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River Flood Warning 4, NWS Cleveland, OH

January 24, 2012Marion County, Ohio

NWS Cleveland, OH issued this river flood warning at Jan 24, 2012, 6:25 AM EST for Marion County, Ohio. It was in force for 8 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jan 24, 2012, 6:25 AM EST (11:25 UTC)
Expired
Jan 24, 2012, 2:34 PM EST
In force
8 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 11:23 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 Jan 24, 2012, 9:00 AM 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.

106 
WGUS41 KCLE 241125
FLWCLE
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
625 AM EST TUE JAN 24 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.


&&

OHC101-241925-
/O.NEW.KCLE.FL.W.0004.120124T1125Z-120124T2050Z/
/LARO1.1.ER.120124T1045Z.120124T1200Z.120124T1450Z.NO/
625 AM EST TUE JAN 24 2012

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CLEVELAND HAS ISSUED A 

* FLOOD WARNING FOR 
  THE SCIOTO RIVER NEAR LARUE
* FROM THIS MORNING UNTIL THIS AFTERNOON
* AT  6:00 AM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS...11.0 FEET 
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 11.0 FEET 
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL RISE JUST ABOVE FLOOD STAGE TO NEAR
  11.2 FEET...THEN FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY THIS AFTERNOON.
* AT 11.0 FEET...FLOODING OCCURS IN AGRICULTURAL AREAS NEAR THE
  RIVER.

$$
1 follow-up statement
291 
WGUS81 KCLE 241934
FLSCLE
FLOOD STATEMENT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
234 PM EST TUE JAN 24 2012

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

  SCIOTO RIVER NEAR LARUE
  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.


&&

OHC101-242004-
/O.CAN.KCLE.FL.W.0004.000000T0000Z-120124T2050Z/
/LARO1.1.ER.120124T1045Z.120124T1515Z.120124T1835Z.NO/
234 PM EST TUE JAN 24 2012

THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR
  THE SCIOTO RIVER NEAR LARUE.
* AT  2:00 PM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 11.0 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 11.0 FEET. 
* FELL BELOW FLOOD STAGE AT  1:35 PM TUESDAY.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO 10.3 FEET BY 
  WEDNESDAY MORNING.
* AT 11.0 FEET...FLOODING OCCURS IN AGRICULTURAL AREAS NEAR THE 
  RIVER.

$$

OHC155-250334-
/O.EXT.KCLE.FL.W.0005.000000T0000Z-120125T1237Z/
/PHAO1.1.ER.120124T1134Z.120124T2000Z.120125T0637Z.UU/
234 PM EST TUE JAN 24 2012

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE EAGLE CREEK AT PHALANX STATION.
* AT  2:00 PM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 10.7 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 9.5 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 10.8 FEET BY LATE
  THIS AFTERNOON. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE LATE TONIGHT.
* AT 11.0 FEET...BARCLAY-MESSERLY ROAD AND MCCONNELL EAST ROADS WILL 
  BE FLOODED AND IMPASSABLE. 


$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 23, 10:14 PM ESTGale WarningCLE5 hr
Jan 23, 10:14 PM ESTLow Water AdvisoryCLE11 hr
Jan 24, 3:40 AM ESTSmall Craft AdvisoryCLE23 hr
Jan 24, 7:27 AM ESTRiver Flood WarningCLETrumbull17 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.