Flash Flood Warning 8, NWS Cleveland, OH

Issued

Jun 25, 2009, 7:08 PM EDT (23:08 UTC)

Expired

Jun 25, 2009, 10:00 PM EDT

In force

3 hr

Issued by

NWS Cleveland, OH

Area

Storm-based polygon

Flood severity

None

County Lucas County, OH

The Detroit radar (KDTX), 120 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:09 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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000 
WGUS51 KCLE 252308
FFWCLE
OHC095-260200-
/O.NEW.KCLE.FF.W.0008.090625T2308Z-090626T0200Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
708 PM EDT THU JUN 25 2009

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CLEVELAND HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  WESTERN LUCAS COUNTY IN NORTHWEST OHIO

* UNTIL 1000 PM EDT

* AT 703 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
  SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE   
WARNED AREA. OVER ONE INCH IN ONE HOUR HAS FALLEN IN THE URBAN 
AREAS...AND FLOODING OF STREETS AND LOW LYING AREAS IS LIKELY.

* RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO
  OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
  SYLVANIA...TOLEDO...HOLLAND...MAUMEE AND OTTAWA HILLS.


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 4172 8349 4162 8347 4161 8348 4162 8357
      4157 8361 4153 8370 4153 8379 4172 8374

$$

ASTIFAN

000 
WGUS71 KCLE 260130
FFSCLE

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
930 PM EDT THU JUN 25 2009

OHC095-260200-
/O.CON.KCLE.FF.W.0008.000000T0000Z-090626T0200Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
LUCAS OH-
930 PM EDT THU JUN 25 2009

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR WESTERN LUCAS COUNTY
UNTIL 1000 PM EDT...

AT 922 PM EDT...FLOODING HAD BEEN REPORTED IN SEVERAL LOCATIONS IN 
WEST TOLEDO...INCLUDING GARDEN ROAD AT CARIL CREEK NEAR HOLLOWAY 
ROAD...AND ANGOLA ROAD AT DRENNAN DITCH BETWEEN KING AND MCCORD 
ROADS. 

NEVER DRIVE THROUGH A FLOODED ROADWAY  THE WATER MAY BE DEEPER THAN 
IT APPEARS...AND LESS THAN TWO FEET OF WATER CAN STRAND YOUR 
VEHICLE.  MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND DONT DROWN

LAT...LON 4172 8349 4162 8347 4161 8348 4162 8357
      4157 8361 4153 8370 4153 8379 4172 8374

$$

000 
WGUS71 KCLE 260154
FFSCLE

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
954 PM EDT THU JUN 25 2009

OHC095-260209-
/O.EXP.KCLE.FF.W.0008.000000T0000Z-090626T0200Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
LUCAS OH-
954 PM EDT THU JUN 25 2009

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING THAT WAS IN EFFECT FOR WESTERN LUCAS
COUNTY WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 1000 PM EDT...

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 4172 8349 4162 8347 4161 8348 4162 8357
      4157 8361 4153 8370 4153 8379 4172 8374

$$

Flash Flood Warnings in Ohio, 2009Every flash flood warning in 2009

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.