Alert archive / Kentucky / Flash Flood Warnings in 1998
Flash Flood Warning 69, NWS Wilmington, OH
NWS Wilmington, OH issued this flash flood warning at Jun 12, 1998, 10:22 PM EDT for Campbell County, Kenton County, Kentucky. It was in force for 3 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 12, 1998, 10:22 PM EDT (02:22 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 13, 1998, 1:30 AM EDT
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Wilmington, OH
- Area
- Whole counties
Counties Campbell County, KY, Kenton County, KY
The radar
The Cincinnati radar (KILN), 76 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:24 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
Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 00:00Z, 2.4 hours before the alert went out and 79 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
- 2064 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -4 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1235 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 46 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 211 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 238 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 2.2
- Supercell composite
- 17.7
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 TTAA00 KILN 130223 FFWILN KYC015-023-037-117-135-161-191-130530- BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED FLASH FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH 1022 PM EDT FRI JUN 12 1998 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON HAS ISSUED A * FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR... BOONE COUNTY IN NORTHERN KENTUCKY. BRACKEN COUNTY IN NORTHERN KENTUCKY. CAMPBELL COUNTY IN NORTHERN KENTUCKY. KENTON COUNTY IN NORTHERN KENTUCKY. LEWIS COUNTY IN NORTHEASTERN KENTUCKY. MASON COUNTY IN NORTHEASTERN KENTUCKY. PENDLETON COUNTY IN NORTHERN KENTUCKY. * EFFECTIVE UNTIL 130 AM EDT. * NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED AN AREA OF THUNDERSTORMS WITH TORRENTIAL RAINFALL MOVING INTO NORTHERN KENTUCKY. FROM 1 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN CAN BE EXPECTED TO OCCUR WITH THESE STORMS IN ONLY A FEW HOURS. * THESE AREAS HAVE RECIEVED VERY HEAVY RAINFALL OVER THE LAST FEW DAYS AND RAINFALL IS EXPECTED TO QUICKLY BECOME RUN OFF. RESIDENTS SHOULD KEEP AN EYE TO AREA CREEKS AND STREAM. IF FLASH 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. WILKINSON
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 12, 8:45 PM EDT, 1 hour 37 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 12, 8:45 PM EDT, 1 hour 37 minutes before
FORECAST COORDINATION MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH 845 PM EDT FRI JUN 12 1998 TRIED TO GET THIS OUT EARLY...BUT... 22Z SURFACE MAP SHOWED LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS JUST AHEAD OF STRONG WIND SHIFT LINE...WITH TRUE COLD FRONT STILL BACK ACROSS WISCONSIN AND IOWA. WITH LINE FILLING IN ON THE SOUTHERN EDGE...HIGH POPS LOOK GOOD FOR ENTIRE CWA. UPPER SUPPORT INCREASES OVER THE REGION AROUND 06Z AS 500 MB S/W BEGINS TO SWING THROUGH. PRECIPIATABLE WATERS INCREASE TO OVER 1.50 BY 06Z...AND WITH FFG FOR KY COUNTIES ONLY AROUND 0.5 IN AN HOUR...ANY THUNDERSTORM SHOULD BE ABLE TO DROP AT LEAST THAT MUCH. COLD FRONT PROGGED THROUGH THE AREA AROUND 12Z....USHERING DRIER AIR MASS. EXCEPT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WATCH IN KY...ONLY POSSIBLE CHANGE IN FORECAST MIGHT BE TO LOWER TEMPERATURES IN W CNTRL N OF DAY ZONE TO THE MID 60S AS DRIER AIR WORKS IN BEHIND FRONT. P.S. TO CLE...ON NEXT ZONE ISSUANCE...THE SATURDAY FORECAST FOR TOL ZONE HAS ...A CHANCE OF A MORNING... NEEDS SHOWER. SITES
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jun 12, 8:30 PM EDT, 1 hour 52 minutes before
OHZ026-034-035-042>046-051>056-060>065-070>074-080-INZ050-058-059- 066-073>075-080-KYZ089-090-094-130600- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH 830 PM EDT FRI JUN 12 1998 ...TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR EAST CENTRAL INDIANA - WESTERN PORTIONS OF CENTRAL OHIO AND THE MIAMI VALLEY UNTIL 11 PM EDT (10 PM EST)... ...TORNADO WATCH FOR CARROLL...GALLATIN AND OWEN COUNTIES IN KENTUCKY UNTIL 1 AM EDT (MIDNIGHT EST) SATURDAY MORNING... ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR LICKING...FAIRFIELD...HOCKING AND ROSS COUNTIES IN OHIO UNTIL 2 AM EDT SATURDAY MORNING... A LINE OF STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS RUNNING FROM ABOUT CLEVELAND...SOUTHWEST TO NEAR LIMA TO MUNCIE INDIANA WILL DROP SOUTHEAST ACROSS THIS EVENING. NUMEROUS REPORTS OF LARGE HAIL...FUNNEL CLOUDS AND DAMAGING WINDS HAVE BEEN REPORTED IN PARTS OF NORTHWEST OHIO AND NORTHEAST INDIANA WITH THIS LINE. THE ATMOSPHERE ACROSS THE REGION REMAINS VERY UNSTABLE AND SUPPORTIVE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS...SOME WHICH MAY PRODUCE TORNADOES. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER UPDATES AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. SITES ...CORRECTED WATCH TYPE FOR CARROLL...GALLATIN AND OWEN COUNTIES IN KENTUCKY...
Local storm report, Jun 12, 8:54 PM EDT, 1 hour 28 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OHIO
854 PM EDT FRI JUN 12 1998
TIME(EDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0745 PM RICHMOND IN WIND DAMAGE
06/12/98 WAYNE TREES/POWER LINES DOWNSpecial weather statement, Jun 12, 10:05 PM EDT, 17 minutes before
OHZ026-034-035-042>046-051>056-060>065-070>074-080-INZ050-058-059- 066-073>075-080-KYZ089-090-094-130800- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH 1005 PM EDT FRI JUN 12 1998 ...TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR EAST CENTRAL INDIANA - WESTERN PORTIONS OF CENTRAL OHIO AND THE MIAMI VALLEY UNTIL 11 PM EDT (10 PM EST)... ...TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR CARROLL...GALLATIN AND OWEN COUNTIES IN KENTUCKY UNTIL 1 AM EDT (MIDNIGHT EST) SATURDAY MORNING... ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR LICKING... FAIRFIELD...HOCKING AND ROSS COUNTIES IN OHIO UNTIL 2 AM EDT SATURDAY MORNING... ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR EXTREME SOUTHERN OHIO AND MUCH OF NORTHERN KENTUCKY UNTIL 4 AM EDT (3 AM EST) SATURDAY MORNING... A LINE OF STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS RUNNING FROM ABOUT COLUMBUS SOUTHWEST TO DAYTON THEN TO CINCINNATI WILL CONTINUE TO DROP SOUTHEAST ACROSS SOUTHERN SECTIONS OF THE REGION THIS EVENING. NUMEROUS REPORTS OF DAMAGING WINDS...LARGE HAIL...FUNNEL CLOUDS AND POSSIBLE TORNADOES HAVE OCCURRED IN PARTS OF NORTHWEST OHIO AND EASTERN INDIANA WHEN THIS LINE MOVED THROUGH. THE ATMOSPHERE SOUTH OF THE LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS REMAINS VERY UNSTABLE AND SUPPORTIVE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS...SOME WHICH MAY PRODUCE TORNADOES. NORTH OF THE LINE...SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSBLE OVERNIGHT...UNTIL A COLD FRONT ACROSS ILLINOIS SWINGS THROUGH AND PUSHES THE UNSTABLE AIR *EAST OF THE REGION. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER UPDATES AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. SITES ...CORRECTED WATCH TYPE FOR CARROLL...GALLATIN AND OWEN COUNTIES IN KENTUCKY...
Special weather statement, Jun 12, 10:05 PM EDT, 17 minutes before
OHZ026-034-035-042>046-051>056-060>065-070>074-080-INZ050-058-059- 066-073>075-080-KYZ089-090-094-130800- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH 1005 PM EDT FRI JUN 12 1998 ...TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR EAST CENTRAL INDIANA - WESTERN PORTIONS OF CENTRAL OHIO AND THE MIAMI VALLEY UNTIL 11 PM EDT (10 PM EST)... ...TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR CARROLL...GALLATIN AND OWEN COUNTIES IN KENTUCKY UNTIL 1 AM EDT (MIDNIGHT EST) SATURDAY MORNING... ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR LICKING... FAIRFIELD...HOCKING AND ROSS COUNTIES IN OHIO UNTIL 2 AM EDT SATURDAY MORNING... ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR EXTREME SOUTHERN OHIO AND MUCH OF NORTHERN KENTUCKY UNTIL 4 AM EDT (3 AM EST) SATURDAY MORNING... A LINE OF STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS RUNNING FROM ABOUT COLUMBUS SOUTHWEST TO DAYTON THEN TO CINCINNATI WILL CONTINUE TO DROP SOUTHEAST ACROSS SOUTHERN SECTIONS OF THE REGION THIS EVENING. NUMEROUS REPORTS OF DAMAGING WINDS...LARGE HAIL...FUNNEL CLOUDS AND POSSIBLE TORNADOES HAVE OCCURRED IN PARTS OF NORTHWEST OHIO AND EASTERN INDIANA WHEN THIS LINE MOVED THROUGH. THE ATMOSPHERE SOUTH OF THE LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS REMAINS VERY UNSTABLE AND SUPPORTIVE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS...SOME WHICH MAY PRODUCE TORNADOES. NORTH OF THE LINE...SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSBLE OVERNIGHT...UNTIL A COLD FRONT ACROSS ILLINOIS SWINGS THROUGH AND PUSHES THE UNSTABLE AIR *EAST OF THE REGION. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER UPDATES AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. SITES ...CORRECTED WATCH TYPE FOR CARROLL...GALLATIN AND OWEN COUNTIES IN KENTUCKY...
Local storm report, Jun 12, 10:17 PM EDT, 5 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OHIO
1017 PM EDT FRI JUN 12 1998
TIME(EDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0845 PM RICHMOND IN WIND DAMAGE
06/12/98 WAYNE TREES/POWER LINES DOWNLocal storm report, Jun 12, 10:22 PM EDT, 0 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OHIO
1022 PM EDT FRI JUN 12 1998
TIME(EDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0830 PM WAPAKONETA OH 1.75 INCH HAIL
06/12/98 AUGLAIZE
0900 PM OH WIND DAMAGE
06/12/98 DARKE TREES DOWN COUNTY-WIDE
0915 PM OH WIND DAMAGE
06/12/98 PREBLE TREES DOWN ALONG SR 121 N
OF NEW PARIS
1019 PM IN WIND DAMAGE
06/12/98 FAYETTE TREES/POWER LINES DOWN
COUNTY-WIDEThe office that day
Everything else NWS Wilmington, OH issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 12, 10:22 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | ILN | Bracken, Mason, Pendleton | 3 hr |
| Jun 12, 10:22 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | ILN | Boone | 3 hr |
| Jun 12, 10:22 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | ILN | Lewis | 3 hr |
| Jun 12, 11:26 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Owen | 49 min |
| Jun 12, 11:31 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Lewis | 49 min |
Nearby
Flash Flood Warnings in Kentucky, 1998Every flash flood warning in 1998
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.