH (KDAY), launched 00:00Z, 6.6 hours before the alert went out and 119 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
- 488 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 43 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 384 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 442 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 KCMH 280639 FFWCMH OHC045-129-280945- BULLETIN URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBUS OH 138 AM EST FRI JAN 28 1994 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN COLUMBUS HAS ISSUED A FLOOD WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 445 AM EST FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... IN CENTRAL OHIO ...FAIRFIELD COUNTY...PICKAWAY COUNTY RAIN CONTINUED TO FALL THROUGHOUT CENTRAL OHIO THIS MORNING WITH MANY AREAS RECEIVING OVER AN INCH DURING THE PAST 24 HOURS. THE NEW RAIN...COMBINED WITH SNOWMELT OVER THE PAST FEW DAYS...HAS SATURATED THE GROUND IN MANY AREAS. AT 125 AM THE FAIRFIELD COUNTY SHERIFFS OFFICE REPORTED THAT WATERLOO ROAD...JUST NORTH OF WINCHESTER ROAD IN VIOLET TOWNSHIP...WAS CLOSED DUE TO WATER COVERING THE ROAD. AT 130 AM THE OHIO STATE HIGHWAY PATROL INDICATED THAT ROUTE 752...JUST WEST OF ASHVILLE...WAS ALSO CLOSED DUE TO HIGH WATER. MOTORISTS ARE ASKED TO AVOID THESE AREAS AND SEEK ALTERNATE ROUTES OF TRAVEL. RAIN WILL CONTINUE THROUGHOUT THE EARLY MORNING TODAY...AND ADDITIONAL FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS IS POSSIBLE. IF YOU OBSERVE ANY FLOODING...CONTACT YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY AND ASK THAT YOUR INFORMATION BE RELAYED TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. 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 RISING WATER SHOULD BE ABANDONED QUICKLY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.D AVERY
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, Jan 27, 9:24 PM EST, 4 hours 14 minutes before
WVZ024-025-033>037-042>045-280500- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND SHORT TERM FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BECKLEY WV 924 PM EST THU JAN 27 1994 ...FLOOD WATCH TONIGHT AND FRIDAY FOR ALL OF SOUTHERN WEST VIRGINIA... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT FOR THE SOUTHERN WEST VIRGINIA COUNTIES OF FAYETTE, GREENBRIER, MERCER, MONROE, POCAHONTAS, RALEIGH AND SUMMERS. TEMPERATURES REMAINED AT OR SLIGHTLY BELOW FREEZING THROUGHOUT THE ADVISORY AREA AT 9PM. PATCHY LIGHT FREEZING RAIN OR DRIZZLE IS OCCURRING AT TIMES ACROSS THE SOUTHERN MOUNTAINS AND GREENBRIER VALLEY AND WILL CONTINUE UNTIL WARMER AIR MOVES INTO THE REGION AROUND MIDNIGHT. INFORMATION RECEIVED FROM DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAYS OFFICIALS AND SHEFIFFS DEPARTMENTS INDICATE THAT LIGHT FREEZING RAIN OR DRIZZLE HAS BEEN VERY WIDESPREAD ACROSS THE AREA UNDER THE ADVISORY. GREENBRIER COUNTY SEEMS TO HAVE RECEIVED THE MOST ICE WITH ROADS ACROSS VARIOUS PARTS OF THE COUNTY VERY SLIPPERY. I-64 FROM DAWSON TO GREEN SULPHUR SPRINGS WAS REPORTED TO BE ICE COVERED AND VERY HAZARDOUS. MOTORISTS SHOULD DRIVE WITH CAUTION. AS WARMER AIR MOVES INTO THE REGION LATER TONIGHT THE FREEZING RAIN WILL TURN TO ALL RAIN AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE NIGHT AND FRIDAY. RAIN MAY BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES LATER TONIGHT. PERSONS LIVING NEAR SMALL STREAMS SHOULD MONITOR WATER LEVELS CLOSELY IF HEAVY RAIN OCCURS AND BE PREPARED TO MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION. END/MONEYPENNY
Special weather statement, Jan 27, 9:26 PM EST, 4 hours 12 minutes before
WVZ024-025-033>037-042>045-280500- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND SHORT TERM FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BECKLEY WV 924 PM EST THU JAN 27 1994 ...FLOOD WATCH TONIGHT AND FRIDAY FOR ALL OF SOUTHERN WEST VIRGINIA... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT FOR THE SOUTHERN WEST VIRGINIA COUNTIES OF FAYETTE, GREENBRIER, MERCER, MONROE, POCAHONTAS, RALEIGH AND SUMMERS. TEMPERATURES REMAINED AT OR SLIGHTLY BELOW FREEZING THROUGHOUT THE ADVISORY AREA AT 9PM. PATCHY LIGHT FREEZING RAIN OR DRIZZLE IS OCCURRING AT TIMES ACROSS THE SOUTHERN MOUNTAINS AND GREENBRIER VALLEY AND WILL CONTINUE UNTIL WARMER AIR MOVES INTO THE REGION AROUND MIDNIGHT. INFORMATION RECEIVED FROM DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAYS OFFICIALS AND SHEFIFFS DEPARTMENTS INDICATE THAT LIGHT FREEZING RAIN OR DRIZZLE HAS BEEN VERY WIDESPREAD ACROSS THE AREA UNDER THE ADVISORY. GREENBRIER COUNTY SEEMS TO HAVE RECEIVED THE MOST ICE WITH ROADS ACROSS VARIOUS PARTS OF THE COUNTY VERY SLIPPERY. I-64 FROM DAWSON TO GREEN SULPHUR SPRINGS WAS REPORTED TO BE ICE COVERED AND VERY HAZARDOUS. MOTORISTS SHOULD DRIVE WITH CAUTION. AS WARMER AIR MOVES INTO THE REGION LATER TONIGHT THE FREEZING RAIN WILL TURN TO ALL RAIN AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE NIGHT AND FRIDAY. RAIN MAY BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES LATER TONIGHT. PERSONS LIVING NEAR SMALL STREAMS SHOULD MONITOR WATER LEVELS CLOSELY IF HEAVY RAIN OCCURS AND BE PREPARED TO MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION. END/MONEYPENNY
Special weather statement, Jan 27, 11:34 PM EST, 2 hours 4 minutes before
WVZ024-025-033>037-042>045-280800- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND SHORT TERM FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BECKLEY WV 1134 PM EST THU JAN 27 1994 ...FLOOD WATCH TONIGHT AND FRIDAY FOR ALL OF SOUTHERN WEST VIRGINIA... ...ICY IN AREAS OF GREENBRIER COUNTY... SHERIFFS DEPARTMENT IN GREENBRIER COUNTY REPORT LIGHT FREEZING RAIN OR DRIZZLE IS STILL VERY WIDESPREAD ACROSS THE COUNTY. MOST ROADS; ESPECIALLY SECONDARY ROADS AND OVERPASSES AND BRIDGES WILL REMAIN HAZARDOUS FOR THE NEXT FEW HOURS. A WARM FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE THROUGH THE REGION AND TEMPERATURES SHOULD RISE ABOVE FREEZING BY 3AM. RAIN WILL INTENSIFY DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS ACROSS SOUTHERN WEST VIRGINIA AND MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH FRIDAY. PERSONS LIVING NEAR SMALL STREAMS SHOULD MONITOR WATER LEVELS CLOSELY IF HEAVY RAIN OCCURS AND BE PREPARED TO MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION. END/MONEYPENNY
Special weather statement, Jan 27, 11:35 PM EST, 2 hours 3 minutes before
WVZ024-025-033>037-042>045-280800- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND SHORT TERM FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BECKLEY WV 1134 PM EST THU JAN 27 1994 ...FLOOD WATCH TONIGHT AND FRIDAY FOR ALL OF SOUTHERN WEST VIRGINIA... ...ICY IN AREAS OF GREENBRIER COUNTY... SHERIFFS DEPARTMENT IN GREENBRIER COUNTY REPORT LIGHT FREEZING RAIN OR DRIZZLE IS STILL VERY WIDESPREAD ACROSS THE COUNTY. MOST ROADS; ESPECIALLY SECONDARY ROADS AND OVERPASSES AND BRIDGES WILL REMAIN HAZARDOUS FOR THE NEXT FEW HOURS. A WARM FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE THROUGH THE REGION AND TEMPERATURES SHOULD RISE ABOVE FREEZING BY 3AM. RAIN WILL INTENSIFY DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS ACROSS SOUTHERN WEST VIRGINIA AND MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH FRIDAY. PERSONS LIVING NEAR SMALL STREAMS SHOULD MONITOR WATER LEVELS CLOSELY IF HEAVY RAIN OCCURS AND BE PREPARED TO MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION. END/MONEYPENNY
The office that day
Everything else NWS Charleston, WV issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 28, 2:53 AM EST | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | Morgan | 3 hr |
| Jan 28, 3:34 AM EST | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | Vinton | 3 hr |
| Jan 28, 4:39 AM EST | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | Athens, Hocking, Morgan, Perry, Vinton | 4 hr |
| Jan 28, 4:39 AM EST | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | Fairfield, Franklin, Licking, Pickaway | 4 hr |
| Jan 28, 4:39 AM EST | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | Fayette, Madison, Ross | 4 hr |
| Jan 28, 4:39 AM EST | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | Muskingum | 4 hr |
| Jan 28, 4:39 AM EST | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | Delaware, Marion | 4 hr |
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.