Alert archive / Ohio / Flash Flood Warnings in 2011
Flash Flood Warning 27, NWS Cleveland, OH
NWS Cleveland, OH issued this flash flood warning at Jul 22, 2011, 2:23 PM EDT for Ottawa County, Sandusky County, Wood County, 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
- Jul 22, 2011, 2:23 PM EDT (18:23 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 22, 2011, 8:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Cleveland, OH
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Ottawa County, OH, Sandusky County, OH, Wood County, OH
The radar
The Cleveland radar (KCLE), 123 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:25 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
Detroit, MI (KDTX), launched 12:00Z, 6.4 hours before the alert went out and 131 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2210 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 40 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 5 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 19 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
338
WGUS51 KCLE 221823
FFWCLE
OHC123-143-173-230000-
/O.NEW.KCLE.FF.W.0027.110722T1823Z-110723T0000Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
223 PM EDT FRI JUL 22 2011
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CLEVELAND HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
NORTHERN WOOD COUNTY IN NORTHWEST OHIO...
NORTHWESTERN SANDUSKY COUNTY IN NORTHWEST OHIO...
WESTERN OTTAWA COUNTY IN NORTHWEST OHIO...
* UNTIL 800 PM EDT.
* AT 216 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE
WARNED AREA. DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT BETWEEN 3 AND 4 INCHES
OF RAIN HAVE FALLEN SINDA 130PM WITH ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAIN LIKELY.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
ELMORE...
BOWLING GREEN...
WOODVILLE...
OAK HARBOR...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING.
RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE
PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS
SWIFTLY FLOWING WATERS OR WATERS OF UNKNOWN DEPTH BY FOOT OR BY
AUTOMOBILE.
MOST FLOOD RELATED DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO
CROSS WATER COVERED BRIDGES...DIPS...OR LOW WATER CROSSINGS. NEVER
TRY TO CROSS A FLOWING STREAM...EVEN A SMALL ONE...ON FOOT OR IN A
VEHICLE.
&&
LAT...LON 4162 8354 4163 8315 4162 8310 4160 8306
4137 8313 4137 8377
$$
TK3 follow-up statements
767
WGUS71 KCLE 222011
FFSCLE
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
411 PM EDT FRI JUL 22 2011
OHC123-143-173-230000-
/O.CON.KCLE.FF.W.0027.000000T0000Z-110723T0000Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
WOOD OH-OTTAWA OH-SANDUSKY OH-
411 PM EDT FRI JUL 22 2011
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHWESTERN SANDUSKY...
WESTERN OTTAWA AND NORTHERN WOOD COUNTIES UNTIL 800 PM EDT...
AT 406 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL MOVED ACROSS THE WARNED AREA.
DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATED RAINFALL AMOUNTS AROUND 4 INCHES OR MORE HAD
FALLEN AROUND WOODVILLE...GENOA...BOWLING GREEN...AND WATERVILLE.
RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH
FLOODING TO OCCUR. SEVERAL STREAMS ARE VULNERABLE FOR FLASH FLOODING
INCLUDING...PACKER CREEK...TOUSSAINT CREEK...INDIAN CREEK...AND THE
PORTAGE RIVER. SOME TOWNS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING
INCLUDE...ELMORE...GIBSONBURG...NORTHWOOD...OAK HARBOR AND
SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MOST FLOOD RELATED DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO
CROSS BRIDGES...DIPS...OR OTHER LOW SPOTS IF WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY. NEVER TRY TO CROSS A FLOWING STREAM...EVEN A SMALL ONE...ON
FOOT OR IN A VEHICLE. TURN AROUND...DON'T DROWN!
A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLASH FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNING AREA...MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND
IMMEDIATELY. RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD TAKE
IMMEDIATE PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO
CROSS A FLOODED AREA ON FOOT OR BY AUTOMOBILE.
&&
LAT...LON 4162 8354 4163 8315 4162 8310 4160 8306
4137 8313 4137 8377
$$
SJAMISON676
WGUS71 KCLE 222213
FFSCLE
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
613 PM EDT FRI JUL 22 2011
OHC123-143-173-230000-
/O.CON.KCLE.FF.W.0027.000000T0000Z-110723T0000Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
WOOD OH-OTTAWA OH-SANDUSKY OH-
613 PM EDT FRI JUL 22 2011
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHWESTERN SANDUSKY...
WESTERN OTTAWA AND NORTHERN WOOD COUNTIES UNTIL 800 PM EDT...
AT 612 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
EARLIER THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL MOVED OVER THE WARNED
AREA. DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATED RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF TWO TO FOUR INCHES
OF RAIN FELL OVER PORTIONS OF THE AREA NEAR WOODVILLE. ELSEWHERE
RAINFALL AMOUNTS RANGED FROM ONE TO TWO INCHES OVER AN HOUR. RUNOFF
FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL CAN CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO OCCUR.
SOME LOCATIONS THAT COULD EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...BOWLING
GREEN...ELMORE...GENOA...GIBSONBURG...NORTHWOOD...OAK HARBOR AND
WOODVILLE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MOST FLOOD RELATED DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO
CROSS BRIDGES...DIPS...OR OTHER LOW SPOTS IF WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY. NEVER TRY TO CROSS A FLOWING STREAM...EVEN A SMALL ONE...ON
FOOT OR IN A VEHICLE. TURN AROUND...DON'T DROWN!
&&
LAT...LON 4162 8354 4163 8315 4162 8310 4160 8306
4137 8313 4137 8377
$$
SJAMISON528
WGUS71 KCLE 222357
FFSCLE
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
757 PM EDT FRI JUL 22 2011
OHC123-143-173-230012-
/O.EXP.KCLE.FF.W.0027.000000T0000Z-110723T0000Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
WOOD OH-OTTAWA OH-SANDUSKY OH-
757 PM EDT FRI JUL 22 2011
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING THAT WAS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHWESTERN
SANDUSKY...WESTERN OTTAWA AND NORTHERN WOOD COUNTIES WILL BE ALLOWED
TO EXPIRE AT 800 PM EDT...
EXCESS RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAIN HAS ENDED OVER THE WARNED AREA. STREAMS
AND CREEKS IN THE WARNED AREA HAVE RECEDED OR WERE BEGINNING TO
RECEDE...ENDING THE FLOOD THREAT. IF FLOODING HAS BEEN
OBSERVED...PLEASE REPORT IT TO YOUR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY.
LAT...LON 4162 8354 4163 8315 4162 8310 4160 8306
4137 8313 4137 8377
$$
OUDEMANThe office that day
Everything else NWS Cleveland, OH issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 22, 11:21 AM EDT | Excessive Heat Warning | CLE | Ashland, Crawford, Hancock, Holmes, Huron, Knox and 8 more | 7 hr |
| Jul 22, 1:20 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Lucas, Ottawa, Sandusky, Wood | 40 min |
| Jul 22, 1:28 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | CLE | 92 min | |
| Jul 22, 1:55 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Crawford, Seneca, Wyandot | 44 min |
| Jul 22, 2:03 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Lucas, Ottawa, Sandusky, Wood | 57 min |
| Jul 22, 2:26 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Medina, Wayne | 31 min |
| Jul 22, 2:55 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | CLE | 110 min | |
| Jul 22, 2:58 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Erie, Lorain | 22 min |
| Jul 22, 3:12 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Cuyahoga | 63 min |
| Jul 22, 3:32 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | CLE | Lucas, Wood | 4 hr |
| Jul 22, 3:38 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Cuyahoga, Lorain | 52 min |
| Jul 22, 3:42 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | CLE | Cuyahoga | 5 hr |
| Jul 22, 3:52 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | CLE | Medina, Wayne | 5 hr |
| Jul 22, 3:54 PM EDT | Heat Advisory | CLE | Ashland, Crawford, Hancock, Holmes, Huron, Knox and 8 more | 28 hr |
| Jul 22, 3:58 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | CLE | Hancock, Seneca, Wyandot | 4 hr |
| Jul 22, 4:04 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | CLE | Geauga, Summit | 5 hr |
| Jul 22, 4:23 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Ashtabula, Cuyahoga, Geauga, Lake | 67 min |
| Jul 22, 4:31 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CLE | Sandusky | 3 hr |
| Jul 22, 4:35 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | CLE | Lake | 2 hr |
| Jul 22, 4:37 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | CLE | 98 min | |
| Jul 22, 4:49 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CLE | Ashtabula, Trumbull | 4 hr |
| Jul 22, 4:52 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Trumbull | 40 min |
| Jul 22, 4:58 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Stark, Summit, Wayne | 62 min |
| Jul 22, 6:54 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Stark | 43 min |
Nearby
Flash Flood Warnings in Ohio, 2011Every flash 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.