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Flash Flood Warning 9, NWS Pittsburgh, PA

June 5, 2010Belmont County, Guernsey County, Ohio

NWS Pittsburgh, PA issued this flash flood warning at Jun 5, 2010, 5:44 PM EDT for Belmont County, Guernsey County, Ohio. It was in force for 4 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 5, 2010, 5:44 PM EDT (21:44 UTC)
Expired
Jun 5, 2010, 9:30 PM EDT
In force
4 hr
Issued by
NWS Pittsburgh, PA
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

Counties Belmont County, OH, Guernsey County, OH

The radar

The Pittsburgh radar (KPBZ), 103 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:48 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 12:00Z, 9.7 hours before the alert went out and 106 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 12:00Z on 2010-06-05Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 120 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 12:00Z on 2010-06-05The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 171 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
120 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-71 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1013 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
46 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
171 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
190 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.9

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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.

NWS Pittsburgh, PA wrote its last area forecast discussion before this flash flood warning went out at Jun 5, 2:54 PM EDT, 2 hours 50 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 5, 2:54 PM EDT, 2 hours 50 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
254 PM EDT SAT JUN 5 2010

.SYNOPSIS...
A BOUNDARY WILL REMAIN STATIONARY ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH TONIGHT
BEFORE LOW PRESSURE PUSHES THE FRONT SOUTH SUNDAY EVENING.
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NUMEROUS UNTIL THE FRONT PASSES
MIDDAY SUNDAY WITH LEFTOVER SHOWERS SUNDAY EVENING. IT WILL BE
LESS HUMID MONDAY.

&&

.NEAR TERM /THROUGH SUNDAY/...
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS SCATTERED ACROSS OHIO AND INTO NRN CWA
WILL BECOME MORE WIDESPREAD THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT AS UPPER
LEVEL IMPULSES MOVE ALONG DIFFUSE BOUNDARY AND OTHER OUTFLOW
BOUNDARIES ACROSS CWA. POTENTIAL FOR FLASH FLOODING AND SEVERE
STORMS WILL CONTINUE INTO OVERNIGHT WITH SATURATED GROUND AND DEEP
MOISTURE BRINGING HEAVY RAINFALL POTENTIAL. SEVERE THREAT HARD TO
PIN DOWN BUT EXPECT ONE OF MORE MCS TO DEVELOP AND MOVE ACROSS
REGION THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. LATER TONIGHT SURFACE LOW WILL
DEVELOP ACROSS GREAT LAKES AS STRONGER SHORTWAVE MOVES EAST. THIS
WILL PUSH FRONT ACROSS CWA SUNDAY MORNING AND EAST OF RIDGES BY
LATE DAY. HIGHEST POPS SUNDAY IN THE MORNING BUT CONTINUED RAIN
CHANCES IN THE AFTERNOON AS UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WORKS ACROSS
REGION. MUGGY AND MILD TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY.

&&

.SHORT TERM /SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY/...
EVENING SHOWERS SHOULD END QUICKLY AS DRIER AIR WORKS INTO REGION
WELL BEHIND COLD FRONT SUNDAY NIGHT. SURFACE RIDGE WILL BRING DRY
CONDITIONS UNTIL LATER TUESDAY WHEN SYSTEM BEGINS TO MOVE EAST
FROM THE CENTRAL PLAINS AND PUSHES WARM FRONT NORTH TOWARD REGION.
TEMPERATURES WILL BE CLOSE TO SEASONAL.

&&

.LONG TERM /TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY/...
LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE EAST ALONG THE OHIO VALLEY WEDNESDAY
AND TO THE MID ATLANTIC COAST THURSDAY MORNING. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE FORECAST FOR TUESDAY NIGHT INTO MIDDAY
THURSDAY. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BRING A DRY PERIOD FOR LATE THURSDAY
THROUGH FRIDAY. A WARM FRONT IS PROGGED TO PUSH NORTHEAST ACROSS THE
REGION SATURDAY WITH ANOTHER CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND STORMS.

TEMPERATURES ARE FORECAST TO BE NEAR FOR THE MIDDLE OF THE WEEK AND
GRADUALLY WARM TO AROUND 5 DEGREES NORMAL BY SATURDAY.

&&

.AVIATION /19Z SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY/...
SEVERAL AREAS OF SHOWERS AND SCATTERED STRONG TO SEVERE
THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO SLIDE EASTWARD ACROSS THE TERMINALS
THROUGH TONIGHT AS A FRONTAL BOUNDARY REMAINS STRETCHED ACROSS THE
OH VALLEY. MVFR CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL WITH OCCASIONAL IFR
RESTRICTIONS IN HEAVY PRECIPITATION AND FOG.

LOW PRESSURE WILL STRENGTHEN AS IT SLIDES EAST ALONG THE OH VALLEY
LATE TONIGHT AND SUNDAY MORNING. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SCATTERED
STORMS WILL TAPER TO SCATTERED SHOWERS BY 18Z SUNDAY AS THE LOW
MOVES BY THE THE EAST. SURFACE WINDS WILL BECOME NORTHWEST 15 KT
WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT BETWEEN 12Z-15Z SUNDAY.

SURFACE HIGH WILL BUILD INTO THE REGION SUNDAY NIGHT WITH MAINLY
VFR WEATHER EXPECTED SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY. ANOTHER SYSTEM
WILL TRACK EAST FROM THE CENTRAL PLAINS BRINGING ANOTHER ROUND OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORM WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR RESTRICTIONS TUESDAY
NIGHT THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY.

&&

.PBZ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
MD...FLASH FLOOD WATCH THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING FOR MDZ001.
OH...FLASH FLOOD WATCH THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING FOR OHZ039>041-
     048>050-057>059-068-069.
PA...FLASH FLOOD WATCH THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING FOR PAZ007>009-
     013>016-020>023-029>032.
WV...FLASH FLOOD WATCH THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING FOR WVZ001>004-012-
     021>023-041.

&&
Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 5, 3:26 PM EDT, 2 hours 18 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
326 PM EDT SAT JUN 5 2010

OHZ039>041-048>050-057>059-068-069-PAZ007>009-013>016-020>023-
029>032-WVZ001>004-061930-
TUSCARAWAS-CARROLL-COLUMBIANA-COSHOCTON-HARRISON-JEFFERSON OH-
MUSKINGUM-GUERNSEY-BELMONT-NOBLE-MONROE-MERCER-VENANGO-FOREST-
LAWRENCE-BUTLER-CLARION-JEFFERSON PA-BEAVER-ALLEGHENY-ARMSTRONG-
INDIANA-WASHINGTON-WESTMORELAND-GREENE-FAYETTE-HANCOCK-BROOKE-OHIO-
MARSHALL-
326 PM EDT SAT JUN 5 2010

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING...
...TORNADO WATCH 265 IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EAST CENTRAL OHIO...NORTHWEST
PENNSYLVANIA...SOUTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA...WEST CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA
AND NORTHERN PANHANDLE OF WEST VIRGINIA.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   TORNADO WATCH.
   FLASH FLOOD WATCH.

THERE IS A MODERATE RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. THE MAIN SEVERE
THREATS WILL BE DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL...BUT TORNADOES ARE
ALSO POSSIBLE.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   FLASH FLOOD WATCH.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.

MDZ001-WVZ012-021>023-041-061930-
GARRETT-WETZEL-MARION-MONONGALIA-PRESTON-TUCKER-
326 PM EDT SAT JUN 5 2010

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING...
...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 264 IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN MARYLAND AND NORTHERN
WEST VIRGINIA.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   FLASH FLOOD WATCH.
   SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH.

THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. THE MAIN SEVERE
THREATS WILL BE DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL...BUT TORNADOES ARE
ALSO POSSIBLE.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   FLASH FLOOD WATCH.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.

In the hours before

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 4, 8:07 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPBZFayette, Greene, Washington58 min
Jun 4, 8:25 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPBZForest17 min
Jun 5, 3:15 AM EDTFlash Flood WatchPBZAllegheny, Armstrong, Beaver, Butler, Clarion, Forest and 6 more32 hr
Jun 5, 2:27 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPBZArmstrong, Butler, Lawrence, Mercer, Venango48 min
Jun 5, 2:59 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPBZArmstrong, Butler, Clarion46 min
Jun 5, 4:20 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPBZFayette, Greene, Washington55 min
Jun 5, 4:26 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPBZAllegheny, Beaver, Washington64 min
Jun 5, 4:41 PM EDTTornado WarningPBZFayette, Greene49 min
Jun 5, 5:02 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningPBZAllegheny3 hr
Jun 5, 5:07 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPBZFayette, Washington38 min
Jun 5, 5:14 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPBZGreene46 min
Jun 5, 5:21 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningPBZWestmoreland3 hr
Jun 5, 5:38 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPBZGreene67 min
Jun 5, 7:59 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningPBZAllegheny3 hr
Jun 4, 8:16 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPBZGuernsey, Muskingum, Noble59 min
Jun 4, 8:30 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPBZBelmont60 min
Jun 4, 8:40 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningPBZBelmont, Guernsey, Muskingum4 hr
Jun 5, 4:31 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPBZCarroll, Coshocton, Guernsey, Harrison, Muskingum, Tuscarawas59 min
Jun 5, 4:53 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPBZCoshocton, Muskingum52 min
Jun 5, 6:06 AM EDTAreal Flood WarningPBZCarroll, Coshocton, Harrison, Jefferson, Tuscarawas6 hr
Jun 5, 8:48 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPBZMuskingum57 min
Jun 5, 9:52 AM EDTAreal Flood WarningPBZBelmont, Guernsey, Monroe, Muskingum, Noble8 hr
Jun 5, 10:08 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningPBZTuscarawas24 hr
Jun 5, 1:50 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPBZCoshocton55 min
Jun 5, 2:32 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPBZCoshocton, Guernsey, Muskingum, Tuscarawas43 min
Jun 5, 2:51 PM EDTTornado WarningPBZCarroll, Harrison, Tuscarawas39 min
Jun 5, 3:16 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningPBZCoshocton, Tuscarawas3 hr
Jun 5, 3:33 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPBZBelmont, Guernsey, Monroe, Noble42 min
Jun 5, 3:33 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPBZCarroll, Harrison, Jefferson, Tuscarawas57 min
Jun 5, 3:34 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningPBZCoshocton18 hr
Jun 5, 4:22 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPBZBelmont, Guernsey, Monroe, Noble23 min
Jun 5, 4:54 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningPBZHarrison4 hr
Jun 5, 6:57 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningPBZCoshocton, Tuscarawas17 hr
Jun 5, 4:39 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningPBZMarshall3 hr
Jun 5, 6:48 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPBZTucker42 min
Jun 5, 7:07 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningPBZWetzel4 hr

Nearby

Flash Flood Warnings in Ohio, 2010Every flash flood warning in 2010

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.