Alert archive / Pennsylvania / Flash Flood Warnings in 1998
Flash Flood Warning 115, NWS Pittsburgh, PA
NWS Pittsburgh, PA issued this flash flood warning at Jun 27, 1998, 8:32 PM EDT for Greene County, Pennsylvania; Marshall County, West Virginia. 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 27, 1998, 8:32 PM EDT (00:32 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 28, 1998, 12:00 AM EDT
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Pittsburgh, PA
- Area
- Whole counties
Counties Greene County, PA, Marshall County, WV
The nearest sounding before it
Washington/Dulle, VA (KIAD), launched 00:00Z, 0.5 hours before the alert went out and 280 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
- 171 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -94 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1583 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 31 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 77 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 89 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 1.8
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.
In the hours before
Local storm report, Jun 27, 4:10 PM EDT, 4 hours 22 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PENNSYLVANIA
410 PM EDT SAT JUN 27 1998
TIME(EDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
1000 AM COUNTYWIDE OH WIND DAMAGE
06/27/98 MONROE TREES DOWN COUNTYWIDE
10-1030PM
1040 AM GNADENHUTTEN OH FLOODING
06/27/98 TUSCARAWAS ROUTE 36 FLOODED.
1100 AM LAFFERTY OH FLOODING
06/27/98 BELMONT ROADS FLOODED.
1100 AM ALLEDONIA OH FLOODING
06/27/98 BELMONT CATINA CREEK OUT OF ITS
BANKS AND FLOODED ROADS.
1115 AM COUNTYWIDE OH FLOODING
06/27/98 GUERNSEY NUMEROUS STREAMS AND
CREEKS OUT OF THEIR BANKS
COUNTYWIDE. MANY ROADS
FLOODED.
1130 AM 1 E NEWCOMERSTOWN OH FLOODING
06/27/98 TUSCARAWAS ROUTE 258 FLOODED.
0100 PM FRAYSZEBURG OH FLOODING
06/27/98 MUSKINGUM ROADS COVERED WITH WATER.
SOME EVACUATIONS. STREAMS
AND CREEKS OUT OF BANKS.
0154 PM CONNELLSVILLE PA FLOODING
06/27/98 FAYETTE STREET FLOODING
0200 PM BROWNSVILLE PA WIND DAMAGE
06/27/98 FAYETTE TREES DOWN
0200 PM FINLEYVILLE PA WIND DAMAGE
06/27/98 WASHINGTON TREES DOWN
0200 PM NORTHERN PART OF COUNTY PA FLOODING
06/27/98 WASHINGTON ROADS AND BASEMENTS
FLOODED
0210 PM CARNEGIE PA FLOODING
06/27/98 ALLEGHENY CAMPBELLS RUN OUT OF BANKS
0220 PM IMPERIAL PA FLOODING
06/27/98 ALLEGHENY STREAMS OUT OF BANKS.
MCCLAREN RUN FLOODED.Special weather statement, Jun 27, 4:20 PM EDT, 4 hours 12 minutes before
OHZ039>041-048>050-057>059-068-069-PAZ007-013-014-020-021-029>032- WVZ001>004-012-021>023-041-280200- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA 420 PM EDT SAT JUN 27 1998 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH UNTIL 10 PM... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PITTSBURGH HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH UNTIL 10 PM FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... IN WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA... MERCER... LAWRENCE... BUTLER... BEAVER... ALLEGHENY... WASHINGTON... WESTMORELAND... GREENE... AND FAYETTE. IN NORTHERN WEST VIRGINIA... HANCOCK... BROOKE... OHIO... MARSHALL... WETZEL... MARION... MONONGALIA... PRESTON... AND TUCKER. IN EAST CENTRAL OHIO... TUSCARAWAS... CARROLL... COLUMBIANA... COSHOCTON... HARRISON... JEFFERSON... MUSKINGUM... GUERNSEY... BELMONT... NOBLE AND MONROE. IN AND NEAR THE WATCH AREA THE FOLLOWING MAY OCCUR... WINDS GUSTS TO 75 MPH... HAIL UP TO 2 INCHES IN DIAMETER... FREQUENT LIGHTNING... AND TORRENTIAL RAINFALL. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR LOCAL MEDIA OUTLETS FOR POSSIBLE WARNINGS. STAIRS/HIGGINS
Special weather statement, Jun 27, 4:20 PM EDT, 4 hours 12 minutes before
OHZ039>041-048>050-057>059-068-069-PAZ007-013-014-020-021-029>032- WVZ001>004-012-021>023-041-280200- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA 420 PM EDT SAT JUN 27 1998 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH UNTIL 10 PM... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PITTSBURGH HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH UNTIL 10 PM FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... IN WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA... MERCER... LAWRENCE... BUTLER... BEAVER... ALLEGHENY... WASHINGTON... WESTMORELAND... GREENE... AND FAYETTE. IN NORTHERN WEST VIRGINIA... HANCOCK... BROOKE... OHIO... MARSHALL... WETZEL... MARION... MONONGALIA... PRESTON... AND TUCKER. IN EAST CENTRAL OHIO... TUSCARAWAS... CARROLL... COLUMBIANA... COSHOCTON... HARRISON... JEFFERSON... MUSKINGUM... GUERNSEY... BELMONT... NOBLE AND MONROE. IN AND NEAR THE WATCH AREA THE FOLLOWING MAY OCCUR... WINDS GUSTS TO 75 MPH... HAIL UP TO 2 INCHES IN DIAMETER... FREQUENT LIGHTNING... AND TORRENTIAL RAINFALL. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR LOCAL MEDIA OUTLETS FOR POSSIBLE WARNINGS. STAIRS/HIGGINS
Local storm report, Jun 27, 7:10 PM EDT, 1 hour 22 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PENNSYLVANIA
710 PM EDT SAT JUN 27 1998
TIME(EDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0709 PM TIPPECANOE OH WIND DAMAGE
06/27/98 HARRISON TREES DOWNLocal storm report, Jun 27, 7:15 PM EDT, 1 hour 17 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PENNSYLVANIA
715 PM EDT SAT JUN 27 1998
TIME(EDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0654 PM ROSCOE OH .88 INCH HAIL
06/27/98 COSHOCTONLocal storm report, Jun 27, 7:28 PM EDT, 1 hour 4 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PENNSYLVANIA
728 PM EDT SAT JUN 27 1998
TIME(EDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0650 PM UHRICHSVILLE OH WIND DAMAGE
06/27/98 TUSCARAWAS ROOF BLOWN OFF MILL TWP.
GARAGEThe office that day
Everything else NWS Pittsburgh, PA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 27, 8:06 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | PBZ | Monroe, Noble | 3 hr |
| Jun 27, 9:31 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | PBZ | Coshocton, Guernsey, Tuscarawas | 6 hr |
| Jun 27, 10:20 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | PBZ | Belmont, Monroe, Muskingum, Noble | 6 hr |
| Jun 27, 10:20 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | PBZ | Harrison | 6 hr |
| Jun 27, 10:36 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Muskingum | 44 min |
| Jun 28, 3:45 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | PBZ | Coshocton, Guernsey, Muskingum, Noble | 4 hr |
| Jun 28, 3:45 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | PBZ | Belmont, Monroe | 4 hr |
| Jun 28, 8:05 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | PBZ | Coshocton, Guernsey, Muskingum, Noble | 8 hr |
| Jun 28, 8:05 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | PBZ | Monroe | 8 hr |
| Jun 28, 3:33 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | PBZ | Coshocton, Guernsey, Muskingum, Noble | 6 hr |
| Jun 28, 3:33 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | PBZ | Monroe | 6 hr |
| Jun 28, 3:33 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | PBZ | Tuscarawas | 6 hr |
| Jun 28, 5:47 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Guernsey, Muskingum | 58 min |
| Jun 28, 6:18 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | PBZ | Guernsey, Muskingum | 57 min |
| Jun 28, 6:46 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | PBZ | Tuscarawas | 54 min |
| Jun 28, 7:05 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Belmont, Harrison | 75 min |
| Jun 28, 7:12 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | PBZ | Guernsey | 63 min |
| Jun 28, 7:16 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | PBZ | Belmont, Harrison | 5 hr |
| Jun 28, 7:32 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Noble | 28 min |
| Jun 28, 7:35 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Coshocton | 75 min |
| Jun 28, 7:38 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | PBZ | Tuscarawas | 62 min |
| Jun 28, 7:38 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | PBZ | Monroe | 62 min |
| Jun 28, 7:44 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | PBZ | Noble | 26 min |
| Jun 28, 7:59 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Jefferson | 56 min |
| Jun 27, 8:20 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | PBZ | Greene | 60 min |
| Jun 27, 11:45 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | PBZ | Greene | 5 hr |
| Jun 27, 8:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Monongalia | 45 min |
| Jun 27, 8:39 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | PBZ | Wetzel | 41 min |
| Jun 27, 9:04 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Marion | 56 min |
| Jun 27, 9:11 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | PBZ | Marion, Monongalia, Wetzel | 3 hr |
| Jun 28, 2:33 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | PBZ | Wetzel | 2 hr |
Nearby
Flash Flood Warnings in Pennsylvania, 1998Flash Flood Warnings in West Virginia, 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.