Alert archive / Ohio / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1998
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 138, NWS Wilmington, OH
NWS Wilmington, OH issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 12, 1998, 12:22 AM EDT for Clermont County, Ohio. It was in force for 48 min. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 12, 1998, 12:22 AM EDT (04:22 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 12, 1998, 1:10 AM EDT
- In force
- 48 min
- Issued by
- NWS Wilmington, OH
- Area
- Whole counties
County Clermont County, OH
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 12, 12:35 AM EDT | Thunderstorm Wind 50 | Owensville, OH | Trees downed. |
NCEI Storm Data entries that began inside the alert's area while it was in force. Before 2003 the local storm report archive is thin, so this is the record of what happened rather than what was phoned in.
The nearest sounding before it
Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 00:00Z, 4.4 hours before the alert went out and 52 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
- 593 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -63 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 676 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 55 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 388 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 431 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 1.0
- Supercell composite
- 11.4
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 severe thunderstorm 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 severe thunderstorm warning went out at Jun 11, 9:15 PM EDT, 3 hours 7 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 11, 9:15 PM EDT, 3 hours 7 minutes before
FORECAST COORDINATION MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH 915 PM EDT THU JUN 11 1998 AS EXPECTED ILN SOUNDINGS SHOWS IMPRESSIVE DIRECTIONAL SHEAR ON THE HODOGRAPH WITH SR HELICITY OF 402 (M/S)2. BEST CHANCE OF POPS WILL BE NORTH OF DAYTON THIS EVENING AS LINE MOVES NORTHEAST ACROSS THE REGION...THEN AREA COMES INTO AN AREA OF SLIGHTLY MORE STABLE AIR AS SHORTWAVE RIDGE AT 500 MB SWINGS ACROSS ALONG WITH NVA. EITHER LOW CHANCE POPS OR DRY FORECAST AFTER THIS LINE GOES THROUGH. ETA SHOWING STRONG 850 WINDS UPTO A50 KTS ALONG WITH VEERING WINDS THROUGH THE ATMOSPHERE AGAIN TOMORROW. ETA BRINGS AN ARE AOF -6 TO -10 LI INTO REGION BY EARLY EVENING. SITES
In the hours before
Local storm report, Jun 11, 6:39 PM EDT, 5 hours 43 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OHIO
735 PM EDT THU JUN 11 1998
TIME(EDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0300 PM KY FLOODING
06/11/98 KENTON ROADS CLOSED DUE TO HIGH
WATER. EVACUATING PEOPLE
ALONG THE DOE RUN
CREEK/OLD SR 17
0400 PM KY FLOODING
06/11/98 LEWIS ROADS CLOSED DUE TO HIGH
WATER
0405 PM IN FLOODING
06/11/98 FRANKLIN RIVER ROAD CLOSED AND US
52 CLOSED NEAR COTTONWOOD
0405 PM KY FLOODING
06/11/98 BRACKEN FLOODING ACROSS THE COUNTY
0408 PM IN FLOODING
06/11/98 FAYETTE NUMEROUS COUNTY ROADS
CLOSED WITH HIGH WATER
0410 PM IN FLOODING
06/11/98 UNION ROAD CLOSED DUE TO
FLOODING IN BROWNSVILLE
0415 PM IN FLOODING
06/11/98 WAYNE CHILD MISSING IN CREEK
NEAR RICHMOND ROADS CLOSED
DUE TO HIGH WATER
0416 PM KY FLOODING
06/11/98 MASON FLOODING OCCURING IN DOVER
0420 PM OH FLOODING
06/11/98 BROWN ROADS CLOSED DUE TO HIGH
WATER
0422 PM OH FLOODING
06/11/98 ADAMS COUNTY ROAD CLOSED DUE TO
HIGH WATER
0540 PM IN FLOODING
06/11/98 FAYETTE ROADS CLOSED DUE TO HIGH
WATER SMALL RIVER OUT OF
BANK--TWO HOUSES SURROUNDED
BY HIGH WATER.
0540 PM IN FLOODING
06/11/98 WAYNE SEARCHING FOR MISSING BOY
IN RIVER HIGH WATER ON
SOME ROADS
0545 PM IN FLOODING
06/11/98 UNION 2 BRIDGES COVERED WITH
HIGH WATER NEAR LIBERTY
SOME ROADS COVERED WITH
HIGH WATER
0545 PM IN FLOODING
06/11/98 FRANKLIN FEW BRIDGES AND ROADS
WASHED OUT LEVEE ROAD IN
BROOKVILLE TWP WASHED OUT
CORRECTED FOR KENTON COUNTY EVACUATIONS.
DIAN-REEDLocal storm report, Jun 11, 7:35 PM EDT, 4 hours 47 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OHIO
735 PM EDT THU JUN 11 1998
TIME(EDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0300 PM KY FLOODING
06/11/98 KENTON ROADS CLOSED DUE TO HIGH
WATER. EVACUATING PEOPLE
ALONG THE DOE RUN
CREEK/OLD SR 17
0400 PM KY FLOODING
06/11/98 LEWIS ROADS CLOSED DUE TO HIGH
WATER
0405 PM IN FLOODING
06/11/98 FRANKLIN RIVER ROAD CLOSED AND US
52 CLOSED NEAR COTTONWOOD
0405 PM KY FLOODING
06/11/98 BRACKEN FLOODING ACROSS THE COUNTY
0408 PM IN FLOODING
06/11/98 FAYETTE NUMEROUS COUNTY ROADS
CLOSED WITH HIGH WATER
0410 PM IN FLOODING
06/11/98 UNION ROAD CLOSED DUE TO
FLOODING IN BROWNSVILLE
0415 PM IN FLOODING
06/11/98 WAYNE CHILD MISSING IN CREEK
NEAR RICHMOND ROADS CLOSED
DUE TO HIGH WATER
0416 PM KY FLOODING
06/11/98 MASON FLOODING OCCURING IN DOVER
0420 PM OH FLOODING
06/11/98 BROWN ROADS CLOSED DUE TO HIGH
WATER
0422 PM OH FLOODING
06/11/98 ADAMS COUNTY ROAD CLOSED DUE TO
HIGH WATER
0540 PM IN FLOODING
06/11/98 FAYETTE ROADS CLOSED DUE TO HIGH
WATER SMALL RIVER OUT OF
BANK--TWO HOUSES SURROUNDED
BY HIGH WATER.
0540 PM IN FLOODING
06/11/98 WAYNE SEARCHING FOR MISSING BOY
IN RIVER HIGH WATER ON
SOME ROADS
0545 PM IN FLOODING
06/11/98 UNION 2 BRIDGES COVERED WITH
HIGH WATER NEAR LIBERTY
SOME ROADS COVERED WITH
HIGH WATER
0545 PM IN FLOODING
06/11/98 FRANKLIN FEW BRIDGES AND ROADS
WASHED OUT LEVEE ROAD IN
BROOKVILLE TWP WASHED OUT
CORRECTED FOR KENTON COUNTY EVACUATIONS.
DIAN-REEDSpecial weather statement, Jun 11, 8:10 PM EDT, 4 hours 12 minutes before
OHZ034-035-042-043-051-060-061-INZ050-058-059-066-120500- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH 810 PM EDT THU JUN 11 1998 ...TORNADO WATCH FOR EAST CENTRAL INDIANA...WEST CENTRAL OHIO AND AND THE MIAMI VALLEY UNTIL 1 AM EDT (MIDNIGHT EST) FRIDAY MORNING... SOME CITIES IN THE WATCH INCLUDE CELINA...WAPAKONETA...GREENVILLE EASTON AND DAYTON IN OHIO...AND RICHMOND...CONNERSVILLE...LIBERTY AND BROOKVILLE IN INDIANA. A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS MOVING THROUGH CENTRAL INDIANA WILL MOVE EASTWARD INTO THE EXTREME EASTERN INDIANA BY 9 PM. THESE STORMS HAVE ALREADY PRODUCED SEVERAL TORNADOES IN CENTRAL AND NORTHERN INDIANA. THE AIR MASS ACROSS THE REGION REMAINS VERY UNSTABLE AND SUPPORTIVE OF NOT ONLY THUNDERSTORMS...BUT ALSO POSSIBLE TORNADOES. .END/SITES
Special weather statement, Jun 11, 8:10 PM EDT, 4 hours 12 minutes before
OHZ034-035-042-043-051-060-061-INZ050-058-059-066-120500- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH 810 PM EDT THU JUN 11 1998 ...TORNADO WATCH FOR EAST CENTRAL INDIANA...WEST CENTRAL OHIO AND AND THE MIAMI VALLEY UNTIL 1 AM EDT (MIDNIGHT EST) FRIDAY MORNING... SOME CITIES IN THE WATCH INCLUDE CELINA...WAPAKONETA...GREENVILLE EASTON AND DAYTON IN OHIO...AND RICHMOND...CONNERSVILLE...LIBERTY AND BROOKVILLE IN INDIANA. A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS MOVING THROUGH CENTRAL INDIANA WILL MOVE EASTWARD INTO THE EXTREME EASTERN INDIANA BY 9 PM. THESE STORMS HAVE ALREADY PRODUCED SEVERAL TORNADOES IN CENTRAL AND NORTHERN INDIANA. THE AIR MASS ACROSS THE REGION REMAINS VERY UNSTABLE AND SUPPORTIVE OF NOT ONLY THUNDERSTORMS...BUT ALSO POSSIBLE TORNADOES. .END/SITES
Special weather statement, Jun 12, 12:05 AM EDT, 17 minutes before
OHZ034-035-042-043-051-060-061-INZ050-058-059-066-120500- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH 1205 AM EDT FRI JUN 12 1998 ...TORNADO WATCH FOR EAST CENTRAL INDIANA...WEST CENTRAL OHIO AND AND THE MIAMI VALLEY OF OHIO CANCELLED... THE TORNADO WATCH THAT WAS IN EFFECT FOR RICHMOND...CONNERSVILLE... GREENVILLE...DAYTON AND SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES UNTIL 1 AM EDT (MIDNIGHT EST) HAS BEEN CANCELLED. AS OF MIDNIGHT EDT (11 PM EST)...STRONGEST THUNDERSTORMS HAS PUSHED NORTHEAST OF THE REGION...AND THE THREAT FOR TORNADOES NO LONGER EXISTED. ROWLEY
Special weather statement, Jun 12, 12:05 AM EDT, 17 minutes before
OHZ034-035-042-043-051-060-061-INZ050-058-059-066-120500- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH 1205 AM EDT FRI JUN 12 1998 ...TORNADO WATCH FOR EAST CENTRAL INDIANA...WEST CENTRAL OHIO AND AND THE MIAMI VALLEY OF OHIO CANCELLED... THE TORNADO WATCH THAT WAS IN EFFECT FOR RICHMOND...CONNERSVILLE... GREENVILLE...DAYTON AND SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES UNTIL 1 AM EDT (MIDNIGHT EST) HAS BEEN CANCELLED. AS OF MIDNIGHT EDT (11 PM EST)...STRONGEST THUNDERSTORMS HAS PUSHED NORTHEAST OF THE REGION...AND THE THREAT FOR TORNADOES NO LONGER EXISTED. ROWLEY
The office that day
Everything else NWS Wilmington, OH issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 11, 9:06 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | ILN | Darke | 49 min |
| Jun 11, 9:36 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | ILN | Mercer | 64 min |
| Jun 11, 10:11 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Auglaize | 59 min |
| Jun 11, 10:34 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | ILN | Mercer | 91 min |
| Jun 11, 10:58 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Hamilton | 47 min |
| Jun 12, 12:24 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Brown | 46 min |
| Jun 12, 12:36 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | ILN | Highland | 49 min |
| Jun 12, 7:50 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Auglaize | 45 min |
| Jun 11, 10:17 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Ripley | 63 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; verification from NCEI's Storm Data; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.