Alert archive / Ohio / Flash Flood Warnings in 1998
Flash Flood Warning 101, NWS Pittsburgh, PA
NWS Pittsburgh, PA issued this flash flood warning at Jun 26, 1998, 11:46 PM EDT for Monroe County, Ohio. It was in force for 4 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 26, 1998, 11:46 PM EDT (03:46 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 27, 1998, 4:00 AM EDT
- In force
- 4 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Pittsburgh, PA
- Area
- Whole counties
County Monroe County, OH
The nearest sounding before it
Pittsburgh, PA (KPIT), launched 00:00Z, 3.8 hours before the alert went out and 113 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
- 1124 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -73 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1194 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 35 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 85 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 90 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.3
- Supercell composite
- 1.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 TTAA00 KPIT 270344 FFWPIT OHC111-270800- BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVIATION REQUESTED FLASH FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA 1146 PM EDT FRI JUN 26 1998 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PITTSBURGH HAS ISSUED A * FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR... MONROE COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL OHIO. * UNTIL 400 AM EDT. * NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT THUNDERSTORMS WERE DEVLOPING NORTHEAST OF MONROE COUNTY... MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 25 MPH. * MONROE COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT REPORTS WILLS CREEK FLOODING ROUTE 379 IN CALAIS OHIO. OTHER ROADS WERE FLOODED THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY. DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATES THAT UP TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN ACROSS PARTS OF MONROE COUNTY EARLIER THIS EVENING. <<CALL TO ACTION>>BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE DANGER OF FLOODING. .END/REHAK &
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 26, 9:14 PM EDT, 2 hours 32 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PENNSYLVANIA
914 PM EDT FRI JUN 26 1998
TIME(EDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0300 PM FARMINGTON WV WIND DAMAGE
06/26/98 MARION SEVERAL LARGE TREES DOWN
0545 PM NEW ATHENS OH 1 INCH HAIL
06/26/98 HARRISON
0830 PM CONESVILLE OH WIND DAMAGE
06/26/98 COSHOCTON LARGE BRANCHES DOWN
0835 PM SHADYSIDE OH FLOODING
06/26/98 BELMONT 2-3 FEET WATER FLOODING
CENTRAL AVENUE
0845 PM 8 E BEALLSVILLE OH WIND DAMAGE
06/26/98 MONROE LARGE BRANCHES DOWN
0903 PM 8 E BEALLSVILLE OH .75 INCH HAIL
06/26/98 MONROE PEA TO DIME SIZE HAILLocal storm report, Jun 26, 9:14 PM EDT, 2 hours 32 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PENNSYLVANIA
914 PM EDT FRI JUN 26 1998
TIME(EDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0300 PM FARMINGTON WV WIND DAMAGE
06/26/98 MARION SEVERAL LARGE TREES DOWN
0545 PM NEW ATHENS OH 1 INCH HAIL
06/26/98 HARRISON
0830 PM CONESVILLE OH WIND DAMAGE
06/26/98 COSHOCTON LARGE BRANCHES DOWN
0835 PM SHADYSIDE OH FLOODING
06/26/98 BELMONT 2-3 FEET WATER FLOODING
CENTRAL AVENUE
0845 PM 8 E BEALLSVILLE OH WIND DAMAGE
06/26/98 MONROE LARGE BRANCHES DOWN
0903 PM 8 E BEALLSVILLE OH .75 INCH HAIL
06/26/98 MONROE PEA TO DIME SIZE HAILLocal storm report, Jun 26, 9:21 PM EDT, 2 hours 25 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PENNSYLVANIA
921 PM EDT FRI JUN 26 1998
TIME(EDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0920 PM SHADYSIDE OH FLOODING
06/26/98 BELMONT WEGEE CREEK WENT OUT OF
ITS BANKSLocal storm report, Jun 26, 9:56 PM EDT, 1 hour 50 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PENNSYLVANIA
956 PM EDT FRI JUN 26 1998
TIME(EDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0920 PM 3 SW CAMBRIDGE OH FLOODING
06/26/98 GUERNSEY PETERS CREEK ROAD FLOODED.
PETERS CREEK OUT OF ITS
BANKS.
0925 PM 2 W ANTRIM OH FLOODING
06/26/98 GUERNSEY BRUSHY FORK OUT OF ITS
BANKS AND FLOODED ROUTE
22.
0925 PM WOODSFIELD OH WIND DAMAGE
06/26/98 MONROE NUMEROUS LARGE TREES DOWN
0935 PM GRAYSVILLE OH WIND DAMAGE
06/26/98 MONROE LARGE TREES DOWN. SOME
ONTO CARS.
0940 PM HORSE SHOE RUN WV WIND DAMAGE
06/26/98 PRESTON LARGE BRANCHES DOWNLocal storm report, Jun 26, 11:35 PM EDT, 11 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PENNSYLVANIA
1135 PM EDT FRI JUN 26 1998
TIME(EDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0845 PM FRAYSZEBURG OH WIND DAMAGE
06/26/98 MUSKINGUM ROOF BLOWN OFF HOUSE. TREE
DOWN.
0845 PM 5 NE BEALLSVILLE OH WIND DAMAGE
06/26/98 BELMONT LARGE BRANCHES DOWN
0900 PM DERWENT OH WIND DAMAGE
06/26/98 GUERNSEY NUMEROUS TREES DOWN. TREES
ONTO MOBILE HOME. POWER
LINES DOWN.
0903 PM 5 NE BEALLSVILLE OH .75 INCH HAIL
06/26/98 BELMONT PEA TO DIME SIZE HAIL
0915 PM COUNTYWIDE OH WIND DAMAGE
06/26/98 MONROE NUMEROUS TREES DOWN
COUNTYWIDE 915-945 PM
0915 PM COUNTYWIDE OH WIND DAMAGE
06/26/98 NOBLE NUMEROUS TREES DOWN
THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY
915-1010 PM
1035 PM BIRMINGHAM OH FLOODING
06/26/98 GUERNSEY MAJOR FLOODING...USING
BOATS IN STREETS.Local storm report, Jun 26, 11:35 PM EDT, 11 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PENNSYLVANIA
1135 PM EDT FRI JUN 26 1998
TIME(EDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0845 PM FRAYSZEBURG OH WIND DAMAGE
06/26/98 MUSKINGUM ROOF BLOWN OFF HOUSE. TREE
DOWN.
0845 PM 5 NE BEALLSVILLE OH WIND DAMAGE
06/26/98 BELMONT LARGE BRANCHES DOWN
0900 PM DERWENT OH WIND DAMAGE
06/26/98 GUERNSEY NUMEROUS TREES DOWN. TREES
ONTO MOBILE HOME. POWER
LINES DOWN.
0903 PM 5 NE BEALLSVILLE OH .75 INCH HAIL
06/26/98 BELMONT PEA TO DIME SIZE HAIL
0915 PM COUNTYWIDE OH WIND DAMAGE
06/26/98 MONROE NUMEROUS TREES DOWN
COUNTYWIDE 915-945 PM
0915 PM COUNTYWIDE OH WIND DAMAGE
06/26/98 NOBLE NUMEROUS TREES DOWN
THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY
915-1010 PM
1035 PM BIRMINGHAM OH FLOODING
06/26/98 GUERNSEY MAJOR FLOODING...USING
BOATS IN STREETS.The office that day
Everything else NWS Pittsburgh, PA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 26, 8:00 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | PBZ | Guernsey, Harrison, Tuscarawas | 3 hr |
| Jun 26, 8:17 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Monroe | 58 min |
| Jun 26, 8:18 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | PBZ | Coshocton | 3 hr |
| Jun 26, 8:18 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | PBZ | Belmont | 3 hr |
| Jun 26, 8:40 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Belmont | 55 min |
| Jun 26, 8:40 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Muskingum | 60 min |
| Jun 26, 8:46 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Guernsey | 54 min |
| Jun 26, 9:06 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Monroe | 59 min |
| Jun 26, 9:13 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Noble | 57 min |
| Jun 26, 9:19 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | PBZ | Monroe, Noble | 3 hr |
| Jun 26, 11:00 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | PBZ | Guernsey, Tuscarawas | 5 hr |
| Jun 27, 2:55 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | PBZ | Muskingum | 2 hr |
| Jun 27, 4:45 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | PBZ | Coshocton, Muskingum | 3 hr |
| Jun 27, 7:20 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | PBZ | Coshocton, Muskingum | 5 hr |
| Jun 27, 8:51 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | PBZ | Tuscarawas | 2 hr |
| Jun 27, 9:42 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Monroe | 58 min |
| Jun 27, 9:50 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | PBZ | Belmont, Guernsey | 3 hr |
| Jun 27, 10:49 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | PBZ | Tuscarawas | 2 hr |
| Jun 27, 11:38 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | PBZ | Muskingum | 2 hr |
| Jun 27, 5:37 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Coshocton, Tuscarawas | 76 min |
| Jun 27, 6:00 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | PBZ | Tuscarawas | 40 min |
| Jun 27, 6:04 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | PBZ | Coshocton, Guernsey, Tuscarawas | 4 hr |
| Jun 27, 6:17 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Columbiana | 58 min |
| Jun 27, 6:24 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Muskingum | 31 min |
| Jun 27, 6:30 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | PBZ | Columbiana | 60 min |
| Jun 27, 6:37 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | PBZ | Harrison | 73 min |
| Jun 27, 6:39 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | PBZ | Tuscarawas | 31 min |
| Jun 27, 6:47 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Guernsey | 58 min |
| Jun 27, 6:54 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | PBZ | Harrison | 4 hr |
| Jun 27, 6:57 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Carroll | 63 min |
| Jun 27, 7:11 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Coshocton | 29 min |
| Jun 27, 7:14 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Muskingum | 61 min |
| Jun 27, 7:16 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Noble | 59 min |
| Jun 27, 7:25 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | PBZ | Columbiana | 4 hr |
| Jun 27, 7:29 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | PBZ | Muskingum | 4 hr |
| Jun 27, 7:43 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | PBZ | Guernsey | 27 min |
| Jun 27, 7:46 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | PBZ | Noble | 59 min |
| Jun 27, 7:51 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Monroe | 69 min |
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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.