Alert archive / Ohio / Flash Flood Warnings in 2007
Flash Flood Warning 7, NWS Cleveland, OH
NWS Cleveland, OH issued this flash flood warning at Aug 2, 2007, 3:40 PM EDT for Cuyahoga County, Ohio. It was in force for 3 hr. 2 reports 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 2, 2007, 3:40 PM EDT (19:40 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 2, 2007, 6:45 PM EDT
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Cleveland, OH
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
- Flood severity
- None
County Cuyahoga County, OH
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 2, 4:20 PM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | Cleveland, OH | MANY ROADS IMPACTED BY HIGH WATER IN DOWNTOWN CLEVELAND. IN ADDITION...NUMEROUS CARS STALLED OUT IN AREAS OF HIGH WATER. |
| Aug 2, 4:40 PM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | Cleveland, OH | MANY ROADS IMPACTED BY HIGH WATER IN DOWNTOWN CLEVELAND. IN ADDITION...NUMEROUS CARS STALLED OUT IN AREAS OF HIGH WATER. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Pittsburgh, PA (KPIT), launched 12:00Z, 7.7 hours before the alert went out and 173 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
- 635 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -69 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1346 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 4 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -19 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 0 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WGUS51 KCLE 021942 FFWCLE OHC035-022245- /X.NEW.KCLE.FF.W.0007.070802T1940Z-070802T2245Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED FLASH FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH 340 PM EDT THU AUG 2 2007 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CLEVELAND HAS ISSUED A * FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR... CUYAHOGA COUNTY IN NORTHEAST OHIO * UNTIL 645 PM EDT * AT 336 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED FLASH FLOODING FROM A THUNDERSTORM NEAR CLEVELAND...MOVING EAST AT 10 MPH. RADAR INDICATED THAT UP TO 2 INCHES OF RAIN FELL SINCE 3 PM NEAR CLEVELAND HEIGHTS AND SHAKER HEIGHTS. ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAIN IS LIKELY ACROSS EASTERN CUYAHOGA COUNTY. * OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO CLEVELAND HEIGHTS AND SOLON EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS...URBAN AREAS...HIGHWAYS...STREETS AND UNDERPASSES AS WELL AS OTHER DRAINAGE AREAS AND LOW LYING SPOTS. A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNING AREA MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY. RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS SWIFTLY FLOWING WATERS OR WATERS OF UNKNOWN DEPTH BY FOOT OR BY AUTOMOBILE. TURN AROUND... DONT DROWN LAT...LON 4161 8170 4140 8170 4135 8138 4156 8137 $$ MRD
3 follow-up statements
000 WGUS71 KCLE 021956 FFSCLE FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH 355 PM EDT THU AUG 2 2007 OHC035-022245- /X.CON.KCLE.FF.W.0007.000000T0000Z-070802T2245Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ CUYAHOGA OH- 355 PM EDT THU AUG 2 2007 ...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 645 PM EDT FOR CUYAHOGA COUNTY... AT 354 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING FLASH FLOODING OVER THE WARNED AREA. RADAR INDICATED THAT 2 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN FELL BETWEEN 3 PM AND 350 PM FROM LAKEWOOD EAST TO UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS. ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL RATES OF 2 TO 4 INCHES PER HOUR ARE POSSIBLE FROM CLEVELAND TO UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS. LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO CLEVELAND HEIGHTS...CLEVELAND AND UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS. EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS...URBAN AREAS...HIGHWAYS...STREETS AND UNDERPASSES AS WELL AS OTHER DRAINAGE AREAS AND LOW LYING SPOTS. MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. FLOOD WATERS ARE USUALLY DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. JUST ONE FOOT OF FLOWING WATER IS POWERFUL ENOUGH TO SWEEP VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN. LAT...LON 4161 8170 4140 8170 4135 8138 4156 8137 $$ MRD
000 WGUS71 KCLE 022017 FFSCLE FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH 415 PM EDT THU AUG 2 2007 OHC035-022245- /X.CON.KCLE.FF.W.0007.000000T0000Z-070802T2245Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ CUYAHOGA OH- 415 PM EDT THU AUG 2 2007 ...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 645 PM EDT FOR CUYAHOGA COUNTY... AT 412 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING FLASH FLOODING OVER THE WARNED AREA. THERE HAVE BEEN REPORTS OF FLOODING IN DOWNTOWN CLEVELAND. MARGINAL ROAD HAS WATER ON IT. BURKE LAKEFRONT AIRPORT REPORTED OVER 2 INCHES OF RAIN IN AN HOUR...AND NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED OVER 3 INCHES OF RAIN FELL IN DOWNTOWN CLEVELAND IN THE PAST HOUR. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION. SIGNIFICANT URBAN FLASH FLOODING IS POSSIBLE IN THE CITY OF CLEVELAND. LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO CLEVELAND HEIGHTS AND CLEVELAND EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS...URBAN AREAS...HIGHWAYS...STREETS AND UNDERPASSES AS WELL AS OTHER DRAINAGE AREAS AND LOW LYING SPOTS. MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. FLOOD WATERS ARE USUALLY DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. JUST ONE FOOT OF FLOWING WATER IS POWERFUL ENOUGH TO SWEEP VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN. LAT...LON 4161 8170 4140 8170 4135 8138 4156 8137 $$ MRD
000 WGUS71 KCLE 022152 FFSCLE FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH 549 PM EDT THU AUG 2 2007 OHC035-022245- /X.CON.KCLE.FF.W.0007.000000T0000Z-070802T2245Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ CUYAHOGA OH- 549 PM EDT THU AUG 2 2007 ...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 645 PM EDT FOR CUYAHOGA COUNTY... ALTHOUGH THE HEAVY RAIN HAS ENDED...FLOODING IS STILL OCCURRING IN AND NEAR THE CITY OF CLEVELAND WITH MANY ROADS IMPACTED BY HIGH WATER. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT 3 TO 6 INCHES OF RAIN FELL BETWEEN 330 PM AND 5 PM IN AND NEAR THE CITY OF CLEVELAND. IN ADDITION...SEVERAL RAIN GAGES NEAR CLEVELAND REPORTED 3 TO 5 INCHES OF RAIN. ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAIN IS NOT EXPECTED TONIGHT...HOWEVER FLOODING WILL STILL CONTINUE THROUGH EVENING RUSH HOUR AND ADDITIONAL FLOOD WARNINGS MAY BE NEEDED THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. FLOOD WATERS ARE USUALLY DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. JUST ONE FOOT OF FLOWING WATER IS POWERFUL ENOUGH TO SWEEP VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN. LAT...LON 4161 8170 4140 8170 4135 8138 4156 8137 $$ MRD
The office that day
Everything else NWS Cleveland, OH issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 2, 3:24 PM EDT | Marine Weather Statement | CLE | 96 min | |
| Aug 2, 3:33 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | CLE | 57 min | |
| Aug 2, 3:33 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Cuyahoga | 42 min |
| Aug 2, 4:12 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Cuyahoga | 46 min |
| Aug 2, 4:26 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | CLE | 43 min | |
| Aug 2, 4:55 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Ashtabula | 44 min |
| Aug 2, 5:15 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CLE | Ashtabula | 116 min |
| Aug 2, 6:43 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | CLE | Cuyahoga | 4 hr |
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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.