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Flash Flood Warning 2, NWS Cleveland, OH

February 6, 20086 counties in Ohio

NWS Cleveland, OH issued this flash flood warning at Feb 6, 2008, 1:53 AM EST for 6 counties in Ohio. It was in force for 6 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Feb 6, 2008, 1:53 AM EST (06:53 UTC)
Expired
Feb 6, 2008, 8:00 AM EST
In force
6 hr
Issued by
NWS Cleveland, OH
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

Counties Ashland County, OH, Crawford County, OH, Marion County, OH, Morrow County, OH, Richland County, OH, Wyandot County, OH

The radar

The Cleveland radar (KCLE), 112 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 06:53 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The nearest sounding before it

Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 00:00Z, 6.9 hours before the alert went out and 164 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 00:00Z on 2008-02-06Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Cncnati-Daytn, OH at 00:00Z on 2008-02-06The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 295 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
537 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
74 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
295 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
379 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.1

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The text

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

000 
WGUS51 KCLE 060656
FFWCLE
OHC005-033-101-117-139-175-061300-
/O.NEW.KCLE.FF.W.0002.080206T0653Z-080206T1300Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
153 AM EST WED FEB 6 2008

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CLEVELAND HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  ASHLAND COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL OHIO...
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF ASHLAND...
  CRAWFORD COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL OHIO...
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF BUCYRUS...
  MARION COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL OHIO...
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF MARION...
  MORROW COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL OHIO...
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF MOUNT GILEAD...
  RICHLAND COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL OHIO...
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF MANSFIELD...
  WYANDOT COUNTY IN NORTHWEST OHIO...
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF UPPER SANDUSKY...

* UNTIL 800 AM EST

* AT 150 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR CONTINUED TO 
INDICATE AREAS OF RAIN ACROSS CENTRAL OHIO. 1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAIN 
HAS ALREADY FALLEN. THIS WILL LEAD TO RAPID RISES ON CREEKS AND 
STREAMS. 

* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO SYCAMORE...
  SHELBY...SAVANNAH...POLK...ONTARIO...NEW WASHINGTON...MORRAL...
  MARSEILLES...LEXINGTON...HAYESVILLE...GALION...CRESTLINE AND
  CHATFIELD

DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS
SAFELY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.

LAT...LON 4039 8293 4041 8293 4047 8326 4050 8326
      4050 8341 4070 8341 4071 8349 4099 8345
      4099 8243 4105 8242 4106 8217 4099 8217
      4098 8213 4067 8212 4067 8222 4057 8222
      4055 8264 4034 8265 4034 8274
TIME...MOT...LOC 0653Z 180DEG 0KT 4064 8264

$$

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 5, 10:56 PM ESTAreal Flood WarningCLECrawford, Hancock, Lucas, Marion, Ottawa, Sandusky and 3 more32 hr
Feb 5, 11:46 PM ESTAreal Flood WarningCLEAshland, Cuyahoga, Erie, Holmes, Huron, Knox and 5 more8 hr
Feb 6, 12:17 AM ESTAreal Flood WarningCLEAshtabula, Cuyahoga, Geauga, Lake, Mahoning, Medina and 5 more10 hr
Feb 6, 7:34 AM ESTRiver Flood WarningCLEErie, Lorain19 hr
Feb 6, 7:53 AM ESTRiver Flood WarningCLESandusky4 days
Feb 6, 7:54 AM ESTAreal Flood WarningCLEAshland, Cuyahoga, Erie, Holmes, Huron, Knox and 5 more8 hr
Feb 6, 9:13 AM ESTAreal Flood WarningCLEAshtabula, Cuyahoga, Geauga, Lake, Mahoning, Medina and 5 more22 hr
Feb 6, 2:59 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEPortage, Trumbull31 min
Feb 6, 6:06 PM ESTAreal Flood WarningCLEAshland, Cuyahoga, Erie, Holmes, Huron, Knox and 5 more12 hr

Nearby

Flash Flood Warnings in Ohio, 2008Every flash flood warning in 2008

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.