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River Flood Warning 1, NWS Cleveland, OH

January 17, 2012Lorain County, Ohio

NWS Cleveland, OH issued this river flood warning at Jan 17, 2012, 5:04 PM EST for Lorain County, Ohio. It took effect at Jan 17, 2012, 5:18 PM EST. It was in force for 15 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Jan 17, 2012, 5:04 PM EST (22:04 UTC)
In effect from: Jan 17, 2012, 5:18 PM EST
Expired: Jan 18, 2012, 8:29 AM EST
In force: 15 hr
Issued by: NWS Cleveland, OH
Flood severity: Minor

County Lorain County, OH

The radar

The Cleveland radar (KCLE), 25 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:04 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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 Black River at Elyria (ELRO1). The gauge peaked at 9.66 ft at Jan 17, 2012, 10:00 PM EST.

Action stage: 7 ft
Minor stage: 9.5 ft
Moderate stage: 17 ft
Major stage: 20 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 04200500, 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.

594 
WGUS41 KCLE 172204
FLWCLE
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
504 PM EST TUE JAN 17 2012

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

  BLACK RIVER AT ELYRIA

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.


&&

OHC093-180604-
/O.NEW.KCLE.FL.W.0001.120117T2218Z-120119T1043Z/
/ELRO1.1.ER.120117T2218Z.120118T0600Z.120119T0443Z.NO/
504 PM EST TUE JAN 17 2012

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CLEVELAND HAS ISSUED A 

* FLOOD WARNING FOR 
  THE BLACK RIVER AT ELYRIA
* FROM THIS AFTERNOON UNTIL LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT
* AT  4:00 PM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS...9.1 FEET 
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 9.5 FEET 
* AT 11.0 FEET...FLOODING BEGINS IN LOW LYING AREAS NEAR THE RIVER IN
  ELYRIA.  FORD ROAD MAY BE CLOSED FOR HIGH WATER.

$$

2 follow-up statements

472 
WGUS81 KCLE 181014
FLSCLE
FLOOD STATEMENT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
514 AM EST WED JAN 18 2012

...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN OHIO...

  BLACK RIVER AT ELYRIA

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.


&&

OHC093-181607-
/O.EXT.KCLE.FL.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120118T1607Z/
/ELRO1.1.ER.000000T0000Z.120118T0300Z.120118T1007Z.NO/
514 AM EST WED JAN 18 2012

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE BLACK RIVER AT ELYRIA.
* AT  4:00 AM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 9.6 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 9.5 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY 
  EARLY THIS MORNING.
* AT 9.5 FEET...FLOODING BEGINS SOUTH OF ELYRIA IN CARLISLE TOWNSHIP.

$$

919 
WGUS81 KCLE 181329
FLSCLE
FLOOD STATEMENT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
829 AM EST WED JAN 18 2012

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

  BLACK RIVER AT ELYRIA

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.


&&

OHC093-181359-
/O.CAN.KCLE.FL.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120118T1607Z/
/ELRO1.1.ER.000000T0000Z.120118T0300Z.120118T0937Z.NO/
829 AM EST WED JAN 18 2012

THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR
  THE BLACK RIVER AT ELYRIA.
* AT  8:00 AM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 9.2 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 9.5 FEET. 
* FELL BELOW FLOOD STAGE AT  4:37 AM WEDNESDAY.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO 7.3 FEET BY THURSDAY 
  MORNING.
* AT 9.5 FEET...FLOODING BEGINS SOUTH OF ELYRIA IN CARLISLE TOWNSHIP.

$$

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jan 17, 4:23 AM EST	Gale Warning	CLE		24 hr
Jan 17, 2:52 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CLE	Erie	23 min
Jan 17, 3:12 PM EST	Wind Advisory	CLE	Ashtabula, Cuyahoga, Lake	7 hr
Jan 17, 4:13 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CLE	Geauga, Lake	47 min
Jan 17, 4:26 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CLE	Cuyahoga, Geauga, Portage, Summit	49 min
Jan 17, 4:32 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CLE	Ashtabula	43 min
Jan 17, 5:01 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CLE	Ashtabula, Mahoning, Portage, Trumbull	59 min

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.