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Areal Flood Warning 8, NWS Cleveland, OH

June 25, 2013Cuyahoga County, Erie County, Lorain County, Ohio

NWS Cleveland, OH issued this areal flood warning at Jun 25, 2013, 11:49 PM EDT for Cuyahoga County, Erie County, Lorain County, Ohio. It was in force for 10 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: Jun 25, 2013, 11:49 PM EDT (03:49 UTC)
Expired: Jun 26, 2013, 9:45 AM EDT
In force: 10 hr
Issued by: NWS Cleveland, OH
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: None

Counties Cuyahoga County, OH, Erie County, OH, Lorain County, OH

The radar

The Cleveland radar (KCLE), 27 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:50 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 nearest sounding before it

Detroit, MI (KDTX), launched 00:00Z, 3.8 hours before the alert went out and 175 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 704 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -24 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 948 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 37 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 38 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 97 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.3
Supercell composite: 3.0

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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 Jun 25, 10:38 PM EDT, 1 hour 11 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 25, 10:38 PM EDT, 1 hour 11 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
1038 PM EDT TUE JUN 25 2013

.SYNOPSIS...
A FRONTAL BOUNDARY ACROSS THE LOWER LAKES WILL REMAIN NEARLY
STATIONARY THROUGH MID WEEK. A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS
THE AREA ON THURSDAY.

&&

.NEAR TERM /THROUGH WEDNESDAY/...
WE CONTINUE TO GET ROUNDS OF SHOWERS/THUNDERSTORMS FROM TOLEOD
THROUGH CLEVELAND AND TO YOUNGSTOWN/AKRON CANTON. NEXT ROUND AND
LIKELY LAST ROUND FOR THE NIGHT STILL UPSTREAM OVER NORTHERN
INDIANA. SEVERE GOING THIS POINT FORWARD ON THE MARGINAL END AS
BOUNDARY LAYER CONTINUES TO STABILIZE. ALSO WATCHING FLOODING
THREAT. AS OF 1030...IT HAS BEEN MORE NUISANCE FLOODING. A NUMBER
OF FLOOD ADVISORIES OUT.

&&

.SHORT TERM /WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT/...
ANOTHER ROUND OF CONVECTION WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON/EVENING...CONFIDENCE
IS LOW ON THE PRECISE TIMING AS NO LONGER HAVE THE STRONG LOW
PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THEN
MOVE ACROSS THE AREA ON THURSDAY.

THE TRAILING COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA THURSDAY USHERING
IN MORE SEASONAL CONDITIONS.  BROAD UPPER TROUGH WILL MOVE OVER THE
AREA FRIDAY...WILL KEEP CHANCE POPS THROUGH PERIOD AS SERIES OF
SHORT WAVES MOVE THROUGH THE UPPER TROUGH.

&&

.LONG TERM /SATURDAY THROUGH TUESDAY/...
THE LONG TERM BEGINS ON SATURDAY WITH MODELS CONTINUING TO SHOW AN
UPPER LOW DIGGING INTO AND THEN GETTING STUCK IN THE GREAT LAKES
REGION. THIS GREAT LAKES UPPER LOW DEVELOPS SOUTH SUNDAY AND MONDAY
INTO AN ELONGATED TROF THAT EXTENDS TO THE GULF COAST WITH ITS AXIS
WEST OF THE AREA.  ALL THE WHILE...BOTH MODELS SHOW DEEP MOISTURE
ACROSS THE AREA. WILL HAVE CHANCE POPS WITH 60-80% CLOUD COVER ON
AVERAGE THROUGH THE LONG TERM PERIOD. TEMPS LOWER THAN THE PAST FEW
DAYS WITH HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S TO NEAR 80 AND LOWS IN THE LOWER
60S WITH A FEW UPPER 50S.

&&

.AVIATION /03Z WEDNESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY/...
A STRONG STORM IS EXPECTED TO PASS JUST TO THE NORTH OF KCLE THE
NEXT FEW MINUTES. OTHER STORMS OVER LAKE ERIE WILL COME ONSHORE IN
NE OH AND COULD AFFECT KERI AND KYNG IN A COUPLE OF HOURS. OTHER
STORMS OVER LOWER MI AND IN WILL AFFECT THE REGION LATER THIS
EVENING. LATEST GUIDANCE SHOWS REPEATED ROUNDS OF STORMS DURING
THE TAF PERIOD. TRYING TO TIME THESE ROUNDS IS PROBLEMATIC GIVING LOW
FORECAST CONFIDENCE TODAY. FOR THE MOST PART CONDITIONS SHOULD BE
VFR EXCEPT IN THE STRONGER STORMS. WINDS WILL GENERALLY BE FROM
THE SW BUT OUTFLOW GUEST COULD TOP 40 KNOTS LATE THIS EVENING AND
AGAIN TOMORROW AFTERNOON.

.OUTLOOK...NON-VFR IN SCATTERED/NUMEROUS SHOWERS/THUNDERSTORMS AS
WELL AS EARLY MORNING MIST/FOG THROUGH SUNDAY.

&&

.MARINE...
SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH WAVES OF 2 TO 4 FEET ON THE
EAST END OF LAKE ERIE WILL DECREASE TO 10 TO 15 KNOTS TONIGHT. THE FLOW
WILL REMAIN OUT OF THE SOUTHWEST ON WEDNESDAY AHEAD OF LOW PRESSURE
APPROACHING FROM THE PLAINS. WINDS MAY TRY TO RAMP UP AGAIN AS THIS
LOW APPROACHES THE LAKE ON WEDNESDAY EVENING...BEFORE SHIFTING TO
THE NORTHWEST BEHIND IT ON THURSDAY. DEPENDING ON THE EXACT STRENGTH
AND TRAJECTORY OF THE LOW...A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MAY BE NEEDED FOR
A BRIEF WINDOW OF TIME...ESPECIALLY AS THE FLOW BECOMES ONSHORE ON
THURSDAY AND FRIDAY.

MARINERS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR MULTIPLE ROUNDS OF THUNDERSTORMS
THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THESE THUNDERSTORMS HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO BE
STRONG WITH SEVERE WINDS...LARGE HAIL AND HEAVY RAIN. AN UPPER LEVEL
TROUGH WILL THEN DEVELOP OVER THE REGION FROM FRIDAY INTO THE
WEEKEND WITH THUNDERSTORMS BECOMING MORE SCATTERED IN NATURE.

&&

.CLE WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
OH...NONE.
PA...NONE.
MARINE...NONE.

&&

SYNOPSIS...DJB
NEAR TERM...DJB/OUDEMAN
SHORT TERM...DJB
LONG TERM...TK
AVIATION...KUBINA
MARINE...KEC

Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 25, 4:18 PM EDT, 7 hours 31 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
418 PM EDT TUE JUN 25 2013

LEZ061-142>149-162>169-OHZ003-006>014-017>023-027>033-036>038-047-
089-PAZ001>003-262030-
LAKE ERIE OPEN WATERS FROM RIPLEY TO BUFFALO NY-
MAUMEE BAY TO RENO BEACH OH-RENO BEACH TO THE ISLANDS OH-
THE ISLANDS TO VERMILION OH-VERMILION TO AVON POINT OH-
AVON POINT TO WILLOWICK OH-WILLOWICK TO GENEVA-ON-THE LAKE OH-GENEVA-
ON-THE-LAKE TO CONNEAUT OH-CONNEAUT OH TO RIPLEY NY-
LAKE ERIE OPEN WATERS FROM MAUMEE BAY TO RENO BEACH-
LAKE ERIE OPEN WATERS FROM RENO BEACH TO THE ISLANDS-
LAKE ERIE OPEN WATERS FROM THE ISLANDS TO VERMILION-
LAKE ERIE OPEN WATERS FROM VERMILION TO AVON POINT-
LAKE ERIE OPEN WATERS FROM AVON POINT TO WILLOWICK-
LAKE ERIE OPEN WATERS FROM WILLOWICK TO GENEVA-ON-THE-LAKE-
LAKE ERIE OPEN WATERS FROM GENEVA-ON-THE-LAKE TO CONNEAUT-
LAKE ERIE OPEN WATERS FROM CONNEAUT OH TO RIPLEY NY-LUCAS-WOOD-
OTTAWA-SANDUSKY-ERIE OH-LORAIN-CUYAHOGA-LAKE-GEAUGA-ASHTABULA INLAND-
HANCOCK-SENECA-HURON-MEDINA-SUMMIT-PORTAGE-TRUMBULL-WYANDOT-CRAWFORD-
RICHLAND-ASHLAND-WAYNE-STARK-MAHONING-MARION-MORROW-HOLMES-KNOX-
ASHTABULA LAKESHORE-NORTHERN ERIE-SOUTHERN ERIE-CRAWFORD PA-
418 PM EDT TUE JUN 25 2013

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 362 IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT
TONIGHT...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR LAKE ERIE...NORTH CENTRAL
OHIO...NORTHEAST OHIO...NORTHWEST OHIO AND NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY.

SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY
INTO THURSDAY. A FEW OF THESE THUNDERSTORMS MAY BECOME SEVERE.
THE POTENTIAL OF LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL ALSO EXIST.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.

OUDEMAN

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jun 25, 8:46 PM EDT, 3 hours 3 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
846 PM EDT TUE JUN 25 2013

OHZ003-260115-
LUCAS-
846 PM EDT TUE JUN 25 2013

...SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT FOR NORTHERN LUCAS COUNTY UNTIL 915 PM
EDT...

AT 842 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 8 MILES WEST OF SYLVANIA...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.

WIND GUSTS TO 45 MPH MAY BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM AS IT CROSSES
NORTHERN LUCAS COUNTY.

OUDEMAN

Local storm report, Jun 25, 9:06 PM EDT, 2 hours 43 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
906 PM EDT TUE JUN 25 2013

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

0900 PM     HAIL             NORTH ROYALTON          41.31N 81.75W
06/25/2013  E0.75 INCH       CUYAHOGA           OH   NWS EMPLOYEE

&&

OUDEMAN

Local storm report, Jun 25, 9:27 PM EDT, 2 hours 22 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
927 PM EDT TUE JUN 25 2013

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

0830 PM     TSTM WND DMG     EASTLAKE                41.66N 81.43W
06/25/2013                   LAKE               OH   911 CALL CENTER

            SOME TREES KNOCKED DOWN.

0830 PM     TSTM WND DMG     WILLOUGHBY              41.65N 81.41W
06/25/2013                   LAKE               OH   911 CALL CENTER

            SOME TREES KNOCKED DOWN.

&&

KIELTYKA

Local storm report, Jun 25, 9:49 PM EDT, 2 hours before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
949 PM EDT TUE JUN 25 2013

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

0915 PM     TSTM WND DMG     NORTHFIELD              41.34N 81.53W
06/25/2013                   SUMMIT             OH   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            ONE TREE DOWM.

0925 PM     TSTM WND DMG     TWINSBURG               41.32N 81.45W
06/25/2013                   SUMMIT             OH   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            ONE TREE DOWN IN TWINSBURG TOWNSHIP.

&&

KIELTYKA

Local storm report, Jun 25, 10:10 PM EDT, 1 hour 39 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
1010 PM EDT TUE JUN 25 2013

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

0930 PM     TSTM WND DMG     ELYRIA                  41.38N 82.11W
06/25/2013                   LORAIN             OH   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            SOME TREES AND LIMBS DOWN ACROSS THE COUNTY.

&&

KIELTYKA

Special weather statement, Jun 25, 10:44 PM EDT, 1 hour 5 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
1044 PM EDT TUE JUN 25 2013

OHZ010-011-260315-
CUYAHOGA-LORAIN-
1044 PM EDT TUE JUN 25 2013

...SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT FOR CUYAHOGA AND NORTHERN LORAIN
COUNTIES UNTIL 1115 PM EDT...

AT 1037 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 10 MILES NORTH OF
LORAIN TO LORAIN TO VERMILION...MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH. WIND GUSTS OF
40 TO 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE.

THE TOWNS OF OBERLIN...SOUTH AMHERST...SHEFFIELD
LAKE...SHEFFIELD...AVON...EATON ESTATES...BAY VILLAGE...NORTH
OLMSTED...OLMSTED FALLS AND ROCKY RIVER ARE ALSO IN THE PATH OF
THESE STORMS.

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 25, 8:08 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	CLE	Cuyahoga, Geauga, Lake	4 hr
Jun 25, 8:22 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CLE	Cuyahoga, Geauga, Lake	53 min
Jun 25, 8:56 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	CLE	Cuyahoga, Erie, Lorain	3 hr
Jun 25, 9:00 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CLE	Cuyahoga, Medina, Portage, Summit	60 min
Jun 25, 9:12 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CLE	Cuyahoga, Erie, Huron, Lorain, Medina	63 min
Jun 25, 9:15 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	CLE		2 hr
Jun 25, 10:19 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	CLE	Mahoning, Portage, Summit, Trumbull	4 hr
Jun 25, 11:44 PM EDT	River Flood Warning	CLE	Lorain	12 hr
Jun 26, 9:43 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	CLE	Cuyahoga, Erie, Lorain	3 hr
Jun 26, 3:13 PM EDT	Flood Watch	CLE	Ashland, Ashtabula, Cuyahoga, Erie, Geauga, Holmes and 12 more	25 hr
Jun 26, 6:23 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CLE	Crawford, Marion	67 min

Nearby

Areal Flood Warnings in Ohio, 2013 Every 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.