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Flash Flood Warning 150, NWS Pittsburgh, PA

June 30, 1998Muskingum County, Ohio

NWS Pittsburgh, PA issued this flash flood warning at Jun 30, 1998, 10:40 AM EDT for Muskingum County, 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

County Muskingum County, OH

The nearest sounding before it

Pittsburgh, PA (KPIT), launched 12:00Z, 2.7 hours before the alert went out and 164 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.

Skew-T log-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.

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

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
TTAA00 KPIT 301439
FFWPIT
OHC013-031-059-067-111-119-121-157-302000-

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
1040AM EDT TUE JUN 30 1998

A FLASH FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN EXTENDED UNTIL 4 PM FOR THE FOLLOWING
EAST CENTRAL OHIO COUNTIES...

BELMONT...COSHOCTON...GUERNSEY...HARRISON...NOBLE...MONROE...
MUSKINGUM...AND TUSCARAWAS.

FLOODING CONTINUES OVER PARTS OF EAST CENTRAL OHIO WITH MANY ROAD
CLOSURES.  SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...SOME WITH HEAVY DOWNPOURS...
WILL BE MOVING THROUGH THE AREA AND MAY FURTHER AGGRAVATE THE
FLOODING PROBLEMS.
DONT DRIVE THOURGH AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD.

THE COLD FRONT THAT IS BRINGING THIS ROUND OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS WILL BRING DRIER WEATHER LATER TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY.
STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR THE LATEST UPDATES.

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.

PM

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.

PM

The 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	Belmont, Guernsey, Harrison, Monroe, Noble	5 hr
Jun 30, 10:40 AM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	PBZ	Coshocton, Tuscarawas	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

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.