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Flash Flood Warning 105, NWS Wilmington, OH

July 20, 1998Ripley County, Indiana

NWS Wilmington, OH issued this flash flood warning at Jul 20, 1998, 4:10 AM EST for Ripley County, Indiana. It was in force for 115 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jul 20, 1998, 4:10 AM EST (09:10 UTC)
Expired
Jul 20, 1998, 6:05 AM EST
In force
115 min
Issued by
NWS Wilmington, OH
Area
Whole counties

County Ripley County, IN

The nearest sounding before it

Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 00:00Z, 9.2 hours before the alert went out and 131 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Cncnati-Daytn, OH at 00:00Z on 1998-07-20Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 2300 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Cncnati-Daytn, OH at 00:00Z on 1998-07-20The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 189 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
2300 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-43 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1282 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
37 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
189 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
232 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
1.0
Supercell composite
7.1

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The text

The text of this product is not in the archive. The NWS text archive before 2002 is incomplete.

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 Jul 20, 1:20 AM EST, 2 hours 50 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 20, 1:20 AM EST, 2 hours 50 minutes before
FORECAST COORDINATION MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
220 AM EDT MON JUL 20 1998

FORECAST CHALLENGE...CONVECTION POTENTIAL THIS AFTERNOON AND
WEDNESDAY.

AT THE MOMENT...KILN SHOWS THUNDERSTORMS FROM RICHMOND TO CVG TO
HTS.  THE WESTERN PART OF THE LINE APPEARS TO BE TRAINING WHILE THE
EASTERN IS MORE PROGRESSIVE IN MOVING SOUTH.  THE THUNDERSTORM
ACTIVITY IS LOCATED IN A MOISTURE CONVERGENCE AREA OVER SOUTHWEST OH
WITH CAPE VALUES IN EXCESS OF 4000 J/KG JUST SOUTH OF CVG.  IT
APPEARS THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY WILL DRIFT VERY SLOWLY SOUTH AND
LIKELY STILL BE IN FAR SOUTHERN CWA AROUND THE BEGINNING OF DAY
PERIOD.  KIND AND IR IMAGERY ALSO SHOWING ANOTHER STORM SOUTH OF
LAF.  SO EARLY MORNING PERIOD MAY BE NEEDED.

ALL THREE MODELS ARE IN FAIRLY GOOD AGREEMENT WITH SAGGING COLD
FRONT INTO FAR SOUTHERN CWA THIS AFTERNOON.  AS A RESULT WOULD LIKE
TO SEE SOME KIND OF POP FOR THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS IN/KY AND FAR
SOUTHERN OH ZONES.  REST OF CWA SHOULD BE PARTLY CLOUDY.

NEXT THREAT OF STORMS WILL BE TUESDAY LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING
AS COLD FRONT FROM ACTIVE NORTHERN JET STREAM SLIDES SOUTHWARD INTO
OHIO VALLEY.  ETA HAS PROGGED CAPE VALUES IN EXCESS OF 3000 J/KG
PROGGED OVER NW OH AND NRN IN AT 00Z.  WOULD LIKE TO SEE A LATE
AFTERNOON PERIOD FOR WEST CENTRAL OH ON TUESDAY.

FWC AND FAN GUIDANCE LOOK IN THE BALL PARK.

DAY 092/071 094/073 090 112
CMH 093/072 095/072 090 112
CVG 092/072 095/073 090 311
PMH 092/072 095/075 092 311
 TIPTON

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jul 19, 11:04 PM EST, 5 hours 6 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OHIO
1058 PM EDT SUN JUL 19 1998

TIME(EDT)  .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE  ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

1049 PM                              OH   1.75 INCH HAIL
07/19/98   HAMILTON                       GOLFBALL HAIL REPORTED IN
                                          NORTH CENTRAL PART OF
                                          COUNTY

1015 PM    VANDALIA                  OH   74 MPH TSTM GUST
07/19/98   MONTGOMERY                     74 MPH IN VANDALIA

1018 PM                              OH   80 MPH TSTM GUST
07/19/98   PICKAWAY                       80 MPH GUST IN 5 POINTS

1030 PM                              OH   WIND DAMAGE
07/19/98   MIAMI                          TREES DOWN COUNTYWIDE

1049 PM                              OH   70 MPH TSTM GUST
07/19/98   GREENE                         70 MPH GUST IN BEAVERCREEK

...CORRECTED FOR DAY AND TIME
Special weather statement, Jul 19, 11:19 PM EST, 4 hours 51 minutes before
OHZ054>056-062>065-073-074-200530-
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
1219 AM EDT MON JUL 20 1998

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR CENTRAL OHIO AND PART OF THE MIAMI
VALLEY HAS BEEN CANCELLED...

THE LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS HAS MOVED SOUTHEAST OF THE REGION.
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS BEHIND THE LINE WILL AFFECT THE REGION FOR
THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER OR THE MEDIA FOR FURTHER UPDATES.

.END/SITES
Local storm report, Jul 19, 11:26 PM EST, 4 hours 44 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OHIO
1228 PM EDT MON JUL 20 1998

TIME(EDT)  .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE  ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

1115 PM    NEWTOWN                   OH   .75 INCH HAIL
07/19/98   HAMILTON

1121 PM                              OH   50 MPH TSTM GUST
07/19/98   CLINTON                        A 50 KTS WIND GUST AT NWS
                                          ILN OFFICE TREES DOWN
                                          ACROSS COUNTY AND
                                          WILMINGTON

1123 PM                              OH   .75 INCH HAIL
07/19/98   CLINTON                        DIME SIZE HAIL NEAR COWEN
                                          LAKE

1145 PM                              OH   WIND DAMAGE
07/19/98   HIGHLAND                       TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN
                                          ACROSS COUNTY

1150 PM                              IN   WIND DAMAGE
07/19/98   WAYNE                          TREES DOWN IN PERSHING

1155 PM                              IN   WIND DAMAGE
07/19/98   UNION                          TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN
                                          ACROSS THE COUNTY

1200 AM                              OH   WIND DAMAGE
07/20/98   BROWN             T             TREES DOWN COUNTYWIDE

1215 AM    PORTSMOUTH                OH   WIND DAMAGE
07/20/98   SCIOTO                         LARGE TREE LIMBS DOWN

The office that day

Everything else NWS Wilmington, OH issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 19, 7:03 PM ESTTornado WarningILNHardin47 min
Jul 19, 7:04 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNLogan, Shelby61 min
Jul 19, 7:04 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNDarke61 min
Jul 19, 7:14 PM ESTTornado WarningILNMercer36 min
Jul 19, 7:34 PM ESTTornado WarningILNShelby31 min
Jul 19, 7:38 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNDelaware, Union62 min
Jul 19, 7:44 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNChampaign, Miami61 min
Jul 19, 7:57 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNDarke, Mercer63 min
Jul 19, 8:08 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNClark, Madison62 min
Jul 19, 8:08 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNFranklin62 min
Jul 19, 8:30 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNLicking60 min
Jul 19, 8:47 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNMiami, Montgomery63 min
Jul 19, 8:51 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNGreene64 min
Jul 19, 8:53 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNFairfield, Pickaway62 min
Jul 19, 8:55 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNPreble60 min
Jul 19, 9:13 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNFayette62 min
Jul 19, 9:18 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNButler, Hamilton62 min
Jul 19, 9:24 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNMadison46 min
Jul 19, 9:44 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNClinton, Warren66 min
Jul 19, 9:57 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNPickaway, Ross78 min
Jul 19, 10:03 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNClermont77 min
Jul 19, 10:03 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNBrown82 min
Jul 19, 10:26 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNHighland64 min
Jul 19, 10:43 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNAdams, Pike72 min
Jul 19, 11:07 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNScioto58 min
Jul 20, 12:15 AM ESTFlash Flood WarningILNButler, Preble2 hr
Jul 20, 1:48 AM ESTFlash Flood WarningILNHamilton2 hr
Jul 20, 3:25 AM ESTFlash Flood WarningILNButler2 hr
Jul 20, 3:50 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNOwen50 min
Jul 20, 4:37 AM ESTFlash Flood WarningILNCarroll, Gallatin, Owen2 hr
Jul 20, 6:30 AM ESTFlash Flood WarningILNCarroll, Gallatin3 hr
Jul 20, 6:30 AM ESTFlash Flood WarningILNOwen3 hr
Jul 19, 10:14 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNFayette, Union, Wayne61 min
Jul 19, 11:36 PM ESTFlash Flood WarningILNWayne2 hr
Jul 19, 11:58 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNUnion32 min
Jul 20, 12:35 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNFranklin45 min
Jul 20, 2:35 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNFranklin, Ripley50 min
Jul 20, 2:58 AM ESTFlash Flood WarningILNDearborn, Ripley2 hr
Jul 20, 4:37 AM ESTFlash Flood WarningILNSwitzerland2 hr
Jul 20, 6:05 AM ESTFlash Flood WarningILNRipley3 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.