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River Flood Warning 18, NWS Cleveland, OH

March 3, 2012Marion County, Ohio

NWS Cleveland, OH issued this river flood warning at Mar 3, 2012, 7:26 AM EST for Marion County, Ohio. It took effect at Mar 3, 2012, 9:50 AM EST. It was in force for 10 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Mar 3, 2012, 7:26 AM EST (12:26 UTC)
In effect from
Mar 3, 2012, 9:50 AM EST
Expired
Mar 3, 2012, 8:16 PM EST
In force
10 hr
Issued by
NWS Cleveland, OH
Flood severity
Minor

County Marion County, OH

The radar

The Cincinnati radar (KILN), 141 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 12:28 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 Scioto River at Larue (LARO1). The gauge peaked at 11.14 ft at Mar 3, 2012, 12:00 PM EST.

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Action stage
8 ft
Minor stage
12 ft
Moderate stage
13 ft
Major stage
14 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 03217500, 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.

515 
WGUS41 KCLE 031226
FLWCLE
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
726 AM EST SAT MAR 3 2012

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

  SCIOTO RIVER NEAR LARUE

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.


&&

OHC101-032026-
/O.NEW.KCLE.FL.W.0018.120303T1450Z-120304T1000Z/
/LARO1.1.ER.120303T1450Z.120303T1800Z.120304T0400Z.NO/
726 AM EST SAT MAR 3 2012

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CLEVELAND HAS ISSUED A 

* FLOOD WARNING FOR 
  THE SCIOTO RIVER NEAR LARUE
* FROM THIS MORNING UNTIL LATE TONIGHT
* AT  7:00 AM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS...10.8 FEET 
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 11.0 FEET 
* FORECAST TO RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY THIS MORNING AND 
  CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 11.2 FEET BY THIS EVENING. THE RIVER WILL 
  FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY TONIGHT.
* AT 11.0 FEET...FLOODING OCCURS IN AGRICULTURAL AREAS NEAR THE 
  RIVER.

$$
2 follow-up statements
549 
WGUS81 KCLE 031904
FLSCLE
FLOOD STATEMENT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
204 PM EST SAT MAR 3 2012

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

  SCIOTO RIVER NEAR LARUE

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.


&&

OHC101-040304-
/O.EXT.KCLE.FL.W.0018.000000T0000Z-120304T0941Z/
/LARO1.1.ER.120303T1350Z.120304T0000Z.120304T0341Z.NO/
204 PM EST SAT MAR 3 2012

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE SCIOTO RIVER NEAR LARUE.
* AT  1:00 PM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 11.1 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 11.0 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 11.2 FEET BY THIS
  EVENING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE TONIGHT.
* AT 12.0 FEET...FLOODING OCCURS IN LOWLAND AREAS IN AND AROUND THE 
  VILLAGE OF LARUE. THERE MAY ALSO BE SOME FLOODING OF SECONDARY 
  ROADS.
* AT 11.0 FEET...FLOODING OCCURS IN AGRICULTURAL AREAS NEAR THE 
  RIVER.

$$
203 
WGUS81 KCLE 040117
FLSCLE
FLOOD STATEMENT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
816 PM EST SAT MAR 3 2012

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

  SCIOTO RIVER NEAR LARUE

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.


&&

OHC101-040146-
/O.CAN.KCLE.FL.W.0018.000000T0000Z-120304T0941Z/
/LARO1.1.ER.120303T1350Z.120303T1945Z.120303T2200Z.NO/
816 PM EST SAT MAR 3 2012

THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR
  THE SCIOTO RIVER NEAR LARUE.
* AT  8:00 PM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 10.8 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 11.0 FEET. 
* FELL BELOW FLOOD STAGE AT  5:00 PM SATURDAY.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO 8.5 FEET BY MONDAY 
  MORNING.
* AT 11.0 FEET...FLOODING OCCURS IN AGRICULTURAL AREAS NEAR THE 
  RIVER.

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 3, 2:02 PM ESTRiver Flood WarningCLETrumbull8 hr
Mar 3, 3:23 PM ESTSmall Craft AdvisoryCLE30 hr

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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.