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Flash Flood Warning 21, NWS Pittsburgh, PA
NWS Pittsburgh, PA issued this flash flood warning at Aug 21, 2022, 3:10 PM EDT for Muskingum County, Ohio. It was in force for 2 hr. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 21, 2022, 3:10 PM EDT (19:10 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 21, 2022, 5:15 PM EDT
- In force
- 2 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Pittsburgh, PA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
County Muskingum County, OH
The radar
The Pittsburgh radar (KPBZ), 154 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:10 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.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 21, 4:30 PM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | Zanesville, OH | REPORT OF LOCUS AVENUE FLOODED NEAR SR 60 FROM HEAVY RAINS. MINOR FLOODING ALSO SEEN ALONG SMALL PORTIONS OF I-70 AND US40 AS A RESULT OF NEARBY CONSTRUCTION. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Detroit, MI (KDTX), launched 12:00Z, 7.2 hours before the alert went out and 332 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 29 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -17 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 811 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 26 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 67 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 123 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
587
WGUS51 KPBZ 211910
FFWPBZ
OHC119-212115-
/O.NEW.KPBZ.FF.W.0021.220821T1910Z-220821T2115Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Pittsburgh PA
310 PM EDT Sun Aug 21 2022
The National Weather Service in Pittsburgh has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Central Muskingum County in east central Ohio...
* Until 515 PM EDT.
* At 310 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1.5 and 2 inches of
rain have fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 2 inches in 1
hour. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches are possible in
the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin
shortly.
HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.
SOURCE...Radar.
IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban
areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as
other poor drainage and low-lying areas.
* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
Zanesville, South Zanesville, North Zanesville, Pleasant Grove,
Norwich, Bridgeville and Duncan Falls.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
&&
LAT...LON 4000 8199 4003 8190 4003 8187 4004 8184
4004 8179 4002 8178 4002 8177 4001 8176
3999 8179 3998 8179 3997 8181 3994 8183
3989 8191 3988 8193 3987 8197 3987 8201
3988 8202 3997 8202
FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
EXPECTED RAINFALL RATE...1-2 INCHES IN 1 HOUR
$$2 follow-up statements
216
WGUS71 KPBZ 211938
FFSPBZ
Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Pittsburgh PA
338 PM EDT Sun Aug 21 2022
OHC119-212115-
/O.CON.KPBZ.FF.W.0021.000000T0000Z-220821T2115Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Muskingum OH-
338 PM EDT Sun Aug 21 2022
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 515 PM EDT THIS
AFTERNOON FOR CENTRAL MUSKINGUM COUNTY...
At 338 PM EDT, Radar indicated that thunderstorms had produced
between 2 and 3 inches of rain. Additional rainfall amounts of 0.2
to 0.5 inches are possible in the warned area.
HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.
SOURCE...Radar.
IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas,
highways, streets and underpasses as well as other poor
drainage and low-lying areas.
Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
Zanesville, South Zanesville, North Zanesville, Pleasant Grove,
Norwich, Bridgeville and Duncan Falls.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Be aware of your surroundings and do not drive on flooded roads.
&&
LAT...LON 4000 8199 4003 8190 4003 8187 4004 8184
4004 8179 4002 8178 4002 8177 4001 8176
3999 8179 3998 8179 3997 8181 3994 8183
3989 8191 3988 8193 3987 8197 3987 8201
3988 8202 3997 8202
FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
$$679
WGUS71 KPBZ 212109
FFSPBZ
Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Pittsburgh PA
509 PM EDT Sun Aug 21 2022
OHC119-212119-
/O.EXP.KPBZ.FF.W.0021.000000T0000Z-220821T2115Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Muskingum OH-
509 PM EDT Sun Aug 21 2022
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 515 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON FOR
CENTRAL MUSKINGUM COUNTY...
The heavy rain has ended, although showers remain in the area.
Please continue to heed remaining road closures and be alert for
future warnings.
LAT...LON 4000 8199 4003 8190 4003 8187 4004 8184
4004 8179 4002 8178 4002 8177 4001 8176
3999 8179 3998 8179 3997 8181 3994 8183
3989 8191 3988 8193 3987 8197 3987 8201
3988 8202 3997 8202
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Pittsburgh, PA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 20, 8:01 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Coshocton, Guernsey, Tuscarawas | 44 min |
| Aug 20, 8:02 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Muskingum | 43 min |
| Aug 20, 8:38 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PBZ | Guernsey | 37 min |
| Aug 20, 8:40 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Carroll, Harrison, Tuscarawas | 50 min |
| Aug 20, 8:41 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Belmont, Guernsey, Monroe, Noble | 49 min |
| Aug 20, 9:26 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Belmont, Carroll, Harrison, Jefferson, Monroe | 49 min |
| Aug 20, 9:49 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PBZ | Columbiana | 41 min |
| Aug 21, 3:06 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Muskingum | 39 min |
| Aug 21, 4:16 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PBZ | Guernsey | 29 min |
| Aug 21, 5:02 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PBZ | Monroe | 28 min |
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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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.