Alert archive / Ohio / Flash Flood Warnings in 2013
Flash Flood Warning 7, NWS Cleveland, OH
NWS Cleveland, OH issued this flash flood warning at Jun 28, 2013, 3:31 PM EDT for 4 counties in Ohio. It was in force for 6 hr. 1 report 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
- Jun 28, 2013, 3:31 PM EDT (19:31 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 28, 2013, 10:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Cleveland, OH
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Erie County, OH, Huron County, OH, Lorain County, OH, Medina County, OH
The radar
The Cleveland radar (KCLE), 38 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:34 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
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 28, 4:03 PM EDT | FLOOD | 2 E Spencer, OH | REPORTS OF HIGH WATER ALONG COUNTY ROAD 162 AND STATE ROUTE 83 AROUND CHATAM AND LITCHFIELD. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Detroit, MI (KDTX), launched 12:00Z, 7.5 hours before the alert went out and 184 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
- 360 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -39 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 805 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 9 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -19 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 52 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
365
WGUS51 KCLE 281931
FFWCLE
OHC043-077-093-103-290200-
/O.NEW.KCLE.FF.W.0007.130628T1931Z-130629T0200Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
331 PM EDT FRI JUN 28 2013
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CLEVELAND HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
ERIE COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL OHIO...
LORAIN COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL OHIO...
MEDINA COUNTY IN NORTHEAST OHIO...
NORTHERN HURON COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL OHIO...
* UNTIL 1000 PM EDT.
* AT 325 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE
WARNED AREA. RAINFALL OF 2 TO 3 INCHES MAY OCCUR OVER AREAS WITH
ALREADY SATURATED GROUND.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
SANDUSKY...
NORWALK...
MEDINA...
LITCHFIELD...
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 4119 8283 4148 8283 4146 8277 4148 8270
4147 8265 4139 8251 4142 8239 4131 8188
4127 8188 4128 8175 4126 8168 4099 8169
4098 8171
$$2 follow-up statements
179
WGUS71 KCLE 282138
FFSCLE
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
538 PM EDT FRI JUN 28 2013
OHC043-077-093-103-290200-
/O.CON.KCLE.FF.W.0007.000000T0000Z-130629T0200Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
HURON OH-LORAIN OH-MEDINA OH-ERIE OH-
538 PM EDT FRI JUN 28 2013
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR ERIE...SOUTHERN LORAIN
AND NORTHERN HURON COUNTIES IN NORTH CENTRAL OHIO...AND MEDINA COUNTY
IN NORTHEAST OHIO UNTIL 1000 PM EDT...
AT 526 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT
MOST OF THE STORMS HAVE MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED AREA...HOWEVER
RUNOFF FROM THE EARLIER RAIN WILL CONTINUE THE FLOOD THREAT.
ADDITIONAL SHOWERS AND STORMS WILL MOVE INTO THE WARNED AREA THIS
EVENING. THE SCATTERED NATURE OF THE STORMS COULD BRING MODERATE TO
HEAVY RAIN TO LOCALIZED AREAS. ANY THUNDERSTORM WITH HEAVY RAIN HAS
THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE FLOODING AS GROUND CONDITIONS REMAIN
SATURATED.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLASH FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNING AREA...MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND
IMMEDIATELY. RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD TAKE
IMMEDIATE PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO
CROSS A FLOODED AREA ON FOOT OR BY AUTOMOBILE.
&&
LAT...LON 4119 8283 4148 8283 4146 8277 4148 8270
4147 8265 4139 8251 4142 8239 4131 8188
4127 8188 4128 8175 4126 8168 4099 8169
4098 8171
$$
SJAMISON507
WGUS71 KCLE 290147
FFSCLE
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
947 PM EDT FRI JUN 28 2013
OHC043-077-093-103-290158-
/O.CAN.KCLE.FF.W.0007.000000T0000Z-130629T0200Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
HURON OH-LORAIN OH-MEDINA OH-ERIE OH-
947 PM EDT FRI JUN 28 2013
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING THAT WAS IN EFFECT FOR ERIE...SOUTHERN
LORAIN AND NORTHERN HURON COUNTIES IN NORTH CENTRAL OHIO...AND MEDINA
COUNTY IN NORTHEAST OHIO IS CANCELLED...
EXCESS RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAIN HAS ENDED OVER THE WARNED AREA. STREAMS
AND CREEKS IN THE WARNED AREA HAVE RECEDED OR WERE BEGINNING TO
RECEDE...ENDING THE FLOOD THREAT. IF FLOODING HAS BEEN OBSERVED...
PLEASE REPORT IT TO YOUR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY.
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 4119 8283 4148 8283 4146 8277 4148 8270
4147 8265 4139 8251 4142 8239 4131 8188
4127 8188 4128 8175 4126 8168 4099 8169
4098 8171
$$
SJAMISONThe office that day
Everything else NWS Cleveland, OH issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 27, 8:21 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Ashland | 54 min |
| Jun 27, 8:31 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Crawford, Marion, Morrow | 59 min |
| Jun 27, 9:33 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | CLE | Ashland, Knox, Richland | 8 hr |
| Jun 28, 1:09 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Crawford, Richland, Seneca, Wyandot | 66 min |
| Jun 28, 2:12 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | CLE | 93 min | |
| Jun 28, 2:28 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Stark, Wayne | 62 min |
| Jun 28, 2:51 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Erie, Ottawa, Sandusky | 54 min |
| Jun 28, 3:36 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Lorain, Medina | 54 min |
| Jun 28, 5:48 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Crawford, Knox, Marion, Morrow, Richland | 57 min |
| Jun 28, 6:18 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | CLE | Crawford, Hancock, Wyandot | 8 hr |
| Jun 28, 6:37 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | CLE | 83 min | |
| Jun 28, 6:56 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Erie, Ottawa | 49 min |
Nearby
Flash Flood Warnings in Ohio, 2013Every 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.