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Flash Flood Warning 21, NWS Cleveland, OH

July 10, 2013Lorain County, Medina County, Summit County, Ohio

NWS Cleveland, OH issued this flash flood warning at Jul 10, 2013, 3:10 PM EDT for Lorain County, Medina County, Summit 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, 3:10 PM EDT (19:10 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 Lorain County, OH, Medina County, OH, Summit County, OH

The radar

The Cleveland radar (KCLE), 27 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:13 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

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jul 10, 3:50 PM EDTFLASH FLOODTallmadge, OHROUTE 91 NEAR FAIRGROUNDS. DEEP WATER OVER ROADS. AT LEAST 2 CARS SWEPT OFF ROAD INTO DITCHES. WATER WAS UP TO ROOF OF CARS.
Jul 10, 4:10 PM EDTFLASH FLOODKipton, OHWATER OVER FLOWED A BRIDGE CLOSING A SIDE ROAD NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF ROUTE 511 AND STATE ROUTE 20 AND FLOODING FARM FIELDS. HIGH WATER ON ROUTE 20.

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, 7.2 hours before the alert went out and 166 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, Pittsburgh, PA at 12:00Z on 2013-07-10Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 434 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Pittsburgh, PA at 12:00Z on 2013-07-10The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 134 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
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

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

622 
WGUS51 KCLE 101910
FFWCLE
OHC093-103-153-110100-
/O.NEW.KCLE.FF.W.0021.130710T1910Z-130711T0100Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
310 PM EDT WED JUL 10 2013

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CLEVELAND HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  LORAIN COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL OHIO...
  MEDINA COUNTY IN NORTHEAST OHIO...
  SUMMIT COUNTY IN NORTHEAST OHIO...

* UNTIL 900 PM EDT.

* AT 304 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
  SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE      
  WARNED AREA. OVER ONE INCH OF RAIN HAS ALREADY FALLEN ACROSS       
  PORTIONS OF LORAIN...MEDINA AND SUMMIT COUNTIES. ADDITIONAL        
  RAINFALL OF ONE TO TWO INCHES IS EXPECTED WITH SUBSEQUENT STORMS   
  THIS AFTERNOON AND 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...
  MEDINA...
  LORAIN...
  LITCHFIELD...
  ELYRIA...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL
CREEKS AND STREAMS...HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES. ADDITIONALLY...COUNTRY
ROADS AND FARMLANDS ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS...STREAMS AND OTHER LOW
LYING AREAS ARE SUBJECT TO FLOODING.

&&

LAT...LON 4098 8165 4099 8170 4099 8217 4107 8217
      4106 8233 4143 8235 4152 8199 4151 8196
      4136 8197 4135 8188 4127 8188 4127 8160
      4128 8156 4135 8159 4135 8140 4099 8139
      4098 8142 4091 8142 4091 8164

$$
1 follow-up statement
750 
WGUS71 KCLE 102319
FFSCLE

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
719 PM EDT WED JUL 10 2013

OHC093-103-153-110100-
/O.CON.KCLE.FF.W.0021.000000T0000Z-130711T0100Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
LORAIN OH-MEDINA OH-SUMMIT OH-
719 PM EDT WED JUL 10 2013

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SUMMIT...MEDINA AND
LORAIN 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 4098 8165 4099 8170 4099 8217 4107 8217
      4106 8233 4143 8235 4152 8199 4151 8196
      4136 8197 4135 8188 4127 8188 4127 8160
      4128 8156 4135 8159 4135 8140 4099 8139
      4098 8142 4091 8142 4091 8164

$$

YEAGER

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, 3:15 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, 6:00 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningCLELucas, Wood12 hr
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

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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.