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River Flood Warning 26, NWS Cleveland, OH

May 8, 2012Trumbull County, Ohio

NWS Cleveland, OH issued this river flood warning at May 8, 2012, 6:40 PM EDT for Trumbull County, Ohio. It took effect at May 8, 2012, 8:24 PM EDT. It was in force for 8 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
May 8, 2012, 6:40 PM EDT (22:40 UTC)
In effect from
May 8, 2012, 8:24 PM EDT
Expired
May 9, 2012, 4:20 AM EDT
In force
8 hr
Issued by
NWS Cleveland, OH
Flood severity
Minor

County Trumbull County, OH

The radar

The Cleveland radar (KCLE), 92 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:42 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 Eagle Creek (Trumbull Co) at Phalanx Station (PHAO1). The gauge peaked at 9.51 ft at May 8, 2012, 10:00 PM EDT.

actionminormoderate51005/0805/0905/10
Action stage
8 ft
Minor stage
9.5 ft
Moderate stage
13.5 ft
Major stage
15 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 03093000, 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.

341 
WGUS41 KCLE 082240
FLWCLE
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
640 PM EDT TUE MAY 8 2012

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

  EAGLE CREEK AT PHALANX STATION

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.


&&

OHC155-090640-
/O.NEW.KCLE.FL.W.0026.120509T0024Z-120509T1642Z/
/PHAO1.1.ER.120509T0024Z.120509T0455Z.120509T1042Z.UU/
640 PM EDT TUE MAY 8 2012

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CLEVELAND HAS ISSUED A 

* FLOOD WARNING FOR 
  THE EAGLE CREEK AT PHALANX STATION
* FROM THIS EVENING UNTIL WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON
* AT  6:00 PM TUESDAY THE RIVER STAGE WAS...9.2 FEET 
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 9.5 FEET 
* AT 9.5 FEET...BARCLAY MESSERLY ROAD SOUTH OF THE WARREN AIRPORT IN 
  BRACEVILLE FLOODS. OTHER PORTIONS OF EAGLE CREEK ROAD WILL BE 
  THREATENED. 

$$
2 follow-up statements
552 
WGUS81 KCLE 090445
FLSCLE
FLOOD STATEMENT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
1245 AM EDT WED MAY 9 2012

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

  EAGLE CREEK AT PHALANX STATION

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.


&&

OHC155-091245-
/O.EXT.KCLE.FL.W.0026.000000T0000Z-120509T1440Z/
/PHAO1.1.ER.120509T0130Z.120509T0455Z.120509T0840Z.UU/
1245 AM EDT WED MAY 9 2012

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE EAGLE CREEK AT PHALANX STATION.
* AT 12:00 AM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 9.5 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 9.5 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* AT 9.5 FEET...BARCLAY MESSERLY ROAD SOUTH OF THE WARREN AIRPORT IN 
  BRACEVILLE FLOODS. OTHER PORTIONS OF EAGLE CREEK ROAD WILL BE 
  THREATENED. 
* AT 9.0 FEET...BANKFULL STAGE.  FLOODING THREATENS BARCLEY MESSERLY 
  ROAD SOUTH OF THE WARREN AIRPORT IN BRACEVILLE. 

$$
655 
WGUS81 KCLE 090820
FLSCLE
FLOOD STATEMENT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
420 AM EDT WED MAY 9 2012

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

  EAGLE CREEK AT PHALANX STATION

...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.


&&

OHC101-091620-
/O.EXT.KCLE.FL.W.0025.000000T0000Z-120510T1000Z/
/LARO1.1.ER.120508T1825Z.120509T0515Z.120510T0400Z.NO/
420 AM EDT WED MAY 9 2012

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE SCIOTO RIVER NEAR LARUE.
* AT  4:00 AM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 11.9 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 11.0 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY 
  LATE 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.

$$

OHC155-090850-
/O.CAN.KCLE.FL.W.0026.000000T0000Z-120509T1440Z/
/PHAO1.1.ER.120509T0130Z.120509T0230Z.120509T0300Z.UU/
420 AM EDT WED MAY 9 2012

THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR
  THE EAGLE CREEK AT PHALANX STATION.
* AT  4:00 AM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 9.2 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 9.5 FEET. 
* FELL BELOW FLOOD STAGE AT 11:00 PM TUESDAY.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO 8 FEET BY LATE AFTERNOON.

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 7, 8:16 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryCLEAshland, Knox, Medina, Morrow, Richland, Wayne6 hr
May 7, 8:25 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLETrumbull35 min
May 7, 8:33 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningCLETrumbull6 hr
May 7, 9:25 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningCLEOttawa, Sandusky, Wood20 hr
May 7, 10:37 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningCLEPortage, Summit6 hr
May 8, 11:23 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningCLEMarion32 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.