Alert archive / Ohio / Flood Watches in 2012
Flood Watch 3, NWS Cleveland, OH
NWS Cleveland, OH issued this flood watch at Sep 2, 2012, 6:03 AM EDT for 9 counties in Ohio. It was in force for 6 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Sep 2, 2012, 6:03 AM EDT (10:03 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 2, 2012, 12:01 PM EDT
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Cleveland, OH
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Ashland County, OH, Crawford County, OH, Hancock County, OH, Holmes County, OH, Knox County, OH, Marion County, OH, Morrow County, OH, Richland County, OH, Wyandot County, OH
The radar
The Cleveland radar (KCLE), 110 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:06 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 00:00Z, 10.1 hours before the alert went out and 167 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
- 478 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -14 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1245 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 14 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 4 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 51 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
568 WGUS61 KCLE 021003 FFACLE URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH 603 AM EDT SUN SEP 2 2012 ...HEAVY RAIN POSSIBLE AGAIN THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING... .A PERSISTANT BAND OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVERNIGHT BROUGHT HEAVY RAIN TO THE AREA. A WIDESPREAD 1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAIN FELL WITH LOCALIZED AMOUNTS AROUND 4 INCHES. A VERY MOIST AIRMASS ASSOCIATED WITH THE REMNANTS OF ISAAC WILL REMAIN OVER THE REGION THROUGH TUESDAY. ADDITIONAL SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND MAY QUICKLY LEAD TO FLOODING IN AREAS THAT ALREADY RECEIVED HEAVY RAIN OVERNIGHT. OHZ017-027>030-036>038-047-021815- /O.NEW.KCLE.FA.A.0003.120902T1003Z-120903T0200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ HANCOCK-WYANDOT-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-ASHLAND-MARION-MORROW-HOLMES- KNOX- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FINDLAY...UPPER SANDUSKY...CAREY... BUCYRUS...MANSFIELD...ASHLAND...MARION...MOUNT GILEAD... MILLERSBURG...MOUNT VERNON 603 AM EDT SUN SEP 2 2012 ...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CLEVELAND HAS ISSUED A * FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL OHIO...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...ASHLAND...CRAWFORD...KNOX...MARION... MORROW...RICHLAND...HOLMES...HANCOCK AND WYANDOT. * THROUGH THIS EVENING * SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL PRODUCE LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. AREAS THAT ALREADY RECEIVED HEAVY RAIN OVERNIGHT MAY QUICKLY SEE FLOODING PROBLEMS DEVELOP. * RUNOFF FROM INTENSE THUNDERSTORMS 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 && $$
2 follow-up statements
332 WGUS61 KCLE 021414 FFACLE FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH 1014 AM EDT SUN SEP 2 2012 ...HEAVY RAIN POSSIBLE AGAIN THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING... .A VERY MOIST AIRMASS ASSOCIATED WITH THE REMNANTS OF ISAAC WILL REMAIN OVER THE REGION THROUGH TUESDAY. ADDITIONAL SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND MAY QUICKLY LEAD TO FLOODING IN AREAS THAT ALREADY RECEIVED HEAVY RAIN LAST NIGHT. OHZ017-027>030-036>038-047-022200- /O.CON.KCLE.FA.A.0003.000000T0000Z-120903T0200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ HANCOCK-WYANDOT-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-ASHLAND-MARION-MORROW-HOLMES- KNOX- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FINDLAY...UPPER SANDUSKY...CAREY... BUCYRUS...MANSFIELD...ASHLAND...MARION...MOUNT GILEAD... MILLERSBURG...MOUNT VERNON 1014 AM EDT SUN SEP 2 2012 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING... 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...KNOX...MARION...MORROW AND RICHLAND. IN NORTHEAST OHIO...HOLMES. IN NORTHWEST OHIO...HANCOCK AND WYANDOT. * UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING * ANY ADDITIONAL SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THAT DEVELOP LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING WILL PRODUCE LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN. THIS WILL BE A CONCERN FOR AREAS THAT RECEIVED HEAVY RAIN LAST NIGHT IN THE WATCH AREA. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL MAY LEAD TO FLOODING PROBLEMS. * RUNOFF FROM INTENSE THUNDERSTORMS 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 && $$ OUDEMAN
345 WGUS61 KCLE 021601 FFACLE FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH 1201 PM EDT SUN SEP 2 2012 OHZ017-027>030-036>038-047-021715- /O.CAN.KCLE.FA.A.0003.000000T0000Z-120903T0200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ HANCOCK-WYANDOT-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-ASHLAND-MARION-MORROW-HOLMES- KNOX- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FINDLAY...UPPER SANDUSKY...CAREY... BUCYRUS...MANSFIELD...ASHLAND...MARION...MOUNT GILEAD... MILLERSBURG...MOUNT VERNON 1201 PM EDT SUN SEP 2 2012 ...FLOOD WATCH IS CANCELLED... THE FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL OHIO...NORTHEAST OHIO AND NORTHWEST OHIO HAS BEEN CANCELLED. WHILE ADDITIONAL SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MAY DEVELOP LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...WIDESPREAD FLOODING IS NOT EXPECTED. RAINFALL IN THUNDERSTORMS WILL STILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO BE LOCALLY HEAVY. $$ OUDEMAN
The office that day
Everything else NWS Cleveland, OH issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1, 8:46 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | CLE | Ashland, Holmes, Knox, Marion, Morrow, Richland | 4 hr |
Nearby
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.