Alert archive / Ohio / Flash Flood Warnings in 2013
Flash Flood Warning 20, NWS Cleveland, OH
NWS Cleveland, OH issued this flash flood warning at Jul 10, 2013, 3:06 PM EDT for Geauga County, Portage County, Trumbull County, Ohio. It was in force for 6 hr. 2 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 10, 2013, 3:06 PM EDT (19:06 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 10, 2013, 9:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Cleveland, OH
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Geauga County, OH, Portage County, OH, Trumbull County, OH
The radar
The Cleveland radar (KCLE), 68 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:09 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.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 10, 4:45 PM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | 1 N Garrettsville, OH | ALMOST EVERY ROAD CLOSED BY FLOOD WATERS, ESPECIALLY NEAR THE EAGLE CREEK NATURE PRESERVE. |
| Jul 10, 4:45 PM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | 3 W Warren, OH | SIGNIFICANT STREET FLOODING WITH SECONDARY STREETS CLOSED. ALSO FLOODING OF YARDS AND FIELDS. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Pittsburgh, PA (KPIT), launched 12:00Z, 7.1 hours before the alert went out and 139 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 434 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -47 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 811 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 24 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 134 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 255 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.5
- Supercell composite
- 2.9
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
511
WGUS51 KCLE 101906
FFWCLE
OHC055-133-155-110100-
/O.NEW.KCLE.FF.W.0020.130710T1906Z-130711T0100Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
306 PM EDT WED JUL 10 2013
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CLEVELAND HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
GEAUGA COUNTY IN NORTHEAST OHIO...
PORTAGE COUNTY IN NORTHEAST OHIO...
TRUMBULL COUNTY IN NORTHEAST OHIO...
* UNTIL 900 PM EDT.
* AT 259 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE
WARNED AREA. UP TO ONE AND A HALF INCHES HAS ALREADY FALLEN ACROSS
PORTIONS OF GEAUGA...PORTAGE AND TRUMBULL COUNTIES. ADDITIONAL
RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF UP TO THREE INCHES ARE POSSIBLE WITH
ADDITIONAL STORMS THIS EVENING. TORRENTIAL RAINFALL RATES IN
EXCESS OF THREE INCHES PER HOUR WILL EASILY OVERWHELM URBAN AREAS
AND DRAINAGE SYSTEMS. ALREADY SATURATED SOIL WILL LEAD TO
EXCESSIVE RUNOFF. SWOLLEN RIVERS AND CREEKS COULD QUICKLY RISE OUT
OF THEIR BANKS.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
WARREN...
RAVENNA...
CHARDON...
KINSMAN...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL
CREEKS AND STREAMS...COUNTRY ROADS...AS WELL AS FARMLAND ALONG THE
BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS.
&&
LAT...LON 4150 8100 4150 8052 4114 8052 4114 8099
4099 8100 4099 8139 4157 8139 4157 8130
4164 8129 4164 8111 4171 8110 4171 8101
$$1 follow-up statement
533
WGUS71 KCLE 102331
FFSCLE
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
731 PM EDT WED JUL 10 2013
OHC055-133-155-110100-
/O.CON.KCLE.FF.W.0020.000000T0000Z-130711T0100Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
PORTAGE OH-TRUMBULL OH-GEAUGA OH-
731 PM EDT WED JUL 10 2013
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR GEAUGA...TRUMBULL AND
PORTAGE COUNTIES UNTIL 900 PM EDT...
DOPPLER RADAR INDICATES THAT UP TO FIVE INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN
ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE AREA. LOCAL OFFICIALS REPORT MANY ROAD
CLOSURES DUE TO FLOODING. ALTHOUGH THE RAIN HAS ENDED...EXCESSIVE
RUNOFF MAY CONTINUE TO CAUSE FLOODING. SMALL STREAMS AND CREEKS WILL
ALSO CONTINUE TO RISE RAPIDLY AND MAY COME OUT OF THEIR BANKS.
PLEASE REPORT ALL FLOODING TO YOUR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY SO
THAT THEY MAY TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION TO CLOSE FLOODED ROADWAYS.
THEY WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN
CLEVELAND.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS
SAFELY. TURN AROUND...DON'T DROWN!
&&
LAT...LON 4150 8100 4150 8052 4114 8052 4114 8099
4099 8100 4099 8139 4157 8139 4157 8130
4164 8129 4164 8111 4171 8110 4171 8101
$$
YEAGERThe office that day
Everything else NWS Cleveland, OH issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 9, 9:57 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | CLE | Hancock | 52 hr |
| Jul 9, 11:03 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | CLE | Ottawa, Sandusky, Wood | 3 days |
| Jul 9, 11:03 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | CLE | Lorain | 9 hr |
| Jul 10, 12:16 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Huron, Seneca | 59 min |
| Jul 10, 12:25 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | CLE | 2 hr | |
| Jul 10, 12:56 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | CLE | Wyandot | 4 hr |
| Jul 10, 1:11 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Ottawa, Sandusky, Wood | 49 min |
| Jul 10, 2:28 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | CLE | 2 hr | |
| Jul 10, 4:24 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | CLE | 111 min | |
| Jul 10, 4:59 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | CLE | Ashland, Crawford, Knox, Marion, Morrow, Richland and 1 more | 10 hr |
| Jul 10, 5:19 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | CLE | Wayne | 6 hr |
| Jul 10, 6:07 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | CLE | Erie, Huron | 31 hr |
| Jul 10, 10:43 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | CLE | Lorain | 61 hr |
| Jul 10, 10:43 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | CLE | Cuyahoga | 20 hr |
| Jul 10, 10:43 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | CLE | Lake | 27 hr |
| Jul 10, 10:43 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | CLE | Stark | 27 hr |
| Jul 10, 11:56 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | CLE | 10 hr | |
| Jul 10, 1:11 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Erie, Sandusky | 64 min |
| Jul 10, 1:16 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | CLE | 119 min | |
| Jul 10, 1:50 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Lucas, Wood | 70 min |
| Jul 10, 1:51 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | CLE | Erie, Sandusky | 6 hr |
| Jul 10, 2:02 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | CLE | Cuyahoga | 6 hr |
| Jul 10, 2:03 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Huron, Seneca | 72 min |
| Jul 10, 2:05 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Erie | 55 min |
| Jul 10, 2:10 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Cuyahoga, Geauga | 65 min |
| Jul 10, 2:12 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Hancock | 48 min |
| Jul 10, 2:14 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | CLE | Huron, Seneca | 6 hr |
| Jul 10, 2:16 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | CLE | Cuyahoga, Geauga, Portage | 44 min |
| Jul 10, 2:19 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Stark | 41 min |
| Jul 10, 2:24 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | CLE | Stark | 6 hr |
| Jul 10, 2:28 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | CLE | Lucas, Wood | 4 hr |
| Jul 10, 2:29 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | CLE | Lucas, Ottawa, Sandusky, Wood | 46 min |
| Jul 10, 2:37 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Lorain, Medina | 68 min |
| Jul 10, 2:40 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Ashland | 50 min |
| Jul 10, 2:51 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | CLE | Hancock | 6 hr |
| Jul 10, 2:52 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Crawford, Hancock, Lucas, Ottawa, Sandusky, Seneca and 2 more | 38 min |
| Jul 10, 2:54 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Portage, Trumbull | 51 min |
| Jul 10, 2:57 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Erie, Huron | 63 min |
| Jul 10, 3:00 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | CLE | Ottawa, Sandusky | 45 min |
| Jul 10, 3:09 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Cuyahoga, Summit | 81 min |
| Jul 10, 3:10 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | CLE | Lorain, Medina, Summit | 6 hr |
| Jul 10, 3:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Erie, Huron | 60 min |
| Jul 10, 3:20 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | CLE | Erie, Huron | 40 min |
| Jul 10, 3:26 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Crawford, Marion, Seneca, Wyandot | 64 min |
| Jul 10, 3:29 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Richland | 61 min |
| Jul 10, 3:29 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Ashtabula, Trumbull | 46 min |
| Jul 10, 3:31 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | CLE | 119 min | |
| Jul 10, 3:34 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | CLE | 116 min | |
| Jul 10, 3:35 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | CLE | Ashland, Crawford, Knox, Marion, Morrow, Richland and 1 more | 8 hr |
| Jul 10, 3:39 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Ashland, Wayne | 66 min |
| Jul 10, 3:39 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | CLE | Lorain | 51 min |
| Jul 10, 3:42 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Medina | 93 min |
| Jul 10, 3:43 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Morrow | 62 min |
| Jul 10, 3:44 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Mahoning, Portage, Trumbull | 91 min |
| Jul 10, 3:49 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | CLE | Ashland, Medina, Wayne | 41 min |
| Jul 10, 3:55 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | CLE | Portage, Stark | 65 min |
| Jul 10, 3:56 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Geauga, Lake | 64 min |
| Jul 10, 4:04 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | CLE | Ashtabula | 8 hr |
| Jul 10, 4:06 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Knox | 54 min |
| Jul 10, 4:16 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Ashtabula | 74 min |
| Jul 10, 4:20 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Holmes | 55 min |
| Jul 10, 4:27 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Stark | 48 min |
| Jul 10, 4:28 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | CLE | Summit | 32 min |
| Jul 10, 4:29 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | CLE | Holmes, Wayne | 8 hr |
| Jul 10, 4:47 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | CLE | Stark | 43 min |
| Jul 10, 4:48 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | CLE | Trumbull | 47 hr |
| Jul 10, 4:54 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | CLE | Sandusky | 21 hr |
| Jul 10, 5:17 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | CLE | Mahoning | 7 hr |
| Jul 10, 5:33 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | CLE | 117 min | |
| Jul 10, 6:00 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | CLE | Lucas, Wood | 12 hr |
| Jul 10, 6:13 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | CLE | Geauga, Portage, Summit | 11 hr |
| Jul 10, 7:27 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | CLE | 2 hr | |
| Jul 10, 7:31 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | CLE | Erie, Lorain | 16 hr |
| Jul 10, 7:52 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CLE | Cuyahoga | 12 hr |
| Jul 10, 7:56 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | CLE | Huron, Seneca | 18 hr |
| Jul 10, 7:57 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | CLE | 78 min | |
| Jul 10, 7:59 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CLE | Stark | 12 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.