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Areal Flood Warning 28, NWS Cleveland, OH

July 10, 2013Lucas County, Wood County, Ohio

NWS Cleveland, OH issued this areal flood warning at Jul 10, 2013, 6:00 PM EDT for Lucas County, Wood County, Ohio. It was in force for 12 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jul 10, 2013, 6:00 PM EDT (22:00 UTC)
Expired
Jul 11, 2013, 6:00 AM EDT
In force
12 hr
Issued by
NWS Cleveland, OH
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

Counties Lucas County, OH, Wood County, OH

The radar

The Detroit radar (KDTX), 131 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:03 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 nearest sounding before it

Detroit, MI (KDTX), launched 12:00Z, 10.0 hours before the alert went out and 133 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Detroit, MI at 12:00Z on 2013-07-10Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1364 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Detroit, MI at 12:00Z on 2013-07-10The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 82 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
1364 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-48 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
699 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
31 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
82 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
76 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.4
Supercell composite
3.4

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this areal flood warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Cleveland, OH wrote its last area forecast discussion before this areal flood warning went out at Jul 10, 5:43 PM EDT, 17 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 10, 5:43 PM EDT, 17 minutes before
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In the hours before

Local storm report, Jul 10, 4:00 PM EDT, 2 hours before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
400 PM EDT WED JUL 10 2013

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0250 PM     TSTM WND DMG     RISINGSUN               41.27N 83.43W
07/10/2013                   WOOD               OH   AMATEUR RADIO

            TREES DOWN.

0250 PM     TSTM WND DMG     BOWLING GREEN           41.38N 83.65W
07/10/2013                   WOOD               OH   TRAINED SPOTTER

            3SEMIS ROLLED OVER PORTAGE RD AND SOUTH 75.

0250 PM     TSTM WND DMG     FREMONT                 41.35N 83.11W
07/10/2013                   SANDUSKY           OH   AMATEUR RADIO

            TREES DOWN.

0255 PM     TSTM WND DMG     WAYNE                   41.30N 83.47W
07/10/2013                   WOOD               OH   AMATEUR RADIO

            TREES DOWN AND POWER OUTAGES

0255 PM     TSTM WND DMG     FREMONT                 41.35N 83.11W
07/10/2013                   SANDUSKY           OH   AMATEUR RADIO

            LARGE TREE LIMBS DOWN.

&&

LW
Local storm report, Jul 10, 4:27 PM EDT, 1 hour 33 minutes before
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Local storm report, Jul 10, 4:39 PM EDT, 1 hour 21 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
439 PM EDT WED JUL 10 2013

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0430 PM     FLASH FLOOD      WOOSTER                 40.82N 81.93W
07/10/2013                   WAYNE              OH   TRAINED SPOTTER

            KILLBUCK CREEK FLOODED AT ROUTE 302 AND OLD LINCOLN WAY -
            OLD ROUTE 30. WATER WAS AS DEEP AS THE GUARD RAILS.

&&

KOSARIK
Local storm report, Jul 10, 5:07 PM EDT, 53 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
507 PM EDT WED JUL 10 2013

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0445 PM     FLASH FLOOD      1 N GARRETTSVILLE       41.30N 81.10W
07/10/2013                   PORTAGE            OH   TRAINED SPOTTER

            ALMOST EVERY ROAD CLOSED BY FLOOD WATERS, ESPECIALLY NEAR
            THE EAGLE CREEK NATURE PRESERVE.

0445 PM     FLASH FLOOD      3 W WARREN              41.24N 80.87W
07/10/2013                   TRUMBULL           OH   TRAINED SPOTTER

            SIGNIFICANT STREET FLOODING WITH SECONDARY STREETS
            CLOSED. ALSO FLOODING OF YARDS AND FIELDS.

&&

KOSARIK
Local storm report, Jul 10, 5:21 PM EDT, 39 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
521 PM EDT WED JUL 10 2013

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0230 PM     HAIL             NORTH RANDALL           41.43N 81.53W
07/10/2013  E1.00 INCH       CUYAHOGA           OH   911 CALL CENTER

0320 PM     TSTM WND DMG     1 N GARRETTSVILLE       41.30N 81.10W
07/10/2013                   PORTAGE            OH   TRAINED SPOTTER

            SEVERAL TREES DOWNED.

0341 PM     TSTM WND GST     CLEVELAND               41.48N 81.68W
07/10/2013  E56.00 MPH       CUYAHOGA           OH   ASOS

0341 PM     TSTM WND DMG     CLEVELAND               41.48N 81.68W
07/10/2013                   CUYAHOGA           OH   911 CALL CENTER

            WALL BLEW OUT AT TOWER CITY RTA STATION AND PART OF ROOF
            OF CLEVELAND CITY HALL BLOWN OFF AND OR DAMAGED.

0346 PM     TSTM WND DMG     MANSFIELD               41.31N 81.50W
07/10/2013                   SUMMIT             OH   TRAINED SPOTTER

            TREE DOWN ON POST ROAD.

&&

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Local storm report, Jul 10, 5:57 PM EDT, 3 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
557 PM EDT WED JUL 10 2013

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0205 PM     TSTM WND DMG     SANDUSKY                41.46N 82.71W
07/10/2013                   ERIE               OH   TRAINED SPOTTER

            NUMEROUS TREES KNOCKED DOWN AND UPROOTED ACROSS THE
            COUNTY.

0250 PM     TSTM WND DMG     1 S POLK                40.93N 82.21W
07/10/2013                   ASHLAND            OH   TRAINED SPOTTER

            TREES DOWN...A BARN DOWN AND SOME CORN FLATTENED.

0255 PM     TSTM WND DMG     FOSTORIA                41.16N 83.41W
07/10/2013                   SENECA             OH   TRAINED SPOTTER

            SOME TREES KNOCKED DOWN AND A LOT OF LARGE LIMBS WEST AND
            SOUTHWEST OF FOSTORIA.

0336 PM     TSTM WND DMG     NORWALK                 41.24N 82.61W
07/10/2013                   HURON              OH   TRAINED SPOTTER

            TREE LIMBS KNOCKED DOWN.

0350 PM     FLASH FLOOD      TALLMADGE               41.10N 81.42W
07/10/2013                   SUMMIT             OH   TRAINED SPOTTER

            ROUTE 91 NEAR FAIRGROUNDS. DEEP WATER OVER ROADS. AT
            LEAST 2 CARS SWEPT OFF ROAD INTO DITCHES. WATER WAS UP TO
            ROOF OF CARS.

0352 PM     TSTM WND GST     MANSFIELD               40.76N 82.53W
07/10/2013  E60.00 MPH       RICHLAND           OH   TRAINED SPOTTER

0435 PM     HAIL             5 NW WATTSBURG          42.05N 79.88W
07/10/2013  E1.75 INCH       ERIE               PA   911 CALL CENTER

&&

KOSARIK

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 9, 9:57 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningCLEHancock52 hr
Jul 9, 11:03 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningCLEOttawa, Sandusky, Wood3 days
Jul 9, 11:03 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningCLELorain9 hr
Jul 10, 12:16 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEHuron, Seneca59 min
Jul 10, 12:25 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningCLE2 hr
Jul 10, 12:56 AM EDTAreal Flood WarningCLEWyandot4 hr
Jul 10, 1:11 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEOttawa, Sandusky, Wood49 min
Jul 10, 2:28 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningCLE2 hr
Jul 10, 4:24 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningCLE111 min
Jul 10, 4:59 AM EDTAreal Flood WarningCLEAshland, Crawford, Knox, Marion, Morrow, Richland and 1 more10 hr
Jul 10, 5:19 AM EDTAreal Flood WarningCLEWayne6 hr
Jul 10, 6:07 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningCLEErie, Huron31 hr
Jul 10, 10:43 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningCLELorain61 hr
Jul 10, 10:43 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningCLECuyahoga20 hr
Jul 10, 10:43 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningCLELake27 hr
Jul 10, 10:43 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningCLEStark27 hr
Jul 10, 11:56 AM EDTSmall Craft AdvisoryCLE10 hr
Jul 10, 1:11 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEErie, Sandusky64 min
Jul 10, 1:16 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningCLE119 min
Jul 10, 1:50 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLELucas, Wood70 min
Jul 10, 1:51 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningCLEErie, Sandusky6 hr
Jul 10, 2:02 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningCLECuyahoga6 hr
Jul 10, 2:03 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEHuron, Seneca72 min
Jul 10, 2:05 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEErie55 min
Jul 10, 2:10 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLECuyahoga, Geauga65 min
Jul 10, 2:12 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEHancock48 min
Jul 10, 2:14 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningCLEHuron, Seneca6 hr
Jul 10, 2:16 PM EDTTornado WarningCLECuyahoga, Geauga, Portage44 min
Jul 10, 2:19 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEStark41 min
Jul 10, 2:24 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningCLEStark6 hr
Jul 10, 2:28 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningCLELucas, Wood4 hr
Jul 10, 2:29 PM EDTTornado WarningCLELucas, Ottawa, Sandusky, Wood46 min
Jul 10, 2:37 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLELorain, Medina68 min
Jul 10, 2:40 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEAshland50 min
Jul 10, 2:51 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningCLEHancock6 hr
Jul 10, 2:52 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLECrawford, Hancock, Lucas, Ottawa, Sandusky, Seneca and 2 more38 min
Jul 10, 2:54 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEPortage, Trumbull51 min
Jul 10, 2:57 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEErie, Huron63 min
Jul 10, 3:00 PM EDTTornado WarningCLEOttawa, Sandusky45 min
Jul 10, 3:06 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningCLEGeauga, Portage, Trumbull6 hr
Jul 10, 3:09 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLECuyahoga, Summit81 min
Jul 10, 3:10 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningCLELorain, Medina, Summit6 hr
Jul 10, 3:15 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEErie, Huron60 min
Jul 10, 3:20 PM EDTTornado WarningCLEErie, Huron40 min
Jul 10, 3:26 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLECrawford, Marion, Seneca, Wyandot64 min
Jul 10, 3:29 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLERichland61 min
Jul 10, 3:29 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEAshtabula, Trumbull46 min
Jul 10, 3:31 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningCLE119 min
Jul 10, 3:34 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningCLE116 min
Jul 10, 3:35 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningCLEAshland, Crawford, Knox, Marion, Morrow, Richland and 1 more8 hr
Jul 10, 3:39 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEAshland, Wayne66 min
Jul 10, 3:39 PM EDTTornado WarningCLELorain51 min
Jul 10, 3:42 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEMedina93 min
Jul 10, 3:43 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEMorrow62 min
Jul 10, 3:44 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEMahoning, Portage, Trumbull91 min
Jul 10, 3:49 PM EDTTornado WarningCLEAshland, Medina, Wayne41 min
Jul 10, 3:55 PM EDTTornado WarningCLEPortage, Stark65 min
Jul 10, 3:56 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEGeauga, Lake64 min
Jul 10, 4:04 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningCLEAshtabula8 hr
Jul 10, 4:06 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEKnox54 min
Jul 10, 4:16 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEAshtabula74 min
Jul 10, 4:20 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEHolmes55 min
Jul 10, 4:27 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEStark48 min
Jul 10, 4:28 PM EDTTornado WarningCLESummit32 min
Jul 10, 4:29 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningCLEHolmes, Wayne8 hr
Jul 10, 4:47 PM EDTTornado WarningCLEStark43 min
Jul 10, 4:48 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningCLETrumbull47 hr
Jul 10, 4:54 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningCLESandusky21 hr
Jul 10, 5:17 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningCLEMahoning7 hr
Jul 10, 5:33 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningCLE117 min
Jul 10, 6:13 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningCLEGeauga, Portage, Summit11 hr
Jul 10, 7:27 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningCLE2 hr
Jul 10, 7:31 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningCLEErie, Lorain16 hr
Jul 10, 7:52 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryCLECuyahoga12 hr
Jul 10, 7:56 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningCLEHuron, Seneca18 hr
Jul 10, 7:57 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningCLE78 min
Jul 10, 7:59 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryCLEStark12 hr
Jul 10, 3:44 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLECrawford, Erie76 min
Jul 10, 5:00 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEErie60 min

Nearby

Areal Flood Warnings in Ohio, 2013Every areal flood warning in 2013

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.