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Flash Flood Warning 4, NWS Cleveland, OH

June 26, 20084 counties in Ohio

NWS Cleveland, OH issued this flash flood warning at Jun 26, 2008, 5:23 PM EDT for 4 counties in Ohio. It was in force for 6 hr. 5 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
Jun 26, 2008, 5:23 PM EDT (21:23 UTC)
Expired
Jun 26, 2008, 11:30 PM EDT
In force
6 hr
Issued by
NWS Cleveland, OH
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

Counties Huron County, OH, Lorain County, OH, Medina County, OH, Seneca County, OH

The radar

The Cleveland radar (KCLE), 71 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:24 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jun 26, 5:30 PM EDTFLASH FLOODWellington, OHSTARTED PUTTING BARRICADES UP AT FLOODED ROADS IN SOUTHERN PORTION OF COUNTY.
Jun 26, 6:30 PM EDTFLASH FLOOD3 Nw New London, OHFLOODING AT U.S. 250 AND RTE 162 FITCHVILLE. CLOSING ROADS.
Jun 26, 6:44 PM EDTFLASH FLOOD4 W New London, OHFLOODED ROADS CLOSED.
Jun 26, 6:45 PM EDTFLASH FLOODWellington, OHCARS SUBMERGED UNDER WATER. 3 RESCUES.
Jun 26, 9:42 PM EDTFLASH FLOODWellington, OHNUMEROUS ROADS CLOSED. TREES DOWN FROM FAST MOVING WATER SCOURING SOIL FROM THE ROOTS. 3.63 INCHES OF RAIN FELL DURING THE EVENING. ROADS STILL BEING CLOSED.

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

The nearest sounding before it

Detroit, MI (KDTX), launched 12:00Z, 9.4 hours before the alert went out and 182 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, Detroit, MI at 12:00Z on 2008-06-26Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 412 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, Detroit, MI at 12:00Z on 2008-06-26The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 66 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
412 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-117 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
780 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
21 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
66 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
81 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

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

000 
WGUS51 KCLE 262124
FFWCLE
OHC077-093-103-147-270330-
/O.NEW.KCLE.FF.W.0004.080626T2123Z-080627T0330Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
523 PM EDT THU JUN 26 2008

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CLEVELAND HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  HURON COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL OHIO...
  SOUTHERN LORAIN COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL OHIO...
  NORTHWESTERN MEDINA COUNTY IN NORTHEAST OHIO...
  SENECA COUNTY IN NORTHWEST OHIO...

* UNTIL 1130 PM EDT

* AT 519 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED   
  FLASH FLOODING ALONG A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS THAT IS LOCATED FROM  
  NEAR TIFFIN TO WELLINGTON. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES 
  HAS ALREADY OCCURED. 

* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
  WELLINGTON...WAKEMAN...TIFFIN...NORWALK...NEW LONDON...
  LITCHFIELD...GRAFTON AND FITCHVILLE

ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 3 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE
IN THE WARNED AREA.

LAT...LON 4125 8341 4125 8284 4129 8283 4128 8234
      4132 8233 4134 8187 4109 8191 4106 8243
      4099 8243 4099 8342
TIME...MOT...LOC 2123Z 180DEG 0KT 4107 8315

$$
3 follow-up statements
000 
WGUS71 KCLE 262210
FFSCLE

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
604 PM EDT THU JUN 26 2008

OHC077-093-103-147-270330-
/O.CON.KCLE.FF.W.0004.000000T0000Z-080627T0330Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
MEDINA OH-SENECA OH-HURON OH-LORAIN OH-
604 PM EDT THU JUN 26 2008

...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1130 PM EDT FOR
SOUTHERN LORAIN...HURON...SENECA AND NORTHWESTERN MEDINA COUNTIES...

AT 550 PM EDT...NUMEROUS ROADS WERE REPORTED CLOSED ACROSS THE 
SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF LORAIN COUNTY...ESPECIALLY IN THE VICINITY OF 
OBERLIN SOUTHWARD TO THE WELLINGTON AREA. 

ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE TO TRAIN ACROSS HURON INTO 
SOUTHERN LORAIN AND WESTERN MEDINA COUNTIES. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL 
TOTALS OF AROUND 2 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH TOTAL RAINFALL OF 2 
TO 4 INCHES LIKELY. 

LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO WELLINGTON...
WAKEMAN...TIFFIN...NORWALK...NEW LONDON...LITCHFIELD...GRAFTON AND
FITCHVILLE

LAT...LON 4125 8341 4125 8284 4129 8283 4128 8234
      4132 8233 4134 8187 4109 8191 4106 8243
      4099 8243 4099 8342
TIME...MOT...LOC 2204Z 180DEG 0KT 4107 8315

$$
000 
WGUS71 KCLE 262321
FFSCLE

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
716 PM EDT THU JUN 26 2008

OHC077-093-103-147-270330-
/O.CON.KCLE.FF.W.0004.000000T0000Z-080627T0330Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
MEDINA OH-SENECA OH-HURON OH-LORAIN OH-
716 PM EDT THU JUN 26 2008

...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1130 PM EDT FOR
SOUTHERN LORAIN...HURON...SENECA AND NORTHWESTERN MEDINA COUNTIES...

AT 710 PM EDT...FLOODING OR ROADWAYS IN SOUTHERN LORAIN COUNTY FROM 
THE OBERLIN AREA SOUTHWARD TO THE WELLINGTON AREA REMAIN CLOSED. 
REPORTS OF ADDITIONAL ROAD CLOSURES HAS BEEN REPORTED ACROSS HURON 
COUNTY IN AND NEAR FITCHVILLE.

LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO WELLINGTON...
WAKEMAN...TIFFIN...NORWALK...NEW LONDON...LITCHFIELD...GRAFTON AND
FITCHVILLE

AT 716 PM... NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED A LARGE ARE OF 
LIGHT TO MODERATE RAINFALL FROM SENECA COUNTY NORTHEAST ACROSS HURON 
COUNTY INTO LORAIN COUNTY. THERE WERE STILL SOME EMBEDDED HEAVY 
DOWNPOURS. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1/2 TO 1 INCH WILL BE 
POSSIBLE IN PORTIONS OF THE WARNED AREA.

BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT QUICKLY. MOVE
UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS 
SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.  WHEN ENCOUNTERING 
FLOODED ROADS MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.

LAT...LON 4125 8341 4125 8284 4129 8283 4128 8234
      4132 8233 4134 8187 4109 8191 4106 8243
      4099 8243 4099 8342
TIME...MOT...LOC 2316Z 180DEG 0KT 4107 8315

$$
000 
WGUS71 KCLE 270243
FFSCLE

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
1029 PM EDT THU JUN 26 2008

OHC077-093-103-147-270330-
/O.CON.KCLE.FF.W.0004.000000T0000Z-080627T0330Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
MEDINA OH-SENECA OH-HURON OH-LORAIN OH-
1029 PM EDT THU JUN 26 2008

...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1130 PM EDT FOR
SOUTHERN LORAIN...HURON...SENECA AND NORTHWESTERN MEDINA COUNTIES...

AT 1025 PM EDT...NUMEROUS ROADS REMAIN CLOSED BY HIGH WATER 
ACROSS MUCH OF THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF LORAIN COUNTY. THE HARDEST 
HIT LOCATIONS APPEAR TO BE IN THE VICINITY OF FINDLEY STATE PARK 
WHERE AT LEAST 3 TO 5 INCHES OF RAINFALL HAS OCCURRED. ADDITIONAL 
FLOODING HAS ALSO BEEN OBSERVED IN AND NEAR FITCHVILLE IN HURON 
COUNTY. 

LIGHT SHOWERS REMAIN OVER PORTIONS OF THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING AREA 
WITH ADDITIONAL AMOUNTS LESS THAN A QUARTER OF AN INCH. THIS WILL 
ASSIST IN KEEPING WATER LEVELS ELEVATED THROUGH 1130 PM. CREEKS AND 
STREAMS WILL APPROACH BANKFULL LEVELS AS THE WATERS START TO RECEDED 
LATER TONIGHT. PEOPLE NEAR BLACK RIVER...LOCATED IN LORAIN COUNTY... 
WILL NEED TO MONITOR ITS RISE THROUGH THE MORNING.  

LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO WELLINGTON...
WAKEMAN...TIFFIN...NORWALK...NEW LONDON...LITCHFIELD...GRAFTON AND
FITCHVILLE

BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT QUICKLY. MOVE
UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS 
SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING. 

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 4125 8341 4125 8284 4129 8283 4128 8234
      4132 8233 4134 8187 4109 8191 4106 8243
      4099 8243 4099 8342
TIME...MOT...LOC 0229Z 180DEG 0KT 4107 8315

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 25, 8:02 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEHuron, Seneca29 min
Jun 26, 12:36 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryCLEKnox, Marion, Morrow4 hr
Jun 26, 3:10 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEAshland, Huron, Richland50 min
Jun 26, 3:49 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLELucas, Wood56 min
Jun 26, 3:57 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEHuron, Lorain, Medina, Wayne48 min
Jun 26, 4:08 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEMedina, Portage, Stark, Summit, Wayne67 min
Jun 26, 4:14 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningCLE2 hr
Jun 26, 4:21 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLECuyahoga, Medina, Portage, Summit39 min
Jun 26, 4:35 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLELucas, Ottawa, Sandusky55 min
Jun 26, 4:37 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEHancock, Seneca, Wood, Wyandot53 min
Jun 26, 4:41 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEAshland, Cuyahoga, Erie, Huron, Lorain, Medina64 min
Jun 26, 4:47 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEMahoning, Portage, Stark43 min
Jun 26, 4:51 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLECuyahoga, Geauga, Portage, Summit39 min
Jun 26, 5:00 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryCLELorain, Medina3 hr
Jun 26, 5:00 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEAshland, Crawford, Huron, Lorain, Richland, Seneca and 1 more60 min
Jun 26, 5:24 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningCLEStark4 hr
Jun 26, 5:29 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEMahoning, Stark61 min
Jun 26, 5:41 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEAshtabula, Geauga, Trumbull49 min
Jun 26, 5:44 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEAshland, Cuyahoga, Erie, Huron, Lorain, Medina and 1 more61 min
Jun 26, 5:52 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLECuyahoga, Erie, Lorain53 min
Jun 26, 5:59 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningCLE2 hr
Jun 26, 6:08 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEMedina, Stark, Summit, Wayne52 min
Jun 26, 6:24 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLECuyahoga, Lake66 min
Jun 26, 6:51 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEStark54 min

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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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.