Alert archive / Ohio / Flash Flood Warnings in 2011
Flash Flood Warning 8, NWS Cleveland, OH
NWS Cleveland, OH issued this flash flood warning at May 13, 2011, 2:56 PM EDT for Ashtabula County, Geauga County, Trumbull County, Ohio. It was in force for 3 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 13, 2011, 2:56 PM EDT (18:56 UTC)
- Expired
- May 13, 2011, 6:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 3 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), 81 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:58 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 13, 5:30 PM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | Middlefield, OH | 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. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Pittsburgh, PA (KPIT), launched 12:00Z, 6.9 hours before the alert went out and 148 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
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
755
WGUS51 KCLE 131856
FFWCLE
OHC007-055-155-132200-
/O.NEW.KCLE.FF.W.0008.110513T1856Z-110513T2200Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
256 PM EDT FRI MAY 13 2011
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CLEVELAND HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
EASTERN GEAUGA COUNTY IN NORTHEAST OHIO
NORTHERN TRUMBULL COUNTY IN NORTHEAST OHIO
SOUTHWESTERN ASHTABULA COUNTY IN NORTHEAST OHIO
* UNTIL 600 PM EDT
* AT 249 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE
WARNED AREA. TORRENTIAL RAINFALL WAS OBSERVED WITH RATES GREATER
THAN AN INCH PER HOUR.
* RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO
OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
BRISTOLVILLE...KINSMAN...MIDDLEFIELD...NORTH BLOOMFIELD...ORWELL
AND WEST FARMINGTON.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
VERY HEAVY RAINFALL IS POSSIBLE IN THE WARNED AREA. EXCESSIVE RUNOFF
WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS...STREAMS...AND DRAINAGE DITCHES
ACROSS THE WARNING AREA. IN URBAN AREAS...FLOODING IS LIKELY ALONG
POORLY DRAINED AND LOW LYING HIGHWAYS...STREETS...AND UNDERPASSES. BE
ALERT FOR FLOODED ROADS. TURN AROUND...DON'T DROWN!
&&
LAT...LON 4178 8082 4134 8052 4135 8112 4145 8111
4167 8104 4174 8100
$$
JAMISON3 follow-up statements
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WGUS71 KCLE 132018
FFSCLE
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
418 PM EDT FRI MAY 13 2011
OHC007-055-155-132200-
/O.CON.KCLE.FF.W.0008.000000T0000Z-110513T2200Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
TRUMBULL OH-GEAUGA OH-ASHTABULA OH-
418 PM EDT FRI MAY 13 2011
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHWESTERN
ASHTABULA...EASTERN GEAUGA AND NORTHERN TRUMBULL COUNTIES UNTIL 600
PM EDT...
AT 412 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
THAT MOST OF THE STORM ACTIVITY ACROSS THE REGION HAS WEAKENED.
HOWEVER RUNOFF FROM EARLIER STORMS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE WARNED
AREA. RAINFALL ESTIMATES AND OBSERVATIONS SHOW AROUND 1 TO 3
INCHES...WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS NEAR THE MIDDLEFIELD AREA.
SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING
INCLUDE...BRISTOLVILLE...KINSMAN...MIDDLEFIELD...NORTH
BLOOMFIELD...ORWELL AND WEST FARMINGTON.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MOST FLOOD RELATED DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO
CROSS BRIDGES...DIPS...OR OTHER LOW SPOTS IF WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY. NEVER TRY TO CROSS A FLOWING STREAM...EVEN A SMALL ONE...ON
FOOT OR IN A VEHICLE. TURN AROUND...DON'T DROWN!
&&
LAT...LON 4178 8082 4134 8052 4135 8112 4145 8111
4167 8104 4174 8100
$$
SJ399
WGUS71 KCLE 132104
FFSCLE
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
504 PM EDT FRI MAY 13 2011
OHC007-055-155-132200-
/O.CON.KCLE.FF.W.0008.000000T0000Z-110513T2200Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
TRUMBULL OH-GEAUGA OH-ASHTABULA OH-
504 PM EDT FRI MAY 13 2011
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHWESTERN
ASHTABULA...EASTERN GEAUGA AND NORTHERN TRUMBULL COUNTIES UNTIL 600
PM EDT...
AT 458 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE WARNED AREA.
DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATED AROUND A HALF INCH PER HOUR WITH THESE STORMS.
THIS ADDITIONAL RAINFALL COULD CONTRIBUTE TO THE RUNOFF FROM EARLIER
STORMS TO KEEP A FLOOD THREAT GOING. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL
EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...BRISTOLVILLE...KINSMAN...MIDDLEFIELD...
NORTH BLOOMFIELD...ORWELL AND WEST FARMINGTON.
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...DON'T DROWN!
&&
LAT...LON 4178 8082 4134 8052 4135 8112 4145 8111
4167 8104 4174 8100
$$
SJ763
WGUS71 KCLE 132106
FFSCLE
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
506 PM EDT FRI MAY 13 2011
OHC007-055-155-132200-
/O.CON.KCLE.FF.W.0008.000000T0000Z-110513T2200Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
TRUMBULL OH-GEAUGA OH-ASHTABULA OH-
506 PM EDT FRI MAY 13 2011
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHWESTERN
ASHTABULA...EASTERN GEAUGA AND NORTHERN TRUMBULL COUNTIES UNTIL 600
PM EDT...
AT 503 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAINFALL APPROACHING THE WARNED AREA.
DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATED RAINFALL RATES AROUND A HALF INCH PER HOUR WITH
THESE STORMS. THIS RAINFALL WILL CONTRIBUTE TO THE FLOODING ISSUES AND ADD
ADDITIONAL RUNOFF TO THE AREA. SOME LOCATIONS THAT COULD EXPERIENCE FLOODING
INCLUDE...BRISTOLVILLE...KINSMAN...MIDDLEFIELD...NORTH BLOOMFIELD...
ORWELL AND WEST FARMINGTON.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS
SAFELY. TURN AROUND...DON'T DROWN!
&&
LAT...LON 4178 8082 4134 8052 4135 8112 4145 8111
4167 8104 4174 8100
$$
SJThe 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, 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, 5:58 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | CLE | Ashtabula, Geauga, Trumbull | 5 hr |
| 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 |
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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.