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River Flood Warning 65, NWS Cleveland, OH
NWS Cleveland, OH issued this river flood warning at Apr 20, 2011, 2:04 PM EDT for Ottawa County, Sandusky County, Wood County, Ohio. It took effect at Apr 20, 2011, 6:45 PM EDT. It was in force for 28 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 20, 2011, 2:04 PM EDT (18:04 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 20, 2011, 6:45 PM EDT
- Expired
- Apr 21, 2011, 10:15 PM EDT
- In force
- 28 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Cleveland, OH
- Flood severity
- Minor
Counties Ottawa County, OH, Sandusky County, OH, Wood County, OH
The radar
The Cleveland radar (KCLE), 115 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:10 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The river
Written for the forecast point Portage River at Woodville (WDVO1). The gauge peaked at 9.94 ft at Apr 21, 2011, 10:00 AM EDT.
- Action stage
- 8 ft
- Minor stage
- 11 ft
- Moderate stage
- 12.5 ft
- Major stage
- 13.5 ft
This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests
Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 04195500, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
495 WGUS41 KCLE 201804 FLWCLE BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH 204 PM EDT WED APR 20 2011 ...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CLEVELAND HAS ISSUED A FLOOD WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN OHIO... PORTAGE RIVER AT WOODVILLE PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... NEVER DRIVE YOUR CAR THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS. THE WATER MAY BE DEEPER THAN IT APPEARS. TURN AROUND...DON'T DROWN! STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER DETAILS AND UPDATES. && OHC123-143-173-210204- /O.NEW.KCLE.FL.W.0065.110420T2245Z-110421T1600Z/ /WDVO1.1.ER.110420T2245Z.110421T0600Z.110421T1000Z.NO/ 204 PM EDT WED APR 20 2011 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CLEVELAND HAS ISSUED A * FLOOD WARNING FOR THE PORTAGE RIVER AT WOODVILLE * FROM THIS EVENING UNTIL THURSDAY AFTERNOON * AT 1:30 PM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS...8.6 FEET * MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST * FLOOD STAGE IS 9.0 FEET * FORECAST TO RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 9.2 FEET BY LATE TONIGHT. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY THURSDAY MORNING. * AT 9.0 FEET...FLOODING OCCURS IN TRAIL MARKER PARK. $$
6 follow-up statements
648 WGUS41 KCLE 210157 FLWCLE BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH 957 PM EDT WED APR 20 2011 PORTAGE RIVER AT WOODVILLE PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... NEVER DRIVE YOUR CAR THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS. THE WATER MAY BE DEEPER THAN IT APPEARS. TURN AROUND...DON'T DROWN! STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER DETAILS AND UPDATES. && OHC123-143-173-210957- /O.EXT.KCLE.FL.W.0065.000000T0000Z-110421T2200Z/ /WDVO1.1.ER.110420T2200Z.110421T0600Z.110421T1600Z.NO/ 957 PM EDT WED APR 20 2011 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE PORTAGE RIVER AT WOODVILLE * UNTIL THURSDAY EVENING * AT 9:30 PM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS...9.3 FEET * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST * FLOOD STAGE IS 9.0 FEET * THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 9.5 FEET BY LATE TONIGHT. AND WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE THURSDAY AFTERNOON. * AT 9.0 FEET...FLOODING OCCURS IN TRAIL MARKER PARK. $$
858 WGUS81 KCLE 210403 FLSCLE FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH 1203 AM EDT THU APR 21 2011 ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN OHIO... PORTAGE RIVER AT WOODVILLE PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... NEVER DRIVE YOUR CAR THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS. THE WATER MAY BE DEEPER THAN IT APPEARS. TURN AROUND...DON'T DROWN! STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER DETAILS AND UPDATES. && OHC123-143-173-211203- /O.CON.KCLE.FL.W.0065.000000T0000Z-110421T2200Z/ /WDVO1.1.ER.110420T2200Z.110421T0600Z.110421T1600Z.NO/ 1203 AM EDT THU APR 21 2011 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE PORTAGE RIVER AT WOODVILLE. * AT 11:30 PM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 9.4 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 9.0 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL RISE TO AROUND 9.5 FEET EARLY THIS MORNING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE THIS AFTERNOON. * AT 9.0 FEET...FLOODING OCCURS IN TRAIL MARKER PARK. $$
765 WGUS81 KCLE 210930 FLSCLE FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH 530 AM EDT THU APR 21 2011 ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN OHIO... PORTAGE RIVER AT WOODVILLE EAGLE CREEK AT PHALANX STATION BLACK RIVER AT ELYRIA SCIOTO RIVER NEAR LARUE KILLBUCK CREEK NEAR KILLBUCK PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... NEVER DRIVE YOUR CAR THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS. THE WATER MAY BE DEEPER THAN IT APPEARS. TURN AROUND...DON'T DROWN! STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER DETAILS AND UPDATES. && OHC123-143-173-211730- /O.EXT.KCLE.FL.W.0065.000000T0000Z-110422T0131Z/ /WDVO1.1.ER.110420T2200Z.110421T1200Z.110421T1931Z.NO/ 530 AM EDT THU APR 21 2011 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE PORTAGE RIVER AT WOODVILLE. * AT 4:30 AM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 9.8 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 9.0 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FORECAST...THE RIVER IS NEAR CREST AND WILL BEGIN TO FALL BY THIS AFTERNOON. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE THIS EVENING. * AT 9.0 FEET...FLOODING OCCURS IN TRAIL MARKER PARK. $$ OHC093-211730- /O.CON.KCLE.FL.W.0062.000000T0000Z-110422T0000Z/ /ELRO1.1.ER.110420T1051Z.110420T2100Z.110421T1800Z.NO/ 530 AM EDT THU APR 21 2011 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE BLACK RIVER AT ELYRIA. * AT 4:15 AM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 10.5 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 9.5 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL FALL SLOWLY AND DROP BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY THIS EVENING. * AT 9.5 FEET...FLOODING BEGINS SOUTH OF ELYRIA IN CARLISLE TOWNSHIP. $$ OHC101-211730- /O.CON.KCLE.FL.W.0066.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /LARO1.1.ER.000000T0000Z.110421T1200Z.000000T0000Z.NO/ 530 AM EDT THU APR 21 2011 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE SCIOTO RIVER NEAR LARUE. * AT 5:00 AM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 11.7 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 11.0 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FORECAST...THE RIVER HAS CRESTED AND WILL DROP BELOW FLOOD STAGE TONIGHT. ADDITIONAL RAIN THIS WEEKEND COULD BRING RIVER LEVELS BACK UP. * AT 12.0 FEET...FLOODING OCCURS IN LOWLAND AREAS IN AND AROUND THE VILLAGE OF LARUE. THERE MAY ALSO BE SOME FLOODING OF SECONDARY ROADS. * AT 11.0 FEET...FLOODING OCCURS IN AGRICULTURAL AREAS NEAR THE RIVER. $$ OHC075-169-211730- /O.CON.KCLE.FL.W.0063.000000T0000Z-110422T0600Z/ /KILO1.1.ER.000000T0000Z.110421T1200Z.110422T0000Z.NO/ 530 AM EDT THU APR 21 2011 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE KILLBUCK CREEK NEAR KILLBUCK. * AT 5:00 AM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 15.2 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 15.0 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL REMAIN NEARLY STEADY TODAY AND THEN DROP BELOW FLOOD STAGE TONIGHT. ADDITIONAL RAIN THIS WEEKEND COULD BRING RIVER LEVELS BACK UP. * AT 16.0 FEET...LOW LYING AREAS WEST OF WATER STREET IN THE VILLAGE OF KILLBUCK ARE FLOODED. FLOODED ROADS INCLUDE COUNTY ROAD 621, STATE ROUTE 16 AND 60 NORTH, AS WELL AS LOCAL LOW LYING ROADS. HOLMES COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS INUNDATED. * AT 15.0 FEET...SEVERAL LOW LYING ROADS IN HOLMES COUNTY INCLUDING COUNTY ROAD 1, TOWNSHIP ROAD 91, AND COUNTY ROAD 621 ARE FLOODED. $$ OHC155-211554- /O.EXT.KCLE.FL.W.0064.000000T0000Z-110421T1554Z/ /PHAO1.1.ER.110420T1641Z.110421T0200Z.110421T0954Z.UU/ 530 AM EDT THU APR 21 2011 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE EAGLE CREEK AT PHALANX STATION IN TRUMBULL COUNTY. * AT 5:00 AM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 9.8 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 9.5 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE THIS MORNING. * AT 9.5 FEET...BARCLEY MESSERLY ROAD SOUTH OF THE WARREN AIRPORT IN BRACEVILLE FLOODS. OTHER PORTIONS OF EAGLE CREEK ROAD WILL BE THREATENED. * AT 9.0 FEET...BANKFULL STAGE. FLOODING THREATENS BARCLEY MESSERLY ROAD SOUTH OF THE WARREN AIRPORT IN BRACEVILLE. $$
557 WGUS81 KCLE 211423 FLSCLE FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH 1023 AM EDT THU APR 21 2011 ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN OHIO... PORTAGE RIVER AT WOODVILLE BLACK RIVER AT ELYRIA SCIOTO RIVER NEAR LARUE KILLBUCK CREEK NEAR KILLBUCK PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... NEVER DRIVE YOUR CAR THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS. THE WATER MAY BE DEEPER THAN IT APPEARS. TURN AROUND...DON'T DROWN! STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER DETAILS AND UPDATES. && OHC123-143-173-212223- /O.EXT.KCLE.FL.W.0065.000000T0000Z-110422T1300Z/ /WDVO1.1.ER.110420T2200Z.110421T1800Z.110422T0700Z.NO/ 1023 AM EDT THU APR 21 2011 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE PORTAGE RIVER AT WOODVILLE. * AT 9:30 AM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 9.9 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 9.0 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WAS CRESTING AND WILL BEGIN FALLING LATER THIS AFTERNOON. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. * AT 9.0 FEET...FLOODING OCCURS IN TRAIL MARKER PARK. $$ OHC093-212223- /O.EXT.KCLE.FL.W.0062.000000T0000Z-110422T0700Z/ /ELRO1.1.ER.110420T1051Z.110420T2100Z.110422T0100Z.NO/ 1023 AM EDT THU APR 21 2011 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE BLACK RIVER AT ELYRIA. * AT 9:15 AM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 10.2 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 9.5 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY TONIGHT. * AT 9.5 FEET...FLOODING OCCURS SOUTH OF ELYRIA IN CARLISLE TOWNSHIP. $$ OHC101-212223- /O.EXT.KCLE.FL.W.0066.000000T0000Z-110422T0200Z/ /LARO1.1.ER.000000T0000Z.110421T0830Z.110421T2000Z.NO/ 1023 AM EDT THU APR 21 2011 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE SCIOTO RIVER NEAR LARUE. * AT 10:00 AM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 11.4 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 11.0 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON. * AT 11.0 FEET...FLOODING OCCURS IN AGRICULTURAL AREAS NEAR THE RIVER. $$ OHC075-169-212223- /O.EXT.KCLE.FL.W.0063.000000T0000Z-110422T0045Z/ /KILO1.1.ER.000000T0000Z.110421T1030Z.110421T1845Z.NO/ 1023 AM EDT THU APR 21 2011 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE KILLBUCK CREEK NEAR KILLBUCK. * AT 10:00 AM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 15.1 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 15.0 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY THIS AFTERNOON. * AT 15.0 FEET...SEVERAL LOW LYING ROADS IN HOLMES COUNTY INCLUDING COUNTY ROAD 1, TOWNSHIP ROAD 91, AND COUNTY ROAD 621 ARE FLOODED. $$
828 WGUS81 KCLE 212245 FLSCLE FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH 645 PM EDT THU APR 21 2011 ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN OHIO... PORTAGE RIVER AT WOODVILLE PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... NEVER DRIVE YOUR CAR THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS. THE WATER MAY BE DEEPER THAN IT APPEARS. TURN AROUND...DON'T DROWN! STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER DETAILS AND UPDATES. && OHC123-143-173-220645- /O.CON.KCLE.FL.W.0065.000000T0000Z-110422T1300Z/ /WDVO1.1.ER.110420T2200Z.110421T1530Z.110422T0700Z.NO/ 645 PM EDT THU APR 21 2011 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE PORTAGE RIVER AT WOODVILLE. * AT 6:30 PM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 9.4 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 9.0 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. * AT 9.0 FEET...FLOODING OCCURS IN TRAIL MARKER PARK. $$
526 WGUS81 KCLE 220215 FLSCLE FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH 1015 PM EDT THU APR 21 2011 ...THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN OHIO... PORTAGE RIVER AT WOODVILLE PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... NEVER DRIVE YOUR CAR THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS. THE WATER MAY BE DEEPER THAN IT APPEARS. TURN AROUND...DON'T DROWN! STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER DETAILS AND UPDATES. && OHC123-143-173-220245- /O.CAN.KCLE.FL.W.0065.000000T0000Z-110422T1300Z/ /WDVO1.1.ER.110420T2200Z.110421T1530Z.110422T0053Z.NO/ 1015 PM EDT THU APR 21 2011 THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE PORTAGE RIVER AT WOODVILLE. * AT 9:30 PM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 8.9 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 9.0 FEET. * FELL BELOW FLOOD STAGE AT 8:53 PM THURSDAY. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO 7.1 FEET BY SATURDAY MORNING. * AT 9.0 FEET...FLOODING OCCURS IN TRAIL MARKER PARK. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Cleveland, OH issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 20, 12:08 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Crawford, Hancock, Marion, Seneca, Wyandot | 67 min |
| Apr 20, 12:34 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | CLE | 86 min | |
| Apr 20, 1:29 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Ashtabula, Geauga, Lake, Portage, Trumbull | 46 min |
| Apr 20, 2:38 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Holmes, Knox | 37 min |
| Apr 20, 5:42 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | CLE | Lorain | 35 hr |
| Apr 20, 9:56 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | CLE | Holmes, Wayne | 35 hr |
| Apr 20, 11:28 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | CLE | Trumbull | 23 hr |
| Apr 20, 11:31 AM EDT | Wind Advisory | CLE | Ashtabula, Cuyahoga, Geauga, Lake | 4 hr |
| Apr 20, 12:44 PM EDT | Gale Warning | CLE | 9 hr | |
| Apr 20, 12:44 PM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | CLE | 27 hr | |
| Apr 20, 3:26 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | CLE | Marion | 25 hr |
Nearby
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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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive; the gauge from the NWS water service and the USGS.