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River Flood Warning 92, NWS Cleveland, OH

May 13, 2011Lake County, Ohio

NWS Cleveland, OH issued this river flood warning at May 13, 2011, 6:06 PM EDT for Lake County, Ohio. It took effect at May 13, 2011, 10:56 PM EDT. It was in force for 6 min.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
May 13, 2011, 6:06 PM EDT (22:06 UTC)
In effect from
May 13, 2011, 10:56 PM EDT
Expired
May 13, 2011, 11:02 PM EDT
In force
6 min
Issued by
NWS Cleveland, OH
Flood severity
Minor

County Lake County, OH

The radar

The Cleveland radar (KCLE), 61 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:07 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 Grand River at Painesville (PNVO1). The gauge peaked at 6.73 ft at May 13, 2011, 8:00 PM EDT.

actionminormoderate5101505/1305/1405/15
Action stage
8 ft
Minor stage
12.5 ft
Moderate stage
15 ft
Major stage
17 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 04212100, 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.

085 
WGUS41 KCLE 132206
FLWCLE
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
606 PM EDT FRI MAY 13 2011

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

  GRAND RIVER AT PAINESVILLE

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.


&&

OHC085-140606-
/O.NEW.KCLE.FL.W.0092.110514T0256Z-110515T0855Z/
/PNVO1.1.ER.110514T0256Z.110514T0900Z.110515T0255Z.NO/
606 PM EDT FRI MAY 13 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CLEVELAND HAS ISSUED A 

* FLOOD WARNING FOR 
  THE GRAND RIVER AT PAINESVILLE
* FROM THIS EVENING UNTIL LATE SATURDAY NIGHT
* AT  5:30 PM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS...6.3 FEET 
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 8.0 FEET 
* FORECAST TO RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY TONIGHT AND CONTINUE TO RISE 
  TO NEAR 9.7 FEET BY EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. THE RIVER WILL FALL 
  BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY SATURDAY NIGHT.
* AT 8.5 FEET...WATER REACHES VROOMAN ROAD.  LOWLAND FLOODING OCCURS 
  IN THE METROPARKS ALONG THE RIVER.

$$
1 follow-up statement
373 
WGUS81 KCLE 140302
FLSCLE
FLOOD STATEMENT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
1102 PM EDT FRI MAY 13 2011

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

  GRAND RIVER AT PAINESVILLE
  NIMISHILLEN CREEK NEAR NORTH INDUSTRY

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.


&&

OHC085-140332-
/O.CAN.KCLE.FL.W.0092.000000T0000Z-110515T0855Z/
/PNVO1.N.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
1102 PM EDT FRI MAY 13 2011

THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR
  THE GRAND RIVER AT PAINESVILLE.
* AT 10:30 PM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 5.8 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 8.0 FEET. 
* FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY  AND CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 
  8.2 FEET BY EARLY MONDAY MORNING.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CREST BELOW FLOOD STAGE AT 7.6 FEET 
  SUNDAY MORNING.
* AT 8.0 FEET...WATER LEVELS WILL OVERRUN THE BANKS ALONG THE 
  METROPARK SOUTH OF PAINESVILLE. VROOMAN ROAD WILL BE THREATENED. 

$$
SCHULER

OHC151-140332-
/O.CAN.KCLE.FL.W.0093.000000T0000Z-110514T1318Z/
/NHSO1.1.ER.000000T0000Z.110514T0000Z.110514T0012Z.NO/
1102 PM EDT FRI MAY 13 2011

THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR
  THE NIMISHILLEN CREEK NEAR NORTH INDUSTRY.
* AT 10:00 PM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 6.8 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 8.0 FEET. 
* FELL BELOW FLOOD STAGE AT  8:12 PM FRIDAY.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO   FEET BY .
* AT 8.0 FEET...CREEK OUT OF BANKS. THREATENING LOW LYING ROADS 
  BETWEEN NORTH INDUSTRY AND HOWENSTINE. 

$$
SCHULER

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 12, 9:03 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEMarion42 min
May 13, 9:27 AM EDTFlood WatchCLEAshland, Ashtabula, Cuyahoga, Erie, Geauga, Holmes and 12 more14 hr
May 13, 12:52 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningCLECuyahoga, Geauga, Lake5 hr
May 13, 2:16 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEMahoning44 min
May 13, 2:23 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryCLEAshtabula, Geauga, Lake, Mahoning, Portage, Stark and 1 more5 hr
May 13, 2:34 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEAshtabula, Geauga, Trumbull41 min
May 13, 2:56 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningCLEAshtabula, Geauga, Trumbull3 hr
May 13, 3:38 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryCLEAshland, Richland112 min
May 13, 4:13 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEPortage62 min
May 13, 4:40 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningCLEMedina, Portage, Stark, Summit, Wayne4 hr
May 13, 4:46 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEMedina, Summit, Wayne28 min
May 13, 5:58 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningCLEAshtabula, Geauga, Trumbull5 hr
May 13, 7:26 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningCLEStark4 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.