Alert archive / Ohio / Flash Flood Warnings in 1998
Flash Flood Warning 93, NWS Wilmington, OH
NWS Wilmington, OH issued this flash flood warning at Jun 29, 1998, 2:16 AM EDT for Franklin County, Madison County, Pickaway County, Ohio. 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 29, 1998, 2:16 AM EDT (06:16 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 29, 1998, 5:15 AM EDT
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Wilmington, OH
- Area
- Whole counties
Counties Franklin County, OH, Madison County, OH, Pickaway County, OH
The radar
The Cincinnati radar (KILN), 74 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 06:20 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, 6.3 hours before the alert went out and 72 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
- 3668 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -5 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1100 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 22 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 80 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 103 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 5.1
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 TTAA00 KILN 290617 FFWILN OHC049-097-129-290915- BULLETIN FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH 216 AM EDT MON JUN 29 1998 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON HAS ISSUED A * FLOOD WARNING FOR URBAN AREAS AND SMALL STREAMS FOR... FRANKLIN COUNTY IN CENTRAL OHIO. MADISON COUNTY IN CENTRAL OHIO. PICKAWAY COUNTY IN CENTRAL OHIO. * EFFECTIVE UNTIL 515 AM EDT. * DOPPLER RADAR HAD INDICATED BETWEEN TWO AND TWO AND ONE HALF INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN ACROSS SOUTHWEST PORTIONS OF FRANKLIN COUNTY...EASTERN AND CENTRAL MADISON COUNTY AND NORTHWEST PORTIONS OF PICKAWAY COUNTY SINCE 1 AM. * AN ADDITIONAL ONE TO THREE INCHES OF RAINFALL CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH 5 AM AS HEAVY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO CROSS THIS SAME AREA. RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE ACTION. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS SWIFTLY FLOWING WATERS BY FOOT OR BY AUTO. DISTEFANO
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 28, 8:02 PM EDT, 6 hours 14 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 28, 8:02 PM EDT, 6 hours 14 minutes before
FORECAST COORDINATION MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH 802 PM EDT SUN JUN 28 1998 FCST PROB AGN TNGT IS ASSESSMENT OF TSTM POTENTIAL. TSTMS HV DVLPD ACRS NW/NC OH AT NOSE OF WAA IN AREA OF SFC MSTR CNVRGC. THESE STMS ARE MOVG SE FOLLOWING 850/300 FAVORED THCKNS TWD BEST INSTBY WHERE AWIPS LAPS CAPES ARE 5000 J/KG. THESE STMS SHUD MAINTAIN STG TO SVR STRENGTH AS THEY MOVE INTO FAVORED AREA IN SE OH. SUGG FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR TNGT FOR PTNS OF CNTRL OH THAT HV BEEN WORKED OVR PAST FEW DAYS. THIS WUD INCLUDE LICKING...FAIRFIELD AND HOCKING CTYS. MCS COMPLEX HS DVLPD ACRS NRN MO/CNTRL IL WITH SCTD ACTVTY INTO W CNTRL IN. THESE STMS SHUD FOLLOW FAVORED 850/300 MB THCKNS INTO SE IN AND SW OH/NRN KY LTR TNGT. THEREFORE...SUGG ADDING MENT OF OVRNGT TSTMS TO THESE LOCATIONS. CVG 075/091 34 DAY 074/090 34 CMH 073/092 54 PMH 075/092 34 RANDALL
In the hours before
Local storm report, Jun 28, 8:32 PM EDT, 5 hours 44 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OHIO
832 PM EDT SUN JUN 28 1998
TIME(EDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0825 PM OH WIND DAMAGE
06/28/98 LICKING TREES DOWN ACROSS
NORTHEAST PART OF COUNTYSpecial weather statement, Jun 28, 8:45 PM EDT, 5 hours 31 minutes before
OHZ074-056-065-290600- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH 845 PM EDT SUN JUN 28 1998 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH UNTIL 2 AM EDT FOR HOCKING COUNTY... A WARM AND HUMID AIRMASS OVER OHIO WAS PROVIDING THE FUEL FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT OVER NORTHERN AND CENTRAL OHIO THIS EVENING. THUNDERSTORMS WHICH HAVE DEVELOPED OVER NORTHERN OHIO WERE TRACKING TO THE SOUTHEAST INTO LICKING COUNTY IN CENTRAL OHIO. THESE STORMS HAVE A HISTORY OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS. THE STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TO TRACK TO THE SOUTHEAST THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF LICKING...FAIRFIELD AND HOCKING COUNTIES. SOME OF THESE STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME SEVERE WITH THE MAIN THREAT BEING DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THESE STORMS WILL ALSO PRODUCE VERY HEAVY RAINFALL. IF FLOODING IS OBSERVED...MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM FOR LICKING AND FAIRFIELD COUNTIES. X STAYED TO TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. RANDALL
Special weather statement, Jun 28, 8:45 PM EDT, 5 hours 31 minutes before
OHZ074-056-065-290600- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH 845 PM EDT SUN JUN 28 1998 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH UNTIL 2 AM EDT FOR HOCKING COUNTY... A WARM AND HUMID AIRMASS OVER OHIO WAS PROVIDING THE FUEL FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT OVER NORTHERN AND CENTRAL OHIO THIS EVENING. THUNDERSTORMS WHICH HAVE DEVELOPED OVER NORTHERN OHIO WERE TRACKING TO THE SOUTHEAST INTO LICKING COUNTY IN CENTRAL OHIO. THESE STORMS HAVE A HISTORY OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS. THE STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TO TRACK TO THE SOUTHEAST THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF LICKING...FAIRFIELD AND HOCKING COUNTIES. SOME OF THESE STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME SEVERE WITH THE MAIN THREAT BEING DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THESE STORMS WILL ALSO PRODUCE VERY HEAVY RAINFALL. IF FLOODING IS OBSERVED...MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM FOR LICKING AND FAIRFIELD COUNTIES. X STAYED TO TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. RANDALL
Special weather statement, Jun 28, 11:00 PM EDT, 3 hours 16 minutes before
OHZ044>046-052>056-064-065-074-290600- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH 1100 PM EDT SUN JUN 28 1998 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH UNTIL 2 AM EDT FOR PORTIONS OF THE MIAMI VALLEY AND CENTRAL OHIO... A WARM AND HUMID AIRMASS OVER OHIO WAS PROVIDING THE FUEL FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT OVER THE MIAMI VALLEY AND CENTRAL OHIO TONIGHT. STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE TO DEVELOP OVER THE MIAMI VALLEY. THESE STORMS WERE TRACKING TO THE SOUTHEAST INTO CENTRAL OHIO. THESE STORMS HAVE A HISTORY OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL. SOME OF THESE STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME SEVERE WITH THE MAIN THREAT BEING DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THESE STORMS WILL ALSO PRODUCE VERY HEAVY RAINFALL. IF FLOODING IS OBSERVED...MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND. SOME TOWNS IN THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH INCLUDE...URBANA... SPRINGFIELD...MARYSVILLE...COLUMBUS...CIRCLEVILLE AND NEWARK. STAYED TO TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. RANDALL
Special weather statement, Jun 29, 2:12 AM EDT, 4 minutes before
OHZ026-034-035-042>046-051>056-060>065-070>074-077>082-088-291000- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH 212 AM EDT MON JUN 29 1998 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED UNTIL 600 AM EDT FOR MUCH OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN OHIO... SOME CITIES IN THE NEW WATCH AREA INCLUDE DAYTON...GREENVILLE... COLUMBUS...CINCINNATI...PORTSMOUTH...WILMINGTON AND CHILLICOTHE. AN AREA OF STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUES TO DEVELOP SLOWLY SOUTHWARD ACROSS THE WESTERN AND SOUTHWESTERN PARTS OF OHIO. SOME OF THESE STORMS HAVE PRODUCED GOLFBALL SIZE HAIL SINCE MIDNIGHT. THESE STORM WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE SAME AREAS DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS AND WILL BUILD SLOWLY SOUTHWARD TOWARD THE OHIO RIVER. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER UPDATES. WILKINSON
Special weather statement, Jun 29, 2:12 AM EDT, 4 minutes before
OHZ026-034-035-042>046-051>056-060>065-070>074-077>082-088-291000- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH 212 AM EDT MON JUN 29 1998 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED UNTIL 600 AM EDT FOR MUCH OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN OHIO... SOME CITIES IN THE NEW WATCH AREA INCLUDE DAYTON...GREENVILLE... COLUMBUS...CINCINNATI...PORTSMOUTH...WILMINGTON AND CHILLICOTHE. AN AREA OF STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUES TO DEVELOP SLOWLY SOUTHWARD ACROSS THE WESTERN AND SOUTHWESTERN PARTS OF OHIO. SOME OF THESE STORMS HAVE PRODUCED GOLFBALL SIZE HAIL SINCE MIDNIGHT. THESE STORM WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE SAME AREAS DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS AND WILL BUILD SLOWLY SOUTHWARD TOWARD THE OHIO RIVER. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER UPDATES. WILKINSON
The office that day
Everything else NWS Wilmington, OH issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 28, 8:02 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Licking | 53 min |
| Jun 28, 9:41 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | ILN | Licking | 3 hr |
| Jun 28, 10:16 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Champaign | 59 min |
| Jun 28, 10:46 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Madison | 49 min |
| Jun 28, 11:06 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Franklin, Pickaway | 64 min |
| Jun 28, 11:45 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | ILN | Franklin, Madison, Pickaway | 2 hr |
| Jun 29, 12:14 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Hocking | 61 min |
| Jun 29, 12:25 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | ILN | Hocking | 3 hr |
| Jun 29, 1:22 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Mercer | 48 min |
| Jun 29, 1:28 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Franklin | 47 min |
| Jun 29, 1:37 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Auglaize | 48 min |
| Jun 29, 1:49 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Pickaway | 41 min |
| Jun 29, 2:27 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Pickaway | 63 min |
| Jun 29, 2:56 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | ILN | Mercer | 114 min |
| Jun 29, 3:00 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Franklin | 60 min |
| Jun 29, 3:19 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | ILN | Franklin, Madison, Pickaway, Union | 4 hr |
| Jun 29, 3:29 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Pickaway | 61 min |
| Jun 29, 3:17 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Madison | 43 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.