Alert archive / Ohio / Flash Flood Warnings in 1997
Flash Flood Warning 51, NWS Pittsburgh, PA
NWS Pittsburgh, PA issued this flash flood warning at Jun 3, 1997, 2:00 AM EDT for Monroe County, Noble County, Ohio. It was in force for 8 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 3, 1997, 2:00 AM EDT (06:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 3, 1997, 10:00 AM EDT
- In force
- 8 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Pittsburgh, PA
- Area
- Whole counties
Counties Monroe County, OH, Noble County, OH
The radar
The Pittsburgh radar (KPBZ), 125 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 06:00 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Pittsburgh, PA (KPIT), launched 00:00Z, 6.0 hours before the alert went out and 124 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
- 2 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -122 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 611 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 25 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 37 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 32 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 KPIT 030559 FFWPIT OHC111-121-031400- BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED FLOOD WARNING EXTENDED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA 200 AM EDT TUE JUN 3 1997 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PITTSBURGH HAS ISSUED A FLOOD WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 1000 AM EDT FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... IN EAST CENTRAL OHIO ...MONROE COUNTY...NOBLE COUNTY SEVERAL ROADS REMAIN FLOODED DUE TO RUNOFF FROM EARLIER HEAVY RAINS. IN MONROE COUNTY ALONG THE LITTLE MUSKINGUM RIVER STATE ROUTE 26... COUNTY ROUTE 68 AND TOWNSHIP ROUTE 562 ARE FLOODED. ALSO...FLOODING IS ONGOING ALONG STATE ROUTE 379 IN SENECA TOWNSHIP AND STATE ROUTE 78 WEST OF LEWISVILLE. IN NOBLE COUNTY FLOODING HAS BEEN REPORTED ALONG STATE ROUTES 260 AND 724 NEAR CARLISLE. NEAR AVA COUNTY ROADS 12 AND 821 ARE CLOSED. A ONE TO TWO MILE STRETCH OF COUNTY ROUTE 513 BETWEEN SUMMERSFILED AND BATESVILLE IS FLOODED. BETWEEN SENECA LAKE AND BATESVILLE COUNTY ROADS 147 AND 313 REMAIN FLOODED. BE CAREFUL AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE DANGER OF FLOODS. IF YOU GET ANY INDICATION THAT FLOODS ARE APPROACHING... QUICKLY MOVE UP TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING. &
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
Local storm report, Jun 2, 11:15 PM EDT, 2 hours 45 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
1115 PM EDT MON JUN 2 1997
TIME(EDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0850 AM OH FLOODING
06/02/97 COSHOCTON SR 60 AND SR 715 CLOSED
DUE TO HIGH WATER
1030 AM COSHOCTON OH FLOODING
06/02/97 COSHOCTON STAGE OF MUSKINGUM RIVER
AT COSHOCTON 13.7 FEET.
FLOOD STAGE 13.0 FEET
1100 AM ROGERS OH FLOODING
06/02/97 COLUMBIANA 1100-1230 AM ROAD FLOODING
NEAR ROGERS ALONG SR 7 AND
154. FLOODING ALONG LITTLE
BULL CREEK AND
TRIBUTARIES. LOW-LAND
FLOODING
0300 PM NEW MARTINSVILLE WV FLOODING
06/02/97 WETZEL 2 1/2 FEET WATER ON SOME
STREETS IN NEW
MARTINSVILLE. FLOOD WATERS
RECEDED IN ABOUT 20
MINUTES IN THE CITY. SOME
ROADS WERE ALSO FLOODED
WESTERN PART
0343 PM NEW MARTINSVILLE WV FLOODING
06/02/97 WETZEL FLOODING ALONG SR 7
BETWEEN WILEYVILLE AND NEW
MARTINSVILLE. SOME
FLOODING OF ROUTE 2 AND
MONROE STREETS NEAR NEW
MARTINSVILLE.
0405 PM WOODSFIELD OH FLOODING
06/02/97 MONROE LOW-LAND FLOODING NEAR
WOODSFIELD. 1.2 INCHES IN
45 MINUTES REPORTED IN
WOODSFIELD AND LEWISVILLE.
0430 PM CALDWELL OH FLOODING
06/02/97 NOBLE STREET FLOODING AND PEA SIZE
HAIL
0448 PM DUNCAN FALLS OH .75 INCH HAIL
06/02/97 MUSKINGUM
0500 PM ZANESVILLE OH WIND DAMAGE
06/02/97 MUSKINGUM POWER LINES AND TREES
DOWNED BY THUNDERSTORM
WINDS COUNTY-WIDE BETWEEN
5 AND 530 PM
0508 PM CALDWELL OH FLOODING
06/02/97 NOBLE OBSERVER REPORTED 3 INCHES
BETWEEN 4 AND 5 PM. ROADS
FLOODED AND PEA SIZE HAIL
0515 PM PLEASANT CITY OH FLOODING
06/02/97 GUERNSEY 2.75 INCHES IN 70 MINUTES.
SOME STREET AND LOW-LAND
FLOODING.
0630 PM BARNESVILLE OH FLOODING
06/02/97 BELMONT SEVERAL BASEMENTS FLOODED.
WATER ON 800 SOUTH. 5 SSE
BARNESVILLE LITTLE CAPTINA
CREEK FLOODED.
0638 PM COUNTY-WIDE OH FLOODING
06/02/97 COSHOCTON SEVERAL ROADS IN NORTHWEST
PART OF COUNTY REMAIN
UNDER WATER IN SECTIONS
INCLUDING SR 206, 60, 715
AND COUNTY ROAD 20.
0638 PM COUNTY-WIDE OH FLOODING
06/02/97 MUSKINGUM ROADS FLOODED COUNTY-WIDE
0700 PM COSHOCTON OH FLOODING
06/02/97 COSHOCTON STAGE ON MUSKINGUM RIVER
AT COSHOCTON 14.1 FEET.
FLOOD STAGE 13.0 FEET.
0745 PM LEWISVILLE OH FLOODING
06/02/97 MONROE SR 78 WEST BETWEEN
LEWISVILLE AND NOBLE
COUNTY LINE CLOSED DUE TO
FLOODING SR 260 ALSO
CLOSED IN SYCAMORE VALLEY.
0745 PM CALAIS OH FLOODING
06/02/97 MONROE SR 379 CLOSED IN SENECA
TWP AND FEW OTHER COUNTY
AND TWP ROADS CLOSED IN
COUNTY. WILLS, SKIN, RICH
FORK AND WOLFPEN CREEKS
FLOODED
1100 PM COSHOCTON OH FLOODING
06/02/97 COSHOCTON STAGE ON MUSKINGUM RIVER
AT COSHOCTON 14.14 FEET.
FLOOD STAGE 13.0 FEET.Local storm report, Jun 2, 11:17 PM EDT, 2 hours 43 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
1115 PM EDT MON JUN 2 1997
TIME(EDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0850 AM OH FLOODING
06/02/97 COSHOCTON SR 60 AND SR 715 CLOSED
DUE TO HIGH WATER
1030 AM COSHOCTON OH FLOODING
06/02/97 COSHOCTON STAGE OF MUSKINGUM RIVER
AT COSHOCTON 13.7 FEET.
FLOOD STAGE 13.0 FEET
1100 AM ROGERS OH FLOODING
06/02/97 COLUMBIANA 1100-1230 AM ROAD FLOODING
NEAR ROGERS ALONG SR 7 AND
154. FLOODING ALONG LITTLE
BULL CREEK AND
TRIBUTARIES. LOW-LAND
FLOODING
0300 PM NEW MARTINSVILLE WV FLOODING
06/02/97 WETZEL 2 1/2 FEET WATER ON SOME
STREETS IN NEW
MARTINSVILLE. FLOOD WATERS
RECEDED IN ABOUT 20
MINUTES IN THE CITY. SOME
ROADS WERE ALSO FLOODED
WESTERN PART
0343 PM NEW MARTINSVILLE WV FLOODING
06/02/97 WETZEL FLOODING ALONG SR 7
BETWEEN WILEYVILLE AND NEW
MARTINSVILLE. SOME
FLOODING OF ROUTE 2 AND
MONROE STREETS NEAR NEW
MARTINSVILLE.
0405 PM WOODSFIELD OH FLOODING
06/02/97 MONROE LOW-LAND FLOODING NEAR
WOODSFIELD. 1.2 INCHES IN
45 MINUTES REPORTED IN
WOODSFIELD AND LEWISVILLE.
0430 PM CALDWELL OH FLOODING
06/02/97 NOBLE STREET FLOODING AND PEA SIZE
HAIL
0448 PM DUNCAN FALLS OH .75 INCH HAIL
06/02/97 MUSKINGUM
0500 PM ZANESVILLE OH WIND DAMAGE
06/02/97 MUSKINGUM POWER LINES AND TREES
DOWNED BY THUNDERSTORM
WINDS COUNTY-WIDE BETWEEN
5 AND 530 PM
0508 PM CALDWELL OH FLOODING
06/02/97 NOBLE OBSERVER REPORTED 3 INCHES
BETWEEN 4 AND 5 PM. ROADS
FLOODED AND PEA SIZE HAIL
0515 PM PLEASANT CITY OH FLOODING
06/02/97 GUERNSEY 2.75 INCHES IN 70 MINUTES.
SOME STREET AND LOW-LAND
FLOODING.
0630 PM BARNESVILLE OH FLOODING
06/02/97 BELMONT SEVERAL BASEMENTS FLOODED.
WATER ON 800 SOUTH. 5 SSE
BARNESVILLE LITTLE CAPTINA
CREEK FLOODED.
0638 PM COUNTY-WIDE OH FLOODING
06/02/97 COSHOCTON SEVERAL ROADS IN NORTHWEST
PART OF COUNTY REMAIN
UNDER WATER IN SECTIONS
INCLUDING SR 206, 60, 715
AND COUNTY ROAD 20.
0638 PM COUNTY-WIDE OH FLOODING
06/02/97 MUSKINGUM ROADS FLOODED COUNTY-WIDE
0700 PM COSHOCTON OH FLOODING
06/02/97 COSHOCTON STAGE ON MUSKINGUM RIVER
AT COSHOCTON 14.1 FEET.
FLOOD STAGE 13.0 FEET.
0745 PM LEWISVILLE OH FLOODING
06/02/97 MONROE SR 78 WEST BETWEEN
LEWISVILLE AND NOBLE
COUNTY LINE CLOSED DUE TO
FLOODING SR 260 ALSO
CLOSED IN SYCAMORE VALLEY.
0745 PM CALAIS OH FLOODING
06/02/97 MONROE SR 379 CLOSED IN SENECA
TWP AND FEW OTHER COUNTY
AND TWP ROADS CLOSED IN
COUNTY. WILLS, SKIN, RICH
FORK AND WOLFPEN CREEKS
FLOODED
1100 PM COSHOCTON OH FLOODING
06/02/97 COSHOCTON F STAGE ON MUSKINGUM RIVER
AT COSHOCTON 14.14 FEET.
FLOOD STAGE 13.0 FEET.Local storm report, Jun 3, 12:59 AM EDT, 1 hour 1 minute before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
1252 AM EDT MON JUN 02 1997
TIME(EDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
1220 AM LEWISVILLE OH FLOODING
06/03/97 MONROE STATE ROUTE 78 CLOSED.
1220 AM GRAYSVILLE OH FLOODING
06/03/97 MONROE STATE ROUTE 26 CLOSED.
1220 AM RINARD MILLS OH FLOODING
06/03/97 MONROE STATE ROUTE 26 CLOSED.
1228 AM CARLISLE OH FLOODING
06/03/97 NOBLE INTERSECTION OF RTES 724
AND 260 CLOSED.
1228 AM AVA OH FLOODING
06/03/97 NOBLE STATE ROUTE 821 AND COUNTY
H ROAD 12 CLOSED.
1228 AM CALDWELL OH FLOODING
06/03/97 NOBLE STATE ROUTE 215 CLOSED
NEAR BELLE VALLEY.The office that day
Everything else NWS Pittsburgh, PA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 2, 10:00 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | PBZ | Coshocton | 23 hr |
| Jun 3, 6:57 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | PBZ | Columbiana | 3 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.