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Flash Flood Warning 23, NWS Cleveland, OH
NWS Cleveland, OH issued this flash flood warning at Jul 10, 2013, 4:04 PM EDT for Crawford County, Erie County, Pennsylvania; Ashtabula County, Ohio. It was in force for 8 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 10, 2013, 4:04 PM EDT (20:04 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 Ashtabula County, OH, Crawford County, PA, Erie County, PA
The radar
The Pittsburgh radar (KPBZ), 150 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:05 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
Buffalo Intl Airport, NY (KBUF), launched 12:00Z, 8.1 hours before the alert went out and 163 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
- 520 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -3 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 552 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 20 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 106 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 122 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.1
- Supercell composite
- 0.9
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
367
WGUS51 KCLE 102004
FFWCLE
OHC007-PAC039-049-110400-
/O.NEW.KCLE.FF.W.0023.130710T2004Z-130711T0400Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
404 PM EDT WED JUL 10 2013
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CLEVELAND HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
ASHTABULA COUNTY IN NORTHEAST OHIO...
CRAWFORD COUNTY IN NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA...
ERIE COUNTY IN NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA...
* UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT THURSDAY.
* AT 356 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE
WARNED AREA. UP TO THREE INCHES OF RAIN IS POSSIBLE WITH THE
INCOMING STORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. RADAR INDICATES THE
HEAVIEST RAIN MAINLY AFFECTING AREAS SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 90.
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL RATES IN EXCESS OF THREE INCHES 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...
MEADVILLE...
ERIE...
JEFFERSON...
ASHTABULA...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING.
RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE
PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS
SWIFTLY FLOWING WATERS OR WATERS OF UNKNOWN DEPTH BY FOOT OR BY
AUTOMOBILE.
&&
LAT...LON 4162 7983 4149 8001 4148 8013 4151 8101
4186 8100 4203 8034 4209 8019 4218 8011
4215 8006 4223 7989 4227 7976 4200 7976
4200 7961 4162 7962
$$3 follow-up statements
499
WGUS71 KCLE 110113
FFSCLE
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
913 PM EDT WED JUL 10 2013
OHC007-PAC039-049-110400-
/O.CON.KCLE.FF.W.0023.000000T0000Z-130711T0400Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
CRAWFORD PA-ASHTABULA OH-ERIE PA-
913 PM EDT WED JUL 10 2013
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR ASHTABULA COUNTY IN
NORTHEAST OHIO...AND ERIE AND CRAWFORD COUNTIES IN NORTHWEST
PENNSYLVANIA UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT...
EARLIER STORMS PRODUCED OVER FOUR INCHES OF RAIN...WITH THE HEAVIEST
RAINFALL OCCURRING ACROSS SOUTHWEST ERIE COUNTY. LOCAL OFFICIALS
REPORT MANY ROAD CLOSURES AND A COUPLE OF WASHOUTS DUE TO FLOODING.
ALTHOUGH THE RAIN HAS ENDED...RESIDUAL RUNOFF MAY CONTINUE TO CAUSE
FLOODING. SMALL STREAMS AND CREEKS COULD CONTINUE TO RISE RAPIDLY
AND MAY COME OUT OF THEIR BANKS. LOW LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS
COULD CONTINUE TO HOLD ENOUGH WATER TO ENDANGER MOTORISTS.
PLEASE REPORT ALL FLOODING TO YOUR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY SO
THAT THEY MAY TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION TO CLOSE FLOODED ROADWAYS.
THEY WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN
CLEVELAND.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF DRIVING...SLOW DOWN! BE ALERT FOR LOW
SPOTS...DIPS...AND UNDERPASSES WHICH MAY BE FLOODED. PEOPLE IN LOW
LYING AREAS ALONG CREEKS AND STREAMS SHOULD MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND TO
ESCAPE RISING WATER LEVELS.
&&
LAT...LON 4162 7983 4149 8001 4148 8013 4151 8101
4186 8100 4203 8034 4209 8019 4218 8011
4215 8006 4223 7989 4227 7976 4200 7976
4200 7961 4162 7962
$$
YEAGER260
WGUS71 KCLE 110135
FFSCLE
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
935 PM EDT WED JUL 10 2013
OHC007-PAC039-049-110400-
/O.CON.KCLE.FF.W.0023.000000T0000Z-130711T0400Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
CRAWFORD PA-ASHTABULA OH-ERIE PA-
935 PM EDT WED JUL 10 2013
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR ASHTABULA COUNTY IN
NORTHEAST OHIO...AND ERIE AND CRAWFORD COUNTIES IN NORTHWEST
PENNSYLVANIA UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT...
EARLIER STORMS PRODUCED ONE TO TWO INCHES RAIN...WITH THE HEAVIEST
RAINFALL OCCURRING ACROSS NORTHERN WAYNE COUNTY AND SOUTHERN HOLMES
COUNTY. LOCAL OFFICIALS REPORT SEVERAL ROAD CLOSURES DUE TO
FLOODING. ALTHOUGH THE RAIN HAS ENDED...RESIDUAL RUNOFF MAY CONTINUE
TO CAUSE FLOODING. SMALL STREAMS AND CREEKS COULD 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 4162 7983 4149 8001 4148 8013 4151 8101
4186 8100 4203 8034 4209 8019 4218 8011
4215 8006 4223 7989 4227 7976 4200 7976
4200 7961 4162 7962
$$
YEAGER363
WGUS71 KCLE 110144 CCA
FFSCLE
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
944 PM EDT WED JUL 10 2013
OHC007-PAC039-049-110400-
/O.CON.KCLE.FF.W.0023.000000T0000Z-130711T0400Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
CRAWFORD PA-ASHTABULA OH-ERIE PA-
944 PM EDT WED JUL 10 2013
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR ASHTABULA COUNTY IN
NORTHEAST OHIO...AND ERIE AND CRAWFORD COUNTIES IN NORTHWEST
PENNSYLVANIA UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT...
EARLIER STORMS PRODUCED OVER FOUR INCHES OF RAIN...WITH THE HEAVIEST
RAINFALL OCCURRING ACROSS SOUTHWEST ERIE COUNTY. LOCAL OFFICIALS
REPORT MANY ROAD CLOSURES AND A COUPLE OF WASHOUTS DUE TO FLOODING.
ALTHOUGH THE RAIN HAS ENDED...RESIDUAL RUNOFF MAY CONTINUE TO CAUSE
FLOODING. SMALL STREAMS AND CREEKS COULD CONTINUE TO RISE RAPIDLY
AND MAY COME OUT OF THEIR BANKS. LOW LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS
COULD CONTINUE TO HOLD ENOUGH WATER TO ENDANGER MOTORISTS.
PLEASE REPORT ALL FLOODING TO YOUR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY SO
THAT THEY MAY TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION TO CLOSE FLOODED ROADWAYS.
THEY WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN
CLEVELAND.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF DRIVING...SLOW DOWN! BE ALERT FOR LOW
SPOTS...DIPS...AND UNDERPASSES WHICH MAY BE FLOODED. PEOPLE IN LOW
LYING AREAS ALONG CREEKS AND STREAMS SHOULD MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND TO
ESCAPE RISING WATER LEVELS.
&&
LAT...LON 4162 7983 4149 8001 4148 8013 4151 8101
4186 8100 4203 8034 4209 8019 4218 8011
4215 8006 4223 7989 4227 7976 4200 7976
4200 7961 4162 7962
$$
YEAGERThe office that day
Everything else NWS Cleveland, OH issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 10, 3:29 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Crawford | 46 min |
| Jul 10, 3:44 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Crawford, Erie | 76 min |
| Jul 10, 4:16 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Crawford | 74 min |
| Jul 10, 5:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Erie | 60 min |
| 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, 3:06 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | CLE | Geauga, Portage, Trumbull | 6 hr |
| 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, 3:31 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, 4:06 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Knox | 54 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 |
Nearby
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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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.