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Flood Watch 6, NWS Cleveland, OH

April 25, 201128 counties in Ohio; Crawford County, Erie County, Pennsylvania

NWS Cleveland, OH issued this flood watch at Apr 25, 2011, 12:48 PM EDT for 28 counties in Ohio; Crawford County, Erie County, Pennsylvania. It took effect at Apr 25, 2011, 1:00 PM EDT. It was in force for 63 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Apr 25, 2011, 12:48 PM EDT (16:48 UTC)
In effect from
Apr 25, 2011, 1:00 PM EDT
Expired
Apr 28, 2011, 4:00 AM EDT
In force
63 hr
Issued by
NWS Cleveland, OH
Flood severity
None
All 30 counties

Ashland County, OH, Ashtabula County, OH, Crawford County, OH, Cuyahoga County, OH, Erie County, OH, Geauga County, OH, Hancock County, OH, Holmes County, OH, Huron County, OH, Knox County, OH, Lake County, OH, Lorain County, OH, Lucas County, OH, Mahoning County, OH, Marion County, OH, Medina County, OH, Morrow County, OH, Ottawa County, OH, Portage County, OH, Richland County, OH, Sandusky County, OH, Seneca County, OH, Stark County, OH, Summit County, OH, Trumbull County, OH, Wayne County, OH, Wood County, OH, Wyandot County, OH, Crawford County, PA, Erie County, PA

The radar

The Cleveland radar (KCLE), 34 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:48 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, 4.8 hours before the alert went out and 189 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Pittsburgh, PA at 12:00Z on 2011-04-25Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 4 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Pittsburgh, PA at 12:00Z on 2011-04-25The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 66 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
4 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-53 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
698 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
42 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
66 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
87 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

078 
WGUS61 KCLE 251648
FFACLE

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
1248 PM EDT MON APR 25 2011

...ELEVATED FLOOD RISK THROUGH MID WEEK AS WET STORM SYSTEMS
TRACK THROUGH THE REGION ...

..A STALLED FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL CONTINUE TO SERVE AS A FOCUS FOR
NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS INTO TONIGHT. ADDITIONAL HEAVY
RAIN OVER THE SATURATED GROUND WILL ELEVATE THE FLOODING RISK OVER
THE WATCH AREA. MORE RAIN IS EXPECTED TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY AS
AREAS OF LOW PRESSURE MOVE INTO THE REGION. AREAS ALONG AND WEST
OF I 71...AND ESPECIALLY NORTHWEST OHIO ARE OF SPECIAL CONCERN. RAINFALL
TOTALS THROUGH WEDNESDAY ARE EXPECTED TO REACH 3 TO 4 INCHES WITH
LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS.

OHZ003-006>011-017>020-027>031-036>038-047-260500-
/O.NEW.KCLE.FA.A.0006.110425T1700Z-110428T0800Z/
/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
1248 PM EDT MON APR 25 2011

...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CLEVELAND HAS ISSUED A

* FLOOD WATCH 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 WEDNESDAY NIGHT

* SEVERAL PERIODS OF HEAVY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...COMBINED
  WITH THE SATURATED GROUND...COULD LEAD TO FLOODING.

* ADDITIONAL RAINFALL TOTALS OF 3 TO 4 INCHES WITH ISOLATED
  HEAVIER AMOUNTS CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. THESE
  HEAVY RAINS WILL CAUSE RAPID RISES ON RIVERS AND STREAMS THROUGHOUT
  THE AREA.

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

&&

$$
7 follow-up statements
423 
WGUS61 KCLE 260709
FFACLE

FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
309 AM EDT TUE APR 26 2011

...ELEVATED FLOOD RISK THROUGH MID WEEK AS A SERIES OF STORM SYSTEMS
TRACK ACROSS THE REGION...

.OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS
NORTHWEST OHIO THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT AS A SERIES OF LOW PRESSURE
SYSTEMS MOVE ACROSS THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL GREAT LAKES.
ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAIN OVER THE SATURATED GROUND WILL ELEVATE THE
FLOODING RISK OVER THE WATCH AREA. MORE THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED
LATER TODAY AND WEDNESDAY. AREAS ALONG AND WEST OF I 71...AND
ESPECIALLY NORTHWEST OHIO ARE OF SPECIAL CONCERN. RAINFALL TOTALS
THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT ARE EXPECTED TO REACH 3 TO 4 INCHES WITH
LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS.

OHZ003-006>011-017>020-027>031-036>038-047-261515-
/O.CON.KCLE.FA.A.0006.000000T0000Z-110428T0800Z/
/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
309 AM EDT TUE APR 26 2011

...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

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 WEDNESDAY NIGHT

* SEVERAL PERIODS OF HEAVY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...COMBINED 
 WITH THE SATURATED GROUND...COULD LEAD TO FLOODING. 

* ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND
  EVENING. HEAVY RAINS FROM THUNDERSTORMS WILL CAUSE RAPID RISES
  ON RIVERS AND STREAMS THROUGHOUT THE AREA.

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

&&

$$
365 
WGUS61 KCLE 261505 AAA
FFACLE

FLOOD WATCH...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
1105 AM EDT TUE APR 26 2011

...ELEVATED FLOOD RISK THROUGH MID WEEK AS A SERIES OF STORM
SYSTEMS TRACK ACROSS THE REGION...

.OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA
TODAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT AS A SERIES OF LOW PRESSURE SYSTEMS
MOVE ACROSS THE GREAT LAKES. THE ADDITIONAL RAIN OVER THE SATURATED
GROUND WILL ELEVATE THE FLOODING RISK OVER THE WATCH AREA. RAINFALL
TOTALS THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT ARE EXPECTED TO REACH 3 TO 4 INCHES
WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS.

OHZ003-006>011-017>020-027>031-036>038-047-262315-
/O.CON.KCLE.FA.A.0006.000000T0000Z-110428T0800Z/
/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
1105 AM EDT TUE APR 26 2011

...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

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 WEDNESDAY NIGHT

* SEVERAL PERIODS OF HEAVY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...COMBINED 
 WITH THE SATURATED GROUND...COULD LEAD TO FLOODING. 

* THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. HEAVY
  RAINS FROM THUNDERSTORMS WILL CAUSE RAPID RISES ON RIVERS AND
  STREAMS THROUGHOUT THE AREA.

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

&&

$$
SCHULER
520 
WGUS61 KCLE 261936
FFACLE

FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
336 PM EDT TUE APR 26 2011

...HIGH FLOOD RISK ACROSS THE AREA AS MORE RAIN EXPECTED
THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.MOST OF NORTHERN OHIO AND NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA HAD A BREAK IN
THE WET WEATHER EARLIER TODAY. HOWEVER...MORE SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED THIS EVENING...AND AGAIN WEDNESDAY. DUE
TO THE SATURATED GROUND ANY MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN POSE THE THREAT
OF ADDITIONAL FLOODING. 

OHZ003-006>011-017>020-027>031-036>038-047-270400-
/O.CON.KCLE.FA.A.0006.000000T0000Z-110428T0800Z/
/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
336 PM EDT TUE APR 26 2011

...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

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 WEDNESDAY NIGHT

* SEVERAL PERIODS OF HEAVY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TONIGHT
  THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...COMBINED WITH THE SATURATED
  GROUND...COULD LEAD TO FLOODING.

* ADDITIONAL RAINFALL OF BETWEEN ONE ONE AND TWO INCH IS EXPECTED BY
  WEDNESDAY NIGHT...WITH ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS.

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

&&

$$
660 
WGUS61 KCLE 270741
FFACLE

FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
341 AM EDT WED APR 27 2011

...HIGH FLOOD RISK ACROSS THE AREA AS MORE RAIN EXPECTED THROUGH
WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS
NORTHWEST AND NORTH CENTRAL OHIO THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... AS A
SERIES OF LOW PRESSURE SYSTEMS MOVE ACROSS THE AREA. THIS
COMBINED WITH THE SATURATED CONDITIONS MAY PRODUCE FLOODING ACROSS
THE WATCH AREA.

OHZ003-006>011-017>020-027>031-036>038-047-271545-
/O.CON.KCLE.FA.A.0006.000000T0000Z-110428T0800Z/
/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
341 AM EDT WED APR 27 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

* PERIODS OF WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE
  ACROSS NORTHWEST AND NORTH CENTRAL OHIO THROUGH THURSDAY
  MORNING. HEAVY RAIN FROM THE THUNDERSTORMS WILL CAUSE RAPID
  RISES ON RIVERS AND STREAMS ACROSS THE AREA.

* AN ADDITIONAL ONE TO TWO INCHES OF RAIN IS EXPECTED BY THURSDAY
  MORNING...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE.

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

&&

$$
095 
WGUS61 KCLE 271432
FFACLE

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
1032 AM EDT WED APR 27 2011

...HIGH FLOOD RISK ACROSS THE AREA AS MORE RAIN EXPECTED THROUGH
EARLY THURSDAY MORNING...

.OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS
NORTHWEST AND NORTH CENTRAL OHIO THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING...AS A
SERIES OF LOW PRESSURE SYSTEMS MOVE ACROSS THE AREA. THIS COMBINED
WITH THE SATURATED CONDITIONS MAY PRODUCE FLOODING ACROSS THE
WATCH AREA.

OHZ012>014-021>023-032-033-089-PAZ001>003-272345-
/O.EXA.KCLE.FA.A.0006.000000T0000Z-110428T0800Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
LAKE-GEAUGA-ASHTABULA INLAND-SUMMIT-PORTAGE-TRUMBULL-STARK-
MAHONING-ASHTABULA LAKESHORE-NORTHERN ERIE-SOUTHERN ERIE-
CRAWFORD PA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MENTOR...CHARDON...JEFFERSON...AKRON...
RAVENNA...WARREN...CANTON...YOUNGSTOWN...ASHTABULA...ERIE...
EDINBORO...MEADVILLE
1032 AM EDT WED APR 27 2011

...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CLEVELAND HAS EXPANDED THE

* FLOOD WATCH TO INCLUDE PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST OHIO AND 
 NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN 
 NORTHEAST OHIO...ASHTABULA INLAND...ASHTABULA LAKESHORE...
 GEAUGA...LAKE...MAHONING...PORTAGE...STARK...SUMMIT AND 
 TRUMBULL. IN NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA...CRAWFORD PA...NORTHERN 
 ERIE AND SOUTHERN ERIE.

* THROUGH LATE TONIGHT

* SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN ARE EXPECTED THIS
  AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. 

* RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF ONE TO TWO INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER IS
  EXPECTED. SATURATED GROUNDS AND ELEVATED RIVERS AND STREAMS COULD
  LEAD TO RAPIDLY DEVELOPING FLOODS IN AREAS OF HEAVY RAIN.

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>011-017>020-027>031-036>038-047-272345-
/O.CON.KCLE.FA.A.0006.000000T0000Z-110428T0800Z/
/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
1032 AM EDT WED APR 27 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

* PERIODS OF WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE 
 ACROSS NORTHWEST AND NORTH CENTRAL OHIO THROUGH THURSDAY 
 MORNING. HEAVY RAIN FROM THE THUNDERSTORMS WILL CAUSE RAPID 
 RISES ON RIVERS AND STREAMS ACROSS THE AREA. 

* AN ADDITIONAL ONE TO TWO INCHES OF RAIN IS EXPECTED BY 
 THURSDAY MORNING...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. 

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

&&

$$
960 
WGUS61 KCLE 271543
FFACLE

FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
1143 AM EDT WED APR 27 2011

...HIGH FLOOD RISK ACROSS THE AREA AS MORE RAIN EXPECTED THROUGH
EARLY THURSDAY MORNING...

.OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS
NORTHWEST AND NORTH CENTRAL OHIO THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING...AS A
SERIES OF LOW PRESSURE SYSTEMS MOVE ACROSS THE AREA. THIS
COMBINED WITH THE SATURATED CONDITIONS MAY PRODUCE FLOODING
ACROSS THE WATCH AREA.

OHZ003-006>014-017>023-027>033-036>038-047-089-PAZ001>003-272345-
/O.CON.KCLE.FA.A.0006.000000T0000Z-110428T0800Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
LUCAS-WOOD-OTTAWA-SANDUSKY-ERIE OH-LORAIN-CUYAHOGA-LAKE-GEAUGA-
ASHTABULA INLAND-HANCOCK-SENECA-HURON-MEDINA-SUMMIT-PORTAGE-
TRUMBULL-WYANDOT-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-ASHLAND-WAYNE-STARK-MAHONING-
MARION-MORROW-HOLMES-KNOX-ASHTABULA LAKESHORE-NORTHERN ERIE-
SOUTHERN ERIE-CRAWFORD PA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TOLEDO...BOWLING GREEN...PORT CLINTON...
FREMONT...SANDUSKY...LORAIN...CLEVELAND...MENTOR...CHARDON...
JEFFERSON...FINDLAY...TIFFIN...NORWALK...MEDINA...AKRON...
RAVENNA...WARREN...UPPER SANDUSKY...CAREY...BUCYRUS...MANSFIELD...
ASHLAND...WOOSTER...CANTON...YOUNGSTOWN...MARION...MOUNT GILEAD...
MILLERSBURG...MOUNT VERNON...ASHTABULA...ERIE...EDINBORO...
MEADVILLE
1143 AM EDT WED APR 27 2011

...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR

* PORTIONS OF OHIO AND NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA...INCLUDING THE 
 FOLLOWING AREAS...IN OHIO...ASHLAND...ASHTABULA INLAND...
 ASHTABULA LAKESHORE...CRAWFORD...CUYAHOGA...ERIE OH...GEAUGA...
 HANCOCK...HOLMES...HURON...KNOX...LAKE...LORAIN...LUCAS...
 MAHONING...MARION...MEDINA...MORROW...OTTAWA...PORTAGE...
 RICHLAND...SANDUSKY...SENECA...STARK...SUMMIT...TRUMBULL...
 WAYNE...WOOD AND WYANDOT. IN NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA...CRAWFORD 
 PA...NORTHERN ERIE AND SOUTHERN ERIE.

* THROUGH LATE TONIGHT

* SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN ARE EXPECTED THIS 
 AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. 

* RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF ONE TO TWO INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER IS 
 EXPECTED. SATURATED GROUNDS AND ELEVATED RIVERS AND STREAMS 
 COULD LEAD TO RAPIDLY DEVELOPING FLOODS IN AREAS OF HEAVY 
 RAIN. 

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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WGUS61 KCLE 280008
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FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
808 PM EDT WED APR 27 2011

...HIGH FLOOD RISK ACROSS THE AREA AS MORE RAIN EXPECTED THROUGH
EARLY THURSDAY MORNING...

.OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS
NORTHWEST AND NORTH CENTRAL OHIO THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. LOW
PRESSURE WILL MOVE NORTHEAST ACROSS OHIO INTO LAKE ERIE SPREADING
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS INTO THE REGION. THIS COMBINED WITH THE
SATURATED SOIL CONDITIONS MAY PRODUCE FLOODING ACROSS THE WATCH
AREA.

OHZ003-006>014-017>023-027>033-036>038-047-089-PAZ001>003-280800-
/O.CON.KCLE.FA.A.0006.000000T0000Z-110428T0800Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
LUCAS-WOOD-OTTAWA-SANDUSKY-ERIE OH-LORAIN-CUYAHOGA-LAKE-GEAUGA-
ASHTABULA INLAND-HANCOCK-SENECA-HURON-MEDINA-SUMMIT-PORTAGE-
TRUMBULL-WYANDOT-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-ASHLAND-WAYNE-STARK-MAHONING-
MARION-MORROW-HOLMES-KNOX-ASHTABULA LAKESHORE-NORTHERN ERIE-
SOUTHERN ERIE-CRAWFORD PA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TOLEDO...BOWLING GREEN...PORT CLINTON...
FREMONT...SANDUSKY...LORAIN...CLEVELAND...MENTOR...CHARDON...
JEFFERSON...FINDLAY...TIFFIN...NORWALK...MEDINA...AKRON...
RAVENNA...WARREN...UPPER SANDUSKY...CAREY...BUCYRUS...MANSFIELD...
ASHLAND...WOOSTER...CANTON...YOUNGSTOWN...MARION...MOUNT GILEAD...
MILLERSBURG...MOUNT VERNON...ASHTABULA...ERIE...EDINBORO...
MEADVILLE
808 PM EDT WED APR 27 2011

...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EDT THURSDAY...

THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR

* PORTIONS OF OHIO AND NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA...INCLUDING THE 
 FOLLOWING AREAS...IN OHIO...ASHLAND...ASHTABULA INLAND...
 ASHTABULA LAKESHORE...CRAWFORD...CUYAHOGA...ERIE OH...GEAUGA...
 HANCOCK...HOLMES...HURON...KNOX...LAKE...LORAIN...LUCAS...
 MAHONING...MARION...MEDINA...MORROW...OTTAWA...PORTAGE...
 RICHLAND...SANDUSKY...SENECA...STARK...SUMMIT...TRUMBULL...
 WAYNE...WOOD AND WYANDOT. IN NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA...CRAWFORD 
 PA...NORTHERN ERIE AND SOUTHERN ERIE.

* UNTIL 4 AM EDT THURSDAY

* SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN ARE EXPECTED
  OVERNIGHT. SOME OF THE THUNDERSTORMS WILL PRODUCE LOCALLY HEAVY
  RAIN AND THIS COULD AFFECT STREAMS IN THE LOCAL AREA AND CAUSE
  PONDING OF WATER IN LOW LYING AREAS.

* RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF ONE TO TWO INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER
  AMOUNTS IS EXPECTED. SATURATED SOIL AND ELEVATED WATER LEVELS IN
  RIVERS AND STREAMS COULD LEAD TO A RAPIDLY DEVELOPING FLOOD
  SITUATION.

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 OR YOUR FAVORITE WEATHER
SOURCE FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES.

&&

$$

LOMBARDY

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this flood watch 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 flood watch went out at Apr 25, 7:38 AM EDT, 5 hours 10 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 25, 7:38 AM EDT, 5 hours 10 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
738 AM EDT MON APR 25 2011

.SYNOPSIS...
A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IN TEXAS WILL MOVE INTO THE CENTRAL GREAT
LAKES TONIGHT...LIFTING A WARM FRONT ACROSS THE AREA. A SERIES OF
LOW PRESSURE SYSTEMS WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA TUESDAY NIGHT INTO
WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

&&

.NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 PM THIS EVENING/...
RAIN SHIELD OVER SW INDIANA WILL SPREAD OVER THE AREA THIS
MORNING. RAIN SHIELD MATCHES UP NICELY WITH THE UPPER LEVEL
DIVERGENCE FROM 300 MB JET. WITH THE WARM FRONT LINGERING SOUTH OF
THE AREA LEFT OUT THUNDER FOR THIS MORNING. EXPECT A SECOND BATCH
OF RAIN THIS AFTERNOON. BY THEN FRONT WILL HAVE LIFTED FURTHER
NORTH SO DID INCLUDE CHANCE OF THUNDER FOR THIS AFTERNOON. NAM
APPEARS TO BE SUFFERING FROM CONVECTIVE FEEDBACK PROBLEMS SO
LEANED MORE TOWARD GFS FOR PRECIP TODAY.

FORECAST PROBLEM FOR TODAY IS HOW FAR NORTH WILL THE FRONT REACH
THIS AFTERNOON. CURRENTLY WARM FRONT IS MID WAY BETWEEN COLUMBUS
AND PITTSBURGH. DUE TO THE PROXIMITY OF THE FRONT LEANED TOWARD
THE WARMER GFS FOR FORECAST.

&&

.SHORT TERM /6 PM THIS EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT/...
MODELS CONTINUE TO POUND AREA WITH DOUBLE BARREL LOWS LATE
TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT. MODELS STILL NOT IN TOTAL
AGREEMENT ON THE EXACT TRACK AND TIMING OF THESE SYSTEMS...SO
TIMING THE RAIN FROM THESE SYSTEMS IS PRECARIOUS AT BEST. WILL
NEED TO MONITOR SITUATION CLOSELY FOR POTENTIAL FLOODING PROBLEMS.

FINALLY GET A BREAK FROM THE RAIN ON THURSDAY. MODELS CONTINUE TO
PUSH FRONT ACROSS THE AREA WEDNESDAY NIGHT WITH HIGH PRESSURE
MOVING ACROSS THE AREA THURSDAY INTO THURSDAY NIGHT. A FEW
LINGERING SHOWERS NOT OUT OF THE QUESTION FOR THURSDAY BUT
HEAVIEST RAIN SHOULD BE OVER BY THEN.

&&

.LONG TERM /FRIDAY THROUGH SUNDAY/...
MODELS CONTINUE TO INDICATE MINOR DIFFERENCES IN HOW FAST TO LIFT
LOW PRESSURE ACROSS THE NORTHEASTERN US. EVEN WITH THE DIFFERENCES
THERE WILL BE NW FLOW ACROSS THE AREA WITH A FEW SHOWERS POSSIBLE
THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. BY FRIDAY NIGHT HIGH PRESSURE WILL RIDGE
NORTHWARD BEFORE SLIDING TO THE MIDDLE ATLANTIC. WARMER BY SATURDAY
AS SOUTHERLY FLOW INCREASES. MODELS THEN DIFFER ON HOW TO HANDLE
DEEPENING LOW PRESSURE OVER THE NORTHERN PLAINS. HAVE LEANED TOWARD
A SLIGHTLY MORE PROGRESSIVE GFS SOLUTION AT THIS TIME WHICH WOULD
BRING A ROUND OF THUNDERSTORMS INTO THE AREA FROM WEST TO EAST FOR
SATURDAY EVENING INTO THE OVERNIGHT. A FEW SHOWERS MAY LINGER INTO
SUNDAY.

TEMPERATURES WILL WARM INTO AT LEAST THE MIDDLE 60S BY SATURDAY WITH
SOME MINOR COOLING INTO SUNDAY.

&&

.AVIATION /11Z MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY/...
NEXT RIPPLE OF LOW PRESSURE IS MOVING NORTHWARD ALONG THE QUASI
STATIONARY SURFACE BOUNDARY THAT IS LOCATED ACROSS CENTRAL OHIO.
ALL LOCATIONS ACROSS THE SOUTHERN HALF OF THE AREA ARE EXPERIENCING
IFR CONDITIONS WITH LOW CEILINGS AND VISIBILITIES. CLOSER TO THE
LAKE MOST LOCATIONS ARE MVFR WITH SOME IFR BEGINNING TO DEVELOP
WITH THE INITIAL MIX AFTER SUNRISE.

AN AREA OF SHOWERS WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE ENTIRE REGION THROUGH
THE MORNING. CANT RULE OUT A FEW RUMBLES OF THUNDER SO PLACED A CB
IN SEVERAL OF THE TAF SITES. GENERALLY IFR CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR
WITH THE SHOWERS AS THEY MOVE NORTHEAST. THERE WILL BE A BREAK AT
SOME POINT DURING THE AFTERNOON. UNCERTAINTY IS HOW LONG OF A
BREAK TO ANTICIPATE. ATTEMPTED TO TIME THIS IN LATE THIS AFTERNOON
INTO THE EVENING. THE NEXT ROUND OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL
DEVELOP AND MAINLY AFFECT THE WESTERN HALF OF THE REGION. ALL
LOCATIONS WILL HAVE AT LEAST MVFR CEILINGS WITH SOME SCATTERED
AREAS OF IFR LIKELY SINCE THE LOWER LEVELS WILL REMAIN SATURATED
THROUGH THE NIGHT.

AS THE BOUNDARY WOBBLES NORTHWARD THERE MAY BE A RETURN TO
SOUTHERLY WINDS FOR THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE REGION. IF THIS
OCCURS CEILINGS MAY BE ABLE TO LIFT TO LOW END VFR LEVELS. WINDS
COULD INCREASE TO THE 15 TO 20 KNOT RANGE.

.OUTLOOK...PERIODS OF NON-VFR LIKELY TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.

&&

.MARINE...
A STATIONARY FRONT LOCATED OVER CENTRAL OHIO WILL BEGIN TO LIFT
NORTHWARD AS WARM FRONT TODAY. THE FRONT WILL MOVE NORTH OF LAKE
ERIE ON TUESDAY AS LOW PRESSURE MOVES TO SOUTHERN WISCONSIN. THIS
WILL CAUSE INCREASING SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS ACROSS THE LAKE.
WINDS MAY INCREASE ENOUGH TO WARRANT THE ISSUANCE OF A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY.

ANOTHER AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL INFLUENCE THE REGION AS IT MOVES
FROM WESTERN TENNESSEE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. THIS LOW IS EXPECTED TO
BE STRONGER AS IT MOVES NORTH ACROSS LAKE ERIE WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THE
STRONGEST WINDS WILL ARRIVE IN THE WAKE OF THE LOW ON THURSDAY WITH
WINDS INCREASING TO AT LEAST 15 TO 25 KNOTS. IF THE COLD ADVECTION
IS STRONG ENOUGH WE MAY HAVE TO THINK ABOUT GALES. BY FRIDAY A RIDGE
OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL EXTEND ACROSS THE LAKE FROM THE SOUTH WITH
LIGHTER WEST WINDS EXPECTED.

&&

.CLE WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
OH...NONE.
PA...NONE.
MARINE...NONE.

&&

SYNOPSIS...DJB
NEAR TERM...DJB
SHORT TERM...DJB
LONG TERM...MULLEN
AVIATION...MULLEN
MARINE...MULLEN
Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 25, 5:10 AM EDT, 7 hours 38 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
510 AM EDT MON APR 25 2011

LEZ061-142>149-162>169-OHZ003-006>014-017>023-027>033-036>038-047-
089-PAZ001>003-260915-
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-LUCAS-WOOD-
OTTAWA-SANDUSKY-ERIE OH-LORAIN-CUYAHOGA-LAKE-GEAUGA-ASHTABULA INLAND-
HANCOCK-SENECA-HURON-MEDINA-SUMMIT-PORTAGE-TRUMBULL-WYANDOT-CRAWFORD-
RICHLAND-ASHLAND-WAYNE-STARK-MAHONING-MARION-MORROW-HOLMES-KNOX-
ASHTABULA LAKESHORE-NORTHERN ERIE-SOUTHERN ERIE-CRAWFORD PA-
510 AM EDT MON APR 25 2011

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR LAKE ERIE...NORTH CENTRAL
OHIO...NORTHEAST OHIO...NORTHWEST OHIO AND NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED TODAY OR TONIGHT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.

SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED EACH DAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY
NIGHT. FLOODING PROBLEMS WILL LIKELY DEVELOP. THERE IS A CHANCE
FOR STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ON TUESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED.

The office that day

Everything else NWS Cleveland, OH issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 25, 3:00 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningCLE2 hr
Apr 25, 3:23 PM EDTSmall Craft AdvisoryCLE14 hr
Apr 25, 3:41 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningCLEAshland, Crawford, Cuyahoga, Erie, Huron, Lorain and 7 more6 hr
Apr 25, 3:55 PM EDTTornado WarningCLEAshland, Crawford, Huron, Richland24 min
Apr 25, 4:52 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningCLEErie, Huron, Lorain3 hr
Apr 25, 4:55 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningCLELorain53 hr
Apr 25, 5:12 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningCLELucas, Wood4 days
Apr 25, 5:12 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningCLELucas, Wood5 days
Apr 25, 5:12 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningCLEHancock61 hr
Apr 25, 5:12 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningCLEMarion61 hr
Apr 25, 5:12 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningCLEMarion4 days
Apr 25, 5:12 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningCLEHolmes, Wayne53 hr
Apr 25, 5:28 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningCLE62 min

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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.