Thunderstorm Wind, Guernsey
- When
- June 19, 4:45 AM EST
- Where
- Guernsey County, Winterset
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 40.100, -81.420
Thunderstorm winds blew several trees down onto US Route 22.
Flash Flooding and Damaging Wind in Ohio, June 19, 1998
3 flash flood, 1 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 3 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $35,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 4
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
The radar
The Pittsburgh radar (KPBZ), 113 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 09:45 UTC.
Event by event
3 flash flood, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Flash Flood, Belmont
- When
- June 19, 5:32 AM EST to 7:30 AM EST
- Where
- Belmont County, Colerain
- Property damage
- $30,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 40.016, -80.988 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Thunderstorm rains caused flooding on SR 5, closing it. CR 4 was closed for a half-hour due to localized flooding. Several basements in the Colerain area were flooded.
Flash Flood, Jefferson
- When
- June 19, 5:38 AM EST to 7:30 AM EST
- Where
- Jefferson County, Emerson
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 40.385, -80.761 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Thunderstorm rains flooded CR 5.
Flash Flood, Belmont
- When
- June 19, 5:45 AM EST to 7:45 AM EST
- Where
- Belmont County, Bridgeport
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 40.016, -80.988 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
US Route 40 closed due to localized flooding in the Bridgeport area.
What these are
- Thunderstorm Wind
- Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.
- Flash Flood
- Flooding that begins within six hours of the rain that causes it, or of a dam or levee failure or ice jam release, often with deadly speed.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Rip Current in Florida, June 19, 1998
- Heat in Louisiana, June 19, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Georgia, June 19, 1998
- Flash Flooding and Flood in West Virginia, June 19 to 20, 1998
- Damaging Winds in Ohio, June 19, 1998
- Tornado in North Carolina, June 19, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Winds in South Carolina, June 19, 1998
- Tornado in Montana, June 19, 1998
- Flash Flooding and Hail in West Virginia, June 19, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Ohio, June 19, 1998
- Damaging Winds in Kentucky, June 19, 1998
- Flash Flooding in Pennsylvania, June 19, 1998
More
Every storm in Ohio in 1998Every state in 1998This day in weather historyWarnings in Ohio, June 1998
Sources
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5669777, 5669778, 5669779, 5669780.