Alert archive / Ohio / Flash Flood Warnings in 1995
Flash Flood Warning 69, NWS Wilmington, OH
NWS Wilmington, OH issued this flash flood warning at Jun 7, 1995, 9:31 PM EDT for Auglaize County, Mercer County, Ohio. It was in force for 3 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 7, 1995, 9:31 PM EDT (01:31 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 8, 1995, 1:00 AM EDT
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Wilmington, OH
- Area
- Whole counties
Counties Auglaize County, OH, Mercer County, OH
The nearest sounding before it
Dayton/James M C, OH (KDAY), launched 00:00Z, 1.5 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
- 1464 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -4 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1237 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 24 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 106 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 166 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.6
- Supercell composite
- 5.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 TTAA00 KILN 080130 FFWILN OHC011-107-080500- BULLETIN FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH 931 PM EDT WED JUN 7 1995 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON HAS ISSUED A FLOOD WARNING FOR URBAN AREAS AND SMALL STREAMS EFFECTIVE UNTIL 100 AM EDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... IN WEST CENTRAL OHIO ...AUGLAIZE COUNTY...MERCER COUNTY STRONG THUNDERSTORMS HAVE DUMPED HEAVY RAINS ACROSS MERCER AND AUGLAIZE COUNTY THIS EVENING. DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATES SHOW UP TO TWO INCHES OF RAIN HAVE FALLEN ACROSS THE AREA DURING THE PAST HOUR. STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE OVER THE AREA THROUGH THIS EVENING PRODUCING HEAVY RAIN AND LOCALIZED FLOODING. BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT `WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE DANGERS OF FLOODS AND FLASH FLOODS. IF FLOODING IS OBSERVED... ACT QUICKLY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING. LOTT
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.
NWS Wilmington, OH wrote its last area forecast discussion before this flash flood warning went out at Jun 7, 3:21 PM EDT, 6 hours 10 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 7, 3:21 PM EDT, 6 hours 10 minutes before
FORECAST COORDINATION MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH 320 PM EDT WED JUN 7 1995 DIFFICULT FCST FOR THE NEXT 48 HRS. CLOSED UPPER LOW IN THE GT BASIN WL OPEN UP AND LIFT NE AS RIDGE BUILDS (588 HT) ACROSS E U.S. WITH SUCH A STRONG RIDGE...ONLY WEAK DISTURBANCES MOVE THRU CWA...MAINLY LT TNGT AND THU NGT. MEANWHILE...AT THE SFC A COOL FNT SHOULD MOVE ACROSS CWA TNGT AND THU MORN INTO KY THEN POSS AS FAR S AS TN BORDER THU NGT. MUCH COOLER AIR LAGGING FNT ATTM BUT ADDITIONAL CLDS FOR THU WL ALLOW TEMPS TO BE COOLER IN THE S (SHALLOW COOL AIR) WHILE AROUND LIMA IT WL BE MUCH COOLER COMPARED TO TODAY. REAL PROBLEM IS TRW/RW CHC. ALTHOUGH STABLE WELL N OF THE FNT...WE MUST WATCH OUT FOR ELEVATED CONVECTION (SHOWALTER) POTENTIAL ACROSS MUCH OF CWA. SOME LIFT WITH FNT NRBY COULD PRODUCE TRW. WL GO WITH LOW POPS FOR MUCH OF PD AND PLAY UP CLD COVER. AIRMASS MAY BE CAPPED S OF FNT ON FRI SO PS MAY WORK FOR FAR S...HOWEVfER AM STILL CONCERNED ABOUT CONVECTION TO OUR W ADVECTING IN. ^ CVG 67/82/65/84 DAY 66/78/62/79 CMH 66/79/62/81 SANDLER
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jun 7, 7:01 PM EDT, 2 hours 30 minutes before
OHZ025-035-052-042-026-044-034-051-015-016-043-024-080400- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH 703 PM EDT WED JUN 7 1995 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH HAS BEEN POSTED FOR WEST CENTRAL OHIO AND PARTS OF THE MIAMI VALLEY UNTIL MIDNIGHT... WARM AND UNSTABLE AIR WAS COVERING MUCH OF THE REGION THIS EVENING...AND A COLD FRONT PUSHING SOUTH INTO NORTHERN OHIO WILL HELP KICK OFF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS WEST CENTRAL OHIO AND PARTS OF THE MIAMI VALLEY THIS EVENING. SOME OF THESE STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS. AS A RESULT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR: PAULDING...PUTNAM...VAN WERT...ALLEN...HARDIN...MERCER...AUGLAIZE ...SHELBY...LOGAN...DARKE...MIAMI AND CHAMPAIGN COUNTIES UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT. PEOPLE IN THIS AREA SHOULD KEEP AN EYE TO THE SKY AND BE PREPARED TO MOVE TO SHELTER IF THREATENING WEATHER IS OBSERVED. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND YOUR LOCAL MEDIA FOR ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. HYSELL
Special weather statement, Jun 7, 7:03 PM EDT, 2 hours 28 minutes before
OHZ025-035-052-042-026-044-034-051-015-016-043-024-080400- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH 703 PM EDT WED JUN 7 1995 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH HAS BEEN POSTED FOR WEST CENTRAL OHIO AND PARTS OF THE MIAMI VALLEY UNTIL MIDNIGHT... WARM AND UNSTABLE AIR WAS COVERING MUCH OF THE REGION THIS EVENING...AND A COLD FRONT PUSHING SOUTH INTO NORTHERN OHIO WILL HELP KICK OFF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS WEST CENTRAL OHIO AND PARTS OF THE MIAMI VALLEY THIS EVENING. SOME OF THESE STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS. AS A RESULT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR: PAULDING...PUTNAM...VAN WERT...ALLEN...HARDIN...MERCER...AUGLAIZE ...SHELBY...LOGAN...DARKE...MIAMI AND CHAMPAIGN COUNTIES UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT. PEOPLE IN THIS AREA SHOULD KEEP AN EYE TO THE SKY AND BE PREPARED TO MOVE TO SHELTER IF THREATENING WEATHER IS OBSERVED. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND YOUR LOCAL MEDIA FOR ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. HYSELL
The office that day
Everything else NWS Wilmington, OH issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 7, 8:03 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Van Wert | 42 min |
| Jun 7, 8:19 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Mercer | 41 min |
| Jun 7, 8:31 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Auglaize | 44 min |
| Jun 7, 8:57 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Shelby | 48 min |
| Jun 7, 9:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Mercer | 45 min |
| Jun 7, 9:03 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Huron, Richland | 42 min |
| Jun 7, 9:06 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | ILN | Van Wert | 39 min |
| Jun 7, 9:13 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Auglaize | 47 min |
| Jun 7, 9:41 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Shelby | 49 min |
| Jun 7, 9:48 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Logan | 57 min |
| Jun 7, 10:00 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | ILN | Champaign, Logan, Shelby | 45 min |
| Jun 8, 12:17 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | ILN | Mercer, Shelby | 5 hr |
| Jun 8, 1:04 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Mercer, Van Wert | 41 min |
| Jun 8, 1:20 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Auglaize | 40 min |
| Jun 8, 1:25 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Shelby | 65 min |
| Jun 8, 1:32 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | ILN | Auglaize | 3 hr |
| Jun 8, 1:57 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Butler | 48 min |
| Jun 8, 3:23 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Clinton, Highland | 52 min |
| Jun 8, 3:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Hamilton | 30 min |
| Jun 8, 3:54 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Ross | 36 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.