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River Flood Warning 38, NWS Pittsburgh, PA
NWS Pittsburgh, PA issued this river flood warning at Apr 3, 2018, 10:36 PM EDT for Guernsey County, Ohio. It took effect at Apr 4, 2018, 12:17 PM EDT. It was in force for 57 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 3, 2018, 10:36 PM EDT (02:36 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 4, 2018, 12:17 PM EDT
- Expired
- Apr 6, 2018, 9:22 PM EDT
- In force
- 57 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Pittsburgh, PA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- Minor
County Guernsey County, OH
The radar
The Pittsburgh radar (KPBZ), 121 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:40 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The river
Written for the forecast point Wills Creek at Cambridge (CDIO1).
- Action stage
- 10.8 ft
- Minor stage
- 15 ft
- Moderate stage
- 18 ft
- Major stage
- 20 ft
This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests
Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 03142000, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this river 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 river flood warning went out at Apr 3, 9:48 PM EDT, 48 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 3, 9:48 PM EDT, 48 minutes before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Pittsburgh PA 712 PM EDT Tue Apr 3 2018 MDZ001-PAZ016-023-074-076-WVZ511>514-042315- Garrett-Jefferson-Indiana-Westmoreland Ridges-Fayette Ridges-Preston- Eastern Preston-Western Tucker-Eastern Tucker- 712 PM EDT Tue Apr 3 2018 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 8 PM EDT WEDNESDAY... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for western Maryland, southwest Pennsylvania, west central Pennsylvania and northern West Virginia. .DAY ONE...Tonight. Isolated severe thunderstorms are possible with the passage of a cold front tonight. Damaging winds are the main threat. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Wind Advisory. Wind Advisory. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. WVZ510-042315- Ridges of Eastern Monongalia and Northwestern Preston- 712 PM EDT Tue Apr 3 2018 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 30 IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EDT WEDNESDAY... ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 8 PM EDT WEDNESDAY... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for northern West Virginia. .DAY ONE...Tonight. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Severe Thunderstorm Watch. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Wind Advisory. Wind Advisory. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. OHZ049-050-057>059-068-069-PAZ029-031-WVZ001>004-012-021-509-042315- Harrison-Jefferson-Muskingum-Guernsey-Belmont-Noble-Monroe- Washington-Greene-Hancock-Brooke-Ohio-Marshall-Wetzel-Marion- Monongalia- 712 PM EDT Tue Apr 3 2018 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EDT WEDNESDAY... ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 30 IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EDT WEDNESDAY... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for east central Ohio, southwest Pennsylvania, northern West Virginia and northern panhandle of West Virginia. .DAY ONE...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. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday. Strong winds are forecast Wednesday. If gusts are increased a wind advisory will be needed. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. PAZ007>009-013>015-020-022-042315- Mercer-Venango-Forest-Lawrence-Butler-Clarion-Beaver-Armstrong- 712 PM EDT Tue Apr 3 2018 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for northwest Pennsylvania, west central Pennsylvania and western Pennsylvania. .DAY ONE...Tonight. Moderate rainfall tonight could lead to localized flooding. Isolated severe thunderstorms are possible with the passage of a cold front tonight. Damaging wind is the main threat. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday. Strong winds are forecast Wednesday. If gusts are increased a wind advisory will be needed. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. PAZ021-073-075-042315- Allegheny-Westmoreland-Fayette- 712 PM EDT Tue Apr 3 2018 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EDT WEDNESDAY... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for southwest Pennsylvania. .DAY ONE...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. Slight risk for severe thunderstorms tonight. The main threat is damaging wind. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday. Strong winds are forecast Wednesday. If gusts are increased a wind advisory will be needed. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. OHZ041-042315- Columbiana- 712 PM EDT Tue Apr 3 2018 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for east central Ohio. .DAY ONE...Tonight. Moderate rainfall today could lead to localized flooding. Isolated severe thunderstorms are possible with the passage of a cold front tonight. Damaging wind is the main threat. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday. Strong winds are forecast Wednesday. If gusts are increased a wind advisory will be needed. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. OHZ039-040-048-042315- Tuscarawas-Carroll-Coshocton- 712 PM EDT Tue Apr 3 2018 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EDT WEDNESDAY... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for east central Ohio. .DAY ONE...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. Slight risk for severe thunderstorms tonight. The main threat is damaging wind. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday. Strong winds are forecast Wednesday. If gusts are increased a wind advisory will be needed. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time.
In the hours before
Local storm report, Apr 3, 8:41 PM EDT, 1 hour 55 minutes before
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</html>The office that day
Everything else NWS Pittsburgh, PA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 3, 8:09 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Allegheny, Greene, Washington | 26 min |
| Apr 3, 8:17 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PBZ | Beaver, Lawrence | 11 hr |
| Apr 3, 8:20 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PBZ | Allegheny, Armstrong, Beaver, Butler, Fayette, Greene and 4 more | 11 hr |
| Apr 3, 8:29 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PBZ | Allegheny | 46 min |
| Apr 3, 8:33 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Allegheny, Armstrong, Indiana, Washington, Westmoreland | 27 min |
| Apr 3, 8:58 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PBZ | Fayette, Westmoreland | 47 min |
| Apr 4, 10:46 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PBZ | Carroll, Coshocton, Harrison, Tuscarawas | 6 hr |
| Apr 4, 3:29 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | PBZ | Tuscarawas | 48 hr |
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River Flood Warnings in Ohio, 2018Every river flood warning in 2018
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive; the gauge from the NWS water service and the USGS.