Alert archive / Ohio / Flash Flood Warnings in 2006

Flash Flood Warning 21, NWS Cleveland, OH

June 22, 2006Huron County, Ohio

NWS Cleveland, OH issued this flash flood warning at Jun 22, 2006, 3:45 PM EDT for Huron County, Ohio. It was in force for 6 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
Jun 22, 2006, 3:45 PM EDT (19:45 UTC)
Expired
Jun 22, 2006, 9:45 PM EDT
In force
6 hr
Issued by
NWS Cleveland, OH
Area
Counties, with a storm outline in the text

County Huron County, OH

The radar

The Cleveland radar (KCLE), 72 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:44 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

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jun 22, 4:50 PM EDTFLASH FLOODGreenwich, OHCREEK FLOODED OVER NINEVEH ROAD

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 12:00Z, 7.8 hours before the alert went out and 214 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Cncnati-Daytn, OH at 12:00Z on 2006-06-22Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 2364 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Cncnati-Daytn, OH at 12:00Z on 2006-06-22The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 84 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
2364 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-34 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
898 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
27 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
84 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
94 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.8
Supercell composite
3.9

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
WGUS51 KCLE 221950
FFWCLE
OHC077-230145-

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
345 PM EDT THU JUN 22 2006

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CLEVELAND HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  HURON COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL OHIO
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF NORWALK

* UNTIL 945 PM EDT

* AT 344 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED   
THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL MOVING INTO HURON COUNTY.  
RAPID RISES OF ALREADY FLOODED STREAMS AND RIVERS IS LIKELY THIS 
EVENING IN HURON COUNTY.  RAINFALL OF 1 TO 3 INCHES... WITH ISOLATED 
AMOUNTS TO 4 INCHES... IS POSSIBLE THROUGH 9 PM.  THIS IS A 
POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS FLOODING SITUATION.  

* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO WAKEMAN... 
MONROEVILLE... AND NORTH FAIRFIELD.

EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE RAPID RISES ALONG 
ALREADY FLOODED CREEKS AND STREAMS. HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES WILL 
FLOOD QUICKLY.  

DO NOT UNDERESTIMATE THE POWER OF FLOOD WATERS. ONLY A FEW INCHES OF 
RAPIDLY FLOWING WATER CAN QUICKLY CARRY AWAY YOUR VEHICLE. TURN 
AROUND...DONT DROWN

LAT...LON 4128 8282 4128 8235 4107 8235 4106 8243
      4099 8243 4099 8273 4100 8282 4120 8282
      4125 8284

$$

ASTIFAN
1 follow-up statement
000 
WGUS71 KCLE 222327
FFSCLE

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
723 PM EDT THU JUN 22 2006

OHC077-230145-
HURON OH-
723 PM EDT THU JUN 22 2006

...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 945 PM EDT FOR HURON
COUNTY...

AT 720 PM EDT...SEVERE FLOODING CONTINUES ACROSS HURON COUNTY. MANY 
PRIMARY AND SECONDARY ROADS ARE FLOODED COUNTYWIDE... INCLUDING 
ROUTE 303 NEAR WAKEMAN... AND ROUTE 60 BETWEEN NEW LONDON AND 
CLARKSFIELD.

DO NOT UNDERESTIMATE THE POWER OF FLOOD WATERS. ONLY A FEW INCHES OF 
RAPIDLY FLOWING WATER CAN QUICKLY CARRY AWAY YOUR VEHICLE.  NEVER 
DRIVE AROUND A ROAD BARRICADE... OR ATTEMPT TO DRIVE THROUGH A 
FLOODED ROADWAY.  TURN AROUND... DONT DROWN

LAT...LON 4128 8282 4128 8235 4107 8235 4106 8243
      4099 8243 4099 8273 4100 8282 4120 8282
      4125 8284

$$

ASTIFAN

The office that day

Everything else NWS Cleveland, OH issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 21, 8:14 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEWood61 min
Jun 21, 8:20 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEErie55 min
Jun 21, 8:33 PM EDTFlash Flood WatchCLEAshland, Ashtabula, Crawford, Cuyahoga, Erie, Geauga and 22 more25 hr
Jun 21, 8:34 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLELorain56 min
Jun 21, 8:46 PM EDTTornado WarningCLEWood44 min
Jun 21, 8:51 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningCLEErie3 hr
Jun 21, 8:54 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLECuyahoga66 min
Jun 21, 8:57 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLESandusky63 min
Jun 21, 9:00 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLELucas60 min
Jun 21, 9:19 PM EDTTornado WarningCLESeneca56 min
Jun 21, 9:40 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEOttawa65 min
Jun 21, 9:50 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningCLE115 min
Jun 21, 9:52 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningCLEOttawa, Wood4 hr
Jun 21, 10:21 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningCLELucas4 hr
Jun 21, 10:23 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningCLELorain3 hr
Jun 21, 10:24 PM EDTTornado WarningCLEHuron51 min
Jun 21, 10:51 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLESeneca39 min
Jun 21, 11:00 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEHancock30 min
Jun 21, 11:10 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningCLESeneca4 hr
Jun 21, 11:11 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEHuron49 min
Jun 21, 11:12 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLECrawford48 min
Jun 21, 11:19 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEAshland41 min
Jun 21, 11:28 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLERichland47 min
Jun 21, 11:32 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLELorain43 min
Jun 21, 11:33 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningCLEHuron3 hr
Jun 21, 11:36 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningCLECrawford3 hr
Jun 21, 11:44 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningCLEErie3 hr
Jun 21, 11:52 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEWayne38 min
Jun 22, 12:02 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningCLESandusky6 hr
Jun 22, 12:37 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLESandusky53 min
Jun 22, 1:20 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEAshland31 min
Jun 22, 2:22 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningCLEHuron6 hr
Jun 22, 2:28 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLESandusky62 min
Jun 22, 2:34 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEAshland56 min
Jun 22, 2:38 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningCLEAshland6 hr
Jun 22, 2:42 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEMarion22 min
Jun 22, 1:34 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEAshland33 min
Jun 22, 1:59 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEWayne61 min
Jun 22, 2:17 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEStark43 min
Jun 22, 2:31 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEPortage59 min
Jun 22, 2:32 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningCLELucas, Wood6 hr
Jun 22, 2:41 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEErie49 min
Jun 22, 2:43 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLESeneca62 min
Jun 22, 2:50 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningCLE115 min
Jun 22, 2:53 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEMedina67 min
Jun 22, 2:57 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEStark63 min
Jun 22, 3:02 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningCLEErie, Ottawa, Sandusky6 hr
Jun 22, 3:02 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEWood58 min
Jun 22, 3:11 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEHancock79 min
Jun 22, 3:13 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLECuyahoga62 min
Jun 22, 3:16 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEMahoning59 min
Jun 22, 3:18 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLESandusky57 min
Jun 22, 3:18 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEGeauga57 min
Jun 22, 3:28 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningCLEStark6 hr
Jun 22, 3:30 PM EDTTornado WarningCLEHancock45 min
Jun 22, 3:37 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEMarion53 min
Jun 22, 3:40 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningCLELorain6 hr
Jun 22, 3:44 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEWyandot61 min
Jun 22, 3:48 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEErie, Lorain57 min
Jun 22, 3:54 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEPortage51 min
Jun 22, 3:58 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLESeneca62 min
Jun 22, 4:01 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningCLECuyahoga6 hr
Jun 22, 4:01 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLESummit44 min
Jun 22, 4:09 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEHuron66 min
Jun 22, 4:13 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEMorrow62 min
Jun 22, 4:22 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLECuyahoga53 min
Jun 22, 4:25 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLETrumbull65 min
Jun 22, 4:28 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningCLEGeauga, Portage, Summit6 hr
Jun 22, 4:32 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEMedina58 min
Jun 22, 4:37 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLESummit38 min
Jun 22, 4:39 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningCLESeneca3 hr
Jun 22, 4:41 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEAshland, Richland64 min
Jun 22, 4:43 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLELorain62 min
Jun 22, 4:45 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningCLEMedina6 hr
Jun 22, 4:46 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEKnox59 min
Jun 22, 4:57 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEWayne63 min
Jun 22, 5:02 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEPortage58 min
Jun 22, 5:06 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLESummit54 min
Jun 22, 5:08 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEHolmes67 min
Jun 22, 5:14 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningCLEAshland6 hr

Nearby

Flash Flood Warnings in Ohio, 2006Every flash flood warning in 2006

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.