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Flash Flood Warning 99, NWS Pittsburgh, PA

June 26, 1998Monroe County, Noble County, Ohio

NWS Pittsburgh, PA issued this flash flood warning at Jun 26, 1998, 9:19 PM EDT for Monroe County, Noble County, Ohio. 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 26, 1998, 9:19 PM EDT (01:19 UTC)
Expired
Jun 27, 1998, 12:00 AM EDT
In force
3 hr
Issued by
NWS Pittsburgh, PA
Area
Whole counties

Counties Monroe County, OH, Noble County, OH

The radar

The Pittsburgh radar (KPBZ), 125 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:20 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

Pittsburgh, PA (KPIT), launched 00:00Z, 1.3 hours before the alert went out and 124 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-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Pittsburgh, PA at 00:00Z on 1998-06-27Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1124 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Pittsburgh, PA at 00:00Z on 1998-06-27The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 85 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
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
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

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The text

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

000 
TTAA00 KPIT 270117
FFWPIT
OHC111-121-270400-

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVIATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
919 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.
  NOBLE COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL OHIO.

* UNTIL 1200 AM EDT.

* NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED AN AREA
  OF VERY HEAVY RAIN OVER NORTHERN NOBLE AND NORTHERN MONROE
  COUNTIES...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 20 TO 25 MPH.

* THUNDERSTORMS WITH TORRENTIAL RAIN ARE MOVING THROUGH NOBLE AND
  MONROE COUNTIES.  DOPPLER RADAR SHOWS THAT 1 TO 2 INCHES HAS
  ALREADY FALLEN ON PARTS OF THESE COUNTIES...AND MORE IS ON
  THE WAY..

<<CALL TO ACTION>>DON'T DRIVE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE
ROAD!

.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, 8:13 PM EDT, 1 hour 6 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PENNSYLVANIA
813 PM EDT FRI JUN 26 1998

TIME(EDT)  .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE  ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

0755 PM    4 NW AMITY                PA   WIND DAMAGE
06/26/98   WASHINGTON                     2 TREES DOWN

0800 PM    3 NW SHADYSIDE            OH   1 INCH HAIL
06/26/98   BELMONT

0800 PM    GLENDALE                  WV   .88 INCH HAIL
06/26/98   MARSHALL
Local storm report, Jun 26, 8:25 PM EDT, 54 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PENNSYLVANIA
825 PM EDT FRI JUN 26 1998

TIME(EDT)  .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE  ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

0810 PM    MOUNDSVILLE               WV   WIND DAMAGE
06/26/98   MARSHALL                       3 TREES DOWN

0815 PM    SHADYSIDE                 OH   WIND DAMAGE
06/26/98   BELMONT                        TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN

0820 PM    POWHATAN PT               OH   WIND DAMAGE
06/26/98   BELMONT                        LARGE TREES DOWN

0820 PM    ST CLAIRSVILLE            OH   FLOODING
06/26/98   BELMONT                        FLOODING ALONG ROUTE 147

0820 PM    SHADYSIDE                 OH   FLOODING
06/26/98   BELMONT                        MAJOR FLOODING REPORTED.
Local storm report, Jun 26, 8:25 PM EDT, 54 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PENNSYLVANIA
825 PM EDT FRI JUN 26 1998

TIME(EDT)  .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE  ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

0810 PM    MOUNDSVILLE               WV   WIND DAMAGE
06/26/98   MARSHALL                       3 TREES DOWN

0815 PM    SHADYSIDE                 OH   WIND DAMAGE
06/26/98   BELMONT                        TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN

0820 PM    POWHATAN PT               OH   WIND DAMAGE
06/26/98   BELMONT                        LARGE TREES DOWN

0820 PM    ST CLAIRSVILLE            OH   FLOODING
06/26/98   BELMONT                        FLOODING ALONG ROUTE 147

0820 PM    SHADYSIDE                 OH   FLOODING
06/26/98   BELMONT                        MAJOR FLOODING REPORTED.
Local storm report, Jun 26, 8:31 PM EDT, 48 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PENNSYLVANIA
831 PM EDT FRI JUN 26 1998

TIME(EDT)  .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE  ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

0755 PM    SCENERY HILL              PA   WIND DAMAGE
06/26/98   WASHINGTON                     TREES DOWN
Local storm report, Jun 26, 9:14 PM EDT, 5 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 HAIL
Local storm report, Jun 26, 9:14 PM EDT, 5 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 HAIL

The office that day

Everything else NWS Pittsburgh, PA issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 26, 8:00 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningPBZGuernsey, Harrison, Tuscarawas3 hr
Jun 26, 8:17 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPBZMonroe58 min
Jun 26, 8:18 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningPBZCoshocton3 hr
Jun 26, 8:18 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningPBZBelmont3 hr
Jun 26, 8:40 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPBZBelmont55 min
Jun 26, 8:40 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPBZMuskingum60 min
Jun 26, 8:46 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPBZGuernsey54 min
Jun 26, 9:06 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPBZMonroe59 min
Jun 26, 9:13 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPBZNoble57 min
Jun 26, 11:00 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningPBZGuernsey, Tuscarawas5 hr
Jun 26, 11:46 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningPBZMonroe4 hr
Jun 27, 2:55 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningPBZMuskingum2 hr
Jun 27, 4:45 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningPBZCoshocton, Muskingum3 hr
Jun 27, 7:20 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningPBZCoshocton, Muskingum5 hr
Jun 27, 8:51 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningPBZTuscarawas2 hr
Jun 27, 9:42 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPBZMonroe58 min
Jun 27, 9:50 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningPBZBelmont, Guernsey3 hr
Jun 27, 10:49 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningPBZTuscarawas2 hr
Jun 27, 11:38 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningPBZMuskingum2 hr
Jun 27, 5:37 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPBZCoshocton, Tuscarawas76 min
Jun 27, 6:00 PM EDTTornado WarningPBZTuscarawas40 min
Jun 27, 6:04 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningPBZCoshocton, Guernsey, Tuscarawas4 hr
Jun 27, 6:17 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPBZColumbiana58 min
Jun 27, 6:24 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPBZMuskingum31 min
Jun 27, 6:30 PM EDTTornado WarningPBZColumbiana60 min
Jun 27, 6:37 PM EDTTornado WarningPBZHarrison73 min
Jun 27, 6:39 PM EDTTornado WarningPBZTuscarawas31 min
Jun 27, 6:47 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPBZGuernsey58 min
Jun 27, 6:54 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningPBZHarrison4 hr
Jun 27, 6:57 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPBZCarroll63 min
Jun 27, 7:11 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPBZCoshocton29 min
Jun 27, 7:14 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPBZMuskingum61 min
Jun 27, 7:16 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPBZNoble59 min
Jun 27, 7:25 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningPBZColumbiana4 hr
Jun 27, 7:29 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningPBZMuskingum4 hr
Jun 27, 7:43 PM EDTTornado WarningPBZGuernsey27 min
Jun 27, 7:46 PM EDTTornado WarningPBZNoble59 min
Jun 27, 7:51 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPBZMonroe69 min

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.