Alert archive / Ohio / Flash Flood Warnings in 2009
Flash Flood Warning 3, NWS Cleveland, OH
NWS Cleveland, OH issued this flash flood warning at May 27, 2009, 3:18 PM EDT for Sandusky 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
- May 27, 2009, 3:18 PM EDT (19:18 UTC)
- Expired
- May 27, 2009, 9:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Cleveland, OH
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
County Sandusky County, OH
The radar
The Cleveland radar (KCLE), 98 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:19 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
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 27, 4:30 PM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | Fremont, OH | WATER OUT OF BANKS ON MUSKALONG CREEK |
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, 7.3 hours before the alert went out and 151 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
- 358 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -28 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 492 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 25 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 102 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 116 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000
WGUS71 KCLE 272001
FFSCLE
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
301 PM EDT WED MAY 27 2009
OHC143-280100-
/O.CON.KCLE.FF.W.0003.000000T0000Z-090528T0100Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
SANDUSKY OH-
301 PM EDT WED MAY 27 2009
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SANDUSKY COUNTY UNTIL
900 PM EDT...
AT 345 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE WARNED AREA.
DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATED UP TO THREE INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN DURING
THE PAST HOUR BETWEEN FREMONT AND HELENA. 2 TO 4.5 INCHES OF RAIN
HAS FALLEN ALONG A LINE FROM HELENA...TO FREMONT...TO PORT CLINTON
SINCE 130 PM.
AN ADDITIONAL INCH OF RAIN IS POSSIBLE THROUGH 430 PM.
RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO
OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING
INCLUDE...FREMONT...BALLVILLE...HELENA...LINDSEY AND STONY PRAIRIE.
BE ALERT FOR HIGH WATER IF TRAVELLING ALONG US 6 WEST OF
FREMONT...OR STATE ROUTE 19 AND 53 NORTH OF FREMONT THIS EVENING.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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. TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN
&&
LAT...LON 4143 8289 4144 8288 4142 8285 4126 8285
4125 8342 4140 8331 4146 8314 4146 8309
$$
ASTIFAN3 follow-up statements
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WGUS51 KCLE 271918
FFWCLE
OHC143-280100-
/O.NEW.KCLE.FF.W.0003.090527T1918Z-090528T0100Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
318 PM EDT WED MAY 27 2009
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
SANDUSKY COUNTY IN NORTHWEST OHIO
* UNTIL 900 PM EDT
* AT 312 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
NEARLY STATIONARY THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS
CENTRAL SANDUSKY COUNTY FROM RISING SUN TO FREMONT. RAINFALL OF UP
TO THREE INCHES IN LESS THAN ONE HOUR IS LIKELY WITH THESE STORMS.
* RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO
OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
CLYDE...FREMONT...BALLVILLE...BURGOON...HELENA...LINDSEY AND STONY
PRAIRIE
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE QUICKLY FLOODING OF
SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS. IN URBAN AREAS...FLOODING WILL RAPIDLY
OCCUR ALONG POORLY DRAINED AND LOW LYING HIGHWAYS...STREETS...AND
UNDERPASSES. IF YOU ENCOUNTER A FLOODED ROADWAY... TURN AROUND DONT
DROWN
&&
LAT...LON 4143 8289 4144 8288 4142 8285 4126 8285
4125 8342 4140 8331 4146 8314 4146 8309
$$
ASTIFAN/ABE000
WGUS71 KCLE 272138
FFSCLE
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
538 PM EDT WED MAY 27 2009
OHC143-280100-
/O.CON.KCLE.FF.W.0003.000000T0000Z-090528T0100Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
SANDUSKY OH-
538 PM EDT WED MAY 27 2009
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SANDUSKY COUNTY UNTIL
900 PM EDT...
AT 526 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THE
THUNDERSTORMS THAT PRODUCED VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE WARNED
AREA HAVE MOVED EAST OF THE AREA. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL IN ISOLATED
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS SHOULD BE LIGHT AS THEY MOVE THROUGH THE
AREA.
DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STORM TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF UP TO 4
INCHES FELL ACROSS THE WARNING AREA.
CONTINUED RUNOFF FROM THE EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CONTINUE TO CAUSE
FLASH FLOODING OVER THE NEXT FEW HOURS. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL
EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...FREMONT...BALLVILLE...HELENA...LINDSEY
AND STONY PRAIRIE. BE ALERT FOR HIGH WATER IF TRAVELLING ALONG US 6
WEST OF FREMONT...OR STATE ROUTE 19 AND 53 NORTH OF FREMONT THIS
EVENING.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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. TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN
&&
LAT...LON 4143 8289 4144 8288 4142 8285 4126 8285
4125 8342 4140 8331 4146 8314 4146 8309
$$
LOMBARDY000
WGUS71 KCLE 280100
FFSCLE
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
900 PM EDT WED MAY 27 2009
OHC143-280115-
/O.EXP.KCLE.FF.W.0003.000000T0000Z-090528T0100Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
SANDUSKY OH-
900 PM EDT WED MAY 27 2009
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING THAT WAS IN EFFECT FOR SANDUSKY COUNTY HAS
BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE...
EXCESS RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAIN HAS ENDED OVER THE WARNED AREA. STREAMS
AND CREEKS IN THE WARNED AREA HAVE RECEDED OR WERE BEGINNING TO
RECEDE...ENDING THE FLOOD THREAT. IF FLOODING HAS BEEN OBSERVED...
PLEASE REPORT IT TO YOUR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY.
LAT...LON 4143 8289 4144 8288 4142 8285 4126 8285
4125 8342 4140 8331 4146 8314 4146 8309
$$
LOMBARDYThe office that day
Everything else NWS Cleveland, OH issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 26, 8:47 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CLE | Ashland | 3 hr |
| May 27, 2:32 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Erie, Huron, Ottawa, Sandusky | 58 min |
| May 27, 2:39 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | CLE | Ottawa, Sandusky | 6 hr |
| May 27, 3:02 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Ottawa, Sandusky, Seneca, Wood | 58 min |
| May 27, 3:06 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | CLE | 114 min | |
| May 27, 3:10 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | CLE | 2 hr | |
| May 27, 3:11 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Cuyahoga, Lorain | 51 min |
| May 27, 3:38 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | CLE | 2 hr | |
| May 27, 4:09 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Lake | 51 min |
| May 27, 4:18 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | CLE | 117 min | |
| May 27, 5:03 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Portage, Summit | 57 min |
| May 27, 5:52 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Huron, Lorain, Medina | 53 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.