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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 212, NWS Pittsburgh, PA

June 27, 1998Guernsey County, Ohio

NWS Pittsburgh, PA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 27, 1998, 6:47 PM EDT for Guernsey County, Ohio. It was in force for 58 min. 3 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued
Jun 27, 1998, 6:47 PM EDT (22:47 UTC)
Expired
Jun 27, 1998, 7:45 PM EDT
In force
58 min
Issued by
NWS Pittsburgh, PA
Area
Whole counties

County Guernsey County, OH

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jun 27, 7:30 PM EDTHail 1Senecaville, OH
Jun 27, 7:45 PM EDTTornado F0Walhonding, OH
Jun 27, 7:50 PM EDTHail 1Senecaville, OH

NCEI Storm Data entries that began inside the alert's area while it was in force. Before 2003 the local storm report archive is thin, so this is the record of what happened rather than what was phoned in.

The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jun 27, 4:15 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC6 hr

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 severe thunderstorm 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, 2 hours 37 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.
Local storm report, Jun 27, 4:10 PM EDT, 2 hours 37 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, 2 hours 27 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, 2 hours 27 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

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, 9:19 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningPBZMonroe, Noble3 hr
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, 6:54 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
Jun 26, 8:06 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPBZGreene59 min
Jun 27, 1:01 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningPBZAllegheny, Washington119 min
Jun 27, 1:20 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPBZWashington58 min
Jun 27, 1:36 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPBZFayette57 min
Jun 27, 7:57 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPBZBeaver43 min
Jun 26, 8:32 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningPBZMarshall2 hr
Jun 26, 8:32 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPBZMonongalia43 min
Jun 26, 8:51 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPBZWetzel59 min
Jun 26, 9:04 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPBZMarion56 min
Jun 26, 9:10 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPBZPreston40 min
Jun 26, 9:56 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPBZTucker44 min
Jun 27, 3:09 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPBZMonongalia26 min
Jun 27, 3:19 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPBZPreston41 min
Jun 27, 10:08 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPBZWetzel44 min
Jun 27, 7:57 PM EDTTornado WarningPBZMarshall48 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; verification from NCEI's Storm Data.