Alert archive / Ohio / Flood Watches in 2007
Flood Watch 3, NWS Cleveland, OH
NWS Cleveland, OH issued this flood watch at Feb 28, 2007, 10:40 AM EST for 28 counties in Ohio; Crawford County, Erie County, Pennsylvania. It took effect at Mar 1, 2007, 6:00 AM EST. It was in force for 22 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 28, 2007, 10:40 AM EST (15:40 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 1, 2007, 6:00 AM EST
- Expired
- Mar 2, 2007, 4:02 AM EST
- In force
- 22 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Cleveland, OH
- Flood severity
- None
All 30 counties
Ashland County, OH, Ashtabula County, OH, Crawford County, OH, Cuyahoga County, OH, Erie County, OH, Geauga County, OH, Hancock County, OH, Holmes County, OH, Huron County, OH, Knox County, OH, Lake County, OH, Lorain County, OH, Lucas County, OH, Mahoning County, OH, Marion County, OH, Medina County, OH, Morrow County, OH, Ottawa County, OH, Portage County, OH, Richland County, OH, Sandusky County, OH, Seneca County, OH, Stark County, OH, Summit County, OH, Trumbull County, OH, Wayne County, OH, Wood County, OH, Wyandot County, OH, Crawford County, PA, Erie County, PA
The radar
The Cleveland radar (KCLE), 34 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 15:40 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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The nearest sounding before it
Pittsburgh, PA (KPIT), launched 12:00Z, 3.7 hours before the alert went out and 189 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 861 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 72 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 23 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 98 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WGUS61 KCLE 281540 FFACLE URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH 1040 AM EST WED FEB 28 2007 .LOW PRESSURE OVER OKLAHOMA WILL DEEPEN AS IT MOVES ACROSS THE UPPER MIDWEST TONIGHT AND THURSDAY. AHEAD OF THIS STORM SYSTEM WARM AND VERY MOIST AIR WILL MOVE INTO THE OHIO VALLEY AND LOWER GREAT LAKES. AS THE MOISTURE GETS WRAPPED INTO THE SYSTEM SHOWERS AND EVEN A FEW THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP AND MOVE ACROSS THE AREA. SOME OF THE RAIN COULD BECOME HEAVY. A COLD FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THE LOW WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA FROM WEST TO EAST THURSDAY NIGHT. BEHIND THE FRONT ON FRIDAY...COOLER...DRIER AIR WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION FROM THE WEST. OHZ003-006>010-017>019-027>030-036-037-047-282345- /O.NEW.KCLE.FA.A.0003.070301T1100Z-070302T1700Z/ /00000.0.IC.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ LUCAS-WOOD-OTTAWA-SANDUSKY-ERIE OH-LORAIN-HANCOCK-SENECA-HURON- WYANDOT-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-ASHLAND-MARION-MORROW-KNOX- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TOLEDO...BOWLING GREEN...PORT CLINTON... FREMONT...SANDUSKY...LORAIN...FINDLAY...TIFFIN...NORWALK... UPPER SANDUSKY...CAREY...BUCYRUS...MANSFIELD...ASHLAND...MARION... MOUNT GILEAD...MOUNT VERNON 1040 AM EST WED FEB 28 2007 ...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CLEVELAND HAS ISSUED A * FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL OHIO AND NORTHWEST OHIO...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN NORTH CENTRAL OHIO... ASHLAND...CRAWFORD...ERIE OH...HURON...KNOX...LORAIN... MARION...MORROW AND RICHLAND. IN NORTHWEST OHIO...HANCOCK... LUCAS...OTTAWA...SANDUSKY...SENECA...WOOD AND WYANDOT. * FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING * RAIN SHOWERS WILL SPREAD INTO THE AREA EARLY THURSDAY AND CONTINUE HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT BEFORE TAPERING OFF FRIDAY. RAINFALL ACROSS THE AREA IS EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM ONE TO TWO INCHES. IN ADDITION WARMER AIR WILL ACCOMPANY THE RAIN CAUSING SNOW MELT. THE COMBINATION OF THE RAIN AND SNOW MELT COULD RESULT IN FLOODING. FLOODING IS POSSIBLE IN LOW LYING AREAS AND ALONG STREAMS AND RIVERS. * THE THREAT OF FLOODING WILL BE HEIGHTENED FURTHER ALONG RIVERS SUSCEPTIBLE TO ICE JAMS. THE ONSET OF FLOODING DUE TO ICE JAMS CAN OCCUR QUICKLY AS THE FLOW OF WATER STOPS ABRUPTLY BEHIND THE ICE. PEOPLE NEAR RIVERS AND LARGE STREAMS SHOULD MONITOR LEVELS FREQUENTLY. A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP. STAY TUNED TO WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES $$ OHZ011>014-020>023-031>033-038-089-PAZ001>003-282345- /O.NEW.KCLE.FA.A.0003.070301T1700Z-070302T1700Z/ /00000.0.IC.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ CUYAHOGA-LAKE-GEAUGA-ASHTABULA INLAND-MEDINA-SUMMIT-PORTAGE- TRUMBULL-WAYNE-STARK-MAHONING-HOLMES-ASHTABULA LAKESHORE- NORTHERN ERIE-SOUTHERN ERIE-CRAWFORD PA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLEVELAND...MENTOR...CHARDON... JEFFERSON...MEDINA...AKRON...RAVENNA...WARREN...WOOSTER... CANTON...YOUNGSTOWN...MILLERSBURG...ASHTABULA...ERIE...EDINBORO... MEADVILLE 1040 AM EST WED FEB 28 2007 ...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CLEVELAND HAS ISSUED A * FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST OHIO AND NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN NORTHEAST OHIO...ASHTABULA INLAND...ASHTABULA LAKESHORE...CUYAHOGA... GEAUGA...HOLMES...LAKE...MAHONING...MEDINA...PORTAGE...STARK... SUMMIT...TRUMBULL AND WAYNE. IN NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA... CRAWFORD PA...NORTHERN ERIE AND SOUTHERN ERIE. * FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING * RAIN SHOWERS WILL SPREAD INTO THE AREA THURSDAY AND CONTINUE HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT BEFORE TAPERING OFF FRIDAY. RAINFALL ACROSS THE AREA IS EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM ONE TO TWO INCHES. IN ADDITION WARMER AIR WILL ACCOMPANY THE RAIN CAUSING SNOW MELT. THE COMBINATION OF THE RAIN AND SNOW MELT COULD RESULT IN FLOODING. FLOODING IS POSSIBLE IN LOW LYING AREAS AND ALONG STREAMS AND RIVERS. * THE THREAT OF FLOODING WILL BE HEIGHTENED FURTHER ALONG RIVERS SUSCEPTIBLE TO ICE JAMS. THE ONSET OF FLOODING DUE TO ICE JAMS CAN OCCUR QUICKLY AS THE FLOW OF WATER STOPS ABRUPTLY BEHIND THE ICE. PEOPLE NEAR RIVERS AND LARGE STREAMS SHOULD MONITOR LEVELS FREQUENTLY. A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP. STAY TUNED TO WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES $$
7 follow-up statements
000 WGUS61 KCLE 282000 FFACLE FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH 300 PM EST WED FEB 28 2007 .LOW PRESSURE OVER OKLAHOMA WILL DEEPEN AS IT MOVES ACROSS THE UPPER MIDWEST TONIGHT AND THURSDAY. AHEAD OF THIS STORM SYSTEM WARM AND VERY MOIST AIR WILL MOVE INTO THE OHIO VALLEY AND LOWER GREAT LAKES. AS THE MOISTURE GETS WRAPPED INTO THE SYSTEM...SHOWERS AND EVEN A FEW THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP AND MOVE ACROSS THE AREA. SOME OF THE RAIN COULD BECOME HEAVY. A COLD FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THE LOW WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA FROM WEST TO EAST THURSDAY NIGHT. COOLER AND DRIER AIR WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION FROM THE WEST ON FRIDAY. OHZ003-006>010-017>019-027>030-036-037-047-010400- /O.CON.KCLE.FA.A.0003.070301T1100Z-070302T1700Z/ /00000.0.IC.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ LUCAS-WOOD-OTTAWA-SANDUSKY-ERIE OH-LORAIN-HANCOCK-SENECA-HURON- WYANDOT-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-ASHLAND-MARION-MORROW-KNOX- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TOLEDO...BOWLING GREEN...PORT CLINTON... FREMONT...SANDUSKY...LORAIN...FINDLAY...TIFFIN...NORWALK... UPPER SANDUSKY...CAREY...BUCYRUS...MANSFIELD...ASHLAND...MARION... MOUNT GILEAD...MOUNT VERNON 300 PM EST WED FEB 28 2007 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL OHIO AND NORTHWEST OHIO...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN NORTH CENTRAL OHIO...ASHLAND... CRAWFORD...ERIE OH...HURON...KNOX...LORAIN...MARION...MORROW AND RICHLAND. IN NORTHWEST OHIO...HANCOCK...LUCAS...OTTAWA... SANDUSKY...SENECA...WOOD AND WYANDOT. * FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING * RAIN SHOWERS WILL SPREAD INTO THE AREA EARLY THURSDAY AND CONTINUE HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT BEFORE TAPERING OFF FRIDAY. RAINFALL ACROSS THE AREA IS EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM ONE TO TWO INCHES. IN ADDITION WARMER AIR WILL ACCOMPANY THE RAIN CAUSING SNOW MELT. THE COMBINATION OF THE RAIN AND SNOW MELT COULD RESULT IN FLOODING. FLOODING IS POSSIBLE IN LOW LYING AREAS AND ALONG STREAMS AND RIVERS. * THE THREAT OF FLOODING WILL BE HEIGHTENED FURTHER ALONG RIVERS SUSCEPTIBLE TO ICE JAMS. THE ONSET OF FLOODING DUE TO ICE JAMS CAN OCCUR QUICKLY AS THE FLOW OF WATER STOPS ABRUPTLY BEHIND THE ICE. PEOPLE NEAR RIVERS AND LARGE STREAMS SHOULD MONITOR LEVELS FREQUENTLY. A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP. STAY TUNED TO WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES $$ OHZ011>014-020>023-031>033-038-089-PAZ001>003-010400- /O.CON.KCLE.FA.A.0003.070301T1700Z-070302T1700Z/ /00000.0.IC.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ CUYAHOGA-LAKE-GEAUGA-ASHTABULA INLAND-MEDINA-SUMMIT-PORTAGE- TRUMBULL-WAYNE-STARK-MAHONING-HOLMES-ASHTABULA LAKESHORE- NORTHERN ERIE-SOUTHERN ERIE-CRAWFORD PA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLEVELAND...MENTOR...CHARDON... JEFFERSON...MEDINA...AKRON...RAVENNA...WARREN...WOOSTER... CANTON...YOUNGSTOWN...MILLERSBURG...ASHTABULA...ERIE...EDINBORO... MEADVILLE 300 PM EST WED FEB 28 2007 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST OHIO AND NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA... INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN NORTHEAST OHIO...ASHTABULA INLAND...ASHTABULA LAKESHORE...CUYAHOGA...GEAUGA...HOLMES... LAKE...MAHONING...MEDINA...PORTAGE...STARK...SUMMIT...TRUMBULL AND WAYNE. IN NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA...CRAWFORD PA...NORTHERN ERIE AND SOUTHERN ERIE. * FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING * RAIN SHOWERS WILL SPREAD INTO THE AREA THURSDAY AND CONTINUE HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT BEFORE TAPERING OFF FRIDAY. RAINFALL ACROSS THE AREA IS EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM ONE TO TWO INCHES. IN ADDITION WARMER AIR WILL ACCOMPANY THE RAIN CAUSING SNOW MELT. THE COMBINATION OF THE RAIN AND SNOW MELT COULD RESULT IN FLOODING. FLOODING IS POSSIBLE IN LOW LYING AREAS AND ALONG STREAMS AND RIVERS. * THE THREAT OF FLOODING WILL BE HEIGHTENED FURTHER ALONG RIVERS SUSCEPTIBLE TO ICE JAMS. THE ONSET OF FLOODING DUE TO ICE JAMS CAN OCCUR QUICKLY AS THE FLOW OF WATER STOPS ABRUPTLY BEHIND THE ICE. PEOPLE NEAR RIVERS AND LARGE STREAMS SHOULD MONITOR LEVELS FREQUENTLY. A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP. STAY TUNED TO WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES $$ TK/LOMBARDY
000 WGUS61 KCLE 010301 FFACLE FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH 1001 PM EST WED FEB 28 2007 .LOW PRESSURE OVER OKLAHOMA WILL DEEPEN AS IT MOVES TOWARD THE UPPER MIDWEST OVERNIGHT AND THURSDAY. AHEAD OF THIS STORM SYSTEM WARM AND VERY MOIST AIR WILL MOVE INTO THE OHIO VALLEY AND LOWER GREAT LAKES. AS THE MOISTURE GETS WRAPPED INTO THE SYSTEM...SHOWERS AND EVEN A FEW THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP AND MOVE ACROSS THE AREA. SOME OF THE RAIN COULD BECOME HEAVY. A COLD FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THE LOW WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA FROM WEST TO EAST THURSDAY NIGHT. COOLER AND DRIER AIR WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION FROM THE WEST ON FRIDAY. OHZ003-006>010-017>019-027>030-036-037-047-011115- /O.CON.KCLE.FA.A.0003.070301T1100Z-070302T1700Z/ /00000.0.IC.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ LUCAS-WOOD-OTTAWA-SANDUSKY-ERIE OH-LORAIN-HANCOCK-SENECA-HURON- WYANDOT-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-ASHLAND-MARION-MORROW-KNOX- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TOLEDO...BOWLING GREEN...PORT CLINTON... FREMONT...SANDUSKY...LORAIN...FINDLAY...TIFFIN...NORWALK... UPPER SANDUSKY...CAREY...BUCYRUS...MANSFIELD...ASHLAND...MARION... MOUNT GILEAD...MOUNT VERNON 1001 PM EST WED FEB 28 2007 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM EST THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL OHIO AND NORTHWEST OHIO...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN NORTH CENTRAL OHIO...ASHLAND... CRAWFORD...ERIE OH...HURON...KNOX...LORAIN...MARION...MORROW AND RICHLAND. IN NORTHWEST OHIO...HANCOCK...LUCAS...OTTAWA... SANDUSKY...SENECA...WOOD AND WYANDOT. * FROM 6 AM EST THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING * RAIN SHOWERS WILL SPREAD INTO THE AREA EARLY THURSDAY AND CONTINUE HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT BEFORE TAPERING OFF FRIDAY. RAINFALL ACROSS THE AREA IS EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM ONE TO TWO INCHES. IN ADDITION WARMER AIR WILL ACCOMPANY THE RAIN CAUSING SNOW MELT. THE COMBINATION OF THE RAIN AND SNOW MELT COULD RESULT IN FLOODING. FLOODING IS POSSIBLE IN LOW LYING AREAS AND ALONG STREAMS AND RIVERS. * THE THREAT OF FLOODING WILL BE HEIGHTENED FURTHER ALONG RIVERS SUSCEPTIBLE TO ICE JAMS. THE ONSET OF FLOODING DUE TO ICE JAMS CAN OCCUR QUICKLY AS THE FLOW OF WATER STOPS ABRUPTLY BEHIND THE ICE. PEOPLE NEAR RIVERS AND LARGE STREAMS SHOULD MONITOR LEVELS FREQUENTLY. A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP. STAY TUNED TO WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES $$ OHZ011>014-020>023-031>033-038-089-PAZ001>003-011115- /O.CON.KCLE.FA.A.0003.070301T1700Z-070302T1700Z/ /00000.0.IC.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ CUYAHOGA-LAKE-GEAUGA-ASHTABULA INLAND-MEDINA-SUMMIT-PORTAGE- TRUMBULL-WAYNE-STARK-MAHONING-HOLMES-ASHTABULA LAKESHORE- NORTHERN ERIE-SOUTHERN ERIE-CRAWFORD PA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLEVELAND...MENTOR...CHARDON... JEFFERSON...MEDINA...AKRON...RAVENNA...WARREN...WOOSTER... CANTON...YOUNGSTOWN...MILLERSBURG...ASHTABULA...ERIE...EDINBORO... MEADVILLE 1001 PM EST WED FEB 28 2007 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST OHIO AND NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA... INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN NORTHEAST OHIO...ASHTABULA INLAND...ASHTABULA LAKESHORE...CUYAHOGA...GEAUGA...HOLMES... LAKE...MAHONING...MEDINA...PORTAGE...STARK...SUMMIT...TRUMBULL AND WAYNE. IN NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA...CRAWFORD PA...NORTHERN ERIE AND SOUTHERN ERIE. * FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING * RAIN SHOWERS WILL SPREAD INTO THE AREA THURSDAY AND CONTINUE HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT BEFORE TAPERING OFF FRIDAY. RAINFALL ACROSS THE AREA IS EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM ONE TO TWO INCHES. IN ADDITION WARMER AIR WILL ACCOMPANY THE RAIN CAUSING SNOW MELT. THE COMBINATION OF THE RAIN AND SNOW MELT COULD RESULT IN FLOODING. FLOODING IS POSSIBLE IN LOW LYING AREAS AND ALONG STREAMS AND RIVERS. * THE THREAT OF FLOODING WILL BE HEIGHTENED FURTHER ALONG RIVERS SUSCEPTIBLE TO ICE JAMS. THE ONSET OF FLOODING DUE TO ICE JAMS CAN OCCUR QUICKLY AS THE FLOW OF WATER STOPS ABRUPTLY BEHIND THE ICE. PEOPLE NEAR RIVERS AND LARGE STREAMS SHOULD MONITOR LEVELS FREQUENTLY. A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP. STAY TUNED TO WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES $$
000 WGUS61 KCLE 010912 FFACLE FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH 412 AM EST THU MAR 1 2007 ...FLOODING OF RIVERS AND LOW LYING AREAS POSSIBLE TODAY AND TONIGHT... .DEEP LOW PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL PLAINS WILL MOVE TO THE WESTERN GREAT LAKES BY FRIDAY MORNING. AHEAD OF THE SYSTEM...WARM AND VERY MOIST AIR WILL MOVE INTO NORTHERN OHIO AND NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA...CAUSING WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS TO DEVELOP TODAY. SOME OF THE RAIN WILL BECOME HEAVY THROUGH TONIGHT BEFORE THE COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE REGION...CAUSING THE RAIN TO DIMINISH BY FRIDAY MORNING. OHZ003-006>010-017>019-027>030-036-037-047-011700- /O.CON.KCLE.FA.A.0003.070301T1100Z-070302T1700Z/ /00000.0.IC.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ LUCAS-WOOD-OTTAWA-SANDUSKY-ERIE OH-LORAIN-HANCOCK-SENECA-HURON- WYANDOT-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-ASHLAND-MARION-MORROW-KNOX- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TOLEDO...BOWLING GREEN...PORT CLINTON... FREMONT...SANDUSKY...LORAIN...FINDLAY...TIFFIN...NORWALK... UPPER SANDUSKY...CAREY...BUCYRUS...MANSFIELD...ASHLAND...MARION... MOUNT GILEAD...MOUNT VERNON 412 AM EST THU MAR 1 2007 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL OHIO AND NORTHWEST OHIO...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN NORTH CENTRAL OHIO...ASHLAND... CRAWFORD...ERIE OH...HURON...KNOX...LORAIN...MARION...MORROW AND RICHLAND. IN NORTHWEST OHIO...HANCOCK...LUCAS...OTTAWA... SANDUSKY...SENECA...WOOD AND WYANDOT. * THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING * RAIN SHOWERS WITH SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE REGION THIS MORNING...AND CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING BEFORE TAPERING OFF OVERNIGHT. THE RAINFALL WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES TODAY AND THIS EVENING...WITH 1 TO LOCALLY 2 INCHES OF RAIN EXPECTED BY FRIDAY MORNING. IN ADDITION...WARMER AIR WILL ACCOMPANY THE RAIN CAUSING SNOW MELT. THE COMBINATION OF THE RAIN AND SNOW MELT COULD RESULT IN FLOODING. FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS...AS WELL AS AREAS NEAR RIVERS AND STREAMS IS POSSIBLE. * THE THREAT OF FLOODING WILL BE HEIGHTENED FURTHER ALONG RIVERS SUSCEPTIBLE TO ICE JAMS. THE ONSET OF FLOODING DUE TO ICE JAMS CAN OCCUR QUICKLY AS THE FLOW OF WATER STOPS ABRUPTLY BEHIND THE ICE. PEOPLE NEAR RIVERS AND LARGE STREAMS SHOULD MONITOR LEVELS FREQUENTLY. A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP. STAY TUNED TO WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES $$ OHZ011>014-020>023-031>033-038-089-PAZ001>003-011700- /O.CON.KCLE.FA.A.0003.070301T1700Z-070302T1700Z/ /00000.0.IC.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ CUYAHOGA-LAKE-GEAUGA-ASHTABULA INLAND-MEDINA-SUMMIT-PORTAGE- TRUMBULL-WAYNE-STARK-MAHONING-HOLMES-ASHTABULA LAKESHORE- NORTHERN ERIE-SOUTHERN ERIE-CRAWFORD PA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLEVELAND...MENTOR...CHARDON... JEFFERSON...MEDINA...AKRON...RAVENNA...WARREN...WOOSTER... CANTON...YOUNGSTOWN...MILLERSBURG...ASHTABULA...ERIE...EDINBORO... MEADVILLE 412 AM EST THU MAR 1 2007 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON EST TODAY THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST OHIO AND NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA... INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN NORTHEAST OHIO...ASHTABULA INLAND...ASHTABULA LAKESHORE...CUYAHOGA...GEAUGA...HOLMES... LAKE...MAHONING...MEDINA...PORTAGE...STARK...SUMMIT...TRUMBULL AND WAYNE. IN NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA...CRAWFORD PA...NORTHERN ERIE AND SOUTHERN ERIE. * FROM NOON EST TODAY THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING * RAIN SHOWERS WITH SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL SPREAD INTO THE REGION LATE THIS MORNING INTO THIS AFTERNOON. THE RAIN WILL CONTINUE INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS BEFORE ENDING BY FRIDAY MORNING. RAINFALL MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...WITH 1 TO LOCALLY 2 INCHES OF RAIN EXPECTED BY FRIDAY MORNING. IN ADDITION...WARMER AIR WILL ACCOMPANY THE RAIN CAUSING SNOW MELT. THE COMBINATION OF THE RAIN AND SNOW MELT COULD RESULT IN FLOODING. FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS...AS WELL AS AREAS NEAR RIVERS AND STREAMS...IS POSSIBLE. * THE THREAT OF FLOODING WILL BE HEIGHTENED FURTHER ALONG RIVERS SUSCEPTIBLE TO ICE JAMS. THE ONSET OF FLOODING DUE TO ICE JAMS CAN OCCUR QUICKLY AS THE FLOW OF WATER STOPS ABRUPTLY BEHIND THE ICE. PEOPLE NEAR RIVERS AND LARGE STREAMS SHOULD MONITOR LEVELS FREQUENTLY. A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP. STAY TUNED TO WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES $$ MRD
000 WGUS61 KCLE 011658 FFACLE FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH 1158 AM EST THU MAR 1 2007 ...FLOODING OF RIVERS AND LOW LYING AREAS POSSIBLE TODAY AND TONIGHT... .DEEP LOW PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL PLAINS WILL MOVE TO THE WESTERN GREAT LAKES BY FRIDAY MORNING. AHEAD OF THE SYSTEM...WARM AND VERY MOIST AIR WILL MOVE INTO NORTHERN OHIO AND NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA...CAUSING WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. SOME OF THE RAIN WILL BECOME HEAVY THROUGH TONIGHT BEFORE THE COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE REGION...CAUSING THE RAIN TO DIMINISH BY FRIDAY MORNING. OHZ011>014-020>023-031>033-038-089-PAZ001>003-020100- /O.CON.KCLE.FA.A.0003.070301T1700Z-070302T1700Z/ /00000.0.IC.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ CUYAHOGA-LAKE-GEAUGA-ASHTABULA INLAND-MEDINA-SUMMIT-PORTAGE- TRUMBULL-WAYNE-STARK-MAHONING-HOLMES-ASHTABULA LAKESHORE- NORTHERN ERIE-SOUTHERN ERIE-CRAWFORD PA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLEVELAND...MENTOR...CHARDON... JEFFERSON...MEDINA...AKRON...RAVENNA...WARREN...WOOSTER... CANTON...YOUNGSTOWN...MILLERSBURG...ASHTABULA...ERIE...EDINBORO... MEADVILLE 1158 AM EST THU MAR 1 2007 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST OHIO AND NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA... INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN NORTHEAST OHIO...ASHTABULA INLAND...ASHTABULA LAKESHORE...CUYAHOGA...GEAUGA...HOLMES... LAKE...MAHONING...MEDINA...PORTAGE...STARK...SUMMIT...TRUMBULL AND WAYNE. IN NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA...CRAWFORD PA...NORTHERN ERIE AND SOUTHERN ERIE. * THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING * RAIN SHOWERS WITH SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS CAN BE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON. THE RAIN WILL CONTINUE INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS BEFORE ENDING BY FRIDAY MORNING. RAINFALL MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...WITH 1 TO LOCALLY 2 INCHES OF RAIN EXPECTED BY FRIDAY MORNING. IN ADDITION...WARMER AIR WILL ACCOMPANY THE RAIN CAUSING SNOW MELT. THE COMBINATION OF THE RAIN AND SNOW MELT COULD RESULT IN FLOODING. FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS... AS WELL AS AREAS NEAR RIVERS AND STREAMS...IS POSSIBLE. * THE THREAT OF FLOODING WILL BE HEIGHTENED FURTHER ALONG RIVERS SUSCEPTIBLE TO ICE JAMS. THE ONSET OF FLOODING DUE TO ICE JAMS CAN OCCUR QUICKLY AS THE FLOW OF WATER STOPS ABRUPTLY BEHIND THE ICE. PEOPLE NEAR RIVERS AND LARGE STREAMS SHOULD MONITOR LEVELS FREQUENTLY. A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP. STAY TUNED TO WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES $$ OHZ003-006>010-017>019-027>030-036-037-047-020100- /O.CON.KCLE.FA.A.0003.000000T0000Z-070302T1700Z/ /00000.0.IC.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ LUCAS-WOOD-OTTAWA-SANDUSKY-ERIE OH-LORAIN-HANCOCK-SENECA-HURON- WYANDOT-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-ASHLAND-MARION-MORROW-KNOX- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TOLEDO...BOWLING GREEN...PORT CLINTON... FREMONT...SANDUSKY...LORAIN...FINDLAY...TIFFIN...NORWALK... UPPER SANDUSKY...CAREY...BUCYRUS...MANSFIELD...ASHLAND...MARION... MOUNT GILEAD...MOUNT VERNON 1158 AM EST THU MAR 1 2007 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL OHIO AND NORTHWEST OHIO...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN NORTH CENTRAL OHIO...ASHLAND... CRAWFORD...ERIE OH...HURON...KNOX...LORAIN...MARION...MORROW AND RICHLAND. IN NORTHWEST OHIO...HANCOCK...LUCAS...OTTAWA... SANDUSKY...SENECA...WOOD AND WYANDOT. * THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING * RAIN SHOWERS WITH SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING BEFORE TAPERING OFF OVERNIGHT. THE RAINFALL WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES TODAY AND THIS EVENING...WITH 1 TO LOCALLY 2 INCHES OF RAIN EXPECTED BY FRIDAY MORNING. IN ADDITION...WARMER AIR WILL ACCOMPANY THE RAIN CAUSING SNOW MELT. THE COMBINATION OF THE RAIN AND SNOW MELT COULD RESULT IN FLOODING. FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS...AS WELL AS AREAS NEAR RIVERS AND STREAMS IS POSSIBLE. * THE THREAT OF FLOODING WILL BE HEIGHTENED FURTHER ALONG RIVERS SUSCEPTIBLE TO ICE JAMS. THE ONSET OF FLOODING DUE TO ICE JAMS CAN OCCUR QUICKLY AS THE FLOW OF WATER STOPS ABRUPTLY BEHIND THE ICE. PEOPLE NEAR RIVERS AND LARGE STREAMS SHOULD MONITOR LEVELS FREQUENTLY. A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP. STAY TUNED TO WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES $$
000 WGUS61 KCLE 012025 FFACLE FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH 325 PM EST THU MAR 1 2007 ...FLOODING OF RIVERS AND LOW LYING AREAS POSSIBLE THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT... .DEEP LOW PRESSURE OVER IOWA WILL MOVE TO CENTRAL WISCONSIN BY FRIDAY MORNING. AHEAD OF THE SYSTEM...WARM AND VERY MOIST AIR WILL MOVE INTO NORTHERN OHIO AND NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA...CAUSING WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. SOME OF THE RAIN COULD BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES BEFORE THE COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE REGION LATE TONIGHT...CAUSING THE RAIN TO DIMINISH. OHZ003-006>014-017>023-027>033-036>038-047-089-PAZ001>003-020430- /O.CON.KCLE.FA.A.0003.000000T0000Z-070302T1700Z/ /00000.0.IC.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ LUCAS-WOOD-OTTAWA-SANDUSKY-ERIE OH-LORAIN-CUYAHOGA-LAKE-GEAUGA- ASHTABULA INLAND-HANCOCK-SENECA-HURON-MEDINA-SUMMIT-PORTAGE- TRUMBULL-WYANDOT-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-ASHLAND-WAYNE-STARK-MAHONING- MARION-MORROW-HOLMES-KNOX-ASHTABULA LAKESHORE-NORTHERN ERIE- SOUTHERN ERIE-CRAWFORD PA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TOLEDO...BOWLING GREEN...PORT CLINTON... FREMONT...SANDUSKY...LORAIN...CLEVELAND...MENTOR...CHARDON... JEFFERSON...FINDLAY...TIFFIN...NORWALK...MEDINA...AKRON... RAVENNA...WARREN...UPPER SANDUSKY...CAREY...BUCYRUS...MANSFIELD... ASHLAND...WOOSTER...CANTON...YOUNGSTOWN...MARION...MOUNT GILEAD... MILLERSBURG...MOUNT VERNON...ASHTABULA...ERIE...EDINBORO... MEADVILLE 325 PM EST THU MAR 1 2007 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF OHIO AND NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN OHIO...ASHLAND...ASHTABULA INLAND... ASHTABULA LAKESHORE...CRAWFORD...CUYAHOGA...ERIE OH...GEAUGA... HANCOCK...HOLMES...HURON...KNOX...LAKE...LORAIN...LUCAS... MAHONING...MARION...MEDINA...MORROW...OTTAWA...PORTAGE... RICHLAND...SANDUSKY...SENECA...STARK...SUMMIT...TRUMBULL... WAYNE...WOOD AND WYANDOT. IN NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA...CRAWFORD PA...NORTHERN ERIE AND SOUTHERN ERIE. * THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING * RAIN SHOWERS WITH SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS CAN BE EXPECTED THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT HOURS BEFORE ENDING BY FRIDAY MORNING. RAINFALL MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES...WITH A TOTAL OF 1 TO LOCALLY 2 INCHES OF RAIN EXPECTED BY FRIDAY MORNING. IN ADDITION...WARMER AIR WILL ACCOMPANY THE RAIN CAUSING SNOW TO MELT. THE COMBINATION OF THE RAIN AND SNOW MELT COULD RESULT IN FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS...AS WELL AS AREAS NEAR RIVERS AND STREAMS. * THE THREAT OF FLOODING WILL BE HEIGHTENED FURTHER ALONG RIVERS SUSCEPTIBLE TO ICE JAMS. THE ONSET OF FLOODING DUE TO ICE JAMS CAN OCCUR QUICKLY AS THE FLOW OF WATER STOPS ABRUPTLY BEHIND THE ICE. PEOPLE NEAR RIVERS AND LARGE STREAMS SHOULD MONITOR LEVELS FREQUENTLY. A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP. STAY TUNED TO WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES $$
000 WGUS61 KCLE 020329 FFACLE FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH 1029 PM EST THU MAR 1 2007 OHZ003-006>014-017>023-027>033-036>038-047-089-PAZ001>003-021130- /O.CON.KCLE.FA.A.0003.000000T0000Z-070302T1700Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ LUCAS-WOOD-OTTAWA-SANDUSKY-ERIE OH-LORAIN-CUYAHOGA-LAKE-GEAUGA- ASHTABULA INLAND-HANCOCK-SENECA-HURON-MEDINA-SUMMIT-PORTAGE- TRUMBULL-WYANDOT-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-ASHLAND-WAYNE-STARK-MAHONING- MARION-MORROW-HOLMES-KNOX-ASHTABULA LAKESHORE-NORTHERN ERIE- SOUTHERN ERIE-CRAWFORD PA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TOLEDO...BOWLING GREEN...PORT CLINTON... FREMONT...SANDUSKY...LORAIN...CLEVELAND...MENTOR...CHARDON... JEFFERSON...FINDLAY...TIFFIN...NORWALK...MEDINA...AKRON... RAVENNA...WARREN...UPPER SANDUSKY...CAREY...BUCYRUS...MANSFIELD... ASHLAND...WOOSTER...CANTON...YOUNGSTOWN...MARION...MOUNT GILEAD... MILLERSBURG...MOUNT VERNON...ASHTABULA...ERIE...EDINBORO... MEADVILLE 1029 PM EST THU MAR 1 2007 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF OHIO AND NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN OHIO...ASHLAND...ASHTABULA INLAND... ASHTABULA LAKESHORE...CRAWFORD...CUYAHOGA...ERIE OH...GEAUGA... HANCOCK...HOLMES...HURON...KNOX...LAKE...LORAIN...LUCAS... MAHONING...MARION...MEDINA...MORROW...OTTAWA...PORTAGE... RICHLAND...SANDUSKY...SENECA...STARK...SUMMIT...TRUMBULL... WAYNE...WOOD AND WYANDOT. IN NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA...CRAWFORD PA...NORTHERN ERIE AND SOUTHERN ERIE. * THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING * THE BACK EDGE OF THE MAIN AREA OF RAIN SHOWERS WAS MOVING FROM WEST TO EAST. HOWEVER...ANOTHER AREA OF LIGHT SHOWERS WILL MOVE ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL OVER NORTHWEST OHIO WILL BE LESS THAN A QUARTER INCH AND LESS THAN AN INCH ELSEWHERE. THE COMBINATION OF THE RAIN AND SNOW MELT COULD RESULT IN FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS...AS WELL AS AREAS NEAR RIVERS AND STREAMS. MOTORISTS WILL NEED TO USE CAUTION AND PEOPLE WHO LIVE NEAR RIVERS AND STREAMS NEED TO BE ALERT. * THE THREAT OF FLOODING WILL BE HEIGHTENED FURTHER ALONG RIVERS SUSCEPTIBLE TO ICE JAMS. THE ONSET OF FLOODING DUE TO ICE JAMS CAN OCCUR QUICKLY AS THE FLOW OF WATER STOPS ABRUPTLY BEHIND THE ICE. PEOPLE NEAR RIVERS AND LARGE STREAMS SHOULD MONITOR LEVELS FREQUENTLY. * RAINFALL FOR MUCH OF THURSDAY WAS GENERALLY BETWEEN THREE QUARTERS OF AN INCH AND AN INCH AND A QUARTER...EXCEPT LOWER OVER EXTREME NORTHEAST OHIO. $$ KIELTYKA
000 WGUS61 KCLE 020902 FFACLE FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH 402 AM EST FRI MAR 2 2007 OHZ003-006>014-017>023-027>033-036>038-047-089-PAZ001>003-021015- /O.CAN.KCLE.FA.A.0003.000000T0000Z-070302T1700Z/ /00000.0.IC.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ LUCAS-WOOD-OTTAWA-SANDUSKY-ERIE OH-LORAIN-CUYAHOGA-LAKE-GEAUGA- ASHTABULA INLAND-HANCOCK-SENECA-HURON-MEDINA-SUMMIT-PORTAGE- TRUMBULL-WYANDOT-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-ASHLAND-WAYNE-STARK-MAHONING- MARION-MORROW-HOLMES-KNOX-ASHTABULA LAKESHORE-NORTHERN ERIE- SOUTHERN ERIE-CRAWFORD PA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TOLEDO...BOWLING GREEN...PORT CLINTON... FREMONT...SANDUSKY...LORAIN...CLEVELAND...MENTOR...CHARDON... JEFFERSON...FINDLAY...TIFFIN...NORWALK...MEDINA...AKRON... RAVENNA...WARREN...UPPER SANDUSKY...CAREY...BUCYRUS...MANSFIELD... ASHLAND...WOOSTER...CANTON...YOUNGSTOWN...MARION...MOUNT GILEAD... MILLERSBURG...MOUNT VERNON...ASHTABULA...ERIE...EDINBORO... MEADVILLE 402 AM EST FRI MAR 2 2007 ...FLOOD WATCH IS CANCELLED... THE FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF OHIO AND NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA HAS BEEN CANCELLED. THE HEAVY RAIN HAS ENDED ACROSS THE REGION. SCATTERED LIGHT RAIN SHOWERS ARE POSSIBLE TODAY...BUT THEY SHOULD NOT CAUSE ANY ADDITIONAL FLOODING PROBLEMS. PLEASE REFER TO RIVER OR COUNTY FLOOD WARNINGS OR ADVISORIES FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION ON ONGOING FLOODING. $$ MRD
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this flood watch went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Cleveland, OH wrote its last area forecast discussion before this flood watch went out at Feb 28, 6:33 AM EST, 4 hours 7 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 28, 6:33 AM EST, 4 hours 7 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH 633 AM EST WED FEB 28 2007 .AVIATION(12Z-12Z)... A WEAK COLD FRONT JUST N OF LAKE ERIE WILL SAG SOUTH TODAY INTO EXTREME NE OH/NW PA. THE FRONT WILL PROBABLY STALL OUT BEFORE IT MAKES IT TO CLE AND CAK...BUT IT WILL LIKELY MAKE IT THRU ERI AND YNG BEFORE MOVING BACK N AS A WARM FRONT TONIGHT. MVFR CONDIITONS WILL THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS FOR MUCH OF THE NE DUE TO MOISTURE STAYING TRAPPED UNDER A STRONG INVERSION. WILL HAVE TO WATCH FOR IFR VSBYS FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS AT TOL AND FDY DUE TO SOME CLEARING NOTED ON SATELLITE. DFI 1/4SM FG ATTM WITH CLEAR SKIES. THIS CLEARING LINE SHOULD SLOWLY MOVE INTO MOST OF THE SITES FROM SW TO NE THIS AFTN AND THIS EVENING. THE PLAINS SYSTEM DEVELOPS OVERNIGHT...WITH SOME WEAK LIFT MOVING INTO THE WESTERN AREAS AFT 06Z. WITH EASTERLY FLOW...AM NOT SURE HOW MUCH PCPN WILL MAKE IT TO FDY AND TOL LATE TONIGHT. FOR NOW...WILL GO WITH A PROB 30 GROUP FOR RAIN SHOWERS. AM THINKING THAT TEMPS WILL WARM UP TONIGHT FOR ANY PCPN TO BE LIQUID. && .SHORT TERM (TODAY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT)... CONTINUE TO SEE THE REMNANTS OF THE STALLED TROUGH TO THE NORTH OF THE FORECAST AREA THIS MORNING ON THE IR SATELLITE LOOP. EARLY MORNING IMAGERY SHOWING AN EXTENSIVE AREA OF CLOUDS EXTENDING ACROSS MOST OF THE GREAT LAKES REGION...WITH VERY WEAK LOW PRESSURE CENTERED NEAR GRAND RAPIDS MI AND A TROUGH EXTENDING EASTWARD INTO SOUTHERN NEW YORK. ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA...PREVIOUS AREA OF CLEARING ACROSS THE SOUTHERN COUNTIES HAS FILLED BACK IN AS EXPECTED WHILE ONLY A FEW SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS/FLURRIES WERE OCCURRING DOWNWIND OF LAKE HURON IN NORTHWEST PA. FOR TODAY...WEAK RIDGE OVERHEAD WILL ALLOW FOR DRY CONDITIONS AT ALL LOCATIONS EXCEPT IN NW PA WHERE CLOUDS AND A FEW SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS COULD PERSIST INTO THE AFTERNOON HOURS. ELSEWHERE CLOUDS SHOULD THIN SOMEWHAT BUT QUICKLY BE REPLACED BY AN INCREASING HIGH AND MID DECK AHEAD OF A SYSTEM MOVING OUT OF THE MIDWEST. MOS TEMPS ALL OVER THE PLACE...ALMOST SEEM TOO WARM ACROSS THE NORTHERN HALF OF THE FORECAST AREA WHERE CLOUDS WILL PERSIST LONGEST AND FLOW WILL EVENTUALLY BECOME EASTERLY LATE IN THE DAY. TEMPS SHOULD CLIMB A FEW DEGREES INTO THE MID 30S ACROSS THE NORTH...MAY GET CLOSE TO 40 FURTHER SOUTH. AS WAS THE CASE YESTERDAY...CONTINUE TO FOCUS ON EVOLVING STORM SYSTEM IN THE MIDWEST. TEMPS SHOULD REMAIN STEADY OR SLOWLY RISE THROUGH THE NIGHT TONIGHT AHEAD OF THE MAIN SYSTEM. CONTINUE TO SEE SOME TIMING DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE NAM/GFS REGARDING EXACTLY WHEN PRECIP WILL BEGIN IN THE WESTERN COUNTIES. WENT WITH CHANCE POPS IN THE WEST AND SLIGHT CHANCES EAST...WILD CARD FOR LATE TONIGHT IS JUST HOW MUCH OF AN EFFECT LOW LEVEL DOWNSLOPE EASTERLY/SOUTHEASTERLY FLOW WILL HAVE ON KEEPING THINGS DRY. BEST CHANCE AT PRECIP WILL BE IN THE WEST CLOSE TO DAYBREAK. HAVE A NUMBER OF CONCERNS ABOUT THURSDAY. DURING THE DAY...OVERRUNNING ASSOCIATED WITH THE WARM FRONT WILL RESULT IN A RAINY DAY ACROSS THE ENTIRE FORECAST AREA...FIRST IN THE WEST AND EVENTUALLY SPREADING EASTWARD BY EARLY AFTERNOON. QPF ANYWHERE FROM HALF TO THREE QUARTERS OF AN INCH...DONT ANTICIPATE WIDESPREAD FLOODING WITH THOSE VALUES BUT WARM TEMPS COULD LEAD TO LOCALIZED ICE-JAM PROBLEMS. WILL ALLOW NEXT SHIFT TO INVESTIGATE THIS. NO HEADLINES AT THIS POINT BUT WILL CONTINUE MENTION IN HWO. AS STATED PREVIOUSLY...SOMEWHAT CONCERNED ABOUT PRESENCE OF INSTABILITY ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA...ALTHOUGH BEST INSTABILITY STILL LOCATED SOUTH OF THE CWA. STRONG WAA AND AMPLE MOISTURE AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT PROGGED TO MOVE THROUGH THE CWA THURSDAY EVENING STILL COULD YIELD A FEW RUMBLES OF THUNDER. MUCAPES AROUND 300 J/KG AND LIFTED INDICES AROUND +4C ACROSS THE SOUTHERN COUNTIES ALONE ARE NOT TOO IMPRESSIVE BUT 75+KTS 0-6KM SHEAR IS. AT THIS POINT COULD ENVISION A NARROW LINE OF LOW TOPPED CONVECTION DEVELOPING IMMEDIATELY AHEAD OF THE FRONT AND RAPIDLY MOVING EASTWARD. WILL KEEP MENTION OF THUNDER IN THE FORECAST THROUGH MIDNIGHT AS FRONT SHOULD BE EAST OF THE FORECAST AREA BY EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. STRONG POST FRONTAL COLD ADVECTION WILL LIKELY LEAD TO A RAIN/SNOW MIX IN THE WEST WHILE TEMPS WILL CONTINUE TO SUPPORT ALL RAIN IN THE EAST. MODELS ALSO SHOWING A BIG POST FRONTAL ISALOBARIC PUSH ACROSS THE CWA EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. WILL BE QUITE A BREEZY NIGHT BEHIND THE FRONT AND COULD BE EVEN WINDIER IF WINDS MIX DOWN FROM 900MB. OUTSIDE OF THE NARROW BAND OF CONVECTION...DOESNT REALLY APPEAR TO BE A GOOD MECHANISM TO BRING THESE WINDS DOWN AFTER THE FRONT BUT THIS TOO WILL NEED TO BE LOOKED INTO AS THE SYSTEM APPROACHES. FOR FRIDAY...WITH CLOSED LOW IN THE VICINITY WOULD EXPECT A CONTINUED CHANCE OF A RAIN/SNOW MIX AT ANY GIVEN LOCATION UNTIL THE SYSTEM MOVES OUT OF THE AREA. NO CHANGES MADE TO POPS ON FRIDAY. && .LONG TERM (FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY)... OVER THE WEEKEND IT STILL LOOKS COOL AND CLOUDY WITH SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS AS THE STORM SYSTEM SLOWLY MOVES EAST ACROSS THE CENTRAL LAKES. BY SUNDAY THE LOW MOVES OFF THE EAST COAST AND BROAD HIGH PRESSURE WILL START TO BUILD IN FROM THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN PLAINS. WHILE DEEP MOISTURE AND 850MB TEMPS AROUND -16 WILL REQUIRE CONTINUED CHC POPS FOR SNOW SHOWERS...SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY IS LOOKING DRY. && .CLE WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... OH...NONE. PA...NONE. && SHORT TERM...LEINS LONG TERM...TK AVIATION...MRD
Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 28, 5:47 AM EST, 4 hours 53 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH 547 AM EST WED FEB 28 2007 LEZ142>149-162>169-OHZ003-006>014-017>023-027>033-036>038-047-089- PAZ001>003-011200- MAUMEE BAY TO RENO BEACH OH-RENO BEACH TO THE ISLANDS OH- THE ISLANDS TO VERMILION OH-VERMILION TO AVON POINT OH- AVON POINT TO WILLOWICK OH-WILLOWICK TO GENEVA-ON-THE LAKE OH- GENEVA-ON-THE-LAKE TO CONNEAUT OH-CONNEAUT OH TO RIPLEY NY- MAUMEE BAY OH TO RENO BEACH OH BEYOND 5 NM OF SHORE- RENO BEACH TO THE ISLANDS OH BEYOND 5 NM OF SHORE- THE ISLANDS TO VERMILION OH BEYOND 5 NM OF SHORE- VERMILION TO AVON POINT OH BEYOND 5 NM OF SHORE- AVON POINT TO WILLOWICK OH BEYOND 5 NM OF SHORE- WILLOWICK TO GENEVA-ON-THE-LAKE OH BEYOND 5 NM OF SHORE-GENEVA-ON- THE-LAKE TO CONNEAUT OH BEYOND 5 NM OF SHORE- CONNEAUT OH TO RIPLEY NY BEYOND 5 NM OF SHORE-LUCAS-WOOD-OTTAWA- SANDUSKY-ERIE OH-LORAIN-CUYAHOGA-LAKE-GEAUGA-ASHTABULA INLAND- HANCOCK-SENECA-HURON-MEDINA-SUMMIT-PORTAGE-TRUMBULL-WYANDOT- CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-ASHLAND-WAYNE-STARK-MAHONING-MARION-MORROW- HOLMES-KNOX-ASHTABULA LAKESHORE-NORTHERN ERIE-SOUTHERN ERIE- CRAWFORD PA- 547 AM EST WED FEB 28 2007 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF LAKE ERIE... NORTH CENTRAL OHIO...NORTHEAST OHIO...NORTHWEST OHIO AND NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE OUT OF THE CENTRAL PLAINS AND OVER ILLINOIS DURING THE DAY ON THURSDAY. AHEAD OF THE SYSTEM...WARM MOIST AIR WILL OVERSPREAD THE OUTLOOK AREA BRINGING THE CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. AT THIS TIME...IT DOES NOT APPEAR THAT THE STORMS WILL BECOME SEVERE HOWEVER THE WARMER WEATHER ON THURSDAY MAY BRING THE THREAT OF FLOODING FROM ICE JAMS ON RIVERS NEAR LAKE ERIE. GUSTY SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS BETWEEN 25 AND 35 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE LATE THURSDAY NIGHT AND DURING THE DAY ON FRIDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.
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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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.