Flash Flood Warning 22, NWS Cleveland, OH

Issued

Jul 10, 2013, 3:35 PM EDT (19:35 UTC)

Expired

Jul 11, 2013, 12:00 AM EDT

In force

8 hr

Issued by

NWS Cleveland, OH

Area

Storm-based polygon

Flood severity

None

Counties Ashland County, OH, Crawford County, OH, Knox County, OH, Marion County, OH, Morrow County, OH, Richland County, OH, Wyandot County, OH

The Cleveland radar (KCLE), 115 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:37 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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662 
WGUS51 KCLE 101935
FFWCLE
OHC005-033-083-101-117-139-175-110400-
/O.NEW.KCLE.FF.W.0022.130710T1935Z-130711T0400Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CLEVELAND HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  ASHLAND COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL OHIO...
  CRAWFORD COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL OHIO...
  KNOX COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL OHIO...
  MARION COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL OHIO...
  MORROW COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL OHIO...
  RICHLAND COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL OHIO...
  WYANDOT COUNTY IN NORTHWEST OHIO...

* UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT THURSDAY.

* AT 323 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED   
  SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ADVANCING ON    
  THE WARNED AREA. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF UP TO THREE INCHES ARE        
  EXPECTED WITH THE INCOMING STORMS. 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. ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAIN COULD ALSO LEAD TO           
  LANDSLIDES IN AREAS OF STEEP TERRAIN.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  UPPER SANDUSKY...
  SYCAMORE...
  MOUNT VERNON...
  MOUNT GILEAD...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

MOST FLOOD RELATED DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO
CROSS WATER COVERED BRIDGES OR LOW WATER CROSSINGS.

&&

LAT...LON 4028 8275 4035 8275 4036 8293 4042 8293
      4044 8323 4051 8325 4051 8342 4068 8342
      4070 8350 4090 8352 4099 8345 4100 8244
      4106 8243 4106 8218 4099 8213 4067 8212
      4067 8222 4057 8222 4057 8218 4024 8220

$$

088 
WGUS71 KCLE 110027
FFSCLE

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

OHC005-033-083-101-117-139-175-110400-
/O.CON.KCLE.FF.W.0022.000000T0000Z-130711T0400Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
ASHLAND OH-WYANDOT OH-CRAWFORD OH-KNOX OH-MARION OH-MORROW OH-
RICHLAND OH-
827 PM EDT WED JUL 10 2013

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR RICHLAND...MORROW...
MARION...KNOX...CRAWFORD AND ASHLAND COUNTIES IN NORTH CENTRAL
OHIO...AND WYANDOT COUNTY IN NORTHWEST OHIO UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT...

EARLIER STORMS PRODUCED BETWEEN ONE AND FOUR INCHES OF RAIN...WITH 
THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL OCCURING ACROSS NORTHERN RICHLAND AND ASHLAND 
COUNTIES. LOCAL OFFICIALS REPORT MANY ROAD CLOSURES DUE TO FLOODING. 
ALTHOUGH THE RAIN HAS ENDED...RESIDUAL RUNOFF MAY CONTINUE TO CAUSE 
FLOODING. SMALL STREAMS AND CREEKS WILL CONTINUE TO RISE RAPIDLY AND 
MAY COME OUT OF THEIR BANKS. LOW LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS COULD 
CONTINUE TO HOLD ENOUGH WATER TO ENDANGER MOTORISTS.

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...

BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF DRIVING...SLOW DOWN! BE ALERT FOR LOW
SPOTS...DIPS...AND UNDERPASSES WHICH MAY BE FLOODED. PEOPLE IN LOW
LYING AREAS ALONG CREEKS AND STREAMS SHOULD MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND TO
ESCAPE RISING WATER LEVELS.

&&

LAT...LON 4028 8275 4035 8275 4036 8293 4042 8293
      4044 8323 4051 8325 4051 8342 4068 8342
      4070 8350 4090 8352 4099 8345 4100 8244
      4106 8243 4106 8218 4099 8213 4067 8212
      4067 8222 4057 8222 4057 8218 4024 8220

$$

YEAGER

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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.