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River Flood Warning 21, NWS Cleveland, OH
NWS Cleveland, OH issued this river flood warning at Mar 18, 2012, 11:05 PM EDT for Lorain County, Ohio. It took effect at Mar 19, 2012, 4:51 AM EDT. It was in force for 13 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 18, 2012, 11:05 PM EDT (03:05 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 19, 2012, 4:51 AM EDT
- Expired
- Mar 19, 2012, 5:45 PM EDT
- In force
- 13 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 03:09 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 9.92 ft at Mar 19, 2012, 7:00 AM EDT.
- 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.
754 WGUS41 KCLE 190305 FLWCLE BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH 1105 PM EDT SUN MAR 18 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. && OHC093-191105- /O.NEW.KCLE.FL.W.0021.120319T0851Z-120320T1105Z/ /ELRO1.1.ER.120319T0851Z.120319T1700Z.120320T0505Z.NO/ 1105 PM EDT SUN MAR 18 2012 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CLEVELAND HAS ISSUED A * FLOOD WARNING FOR THE BLACK RIVER AT ELYRIA * FROM LATE TONIGHT UNTIL TUESDAY MORNING * AT 10:00 PM SUNDAY THE STAGE WAS...8.8 FEET * MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST * FLOOD STAGE IS 9.5 FEET * FORECAST TO RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY EARLY MONDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 10.5 FEET BY MONDAY AFTERNOON. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. * AT 11.0 FEET...FLOODING BEGINS IN LOW LYING AREAS NEAR THE RIVER IN ELYRIA. FORD ROAD MAY BE CLOSED FOR HIGH WATER. * AT 9.5 FEET FLOODING BEGINS SOUTH OF ELYRIA IN CARLISLE TOWNSHIP. $$
3 follow-up statements
938 WGUS81 KCLE 191106 FLSCLE FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH 706 AM EDT MON MAR 19 2012 ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN OHIO... BLACK RIVER AT ELYRIA PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... NEVER DRIVE YOUR CAR THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS. THE WATER MAY BE DEEPER THAN IT APPEARS. TURN AROUND...DON'T DROWN! STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER DETAILS AND UPDATES. && OHC093-191906- /O.CON.KCLE.FL.W.0021.000000T0000Z-120320T1105Z/ /ELRO1.1.ER.120319T0456Z.120319T1700Z.120320T0505Z.NO/ 706 AM EDT MON MAR 19 2012 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE BLACK RIVER AT ELYRIA. * AT 6:00 AM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 9.9 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 9.5 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 10.5 FEET BY THIS AFTERNOON. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE LATE TONIGHT. * AT 11.0 FEET...FLOODING BEGINS IN LOW LYING AREAS NEAR THE RIVER IN ELYRIA. FORD ROAD MAY BE CLOSED FOR HIGH WATER. * AT 9.5 FEET...FLOODING BEGINS SOUTH OF ELYRIA IN CARLISLE TOWNSHIP. $$
338 WGUS81 KCLE 191857 FLSCLE FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH 257 PM EDT MON MAR 19 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. && OHC093-200106- /O.EXT.KCLE.FL.W.0021.000000T0000Z-120320T0106Z/ /ELRO1.1.ER.120319T0456Z.120319T1130Z.120319T1906Z.NO/ 257 PM EDT MON MAR 19 2012 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE BLACK RIVER AT ELYRIA. * AT 2:00 PM MONDAY 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 LATE THIS AFTERNOON. * AT 9.5 FEET...FLOODING BEGINS SOUTH OF ELYRIA IN CARLISLE TOWNSHIP. $$
907 WGUS81 KCLE 192145 FLSCLE FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH 545 PM EDT MON MAR 19 2012 ...THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN OHIO... BLACK RIVER AT ELYRIA PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... NEVER DRIVE YOUR CAR THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS. THE WATER MAY BE DEEPER THAN IT APPEARS. TURN AROUND...DON'T DROWN! STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER DETAILS AND UPDATES. && OHC093-192215- /O.CAN.KCLE.FL.W.0021.000000T0000Z-120320T0106Z/ /ELRO1.1.ER.120319T0456Z.120319T1130Z.120319T1937Z.NO/ 545 PM EDT MON MAR 19 2012 THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE BLACK RIVER AT ELYRIA. * AT 5:00 PM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 9.4 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 9.5 FEET. * FELL BELOW FLOOD STAGE AT 3:37 PM MONDAY. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL FALL TO 8.4 FEET BY TUESDAY MORNING. * AT 9.5 FEET...FLOODING BEGINS SOUTH OF ELYRIA IN CARLISLE TOWNSHIP. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Cleveland, OH issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 19, 3:51 AM EDT | Dense Fog Advisory | CLE | Cuyahoga, Erie, Huron, Lorain, Lucas, Medina and 6 more | 6 hr |
| Mar 19, 3:31 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Crawford, Marion, Wyandot | 44 min |
| Mar 19, 4:18 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Crawford, Morrow, Richland | 57 min |
| Mar 19, 5:30 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CLE | Huron | 3 hr |
| Mar 19, 5:35 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CLE | Ashland | 3 hr |
| Mar 19, 6:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Ashland, Wayne | 60 min |
| Mar 19, 6:27 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CLE | Wayne | 2 hr |
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.