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River Flood Warning 2, NWS Pittsburgh, PA

March 20, 2020Tuscarawas County, Ohio

NWS Pittsburgh, PA issued this river flood warning at Mar 20, 2020, 11:00 AM EDT for Tuscarawas County, Ohio. It took effect at Mar 20, 2020, 2:00 PM EDT. It was in force for 4 days.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Mar 20, 2020, 11:00 AM EDT (15:00 UTC)
In effect from: Mar 20, 2020, 2:00 PM EDT
Expired: Mar 24, 2020, 12:44 PM EDT
In force: 4 days
Issued by: NWS Pittsburgh, PA
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: Minor

County Tuscarawas County, OH

The radar

The Pittsburgh radar (KPBZ), 107 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 14:59 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The river

Written for the forecast point Stillwater Creek at Uhrichsville (URVO1). The gauge peaked at 8.78 ft at Mar 22, 2020, 2:00 AM EDT.

Action stage: 8 ft
Minor stage: 10 ft
Moderate stage: 13 ft
Major stage: 16 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 03127500, 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 Mar 20, 9:49 AM EDT, 1 hour 11 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 20, 9:49 AM EDT, 1 hour 11 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 20, 2:18 AM EDT, 8 hours 42 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Pittsburgh PA
218 AM EDT Fri Mar 20 2020

MDZ001-PAZ007>009-013>016-020>023-029-031-073>076-WVZ001>004-012-021-
509>514-210630-
Garrett-Mercer-Venango-Forest-Lawrence-Butler-Clarion-Jefferson PA-
Beaver-Allegheny-Armstrong-Indiana-Washington-Greene-Westmoreland-
Westmoreland Ridges-Fayette-Fayette Ridges-Hancock-Brooke-Ohio-
Marshall-Wetzel-Marion-Monongalia-
Ridges of Eastern Monongalia and Northwestern Preston-Preston-
Eastern Preston-Western Tucker-Eastern Tucker-
218 AM EDT Fri Mar 20 2020

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for western Maryland, northwest
Pennsylvania, southwest Pennsylvania, western Pennsylvania,
northern West Virginia and the northern panhandle of West Virginia.

.DAY ONE...Today and tonight.

Thunderstorms are expected to form with an advancing cold front today.
A few storms may be severe and cause damaging wind gusts this
afternoon.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday.

Hazardous weather is not expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Weather spotters are encouraged to report significant weather
conditions according to Standard Operating Procedures.

OHZ039>041-048>050-057>059-068-069-210630-
Tuscarawas-Carroll-Columbiana-Coshocton-Harrison-Jefferson OH-
Muskingum-Guernsey-Belmont-Noble-Monroe-
218 AM EDT Fri Mar 20 2020

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for east central Ohio.

.DAY ONE...Today and tonight.

Additional rainfall this morning may trigger isolated flooding.
Thunderstorms are expected to form with an advancing cold front today.
A few storms may be severe and cause damaging wind gusts this
afternoon.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday.

Hazardous weather is not expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Weather spotters are encouraged to report significant weather
conditions according to Standard Operating Procedures.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Mar 20, 8:47 AM EDT, 2 hours 13 minutes before

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Local storm report, Mar 20, 9:30 AM EDT, 1 hour 30 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
930 AM EDT FRI MAR 20 2020

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0925 AM     FLOOD            OAKDALE                 40.40N  80.18W
03/20/2020                   ALLEGHENY          PA   FIRE DEPT/RESCUE

            FLOODING NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF CLINTON AVE AND
            NOBLESTOWN RD.

&&

EVENT NUMBER PBZ2000668

BROWN

Special weather statement, Mar 20, 9:35 AM EDT, 1 hour 25 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Pittsburgh PA
935 AM EDT Fri Mar 20 2020

OHZ039-048-057-058-201400-
Guernsey-Tuscarawas-Coshocton-Muskingum-
935 AM EDT Fri Mar 20 2020

...A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING GUSTY WIND
WILL AFFECT NORTHWESTERN GUERNSEY...SOUTHEASTERN COSHOCTON...
MUSKINGUM AND SOUTH CENTRAL TUSCARAWAS COUNTIES...

At 935 AM EDT, radar indicated strong thunderstorms were located
along a line extending from near Hanover to 7 miles southeast of
Marne to near Thornport. Movement was east at 55 mph.

Wind gusts up to 45 mph are possible with these storms.

Locations impacted include...
Zanesville...                     Cambridge...
Newcomerstown...                  New Concord...
South Zanesville...               North Zanesville...
Dresden...                        Frazeysburg...
Pleasant Grove...                 Conesville...
Gratiot...                        Plainfield...

This includes the following highways...
  Interstate 70 in Ohio near mile marker 143, and between mile
  markers 145 and 177.
  Interstate 77 in Ohio between mile markers 47 and 64.

These storms may intensify, so monitor local radio or television
stations for additional information and possible warnings from the
National Weather Service.

LAT...LON 3995 8223 3995 8220 4014 8219 4029 8154
      4005 8152 3990 8176 3990 8216 3991 8217
      3991 8223
TIME...MOT...LOC 1335Z 261DEG 48KT 4008 8220 3998 8223 3993 8234

Brown

Local storm report, Mar 20, 10:01 AM EDT, 59 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
1001 AM EDT FRI MAR 20 2020

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1001 AM     HEAVY RAIN       EVANS CITY              40.77N  80.06W
03/20/2020  M2.00 INCH       BUTLER             PA   TRAINED SPOTTER

&&

EVENT NUMBER PBZ2000669

Local storm report, Mar 20, 10:33 AM EDT, 27 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
1033 AM EDT FRI MAR 20 2020

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1031 AM     HEAVY RAIN       1 W WEST LAFAYETTE      40.27N  81.77W
03/20/2020  M3.31 INCH       COSHOCTON          OH   TRAINED SPOTTER

            SINCE NOON 03/19/2020.

&&

EVENT NUMBER PBZ2000670

Local storm report, Mar 20, 10:34 AM EDT, 26 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
1034 AM EDT FRI MAR 20 2020

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1033 AM     FLOOD            1 W WEST LAFAYETTE      40.27N  81.77W
03/20/2020                   COSHOCTON          OH   TRAINED SPOTTER

            NEARBY CREEKS OUT OF THEIR BANKS. JUST FLOODING YARDS
            AT THIS POINT.

&&

EVENT NUMBER PBZ2000671

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Mar 20, 7:14 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	PBZ	Allegheny, Armstrong, Beaver, Butler, Washington, Westmoreland	3 hr
Mar 20, 12:21 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	PBZ	Armstrong, Fayette, Greene, Indiana, Jefferson, Westmoreland	54 min
Mar 20, 12:54 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	PBZ	Lawrence, Mercer, Venango	51 min
Mar 20, 1:01 PM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	PBZ	Beaver	3 hr
Mar 20, 1:06 PM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	PBZ	Venango	4 hr
Mar 20, 1:25 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PBZ	Clarion, Forest, Jefferson, Venango	38 min
Mar 20, 1:29 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	PBZ	Armstrong, Butler, Clarion, Forest, Jefferson, Venango	46 min
Mar 20, 1:42 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PBZ	Butler, Lawrence	33 min
Mar 20, 1:49 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PBZ	Beaver	26 min
Mar 20, 2:02 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	PBZ	Allegheny, Armstrong, Beaver	43 min
Mar 20, 2:03 PM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	PBZ	Beaver, Butler, Lawrence	3 hr
Mar 20, 2:15 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PBZ	Armstrong, Butler, Clarion, Indiana, Jefferson	45 min
Mar 20, 2:33 PM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	PBZ	Clarion, Jefferson, Venango	3 hr
Mar 20, 2:57 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	PBZ	Indiana	33 min
Mar 20, 3:32 PM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	PBZ	Allegheny, Butler	3 hr
Mar 20, 4:07 PM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	PBZ	Beaver	16 hr
Mar 20, 4:26 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	PBZ	Westmoreland	49 min
Mar 20, 4:32 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PBZ	Fayette, Westmoreland	28 min
Mar 20, 5:20 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	PBZ	Belmont, Coshocton, Guernsey, Harrison, Muskingum, Tuscarawas	5 hr
Mar 20, 5:23 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	PBZ	Coshocton, Guernsey, Harrison, Muskingum, Tuscarawas	52 min
Mar 20, 5:43 AM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	PBZ	Belmont, Guernsey, Harrison, Tuscarawas	3 hr
Mar 20, 9:35 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	PBZ	Muskingum	25 min
Mar 20, 10:20 AM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	PBZ	Belmont, Carroll, Columbiana, Coshocton, Guernsey, Harrison and 3 more	5 hr
Mar 20, 11:00 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	PBZ	Guernsey	58 hr
Mar 20, 1:06 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	PBZ	Carroll, Coshocton, Guernsey, Harrison, Tuscarawas	39 min
Mar 20, 1:29 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PBZ	Carroll, Jefferson, Tuscarawas	31 min
Mar 20, 2:15 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	PBZ	Harrison, Jefferson	45 min
Mar 20, 2:23 PM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	PBZ	Muskingum	28 hr
Mar 20, 2:28 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PBZ	Harrison	21 min
Mar 20, 3:27 PM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	PBZ	Belmont, Carroll, Columbiana, Coshocton, Guernsey, Harrison and 3 more	27 hr
Mar 20, 5:31 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	PBZ	Preston	29 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive; the gauge from the NWS water service and the USGS.