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River Flood Warning 27, NWS Cleveland, OH
NWS Cleveland, OH issued this river flood warning at Jul 26, 2012, 7:33 PM EDT for Geauga County, Portage County, Summit County, Ohio. It was in force for 2 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 26, 2012, 7:33 PM EDT (23:33 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 26, 2012, 9:57 PM EDT
- In force
- 2 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Cleveland, OH
- Flood severity
- Minor
Counties Geauga County, OH, Portage County, OH, Summit County, OH
The radar
The Cleveland radar (KCLE), 49 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:34 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The river
Written for the forecast point Cuyahoga River at Old Portage (OLPO1).
- Action stage
- 9 ft
- Minor stage
- 10.5 ft
- Moderate stage
- 13 ft
- Major stage
- 18 ft
This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests
Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 04206000, 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.
521 WGUS41 KCLE 262333 FLWCLE BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH 733 PM EDT THU JUL 26 2012 ...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CLEVELAND HAS ISSUED A FLOOD WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN OHIO... CUYAHOGA RIVER AT OLD PORTAGE 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. && OHC055-133-153-270733- /O.NEW.KCLE.FL.W.0027.120726T2333Z-120727T1041Z/ /OLPO1.1.ER.120726T2327Z.120727T0200Z.120727T0441Z.NO/ 733 PM EDT THU JUL 26 2012 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CLEVELAND HAS ISSUED A * FLOOD WARNING FOR THE CUYAHOGA RIVER AT OLD PORTAGE * FROM THIS EVENING UNTIL FRIDAY MORNING * AT 7:00 PM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS...10.3 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST * THE RIVER WILL RISE TO AROUND 11.5 FEET EARLY TONIGHT THEN FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE LATE TONIGHT. * FLOOD STAGE IS 10.5 FEET * AT 11.0 FEET...FLOODWATERS WILL BEGIN TO AFFECT AREAS ALONG THE CUYAHOGA RIVER IN CUYAHOGA FALLS AND IN MUNROE FALLS NEAR KENNEDY PARK. $$
1 follow-up statement
594 WGUS81 KCLE 270157 FLSCLE FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH 957 PM EDT THU JUL 26 2012 ...THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN OHIO... CUYAHOGA RIVER AT OLD PORTAGE PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... NEVER DRIVE YOUR CAR THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS. THE WATER MAY BE DEEPER THAN IT APPEARS. TURN AROUND...DON'T DROWN! STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER DETAILS AND UPDATES. && OHC055-133-153-270227- /O.CAN.KCLE.FL.W.0027.000000T0000Z-120727T1041Z/ /OLPO1.N.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.NO/ 957 PM EDT THU JUL 26 2012 THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE CUYAHOGA RIVER AT OLD PORTAGE. * AT 9:00 PM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 7.0 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 10.5 FEET. * FORECAST...THE RIVER CRESTED BELOW FLOOD STAGE AT 10.3 FEET. THE RIVER WILL FALL TO 3.1 FEET BY 9 AM FRIDAY. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Cleveland, OH issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 25, 10:05 PM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | CLE | 22 hr | |
| Jul 26, 2:55 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | CLE | 110 min | |
| Jul 26, 1:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Ashtabula, Trumbull | 45 min |
| Jul 26, 1:12 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Portage, Summit | 48 min |
| Jul 26, 1:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Ashtabula | 60 min |
| Jul 26, 1:21 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | CLE | Ashtabula, Trumbull | 24 min |
| Jul 26, 1:38 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Wayne | 52 min |
| Jul 26, 1:58 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Stark | 47 min |
| Jul 26, 2:28 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Mahoning | 47 min |
| Jul 26, 3:10 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Summit | 50 min |
| Jul 26, 3:53 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Knox, Morrow | 52 min |
| Jul 26, 4:01 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Knox | 44 min |
| Jul 26, 4:49 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Holmes | 41 min |
| Jul 26, 5:35 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | CLE | 85 min | |
| Jul 26, 5:37 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CLE | Medina, Summit | 3 hr |
| Jul 26, 5:53 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Erie, Lorain | 36 min |
| Jul 26, 5:55 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Portage | 37 min |
| Jul 26, 6:16 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Mahoning | 35 min |
| Jul 26, 6:46 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | CLE | 52 min | |
| Jul 26, 6:50 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Cuyahoga, Geauga, Lake | 40 min |
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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.