Alert archive / Ohio / Areal Flood Warnings in 2011
Areal Flood Warning 29, NWS Cleveland, OH
NWS Cleveland, OH issued this areal flood warning at May 13, 2011, 5:58 PM EDT for Ashtabula County, Geauga County, Trumbull County, Ohio. It was in force for 5 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- May 13, 2011, 5:58 PM EDT (21:58 UTC)
- Expired
- May 13, 2011, 11:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 5 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Cleveland, OH
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Ashtabula County, OH, Geauga County, OH, Trumbull County, OH
The radar
The Cleveland radar (KCLE), 82 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:57 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.
The nearest sounding before it
Pittsburgh, PA (KPIT), launched 12:00Z, 10.0 hours before the alert went out and 146 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
- 205 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -131 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1018 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 23 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 68 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 67 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this areal flood warning 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 areal flood warning went out at May 13, 3:47 PM EDT, 2 hours 11 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 13, 3:47 PM EDT, 2 hours 11 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, May 13, 10:31 AM EDT, 7 hours 27 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH 1031 AM EDT FRI MAY 13 2011 OHZ009>014-019>023-029>033-038-047-089-141445- ERIE OH-LORAIN-CUYAHOGA-LAKE-GEAUGA-ASHTABULA INLAND-HURON-MEDINA- SUMMIT-PORTAGE-TRUMBULL-RICHLAND-ASHLAND-WAYNE-STARK-MAHONING-HOLMES- KNOX-ASHTABULA LAKESHORE- 1031 AM EDT FRI MAY 13 2011 ...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH CENTRAL OHIO AND NORTHEAST OHIO. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. FLOOD WATCH. A FEW OF THE THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING COULD BE SEVERE WITH LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. RAIN WILL CONTINUE ON AND OFF THROUGH THE WEEKEND. THIS MAY PUSH SOME OF THE RIVERS AND CREEKS INTO FLOOD AS WELL AS CAUSE FLOODING OF SOME LOW LYING AREAS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. OHZ003-006>008-017-018-027-028-036-037-PAZ001>003-141445- LUCAS-WOOD-OTTAWA-SANDUSKY-HANCOCK-SENECA-WYANDOT-CRAWFORD-MARION- MORROW-NORTHERN ERIE-SOUTHERN ERIE-CRAWFORD PA- 1031 AM EDT FRI MAY 13 2011 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH CENTRAL OHIO...NORTHWEST OHIO AND NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. THUNDERSTORMS WILL REDEVELOP ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA THIS AFTERNOON. THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR LOCALIZED FLOODING AGAIN TODAY AS SOME OF THE STORMS WILL BE SLOW MOVING HEAVY RAIN PRODUCERS. SOME OF THE THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING COULD BE SEVERE WITH LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. RAIN WILL CONTINUE ON AND OFF THROUGH THE WEEKEND. THIS MAY PUSH SOME OF THE RIVERS AND CREEKS INTO FLOOD AS WELL AS CAUSE FLOODING OF SOME LOW LYING AREAS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. LEZ061-142>149-162>169-141445- LAKE ERIE OPEN WATERS FROM RIPLEY TO BUFFALO NY- 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- LAKE ERIE OPEN WATERS FROM MAUMEE BAY TO RENO BEACH- LAKE ERIE OPEN WATERS FROM RENO BEACH TO THE ISLANDS- LAKE ERIE OPEN WATERS FROM THE ISLANDS TO VERMILION- LAKE ERIE OPEN WATERS FROM VERMILION TO AVON POINT- LAKE ERIE OPEN WATERS FROM AVON POINT TO WILLOWICK- LAKE ERIE OPEN WATERS FROM WILLOWICK TO GENEVA-ON-THE-LAKE- LAKE ERIE OPEN WATERS FROM GENEVA-ON-THE-LAKE TO CONNEAUT- LAKE ERIE OPEN WATERS FROM CONNEAUT OH TO RIPLEY NY- 1031 AM EDT FRI MAY 13 2011 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR LAKE ERIE. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR GALE FORCE WINDS ON LAKE ERIE SUNDAY INTO MONDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
In the hours before
Local storm report, May 13, 2:45 PM EDT, 3 hours 13 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
245 PM EDT FRI MAY 13 2011
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0225 PM FLASH FLOOD MADISON 41.77N 81.05W
05/13/2011 LAKE OH DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
RIVER ROAD FLOODED. MADISON ROAD NORTH OF 322 UNDER A
FOOT OF WATER. HIGH WATER ALSO REPORTED ON FORD ROAD.
&&
SJAMISONLocal storm report, May 13, 3:01 PM EDT, 2 hours 57 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
301 PM EDT FRI MAY 13 2011
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0244 PM HAIL MIDDLEFIELD 41.46N 81.08W
05/13/2011 E1.75 INCH GEAUGA OH PUBLIC
0226 PM TSTM WND DMG 10 W CANFIELD 41.03N 80.96W
05/13/2011 MAHONING OH TRAINED SPOTTER
LARGE LIMBS DOWN
0237 PM HAIL MIDDLEFIELD 41.46N 81.08W
05/13/2011 E1.00 INCH GEAUGA OH TRAINED SPOTTER
&&
LOMBARDYLocal storm report, May 13, 4:47 PM EDT, 1 hour 11 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
447 PM EDT FRI MAY 13 2011
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0415 PM HAIL RAVENNA 41.16N 81.24W
05/13/2011 E1.75 INCH PORTAGE OH PUBLIC
0420 PM HAIL RAVENNA 41.16N 81.24W
05/13/2011 E0.88 INCH PORTAGE OH PUBLIC
&&
OUDEMANLocal storm report, May 13, 5:43 PM EDT, 15 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
543 PM EDT FRI MAY 13 2011
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0530 PM FLASH FLOOD MIDDLEFIELD 41.46N 81.08W
05/13/2011 GEAUGA OH LAW ENFORCEMENT
SWINE CREEK CAME OUT OF BANKS AND FLOODED ALL THE WAY
ACROSS ST RT 528 AND KINSMAN ROAD. ROADS CLOSED. WATER
DEPTH OVER A FOOT IN SPOTS.
&&
SJAMISONThe office that day
Everything else NWS Cleveland, OH issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 12, 9:03 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Marion | 42 min |
| May 13, 9:27 AM EDT | Flood Watch | CLE | Ashland, Ashtabula, Cuyahoga, Erie, Geauga, Holmes and 12 more | 14 hr |
| May 13, 12:52 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | CLE | Cuyahoga, Geauga, Lake | 5 hr |
| May 13, 2:16 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Mahoning | 44 min |
| May 13, 2:23 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CLE | Ashtabula, Geauga, Lake, Mahoning, Portage, Stark and 1 more | 5 hr |
| May 13, 2:34 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Ashtabula, Geauga, Trumbull | 41 min |
| May 13, 2:56 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | CLE | Ashtabula, Geauga, Trumbull | 3 hr |
| May 13, 3:38 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CLE | Ashland, Richland | 112 min |
| May 13, 4:13 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Portage | 62 min |
| May 13, 4:40 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | CLE | Medina, Portage, Stark, Summit, Wayne | 4 hr |
| May 13, 4:46 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Medina, Summit, Wayne | 28 min |
| May 13, 6:06 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | CLE | Lake | 5 hr |
| May 13, 7:26 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | CLE | Stark | 4 hr |
| May 13, 3:18 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CLE | Crawford, Erie | 3 hr |
| May 13, 3:22 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Erie | 38 min |
| May 13, 3:50 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | CLE | Crawford, Erie | 4 hr |
| May 13, 3:53 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Crawford, Erie | 67 min |
| May 13, 7:55 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CLE | Crawford, Erie | 3 hr |
Nearby
Areal Flood Warnings in Ohio, 2011Every areal flood warning in 2011
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.