Flash Flood Warning 4, NWS Cleveland, OH

Issued

Jun 13, 2013, 12:30 AM EDT (04:30 UTC)

Expired

Jun 13, 2013, 6:00 AM EDT

In force

6 hr

Issued by

NWS Cleveland, OH

Area

Storm-based polygon

Flood severity

None

County Knox County, OH

The Cleveland radar (KCLE), 122 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 04:30 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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988 
WGUS51 KCLE 130430
FFWCLE
OHC083-131000-
/O.NEW.KCLE.FF.W.0004.130613T0430Z-130613T1000Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
1230 AM EDT THU JUN 13 2013

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CLEVELAND HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  KNOX COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL OHIO...

* UNTIL 600 AM EDT.

* AT 1221 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED  
  VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS KNOX COUNTY. RADAR ESTIMATES THAT 2 TO  
  3 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN ACROSS CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST KNOX      
  COUNTY. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL IS EXPECTED OVERNIGHT AS THUNDERSTORMS 
  APPROACH THE AREA FROM THE WEST. 

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  MOUNT VERNON...
  GAMBIER...
  DANVILLE...
  GANN...

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 4033 8266 4036 8264 4044 8264 4055 8254
      4055 8237 4056 8230 4057 8218 4024 8219
      4023 8220 4023 8223

$$

801 
WGUS71 KCLE 130816
FFSCLE

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
416 AM EDT THU JUN 13 2013

OHC083-131000-
/O.CON.KCLE.FF.W.0004.000000T0000Z-130613T1000Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
KNOX OH-
416 AM EDT THU JUN 13 2013

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR KNOX COUNTY UNTIL 600 AM
EDT...

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT TWO TO FOUR 
INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN ACROSS PORTIONS OF KNOX COUNTY. RUNOFF 
FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO 
OCCUR...ESPECIALLY IN LOW LYING AREAS. RISES ON STREAMS AND RIVERS 
ARE ALSO EXPECTED. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING 
INCLUDE...MOUNT VERNON...DANVILLE... FREDERICKTOWN AND GAMBIER.

LIGHT TO MODERATE RAINFALL WILL CONTINUE THROUGH DAWN BEFORE 
STARTING TO TAPER OFF. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL WILL GENERALLY BE LESS 
THAN A HALF INCH.  

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.

A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLASH FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNING AREA...MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND
IMMEDIATELY. RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD TAKE
IMMEDIATE PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO
CROSS A FLOODED AREA ON FOOT OR BY AUTOMOBILE.

&&

LAT...LON 4033 8266 4036 8264 4044 8264 4055 8254
      4055 8237 4056 8230 4057 8218 4024 8219
      4023 8220 4023 8223

$$

CLARK

Flash Flood Warnings in Ohio, 2013Every flash flood warning in 2013

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.