Alert archive / Ohio / Severe Thunderstorm Watches
Severe Thunderstorm Watches in Ohio, 1998
50 severe thunderstorm watches in 1998. An alert counts here when it covered any part of the state, so the counties below add up to more than the state. The archive of severe thunderstorm watches reaches back to 1997.
Severe Thunderstorm Watches by county
Each county as a circle sized by its count in 1998. Tap one for its archive.
- Severe Thunderstorm Watches
- 50
- Busiest month
- June17 severe thunderstorm watches
- Busiest day
- May 31, 19983 severe thunderstorm watches
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The alerts
Every alert, in the order issued. Times are local, Eastern Time. Each opens its own page with the text, the map, the radar and the sounding.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 17, 1:00 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Athens, Gallia, Hocking, Jackson, Lawrence, Meigs and 4 more | 5 hr |
| Mar 8, 6:45 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Adams, Brown, Butler, Clermont, Clinton, Hamilton and 7 more | 5 hr |
| Apr 8, 2:00 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Adams, Auglaize, Brown, Butler, Champaign, Clark and 16 more | 4 hr |
| Apr 16, 1:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Allen, Auglaize, Crawford, Defiance, Fulton, Hancock and 14 more | |
| May 13, 4:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Adams, Auglaize, Brown, Butler, Champaign, Clark and 27 more | 6 hr |
| May 20, 5:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Lawrence, Scioto | 5 hr |
| May 20, 7:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Allen, Ashland, Athens, Auglaize, Butler, Champaign and 51 more | 5 hr |
| May 24, 2:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Adams, Athens, Brown, Butler, Clermont, Clinton and 13 more | 6 hr |
| May 29, 2:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Belmont, Carroll, Columbiana, Coshocton, Franklin, Guernsey and 15 more | 6 hr |
| May 29, 3:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Allen, Ashland, Auglaize, Champaign, Clark, Crawford and 34 more | 6 hr |
| May 31, 10:30 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Ashland, Ashtabula, Carroll, Columbiana, Coshocton, Crawford and 29 more | 5 hr |
| May 31, 1:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Allen, Auglaize, Champaign, Crawford, Darke, Defiance and 21 more | 6 hr |
| May 31, 4:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Adams, Brown, Butler, Champaign, Clark, Clermont and 16 more | 6 hr |
| Jun 10, 2:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Lawrence | 6 hr |
| Jun 12, 8:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Ashtabula, Athens, Belmont, Carroll, Columbiana, Coshocton and 25 more | 6 hr |
| Jun 12, 10:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Adams, Brown, Clermont, Gallia, Highland, Jackson and 5 more | 6 hr |
| Jun 13, 1:00 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Gallia, Lawrence | 6 hr |
| Jun 16, 12:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Adams, Athens, Belmont, Brown, Carroll, Clermont and 31 more | 6 hr |
| Jun 19, 12:00 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Allen, Auglaize, Butler, Champaign, Clark, Darke and 24 more | 5 hr |
| Jun 19, 3:15 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Adams, Brown, Butler, Carroll, Champaign, Clark and 34 more | 5 hr |
| Jun 22, 12:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Butler, Champaign, Clark, Darke, Greene, Hamilton and 5 more | 6 hr |
| Jun 24, 7:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Ashland, Ashtabula, Carroll, Columbiana, Coshocton, Crawford and 30 more | 4 hr |
| Jun 25, 8:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Lucas | 6 hr |
| Jun 27, 4:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Ashland, Athens, Belmont, Carroll, Columbiana, Coshocton and 49 more | 6 hr |
| Jun 27, 9:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Gallia, Jackson, Meigs | 5 hr |
| Jun 28, 5:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Allen, Ashland, Auglaize, Belmont, Carroll, Champaign and 54 more | 6 hr |
| Jun 28, 9:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Athens, Fairfield, Gallia, Hocking, Jackson, Lawrence and 7 more | 5 hr |
| Jun 29, 2:15 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Adams, Brown, Butler, Champaign, Clark, Clermont and 22 more | 4 hr |
| Jun 29, 10:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Adams, Allen, Ashland, Auglaize, Brown, Butler and 52 more | 5 hr |
| Jun 30, 1:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Ashtabula, Belmont, Carroll, Columbiana, Coshocton, Fairfield and 15 more | 7 hr |
| Jul 19, 2:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Adams, Brown, Clermont | 5 hr |
| Jul 19, 4:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Allen, Auglaize, Champaign, Crawford, Darke, Defiance and 23 more | 6 hr |
| Jul 19, 7:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Ashland, Belmont, Carroll, Columbiana, Coshocton, Cuyahoga and 21 more | 5 hr |
| Jul 19, 9:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Athens, Butler, Champaign, Clark, Clermont, Clinton and 26 more | 6 hr |
| Jul 21, 6:30 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Allen, Ashland, Auglaize, Carroll, Columbiana, Coshocton and 42 more | 6 hr |
| Jul 21, 7:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Ashland, Ashtabula, Columbiana, Crawford, Cuyahoga, Erie and 20 more | 5 hr |
| Jul 21, 8:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Allen, Defiance, Fulton, Henry, Paulding, Putnam and 2 more | 4 hr |
| Jul 21, 11:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Allen, Ashland, Auglaize, Belmont, Carroll, Champaign and 44 more | 6 hr |
| Aug 24, 5:45 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Allen, Ashland, Ashtabula, Carroll, Columbiana, Crawford and 31 more | 6 hr |
| Aug 24, 5:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Allen, Ashland, Auglaize, Champaign, Coshocton, Crawford and 32 more | 5 hr |
| Aug 24, 6:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Butler, Champaign, Clark, Clermont, Clinton, Darke and 13 more | 4 hr |
| Aug 25, 1:00 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Allen, Crawford, Defiance, Fulton, Hancock, Henry and 10 more | 6 hr |
| Aug 25, 5:00 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Allen, Ashland, Ashtabula, Auglaize, Carroll, Champaign and 42 more | 4 hr |
| Aug 25, 2:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Athens, Auglaize, Belmont, Butler, Carroll, Champaign and 44 more | 7 hr |
| Sep 7, 5:00 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Ashland, Ashtabula, Columbiana, Crawford, Cuyahoga, Erie and 17 more | 5 hr |
| Sep 7, 6:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Washington | 6 hr |
| Nov 10, 11:45 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Allen, Auglaize, Brown, Butler, Champaign, Clark and 34 more | 5 hr |
| Nov 10, 3:30 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Ashland, Ashtabula, Athens, Belmont, Carroll, Columbiana and 38 more | 5 hr |
| Dec 6, 10:00 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Allen, Auglaize, Butler, Champaign, Clark, Clermont and 30 more | 5 hr |
| Dec 7, 12:15 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Ashland, Ashtabula, Athens, Carroll, Clermont, Clinton and 43 more | 5 hr |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Marion County22
- Champaign County21
- Union County21
- Crawford County21
- Hardin County21
- Seneca County21
- Hancock County20
- Sandusky County20
- Wyandot County20
- Madison County19
- Miami County19
- Delaware County19
- Franklin County19
- Richland County19
- Stark County19
- Columbiana County19
- Darke County18
- Mercer County18
- Wood County18
- Morrow County18
- Coshocton County18
- Holmes County18
- Huron County18
- Knox County18
- Summit County18
- Wayne County18
- Warren County17
- Auglaize County17
- Clark County17
- Greene County17
- Logan County17
- Shelby County17
- Allen County17
- Henry County17
- Ottawa County17
- Paulding County17
- Putnam County17
- Van Wert County17
- Ashland County17
- Licking County17
48 more counties
- Portage County17
- Tuscarawas County17
- Carroll County17
- Butler County16
- Clermont County16
- Highland County16
- Defiance County16
- Mahoning County16
- Trumbull County16
- Erie County16
- Clinton County15
- Hamilton County15
- Ross County15
- Montgomery County15
- Preble County15
- Pickaway County15
- Fairfield County15
- Medina County15
- Muskingum County15
- Perry County14
- Pike County14
- Vinton County14
- Fayette County14
- Fulton County14
- Lucas County14
- Guernsey County14
- Geauga County14
- Lorain County14
- Hocking County13
- Jackson County13
- Williams County13
- Harrison County13
- Jefferson County13
- Brown County12
- Noble County12
- Cuyahoga County12
- Lake County12
- Athens County11
- Lawrence County11
- Scioto County11
- Adams County11
- Morgan County10
- Washington County10
- Belmont County10
- Ashtabula County10
- Meigs County9
- Monroe County8
- Gallia County7
The busiest days
Days with the most alerts issued, by UTC date.
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Sources
National Weather Service watches, warnings, advisories and statements from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's VTEC archive, which reconstructs tornado, severe thunderstorm, flash flood and marine warnings back to 1986 from the NWS text archive. Storm Prediction Center watches and mesoscale discussions from SPC's archive through the Mesonet. County centers from the US Census Bureau. Rebuilt daily.