Alert archive / Ohio / Flash Flood Warnings in 1998
Flash Flood Warning 148, NWS Pittsburgh, PA
NWS Pittsburgh, PA issued this flash flood warning at Jun 30, 1998, 10:40 AM EDT for 5 counties in Ohio. It was in force for 5 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 30, 1998, 10:40 AM EDT (14:40 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 30, 1998, 4:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 5 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Pittsburgh, PA
- Area
- Whole counties
Counties Belmont County, OH, Guernsey County, OH, Harrison County, OH, Monroe County, OH, Noble County, OH
The nearest sounding before it
Pittsburgh, PA (KPIT), launched 12:00Z, 2.7 hours before the alert went out and 107 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
- 222 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -25 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 523 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 45 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 249 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 251 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.2
- Supercell composite
- 2.5
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
Special weather statement, Jun 30, 5:01 AM EDT, 5 hours 39 minutes before
MDZ001-OHZ039>041-048>050-057>059-068-069-PAZ007>009-013>016-020>023- 029>032-WVZ001>004-012-021>023-041-301600- SEVERE WEATHER OUTLOOK WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA 501 AM EDT TUE JUN 30 1998 A RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT. STORMS WILL PUSH ACROSS THE REGION ONCE AGAIN THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. THESE STORMS WILL BE LADEN WITH NEAR TROPICAL-LIKE MOISTURE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS WHICH CAN CAUSE RAPID RISES IN IN AREA STREAMS AND CREEKS. SOILS REMAIN HIGHLY SATURATED IN MANY LOCALITIES INCREASING THE THREAT FOR ADDITIONAL FLASH FLOOD AND FLOOD PROBLEMS. THIS THREAT FOR HEAVY RAIN IS VERY SERIOUS. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 PM TUESDAY AFTERNOON. THIS WATCH INCLUDES MUCH OF SOUTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA...ALL OF EAST CENTRAL OHIO...EXTREME NORTHERN WEST VIRGINIA AND GARRETT COUNTY MARYLAND. IN ADDITION THESE STORMS HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE DAMAGING WINDS ...DANGEROUS LIGHTNING AND HAIL. ISOLATED TORNADOES ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. SEVERE WEATHER IS POSSIBLE AT ANYTIME DURING THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. STAY ALERT AND BE PREPARED TO MOVE TO A PLACE OF SAFETY IN THE EVENT OF THREATENING WEATHER. SKYWARN AND HAM RADIO ACTIVATION IS LIKELY. FOR THE LATEST UP TO DATE WEATHER INFORMATION LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO. WEATHER INFORMATION IS ALSO AVAILABLE ON THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH WEB SITE AT: WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/ER/PIT DE MARIS
Special weather statement, Jun 30, 5:01 AM EDT, 5 hours 39 minutes before
MDZ001-OHZ039>041-048>050-057>059-068-069-PAZ007>009-013>016-020>023- 029>032-WVZ001>004-012-021>023-041-301600- SEVERE WEATHER OUTLOOK WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA 501 AM EDT TUE JUN 30 1998 A RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT. STORMS WILL PUSH ACROSS THE REGION ONCE AGAIN THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. THESE STORMS WILL BE LADEN WITH NEAR TROPICAL-LIKE MOISTURE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS WHICH CAN CAUSE RAPID RISES IN IN AREA STREAMS AND CREEKS. SOILS REMAIN HIGHLY SATURATED IN MANY LOCALITIES INCREASING THE THREAT FOR ADDITIONAL FLASH FLOOD AND FLOOD PROBLEMS. THIS THREAT FOR HEAVY RAIN IS VERY SERIOUS. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 PM TUESDAY AFTERNOON. THIS WATCH INCLUDES MUCH OF SOUTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA...ALL OF EAST CENTRAL OHIO...EXTREME NORTHERN WEST VIRGINIA AND GARRETT COUNTY MARYLAND. IN ADDITION THESE STORMS HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE DAMAGING WINDS ...DANGEROUS LIGHTNING AND HAIL. ISOLATED TORNADOES ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. SEVERE WEATHER IS POSSIBLE AT ANYTIME DURING THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. STAY ALERT AND BE PREPARED TO MOVE TO A PLACE OF SAFETY IN THE EVENT OF THREATENING WEATHER. SKYWARN AND HAM RADIO ACTIVATION IS LIKELY. FOR THE LATEST UP TO DATE WEATHER INFORMATION LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO. WEATHER INFORMATION IS ALSO AVAILABLE ON THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH WEB SITE AT: WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/ER/PIT DE MARIS
Local storm report, Jun 30, 10:00 AM EDT, 40 minutes before
LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PENNSYLVANIA
1000 AM EDT TUE JUN 30 1998
TIME(EDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0800 PM CAMBRIDGE OH FLOODING
06/29/98 GUERNSEY RECORD FLOOD ON THE WILLS
CREEK. CREST OF 26.92
FEET...12 FEET ABOVE FLOOD
STAGE. 1000-1200 PEOPLE
EVACUATED.
0845 PM SUGAR CREEK OH TORNADO
06/29/98 TUSCARAWAS F0 TORNADO WITH 60 MPH
WINDS. PATH LENGTH 4
MILES...WIDTH 75 YARDS.
WITNESSED BY SEVERAL
PEOPLE INCLUDING FIRE
CHIEF. LIMBS RIPPED FROM
TREE TOPS. A FEW TREES
WERE DOWNED.
0400 AM PINE GROVE WV FLOODING
06/30/98 WETZEL NORTH FORK OF FISHING
CREEK CAME OUT OF ITS
BANKS.
0700 AM UHRICHSVILLE OH FLOODING
06/30/98 TUSCARAWAS TUSCARAWAS RIVER 11.1 FEET
AND RISING...6 FEET ABOVE
FLOOD STAGE. 300 PEOPLE
EVACUATED.
PMLocal storm report, Jun 30, 10:00 AM EDT, 40 minutes before
LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PENNSYLVANIA
1000 AM EDT TUE JUN 30 1998
TIME(EDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0800 PM CAMBRIDGE OH FLOODING
06/29/98 GUERNSEY RECORD FLOOD ON THE WILLS
CREEK. CREST OF 26.92
FEET...12 FEET ABOVE FLOOD
STAGE. 1000-1200 PEOPLE
EVACUATED.
0845 PM SUGAR CREEK OH TORNADO
06/29/98 TUSCARAWAS F0 TORNADO WITH 60 MPH
WINDS. PATH LENGTH 4
MILES...WIDTH 75 YARDS.
WITNESSED BY SEVERAL
PEOPLE INCLUDING FIRE
CHIEF. LIMBS RIPPED FROM
TREE TOPS. A FEW TREES
WERE DOWNED.
0400 AM PINE GROVE WV FLOODING
06/30/98 WETZEL NORTH FORK OF FISHING
CREEK CAME OUT OF ITS
BANKS.
0700 AM UHRICHSVILLE OH FLOODING
06/30/98 TUSCARAWAS TUSCARAWAS RIVER 11.1 FEET
AND RISING...6 FEET ABOVE
FLOOD STAGE. 300 PEOPLE
EVACUATED.
PMThe office that day
Everything else NWS Pittsburgh, PA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 29, 8:33 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | PBZ | Tuscarawas | 57 min |
| Jun 29, 9:28 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | PBZ | Tuscarawas | 32 min |
| Jun 29, 9:38 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Carroll, Harrison, Jefferson | 72 min |
| Jun 29, 10:54 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | PBZ | Belmont, Carroll, Guernsey, Harrison, Jefferson, Tuscarawas | 12 hr |
| Jun 29, 10:54 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | PBZ | Coshocton, Muskingum | 12 hr |
| Jun 29, 10:54 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | PBZ | Monroe, Noble | 12 hr |
| Jun 30, 10:40 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | PBZ | Coshocton, Tuscarawas | 5 hr |
| Jun 30, 10:40 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | PBZ | Muskingum | 5 hr |
| Jun 30, 1:41 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Columbiana | 57 min |
| Jun 30, 1:49 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Carroll | 61 min |
| Jun 30, 2:19 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | PBZ | Carroll, Columbiana, Jefferson | 5 hr |
| Jun 30, 2:21 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Jefferson | 59 min |
| Jun 30, 3:18 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | PBZ | Belmont, Carroll, Guernsey, Harrison, Jefferson, Tuscarawas | 13 hr |
| Jun 30, 3:18 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | PBZ | Monroe, Noble | 13 hr |
| Jun 30, 3:18 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | PBZ | Columbiana | 13 hr |
| Jun 30, 3:18 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | PBZ | Coshocton, Muskingum | 13 hr |
| Jun 30, 3:48 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Jefferson | 42 min |
| Jun 30, 4:12 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Carroll, Tuscarawas | 58 min |
| Jun 30, 1:06 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | PBZ | Greene | 10 hr |
| Jun 30, 2:19 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | PBZ | Beaver | 5 hr |
| Jun 30, 2:21 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Beaver | 59 min |
| Jun 30, 2:39 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Allegheny, Butler | 71 min |
| Jun 30, 2:55 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Washington | 60 min |
| Jun 30, 3:05 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Westmoreland | 75 min |
| Jun 30, 3:09 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Armstrong | 61 min |
| Jun 30, 3:23 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | PBZ | Washington | 5 hr |
| Jun 30, 3:25 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Indiana | 60 min |
| Jun 30, 4:35 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Fayette | 45 min |
| Jun 30, 4:47 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | PBZ | Fayette, Greene | 3 hr |
| Jun 30, 5:42 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Preston | 58 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.