Alert archive / Ohio / Flood Watches in 2011
Flood Watch 13, NWS Cleveland, OH
NWS Cleveland, OH issued this flood watch at Oct 18, 2011, 3:18 PM EDT for 20 counties in Ohio. It took effect at Oct 19, 2011, 8:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 20 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Oct 18, 2011, 3:18 PM EDT (19:18 UTC)
- In effect from
- Oct 19, 2011, 8:00 AM EDT
- Expired
- Oct 20, 2011, 4:00 AM EDT
- In force
- 20 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Cleveland, OH
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Ashland County, OH, Crawford County, OH, Cuyahoga County, OH, Erie County, OH, Hancock County, OH, Holmes County, OH, Huron County, OH, Knox County, OH, Lorain County, OH, Lucas County, OH, Marion County, OH, Medina County, OH, Morrow County, OH, Ottawa County, OH, Richland County, OH, Sandusky County, OH, Seneca County, OH, Wayne County, OH, Wood County, OH, Wyandot County, OH
The radar
The Cleveland radar (KCLE), 82 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:21 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, 7.3 hours before the alert went out and 196 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
- 1238 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 41 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 21 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 88 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
618 WGUS61 KCLE 181918 FFACLE URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH 318 PM EDT TUE OCT 18 2011 OHZ003-006>009-017>019-027-028-036-037-190330- /O.NEW.KCLE.FA.A.0013.111019T1200Z-111020T0800Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ LUCAS-WOOD-OTTAWA-SANDUSKY-ERIE OH-HANCOCK-SENECA-HURON-WYANDOT- CRAWFORD-MARION-MORROW- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TOLEDO...BOWLING GREEN...PORT CLINTON... FREMONT...SANDUSKY...FINDLAY...TIFFIN...NORWALK... UPPER SANDUSKY...CAREY...BUCYRUS...MARION...MOUNT GILEAD 318 PM EDT TUE OCT 18 2011 ...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CLEVELAND HAS ISSUED A * FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL OHIO AND NORTHWEST OHIO...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN NORTH CENTRAL OHIO... CRAWFORD...ERIE OH...HURON...MARION AND MORROW. IN NORTHWEST OHIO...HANCOCK...LUCAS...OTTAWA...SANDUSKY...SENECA...WOOD AND WYANDOT. * FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT * RAIN SHOWERS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS NORTHWEST AND NORTH CENTRAL OHIO TONIGHT AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM. SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY ON WEDNESDAY...WITH THE HEAVIEST RAINS EXPECTED WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE EXACT RAIN FALL AMOUNTS WILL DEPEND UPON THE PRECISE TRACK OF THE LOW...WHICH IS STILL IN DOUBT AT THIS POINT. HOWEVER...2 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN IS POSSIBLE BEFORE THE RAIN TAPERS OFF LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT. * THE RAIN COULD PUSH RIVERS AND STREAMS NEAR BANK FULL INTO FLOOD. THIS CAN ALSO CAUSE FLOODING IN LOW LYING AREAS OR AREAS PRONE TO FLOOD. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP. STAY TUNED TO WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES && $$
5 follow-up statements
902 WGUS61 KCLE 190221 FFACLE FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH 1021 PM EDT TUE OCT 18 2011 OHZ003-006>009-017>019-027-028-036-037-191030- /O.CON.KCLE.FA.A.0013.111019T1200Z-111020T0800Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ LUCAS-WOOD-OTTAWA-SANDUSKY-ERIE OH-HANCOCK-SENECA-HURON-WYANDOT- CRAWFORD-MARION-MORROW- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TOLEDO...BOWLING GREEN...PORT CLINTON... FREMONT...SANDUSKY...FINDLAY...TIFFIN...NORWALK... UPPER SANDUSKY...CAREY...BUCYRUS...MARION...MOUNT GILEAD 1021 PM EDT TUE OCT 18 2011 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM EDT WEDNESDAY THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT... THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL OHIO AND NORTHWEST OHIO...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN NORTH CENTRAL OHIO...CRAWFORD...ERIE OH...HURON...MARION AND MORROW. IN NORTHWEST OHIO...HANCOCK... LUCAS...OTTAWA...SANDUSKY...SENECA...WOOD AND WYANDOT. * FROM 8 AM EDT WEDNESDAY THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT * RAIN SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS ACROSS NORTHWEST AND NORTH CENTRAL OHIO THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT AS LOW PRESSURE MOVES SLOWLY NORTH ACROSS THE AREA. SOME OF THE RAIN WILL BE MODERATE TO LOCALLY HEAVY. A TOTAL OF 2 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN IS POSSIBLE IN SOME AREAS BY LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT WHEN THE RAIN SHOULD START TO TAPER OFF. THE LOCATION OF THE HEAVIEST RAIN WILL DEPEND ON THE EXACT TRACK OF THE LOW AND WHERE LOCALLY HEAVY DOWNPOURS OCCUR. * THE RAIN MAY CAUSE FLOODING IN LOW LYING AREAS OR PLACES PRONE TO FLOOD. THE RAIN COULD ALSO PUSH SOME RIVERS AND STREAMS INTO FLOOD. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP. STAY TUNED TO WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES && $$
002 WGUS61 KCLE 190812 FFACLE FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH 412 AM EDT WED OCT 19 2011 OHZ003-006>009-017>019-027-028-036-037-191615- /O.CON.KCLE.FA.A.0013.111019T1200Z-111020T0800Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ LUCAS-WOOD-OTTAWA-SANDUSKY-ERIE OH-HANCOCK-SENECA-HURON-WYANDOT- CRAWFORD-MARION-MORROW- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TOLEDO...BOWLING GREEN...PORT CLINTON... FREMONT...SANDUSKY...FINDLAY...TIFFIN...NORWALK... UPPER SANDUSKY...CAREY...BUCYRUS...MARION...MOUNT GILEAD 412 AM EDT WED OCT 19 2011 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM EDT THIS MORNING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL OHIO AND NORTHWEST OHIO...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN NORTH CENTRAL OHIO...CRAWFORD...ERIE OH...HURON...MARION AND MORROW. IN NORTHWEST OHIO...HANCOCK... LUCAS...OTTAWA...SANDUSKY...SENECA...WOOD AND WYANDOT. * FROM 8 AM EDT THIS MORNING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT * RAIN SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS NORTHWEST AND NORTH CENTRAL OHIO THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY AS LOW PRESSURE MOVES SLOWLY NORTH ACROSS THE AREA. SOME OF THE RAIN WILL BE MODERATE TO LOCALLY HEAVY. A TOTAL OF 2 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN IS POSSIBLE IN SOME AREAS BY EARLY THURSDAY. THE LOCATION OF THE HEAVIEST RAIN WILL DEPEND ON THE EXACT TRACK OF THE LOW AND WHERE LOCALLY HEAVY DOWNPOURS OCCUR. * THE RAIN MAY CAUSE FLOODING IN LOW LYING AREAS OR PLACES PRONE TO FLOOD. THE RAIN COULD ALSO PUSH SOME RIVERS AND STREAMS INTO FLOOD. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP. STAY TUNED TO WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES && $$
553 WGUS61 KCLE 191345 FFACLE URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH 945 AM EDT WED OCT 19 2011 OHZ010-011-020-029>031-038-047-192145- /O.EXA.KCLE.FA.A.0013.000000T0000Z-111020T0800Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ LORAIN-CUYAHOGA-MEDINA-RICHLAND-ASHLAND-WAYNE-HOLMES-KNOX- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LORAIN...CLEVELAND...MEDINA... MANSFIELD...ASHLAND...WOOSTER...MILLERSBURG...MOUNT VERNON 945 AM EDT WED OCT 19 2011 ...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CLEVELAND HAS EXPANDED THE * FLOOD WATCH TO INCLUDE PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL OHIO AND NORTHEAST OHIO...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN NORTH CENTRAL OHIO...ASHLAND...KNOX...LORAIN AND RICHLAND. IN NORTHEAST OHIO...CUYAHOGA...HOLMES...MEDINA AND WAYNE. * THROUGH LATE TONIGHT * RAIN SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS NORTHWEST AND NORTH CENTRAL OHIO THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY AS LOW PRESSURE MOVES SLOWLY NORTH ACROSS THE AREA. THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING WHICH MAY PRODUCE SOME MODERATE TO LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN. A TOTAL OF 2 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN IS POSSIBLE IN SOME AREAS BY EARLY THURSDAY. THE LOCATION OF THE HEAVIEST RAIN WILL DEPEND ON THE EXACT TRACK OF THE LOW AND WHERE LOCALLY HEAVY DOWNPOURS OCCUR. * THE RAIN MAY CAUSE FLOODING IN LOW LYING AREAS OR PLACES PRONE TO FLOOD. THE RAIN COULD ALSO PUSH SOME RIVERS AND STREAMS INTO FLOOD. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP. STAY TUNED TO WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES && $$ OHZ003-006>009-017>019-027-028-036-037-192145- /O.CON.KCLE.FA.A.0013.000000T0000Z-111020T0800Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ LUCAS-WOOD-OTTAWA-SANDUSKY-ERIE OH-HANCOCK-SENECA-HURON-WYANDOT- CRAWFORD-MARION-MORROW- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TOLEDO...BOWLING GREEN...PORT CLINTON... FREMONT...SANDUSKY...FINDLAY...TIFFIN...NORWALK... UPPER SANDUSKY...CAREY...BUCYRUS...MARION...MOUNT GILEAD 945 AM EDT WED OCT 19 2011 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL OHIO AND NORTHWEST OHIO...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN NORTH CENTRAL OHIO...CRAWFORD...ERIE OH...HURON...MARION AND MORROW. IN NORTHWEST OHIO...HANCOCK... LUCAS...OTTAWA...SANDUSKY...SENECA...WOOD AND WYANDOT. * THROUGH LATE TONIGHT * RAIN SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS NORTHWEST AND NORTH CENTRAL OHIO THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY AS LOW PRESSURE MOVES SLOWLY NORTH ACROSS THE AREA. THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING WHICH MAY PRODUCE SOME MODERATE TO LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN. A TOTAL OF 2 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN IS POSSIBLE IN SOME AREAS BY EARLY THURSDAY. THE LOCATION OF THE HEAVIEST RAIN WILL DEPEND ON THE EXACT TRACK OF THE LOW AND WHERE LOCALLY HEAVY DOWNPOURS OCCUR. * THE RAIN MAY CAUSE FLOODING IN LOW LYING AREAS OR PLACES PRONE TO FLOOD. THE RAIN COULD ALSO PUSH SOME RIVERS AND STREAMS INTO FLOOD. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP. STAY TUNED TO WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES && $$
705 WGUS61 KCLE 191919 FFACLE FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH 319 PM EDT WED OCT 19 2011 OHZ003-006>011-017>020-027>031-036>038-047-200330- /O.CON.KCLE.FA.A.0013.000000T0000Z-111020T0800Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ LUCAS-WOOD-OTTAWA-SANDUSKY-ERIE OH-LORAIN-CUYAHOGA-HANCOCK-SENECA- HURON-MEDINA-WYANDOT-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-ASHLAND-WAYNE-MARION- MORROW-HOLMES-KNOX- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TOLEDO...BOWLING GREEN...PORT CLINTON... FREMONT...SANDUSKY...LORAIN...CLEVELAND...FINDLAY...TIFFIN... NORWALK...MEDINA...UPPER SANDUSKY...CAREY...BUCYRUS...MANSFIELD... ASHLAND...WOOSTER...MARION...MOUNT GILEAD...MILLERSBURG... MOUNT VERNON 319 PM EDT WED OCT 19 2011 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL OHIO...NORTHEAST OHIO AND NORTHWEST OHIO...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN NORTH CENTRAL OHIO... ASHLAND...CRAWFORD...ERIE OH...HURON...KNOX...LORAIN... MARION...MORROW AND RICHLAND. IN NORTHEAST OHIO...CUYAHOGA... HOLMES...MEDINA AND WAYNE. IN NORTHWEST OHIO...HANCOCK... LUCAS...OTTAWA...SANDUSKY...SENECA...WOOD AND WYANDOT. * THROUGH LATE TONIGHT * RAIN SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS NORTHWEST AND NORTH CENTRAL OHIO THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY AS LOW PRESSURE MOVES SLOWLY NORTH AND INTO THE AREA TONIGHT. THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE THIS EVENING WHICH MAY PRODUCE SOME MODERATE TO LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN. A TOTAL OF 2 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS IS POSSIBLE IN SOME AREAS BY EARLY THURSDAY. * THE RAIN MAY CAUSE FLOODING IN LOW LYING AREAS OR PLACES PRONE TO FLOOD. THE RAIN COULD ALSO PUSH SOME RIVERS AND STREAMS INTO FLOOD. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP. STAY TUNED TO WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES && $$
320 WGUS61 KCLE 200150 FFACLE FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH 950 PM EDT WED OCT 19 2011 OHZ003-006>011-017>020-027>031-036>038-047-200800- /O.CON.KCLE.FA.A.0013.000000T0000Z-111020T0800Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ LUCAS-WOOD-OTTAWA-SANDUSKY-ERIE OH-LORAIN-CUYAHOGA-HANCOCK-SENECA- HURON-MEDINA-WYANDOT-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-ASHLAND-WAYNE-MARION- MORROW-HOLMES-KNOX- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TOLEDO...BOWLING GREEN...PORT CLINTON... FREMONT...SANDUSKY...LORAIN...CLEVELAND...FINDLAY...TIFFIN... NORWALK...MEDINA...UPPER SANDUSKY...CAREY...BUCYRUS...MANSFIELD... ASHLAND...WOOSTER...MARION...MOUNT GILEAD...MILLERSBURG... MOUNT VERNON 950 PM EDT WED OCT 19 2011 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EDT THURSDAY... THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL OHIO...NORTHEAST OHIO AND NORTHWEST OHIO...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN NORTH CENTRAL OHIO... ASHLAND...CRAWFORD...ERIE OH...HURON...KNOX...LORAIN... MARION...MORROW AND RICHLAND. IN NORTHEAST OHIO...CUYAHOGA... HOLMES...MEDINA AND WAYNE. IN NORTHWEST OHIO...HANCOCK... LUCAS...OTTAWA...SANDUSKY...SENECA...WOOD AND WYANDOT. * UNTIL 4 AM EDT THURSDAY * RAIN SHOWERS HAVE FINALLY STARTED TO TAPER OFF SOME IN MANY AREAS AND THIS TREND WILL CONTINUE THE REST OF THE NIGHT. MANY COUNTIES IN THE WATCH AREA ARE REPORTING SCATTERED PLACES OF SOME WATER ON ROADS. ADDITIONAL RAIN AND SHOWERS OVERNIGHT COULD STILL LOCALLY PRODUCE ANOTHER HALF AN INCH OF RAINFALL SO A FEW ADDITIONAL LOCATIONS COULD BEGIN TO EXPERIENCE SOME MINOR FLOODING PROBLEMS. * WHERE HEAVIER RAIN OCCURS EXPECT TO FIND FLOODING IN LOW LYING AREAS OR PLACES PRONE TO FLOOD. THE RAIN WILL ALSO PUSH SOME RIVERS AND STREAMS INTO FLOOD. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP. STAY TUNED TO WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES && $$
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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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.