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River Flood Warning 86, NWS Cleveland, OH

April 27, 2011Mahoning County, Ohio

NWS Cleveland, OH issued this river flood warning at Apr 27, 2011, 4:53 PM EDT for Mahoning County, Ohio. It took effect at Apr 28, 2011, 7:00 PM EDT. It was in force for .

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Apr 27, 2011, 4:53 PM EDT (20:53 UTC)
In effect from
Apr 28, 2011, 7:00 PM EDT
Expired
Apr 27, 2011, 9:57 PM EDT
In force
Issued by
NWS Cleveland, OH
Flood severity
Minor

County Mahoning County, OH

The radar

The Pittsburgh radar (KPBZ), 71 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:55 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 river

Written for the forecast point Mahoning River at Youngstown (YGWO1). The gauge peaked at 8.10 ft at Apr 26, 2011, 6:00 PM EDT.

actionminormoderate5101504/2704/2804/29
Action stage
10 ft
Minor stage
14 ft
Moderate stage
16 ft
Major stage
20.5 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 03098600, 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.

621 
WGUS41 KCLE 272053
FLWCLE
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
453 PM EDT WED APR 27 2011

...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CLEVELAND HAS ISSUED A FLOOD 
WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN OHIO...

  MAHONING RIVER AT YOUNGSTOWN

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.


&&

OHC099-280453-
/O.NEW.KCLE.FL.W.0086.110428T2300Z-000000T0000Z/
/YGWO1.1.ER.110428T2300Z.110429T0600Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
453 PM EDT WED APR 27 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CLEVELAND HAS ISSUED A 

* FLOOD WARNING FOR 
  THE MAHONING RIVER AT YOUNGSTOWN
* FROM THURSDAY EVENING UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
* AT  4:00 PM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS...7.2 FEET 
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 10.0 FEET 
* FORECAST TO RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY THURSDAY EVENING AND CONTINUE
  TO RISE TO NEAR 10.4 FEET BY EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. ADDITIONAL RISES
  ARE POSSIBLE THEREAFTER.
* AT 10.0 FEET...FLOODING OCCURS IN LOWLAND AREAS NEAR YOUNGSTOWN.  
  LOW LYING SECONDARY ROADS MAY BE FLOODED.

$$
1 follow-up statement
530 
WGUS81 KCLE 280157
FLSCLE
FLOOD STATEMENT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
957 PM EDT WED APR 27 2011

...THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN OHIO...

  KILLBUCK CREEK NEAR KILLBUCK
  MAHONING RIVER AT LEAVITTSBURG
  MAHONING RIVER AT YOUNGSTOWN

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.


&&

OHC075-169-280227-
/O.CAN.KCLE.FL.W.0077.000000T0000Z-110428T0157Z/
/KILO1.N.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
957 PM EDT WED APR 27 2011

THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR
  THE KILLBUCK CREEK NEAR KILLBUCK.
* AT  9:00 PM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 14.5 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 15.0 FEET. 
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CREST BELOW FLOOD STAGE AT 14.9 FEET 
  EARLY FRIDAY MORNING.
* AT 15.0 FEET...SEVERAL LOW LYING ROADS IN HOLMES COUNTY INCLUDING 
  COUNTY ROAD 1...TOWNSHIP ROAD 91...AND COUNTY ROAD 621 ARE FLOODED.
  

$$

OHC155-280227-
/O.CAN.KCLE.FL.W.0084.000000T0000Z-110428T0157Z/
/LEAO1.N.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
957 PM EDT WED APR 27 2011

THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR
  THE MAHONING RIVER AT LEAVITTSBURG.
* AT  9:00 PM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 8.0 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 10.0 FEET. 
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CREST BELOW FLOOD STAGE AT 8.6 FEET 
  FRIDAY MORNING.


$$

OHC099-280227-
/O.CAN.KCLE.FL.W.0086.000000T0000Z-110428T0157Z/
/YGWO1.N.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
957 PM EDT WED APR 27 2011

THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR
  THE MAHONING RIVER AT YOUNGSTOWN.
* AT  9:00 PM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 6.7 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 10.0 FEET. 
* FORECAST...THE RIVER CRESTED BELOW FLOOD STAGE AT 7.0 FEET.  THE 
  RIVER WILL FALL TO 7.0 FEET BY .


$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 27, 11:25 AM EDTTornado WarningCLELucas, Wood17 min
Apr 27, 11:56 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEKnox, Morrow, Richland49 min
Apr 27, 12:13 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEAshland, Knox, Richland33 min
Apr 27, 12:34 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEAshland, Huron, Lorain41 min
Apr 27, 12:51 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLECuyahoga, Lorain, Medina, Wayne39 min
Apr 27, 1:04 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningCLE116 min
Apr 27, 1:19 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLECuyahoga, Medina, Summit41 min
Apr 27, 1:40 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEGeauga, Lake50 min
Apr 27, 2:26 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningCLE64 min
Apr 27, 2:27 PM EDTSmall Craft AdvisoryCLE7 hr

Nearby

River Flood Warnings in Ohio, 2011Every river 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive; the gauge from the NWS water service and the USGS.