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Flash Flood Warning 30, NWS Cleveland, OH

December 21, 20135 counties in Ohio

NWS Cleveland, OH issued this flash flood warning at Dec 21, 2013, 11:54 PM EST for 5 counties in Ohio. It was in force for 9 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: Dec 21, 2013, 11:54 PM EST (04:54 UTC)
Expired: Dec 22, 2013, 9:00 AM EST
In force: 9 hr
Issued by: NWS Cleveland, OH
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: None

Counties Ashland County, OH, Holmes County, OH, Knox County, OH, Morrow County, OH, Richland County, OH

The radar

The Cleveland radar (KCLE), 109 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 04:57 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

Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 00:00Z, 4.9 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-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: 136 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -13 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 597 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 73 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 181 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 198 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.1
Supercell composite: 0.5

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

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

893 
WGUS51 KCLE 220454
FFWCLE
OHC005-075-083-117-139-221400-
/O.NEW.KCLE.FF.W.0030.131222T0454Z-131222T1400Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
1154 PM EST SAT DEC 21 2013

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CLEVELAND HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  ASHLAND COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL OHIO...
  HOLMES COUNTY IN NORTHEAST OHIO...
  KNOX COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL OHIO...
  MORROW COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL OHIO...
  RICHLAND COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL OHIO...

* UNTIL 900 AM EST SUNDAY.

* AT 1148 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR            
  INDICATED A LINE OF HEAVY SHOWERS MOVING ACROSS THE CENTRAL        
  HIGHLANDS. RAINFALL AMOUNTS AROUND 2 INCHES HAVE OCCURRED OVER THE  
  LAST 24 HOURS. AS THE HEAVIER SHOWERS MOVE ACROSS THE AREA A       
  QUICK 1 TO 1.5 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE WHICH WILL ADD TO THE       
  FLOODING PROBLEMS. 

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  MOUNT VERNON...
  MOUNT GILEAD...
  MILLERSBURG...
  MANSFIELD...

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.

BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT QUICKLY. DO
NOT ENTER THE WATER. TURN AROUND AND MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO
ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN
WATER BEGINS RISING.

&&

LAT...LON 4028 8275 4035 8275 4036 8293 4042 8293
      4042 8302 4049 8301 4049 8296 4064 8296
      4065 8287 4071 8285 4071 8270 4100 8270
      4100 8243 4106 8243 4106 8217 4067 8212
      4067 8165 4045 8167 4045 8218 4024 8220

$$

4 follow-up statements

215 
WGUS71 KCLE 220643
FFSCLE

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
143 AM EST SUN DEC 22 2013

OHC005-075-083-117-139-221400-
/O.CON.KCLE.FF.W.0030.000000T0000Z-131222T1400Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
ASHLAND OH-HOLMES OH-KNOX OH-MORROW OH-RICHLAND OH-
143 AM EST SUN DEC 22 2013

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR RICHLAND...MORROW...
KNOX...HOLMES AND ASHLAND COUNTIES UNTIL 900 AM EST...

AT 136 AM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT
A QUICK INCH OF RAINFALL FELL ON TOP OF THE 1 TO 2 INCHES THAT FELL 
OVER THE LAST 24 HOURS. THIS HAS LED TO FLOODING ACROSS MUCH OF THE 
AREA. SEVERAL LOCATIONS HAVE REPORTED HIGH WATER ACROSS ROADWAYS. 
THE RAINFALL RATES HAVE DECREASE BUT THE RAIN WILL CONTINUE TO FALL 
THROUGH 4 AM WHICH WILL NOT ALLOW WATER LEVELS TO RECEDE. 

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.

IN HILLY TERRAIN...THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF LOW WATER CROSSINGS WHICH
ARE POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS IN HEAVY RAIN. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO TRAVEL
ACROSS FLOODED ROADS. FIND ALTERNATE ROUTES. IT ONLY TAKES A FEW
INCHES OF SWIFTLY FLOWING WATER TO CARRY VEHICLES AWAY.

&&

LAT...LON 4028 8275 4035 8275 4036 8293 4042 8293
      4042 8302 4049 8301 4049 8296 4064 8296
      4065 8287 4071 8285 4071 8270 4100 8270
      4100 8243 4106 8243 4106 8217 4067 8212
      4067 8165 4045 8167 4045 8218 4024 8220

$$

205 
WGUS71 KCLE 220934
FFSCLE

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
434 AM EST SUN DEC 22 2013

OHC005-075-083-117-139-221400-
/O.CON.KCLE.FF.W.0030.000000T0000Z-131222T1400Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
ASHLAND OH-HOLMES OH-KNOX OH-MORROW OH-RICHLAND OH-
434 AM EST SUN DEC 22 2013

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR RICHLAND...MORROW...
KNOX...HOLMES AND ASHLAND COUNTIES UNTIL 900 AM EST...

AT 415 AM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR SHOWED LIGHT 
TO MODERATE RAIN CONTINUING OVER THE WARNING AREA. DOPPLER RADAR 
ESTIMATED OVER 3 INCHES OF RAIN HAD FALLEN ACROSS CENTRAL 
MORROW...AND SOUTHERN RICHLAND AND SOUTHERN ASHLAND COUNTIES.

RAIN WILL GRADUALLY TAPER OFF THIS MORNING IN THE WARNED AREA. 
FLOODING IS EXPECTED IN LOUDONVILLE THIS MORNING.  SOME ADDITIONAL 
LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING 
INCLUDE...ASHLAND...HOLMESVILLE...MANSFIELD...MILLERSBURG...MOUNT 
GILEAD...MOUNT 
VERNON...BELLVILLE...CARDINGTON...CENTERBURG...CHESTERVILLE...DANVILL
E...FREDERICKTOWN...GAMBIER...GLENMONT...HAYESVILLE...KILLBUCK...LEXI
NGTON...NASHVILLE...ONTARIO...POLK...SAVANNAH...SHELBY AND SPARTA.

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.

IN HILLY TERRAIN...THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF LOW WATER CROSSINGS WHICH
ARE POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS IN HEAVY RAIN. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO TRAVEL
ACROSS FLOODED ROADS. FIND ALTERNATE ROUTES. IT ONLY TAKES A FEW
INCHES OF SWIFTLY FLOWING WATER TO CARRY VEHICLES AWAY.

&&

LAT...LON 4028 8275 4035 8275 4036 8293 4042 8293
      4042 8302 4049 8301 4049 8296 4064 8296
      4065 8287 4071 8285 4071 8270 4100 8270
      4100 8243 4106 8243 4106 8217 4067 8212
      4067 8165 4045 8167 4045 8218 4024 8220

$$

LAPLANTE

126 
WGUS71 KCLE 221021
FFSCLE

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
521 AM EST SUN DEC 22 2013

OHC005-075-083-117-139-221400-
/O.CON.KCLE.FF.W.0030.000000T0000Z-131222T1400Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
ASHLAND OH-HOLMES OH-KNOX OH-MORROW OH-RICHLAND OH-
521 AM EST SUN DEC 22 2013

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR RICHLAND...MORROW...
KNOX...HOLMES AND ASHLAND COUNTIES UNTIL 900 AM EST...

...MODERATE FLOODING IS EXPECTED AT LOUDONVILLE ALONG THE BLACK FORK 
OF THE MOHICAN RIVER TODAY...

AT 510 AM THE BLACK FORK OF THE MOHICAN RIVER AT LOUDONVILLE WAS AT 
10.75 FEET AND RISING.  THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO CREST BETWEEN 11.25 
FEET AND 11.50 FEET LATE THIS MORNING.

AT 11.0 FEET THE FOLLOWING IMPACT CAN BE EXPECTED:

    CAMPGROUNDS ALONG WALLEY ROAD WILL BEGIN TO FLOOD AND 
EVACUATIONS MAY BE NEEDED.


AT 10.0 FEET THE BLACK FORK WILL COME OUT OF ITS BANKS SOUTH OF 
LOUDONVILLE. 

&&

LAT...LON 4028 8275 4035 8275 4036 8293 4042 8293
      4042 8302 4049 8301 4049 8296 4064 8296
      4065 8287 4071 8285 4071 8270 4100 8270
      4100 8243 4106 8243 4106 8217 4067 8212
      4067 8165 4045 8167 4045 8218 4024 8220

$$

LAPLANTE

915 
WGUS71 KCLE 221404
FFSCLE

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
904 AM EST SUN DEC 22 2013

OHC005-075-083-117-139-221410-
/O.EXP.KCLE.FF.W.0030.000000T0000Z-131222T1400Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
ASHLAND OH-HOLMES OH-KNOX OH-MORROW OH-RICHLAND OH-
904 AM EST SUN DEC 22 2013

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING THAT WAS IN EFFECT FOR RICHLAND...
MORROW...KNOX...HOLMES AND ASHLAND COUNTIES HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO
EXPIRE...

HOWEVER...A FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THOSE COUNTIES 
THROUGH 1130 AM THIS MORNING. 

THE SIGNIFICANT RAIN HAS ENDED. RAINFALL IN THAT AREA WAS 2 TO 3 
INCHES. WITH THE GROUND SATURATED RUNOFF WILL CONTINUE AND SOME 
STREAMS...CREEKS AND RIVERS WILL CONTINUE TO RISE. MANY ROADS WILL 
HAVE HIGH WATER ON THEM.

REPORT FLOODING TO THE NEAREST 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.

LAT...LON 4028 8275 4035 8275 4036 8293 4042 8293
      4042 8302 4049 8301 4049 8296 4064 8296
      4065 8287 4071 8285 4071 8270 4100 8270
      4100 8243 4106 8243 4106 8217 4067 8212
      4067 8165 4045 8167 4045 8218 4024 8220

$$

KIELTYKA

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Dec 21, 9:18 PM EST	River Flood Warning	CLE	Wyandot	15 hr
Dec 21, 9:54 PM EST	Flash Flood Warning	CLE	Crawford, Hancock, Marion, Seneca, Wyandot	6 hr
Dec 21, 10:43 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CLE	Marion, Morrow	77 min
Dec 21, 11:39 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CLE	Knox, Morrow, Richland	81 min
Dec 21, 11:54 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CLE	Ashland	66 min
Dec 22, 12:05 AM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CLE	Holmes, Medina, Wayne	55 min
Dec 22, 12:34 AM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CLE	Cuyahoga, Medina, Stark, Summit	56 min
Dec 22, 12:50 AM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CLE	Geauga, Portage, Stark	55 min
Dec 22, 12:57 AM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CLE	Holmes, Knox, Wayne	48 min
Dec 22, 1:18 AM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CLE	Mahoning, Trumbull	57 min
Dec 22, 1:30 AM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CLE	Stark	45 min
Dec 22, 6:30 AM EST	Small Craft Advisory	CLE		10 hr
Dec 22, 11:29 AM EST	Areal Flood Warning	CLE	Ashland, Crawford, Cuyahoga, Holmes, Knox, Lorain and 11 more	24 hr
Dec 22, 4:33 PM EST	Small Craft Advisory	CLE		10 hr

Nearby

Flash Flood Warnings in Ohio, 2013 Every flash 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.