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Flood Watch 2, NWS Cleveland, OH
NWS Cleveland, OH issued this flood watch at Mar 18, 2012, 6:23 AM EDT for 28 counties in Ohio; Crawford County, Erie County, Pennsylvania. It took effect at Mar 18, 2012, 10:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 11 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 18, 2012, 6:23 AM EDT (10:23 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 18, 2012, 10:00 AM EDT
- Expired
- Mar 18, 2012, 9:29 PM EDT
- In force
- 11 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 10:24 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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The nearest sounding before it
Pittsburgh, PA (KPIT), launched 00:00Z, 10.4 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2933 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 5 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 3 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 71 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
667 WGUS61 KCLE 181023 FFACLE URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH 623 AM EDT SUN MAR 18 2012 OHZ003-006>014-017>023-027>033-036>038-047-089-PAZ001>003-181830- /O.NEW.KCLE.FA.A.0002.120318T1400Z-120319T0300Z/ /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 623 AM EDT SUN MAR 18 2012 ...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM EDT THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CLEVELAND HAS ISSUED A * FLOOD WATCH 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. * FROM 10 AM EDT THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS EVENING * UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE LOCATED OVER INDIANA WILL MOVE OVER NORTHERN OHIO AND NORTHWESTERN PENNSYLVANIA TODAY. LIFT FROM THIS STORM SYSTEM COMBINED WITH HIGH MOISTURE LEVELS WILL LEAD TO THE POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY RAINFALL. THE HEAVY RAIN FROM THESE SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE ALREADY SATURATED GROUND WILL LEAD TO RAPID RUNOFF. * RUNOFF FROM THE HEAVY RAINFALL WILL QUICKLY FILL LOW LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. CREEKS AND RIVERS WILL LIKELY SEE RISES AND COULD FLOW FROM THEIR BANKS. 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 && $$
3 follow-up statements
733 WGUS61 KCLE 181329 FFACLE FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH 929 AM EDT SUN MAR 18 2012 OHZ003-006>014-017>023-027>033-036>038-047-089-PAZ001>003-182130- /O.CON.KCLE.FA.A.0002.120318T1400Z-120319T0300Z/ /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 929 AM EDT SUN MAR 18 2012 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... 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 THIS EVENING * AN UPPER LEVEL LOW WILL MOVE ACROSS NORTHERN OHIO AND NORTHWESTERN PENNSYLVANIA THIS AFTERNOON. LIFT FROM THIS STORM SYSTEM COMBINED WITH HIGH MOISTURE LEVELS WILL LEAD TO THE POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY RAINFALL. THE HEAVY RAIN FROM THESE SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE ALREADY SATURATED GROUND WILL LEAD TO RAPID RUNOFF. * RUNOFF FROM THE HEAVY RAINFALL WILL QUICKLY FILL LOW LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. CREEKS AND RIVERS WILL LIKELY SEE RISES AND COULD FLOW FROM THEIR BANKS. 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 181954 FFACLE FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH 354 PM EDT SUN MAR 18 2012 OHZ003-006>014-017>023-027>033-036>038-047-089-PAZ001>003-190300- /O.CON.KCLE.FA.A.0002.000000T0000Z-120319T0300Z/ /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 354 PM EDT SUN MAR 18 2012 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT THIS EVENING... 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 11 PM EDT THIS EVENING * THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS NORTHWEST OHIO WILL EXPAND AND SHIFT EAST THIS EVENING...AS AN UPPER LEVEL LOW MOVES ACROSS THE AREA. SOME OF THESE STORMS COULD BE SLOW MOVING HEAVY RAIN PRODUCERS. THE HEAVY RAIN FROM THESE SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE ALREADY SATURATED GROUND WILL LEAD TO RAPID RUNOFF. * RUNOFF FROM THE HEAVY RAINFALL WILL QUICKLY FILL LOW LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. CREEKS AND RIVERS WILL LIKELY SEE RISES AND COULD FLOW FROM THEIR BANKS. 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 && $$
449 WGUS61 KCLE 190129 FFACLE FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH 929 PM EDT SUN MAR 18 2012 OHZ003-006>014-017>023-027>033-036>038-047-089-PAZ001>003-190230- /O.CAN.KCLE.FA.A.0002.000000T0000Z-120319T0300Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ LUCAS-WOOD-OTTAWA-SANDUSKY-ERIE OH-LORAIN-CUYAHOGA-LAKE-GEAUGA- ASHTABULA INLAND-HANCOCK-SENECA-HURON-MEDINA-SUMMIT-PORTAGE- TRUMBULL-WYANDOT-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-ASHLAND-WAYNE-STARK-MAHONING- MARION-MORROW-HOLMES-KNOX-ASHTABULA LAKESHORE-NORTHERN ERIE- SOUTHERN ERIE-CRAWFORD PA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TOLEDO...BOWLING GREEN...PORT CLINTON... FREMONT...SANDUSKY...LORAIN...CLEVELAND...MENTOR...CHARDON... JEFFERSON...FINDLAY...TIFFIN...NORWALK...MEDINA...AKRON... RAVENNA...WARREN...UPPER SANDUSKY...CAREY...BUCYRUS...MANSFIELD... ASHLAND...WOOSTER...CANTON...YOUNGSTOWN...MARION...MOUNT GILEAD... MILLERSBURG...MOUNT VERNON...ASHTABULA...ERIE...EDINBORO... MEADVILLE 929 PM EDT SUN MAR 18 2012 ...FLOOD WATCH IS CANCELLED... THE FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF OHIO AND NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA HAS BEEN CANCELLED. THE SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL HAS ENDED. HOWEVER...SOME COUNTIES ARE STILL UNDER FLOOD WARNINGS AS STREAMS AND CREEKS COULD STILL BE RISING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT AND THEN BEGIN TO RECEDE. PEOPLE LIVING IN THE WARNING AREAS NEED TO BE CAUTIOUS IF THEY ENCOUNTER HIGH WATER. THE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THAT WILL MOVE THROUGH EXTREME NORTHEAST OHIO AND NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA TONIGHT SHOULD HAVE RAINFALL LESS THAN AN INCH. SINCE THE GROUND IS SATURATED...SOME PONDING OF WATER ON ROADS AND IN FIELDS COULD OCCUR. $$ KIELTYKA
The office that day
Everything else NWS Cleveland, OH issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 18, 4:23 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CLE | Crawford, Huron, Richland, Seneca, Wyandot | 4 hr |
| Mar 18, 4:31 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | CLE | 119 min | |
| Mar 18, 4:34 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CLE | Lorain | 4 hr |
| Mar 18, 4:48 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | CLE | Crawford, Huron, Seneca | 4 hr |
| Mar 18, 5:07 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Crawford, Huron, Richland | 38 min |
| Mar 18, 5:08 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CLE | Cuyahoga | 4 hr |
| Mar 18, 5:49 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | CLE | Morrow | 4 hr |
| Mar 18, 6:28 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Ashland, Richland | 18 min |
| Mar 18, 6:47 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | CLE | Ashland, Knox | 3 hr |
| Mar 18, 6:48 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | CLE | Lorain, Medina | 4 hr |
| Mar 18, 7:03 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | CLE | Cuyahoga | 4 hr |
| Mar 18, 7:29 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | CLE | Lake | 4 hr |
Nearby
Flood Watches in Ohio, 2012Flood Watches in Pennsylvania, 2012Every flood watch in 2012
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.