Alert archive / Ohio / Flash Flood Warnings in 1998
Flash Flood Warning 30, NWS Pittsburgh, PA
NWS Pittsburgh, PA issued this flash flood warning at Jan 9, 1998, 11:24 AM EST for Tuscarawas County, Ohio. It was in force for 12 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
- Jan 9, 1998, 11:24 AM EST (16:24 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 9, 1998, 11:00 PM EST
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Pittsburgh, PA
- Area
- Whole counties
County Tuscarawas County, OH
The radar
The Pittsburgh radar (KPBZ), 107 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:23 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 12:00Z, 4.4 hours before the alert went out and 228 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 584 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 28 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 27 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -36 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 TTAA00 KPIT 091626 FFWPIT OHC157-100400- BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA 1124 AM EST FRI JAN 9 1998 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PITTSBURGH HAS ISSUED A FLOOD WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 11 PM EST FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATION... IN EAST CENTRAL OHIO ...TUSCARAWAS COUNTY AT 1120 AM THE STAGE ON THE TUSCARAWAS RIVER AT NEW PHILADELPHIA WAS 6.5 FEET. FLOOD STAGE IS 7 FEET. THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO RISE OVER FLOOD STAGE LATER TODAY...UP TO A FOOT ABOVE FLOOD STAGE LATER TODAY. ON THE STILLWATER CREEK AT UHRICHSVILLE THE STAGE AT 1120 AM WAS 5 FEET...WHICH IS FLOOD STAGE. THE CREEK MAY RISE AN ADDITIONAL FOOT OR SO LATER TODAY. ADDITIONAL STREAMS AND CREEKS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY MAY ALSO OVERFLOW THEIR BANKS AND REMAIN IN FLOOD THROUGH TONIGHT. MOST DEATHS IN FLOODING OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS BRIDGES OR LOW SPOTS IF WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. NEVER TRY TO CROSS lA FLOWING STREAM...EVEN A SMALL ONE...ON FOOT.
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, Jan 9, 7:40 AM EST, 3 hours 44 minutes before
STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH, PA
740 AM EST FRI JAN 09 1998
TIME(EST) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0430 AM CARROLLTON OH FLASH FLOODING.
01/08/98 CARROLL ROUTE 332 FLOODED.
0430 AM COUNTY-WIDE OH FLASH FLOODING.
01/08/98 JEFFERSON SEVERAL ROADS FLOODED.
0852 AM EAST HICKORY PA FLASH FLOODING.
01/08/98 FOREST HICKORY CREEK FLOODING ROADS AND
HOMES.
1050 AM VANPORT PA FLASH FLOODING.
01/08/98 BEAVER SEVERAL ROADS INCLUDING ROUTE 68
AND ROUTE 30 FLOODED IN SPOTS.
1050 AM COUNTY-WIDE OH FLASH FLOODING.
01/08/98 JEFFERSON SEVERAL ROADS CLOSED DUE TO
FLOODING.
1050 AM COUNTY-WIDE OH FLASH FLOODING.
SEVERAL ROADS INCLUDING SR 146...
821...AND 672 FLOODED.
1050 AM ROSEVILLE OH FLASH FLOODING.
01/08/98 MUSKINGUM FLOODED ROADWAYS AND STREAMS
OVERFLOWING.
1250 AM ANTIOCH OH WIND DAMAGE.
01/09/98 MONROE LARGE TREE DOWN ACROSS ROUTE 800.
0100 AM POWHATAN POINT OH WIND DAMAGE.
01/09/98 BELMONT TREES DOWN ACROSS ROAD.
0120 AM 5E MOUNDSVILLE WV WIND DAMAGE.
01/09/98 MARSHALL ROOFS BLOWN OFF AND PORCHES
KNOCKED DOWN. GARAGES
DAMAGED. MANY TREES DOWN
OVER A ONE HALF MILE PATH.
0200 AM COUNTY-WIDE OH FLASH FLOODING.
01/09/98 BELMONT ROADS AND LOW-LYING AREAS FLOODED.
NUMEROUS MUDSLIDES.
0200 AM PLEASANT CITY OH FLASH FLOODING.
01/09/98 GUERNSEY LOW-LYING AREAS FLOODED. ROUTE 821
FLOODED.
0230 AM TROY HILL PA 1.75 INCH HAIL.
01/09/98 ALLEGHENY GOLFBALL SIZE HAIL COVERED ROADS...
GROUND AND CARS. HAIL WAS DRIVEN
HORIZONTALLY BY VERY STRONG WINDS.
0300 AM INDUSTRY PA FLASH FLOODING.
01/09/98 BEAVER ROUTE 68 FLOODED AND CLOSED.
0300 AM COUNTY-WIDE WV FLASH FLOODING.
01/09/98 HANCOCK MUDSLIDES...ROCKS ON ROADS.
0300 AM BETHANY WV FLASH FLOODING.
01/09/98 BROOK ROADS FLOODED.
0300 AM COUNTY-WIDE WV FLASH FLOODING.
01/09/98 OHIO NUMEROUS ROADS FLOODED. SEVERAL
MUD/ROCK SLIDES.
0300 AM LOWER BURRELL PA WIND DAMAGE.
01/09/98 WESTMORELAND SEVERAL TREES DOWN.
0300 AM LOWER BURRELL PA 0.75 INCH HAIL.
01/09/98 WESTMORELAND
0315 AM KITTANNING PA 1.0 INCH HAIL
01/09/98 ARMSTRONG
0341 AM SLIGO PA WIND DAMAGE.
01/09/98 CLARION TREE TOPPLED ON POWER LINE
CAUSING POWER OUTAGE.
0400 AM COUNTY-WIDE OH FLASH FLOODING.
01/09/98 BELMONT SEVERAL ROADS FLOODED AND SMALL
STREAMS AND CREEKS OUT OF THEIR
BANKS.
0400 AM CAMERON OH FLASH FLOODING.
01/09/98 MONROE FLOODING AROUND THE CAMERON AREA.
SUNFISH CREEK OUT OF ITS BANK.
POSSIBLE EVACUATIONS.
0400 AM WEST BROWNSVILLE PA FLASH FLOODING.
01/09/98 WASHINGTON MUDSLIDES ON RT 88
0400 AM COUNTY-WIDE PA WIND DAMAGE.
01/09/98 WASHINGTON TREES DOWN.
0700 AM ELKTON OH FLASH FLOODING.
01/09/98 COLUMBIANA WATER RISING VERY RAPIDLY ALONG
CENTER FORK OF BEAVER CREEK. STATE
ROUTE 154 CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING.
POSSIBLE EVACUATIONS.
KANELocal storm report, Jan 9, 7:40 AM EST, 3 hours 44 minutes before
STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH, PA
740 AM EST FRI JAN 09 1998
TIME(EST) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0430 AM CARROLLTON OH FLASH FLOODING.
01/08/98 CARROLL ROUTE 332 FLOODED.
0430 AM COUNTY-WIDE OH FLASH FLOODING.
01/08/98 JEFFERSON SEVERAL ROADS FLOODED.
0852 AM EAST HICKORY PA FLASH FLOODING.
01/08/98 FOREST HICKORY CREEK FLOODING ROADS AND
HOMES.
1050 AM VANPORT PA FLASH FLOODING.
01/08/98 BEAVER SEVERAL ROADS INCLUDING ROUTE 68
AND ROUTE 30 FLOODED IN SPOTS.
1050 AM COUNTY-WIDE OH FLASH FLOODING.
01/08/98 JEFFERSON SEVERAL ROADS CLOSED DUE TO
FLOODING.
1050 AM COUNTY-WIDE OH FLASH FLOODING.
SEVERAL ROADS INCLUDING SR 146...
821...AND 672 FLOODED.
1050 AM ROSEVILLE OH FLASH FLOODING.
01/08/98 MUSKINGUM FLOODED ROADWAYS AND STREAMS
OVERFLOWING.
1250 AM ANTIOCH OH WIND DAMAGE.
01/09/98 MONROE LARGE TREE DOWN ACROSS ROUTE 800.
0100 AM POWHATAN POINT OH WIND DAMAGE.
01/09/98 BELMONT TREES DOWN ACROSS ROAD.
0120 AM 5E MOUNDSVILLE WV WIND DAMAGE.
01/09/98 MARSHALL ROOFS BLOWN OFF AND PORCHES
KNOCKED DOWN. GARAGES
DAMAGED. MANY TREES DOWN
OVER A ONE HALF MILE PATH.
0200 AM COUNTY-WIDE OH FLASH FLOODING.
01/09/98 BELMONT ROADS AND LOW-LYING AREAS FLOODED.
NUMEROUS MUDSLIDES.
0200 AM PLEASANT CITY OH FLASH FLOODING.
01/09/98 GUERNSEY LOW-LYING AREAS FLOODED. ROUTE 821
FLOODED.
0230 AM TROY HILL PA 1.75 INCH HAIL.
01/09/98 ALLEGHENY GOLFBALL SIZE HAIL COVERED ROADS...
GROUND AND CARS. HAIL WAS DRIVEN
HORIZONTALLY BY VERY STRONG WINDS.
0300 AM INDUSTRY PA FLASH FLOODING.
01/09/98 BEAVER ROUTE 68 FLOODED AND CLOSED.
0300 AM COUNTY-WIDE WV FLASH FLOODING.
01/09/98 HANCOCK MUDSLIDES...ROCKS ON ROADS.
0300 AM BETHANY WV FLASH FLOODING.
01/09/98 BROOK ROADS FLOODED.
0300 AM COUNTY-WIDE WV FLASH FLOODING.
01/09/98 OHIO NUMEROUS ROADS FLOODED. SEVERAL
MUD/ROCK SLIDES.
0300 AM LOWER BURRELL PA WIND DAMAGE.
01/09/98 WESTMORELAND SEVERAL TREES DOWN.
0300 AM LOWER BURRELL PA 0.75 INCH HAIL.
01/09/98 WESTMORELAND
0315 AM KITTANNING PA 1.0 INCH HAIL
01/09/98 ARMSTRONG
0341 AM SLIGO PA WIND DAMAGE.
01/09/98 CLARION TREE TOPPLED ON POWER LINE
CAUSING POWER OUTAGE.
0400 AM COUNTY-WIDE OH FLASH FLOODING.
01/09/98 BELMONT SEVERAL ROADS FLOODED AND SMALL
STREAMS AND CREEKS OUT OF THEIR
BANKS.
0400 AM CAMERON OH FLASH FLOODING.
01/09/98 MONROE FLOODING AROUND THE CAMERON AREA.
SUNFISH CREEK OUT OF ITS BANK.
POSSIBLE EVACUATIONS.
0400 AM WEST BROWNSVILLE PA FLASH FLOODING.
01/09/98 WASHINGTON MUDSLIDES ON RT 88
0400 AM COUNTY-WIDE PA WIND DAMAGE.
01/09/98 WASHINGTON TREES DOWN.
0700 AM ELKTON OH FLASH FLOODING.
01/09/98 COLUMBIANA WATER RISING VERY RAPIDLY ALONG
CENTER FORK OF BEAVER CREEK. STATE
ROUTE 154 CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING.
POSSIBLE EVACUATIONS.
KANEThe office that day
Everything else NWS Pittsburgh, PA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 8, 11:15 PM EST | Flash Flood Warning | PBZ | Monroe, Noble | 3 hr |
| Jan 9, 12:02 AM EST | Flash Flood Warning | PBZ | Belmont, Guernsey | 3 hr |
| Jan 9, 12:02 AM EST | Flash Flood Warning | PBZ | Muskingum | 3 hr |
| Jan 9, 12:22 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Monroe | 68 min |
| Jan 9, 12:42 AM EST | Flash Flood Warning | PBZ | Harrison, Jefferson | 3 hr |
| Jan 9, 1:10 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Belmont | 65 min |
| Jan 9, 1:56 AM EST | Flash Flood Warning | PBZ | Monroe | 3 hr |
| Jan 9, 3:13 AM EST | Flash Flood Warning | PBZ | Belmont | 107 min |
| Jan 9, 4:55 AM EST | Flash Flood Warning | PBZ | Belmont, Monroe | 4 hr |
| Jan 9, 6:59 AM EST | Flash Flood Warning | PBZ | Columbiana | 3 hr |
| Jan 9, 8:35 AM EST | Flash Flood Warning | PBZ | Tuscarawas | 13 hr |
Nearby
Flash Flood Warnings in Ohio, 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.