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River Flood Warning 18, NWS Cleveland, OH
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.
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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 Scioto River at Larue (LARO1). The gauge peaked at 11.14 ft at Mar 3, 2012, 12:00 PM EST.
- 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.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 3, 2:02 PM EST | River Flood Warning | CLE | Trumbull | 8 hr |
| Mar 3, 3:23 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | CLE | 30 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.