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Areal Flood Warning 28, NWS Cleveland, OH
NWS Cleveland, OH issued this areal flood warning at May 13, 2014, 3:55 AM EDT for 4 counties in Ohio. It was in force for 16 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- May 13, 2014, 3:55 AM EDT (07:55 UTC)
- Expired
- May 13, 2014, 7:30 PM EDT
- In force
- 16 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Cleveland, OH
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Cuyahoga County, OH, Lorain County, OH, Medina County, OH, Summit County, OH
The radar
The Cleveland radar (KCLE), 14 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:55 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
Pittsburgh, PA (KAGC), launched 00:00Z, 7.9 hours before the alert went out and 175 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
- 429 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -77 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1021 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 24 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 158 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 212 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.1
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this areal flood warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Cleveland, OH wrote its last area forecast discussion before this areal flood warning went out at May 13, 1:46 AM EDT, 2 hours 9 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 13, 1:46 AM EDT, 2 hours 9 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, May 12, 9:12 AM EDT, 18 hours 43 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH 912 AM EDT MON MAY 12 2014 OHZ003-006>014-017>023-027>033-036>038-047-089-PAZ001>003-131315- LUCAS-WOOD-OTTAWA-SANDUSKY-ERIE OH-LORAIN-CUYAHOGA-LAKE-GEAUGA- ASHTABULA INLAND-HANCOCK-SENECA-HURON-MEDINA-SUMMIT-PORTAGE-TRUMBULL- WYANDOT-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-ASHLAND-WAYNE-STARK-MAHONING-MARION-MORROW- HOLMES-KNOX-ASHTABULA LAKESHORE-NORTHERN ERIE-SOUTHERN ERIE- CRAWFORD PA- 912 AM EDT MON MAY 12 2014 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH CENTRAL OHIO...NORTHEAST OHIO...NORTHWEST OHIO AND NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. SOME OF THE THUNDERSTORMS ESPECIALLY THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING COULD BE SEVERE. THE GREATEST THREAT WOULD BE FROM LARGE HAIL OR DAMAGING WINDS. LOCALIZED HEAVY RAINFALL IS ALSO POSSIBLE. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. THERE WILL BE PERIODS OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. THIS COULD PRODUCE LOCALIZED FLOODING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS POSSIBLE. LEZ061-142>149-162>169-131315- LAKE ERIE OPEN WATERS FROM RIPLEY TO BUFFALO NY- MAUMEE BAY TO RENO BEACH OH-RENO BEACH TO THE ISLANDS OH- THE ISLANDS TO VERMILION OH-VERMILION TO AVON POINT OH- AVON POINT TO WILLOWICK OH-WILLOWICK TO GENEVA-ON-THE LAKE OH-GENEVA- ON-THE-LAKE TO CONNEAUT OH-CONNEAUT OH TO RIPLEY NY- LAKE ERIE OPEN WATERS FROM MAUMEE BAY TO RENO BEACH- LAKE ERIE OPEN WATERS FROM RENO BEACH TO THE ISLANDS- LAKE ERIE OPEN WATERS FROM THE ISLANDS TO VERMILION- LAKE ERIE OPEN WATERS FROM VERMILION TO AVON POINT- LAKE ERIE OPEN WATERS FROM AVON POINT TO WILLOWICK- LAKE ERIE OPEN WATERS FROM WILLOWICK TO GENEVA-ON-THE-LAKE- LAKE ERIE OPEN WATERS FROM GENEVA-ON-THE-LAKE TO CONNEAUT- LAKE ERIE OPEN WATERS FROM CONNEAUT OH TO RIPLEY NY- 912 AM EDT MON MAY 12 2014 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR LAKE ERIE. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. SOME OF THE THUNDERSTORMS COULD BE SEVERE. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS POSSIBLE.
In the hours before
Local storm report, May 12, 10:37 PM EDT, 5 hours 18 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
1037 PM EDT MON MAY 12 2014
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0845 PM HAIL BRUNSWICK 41.25N 81.82W
05/12/2014 E1.00 INCH MEDINA OH TRAINED SPOTTER
0845 PM HAIL LAGRANGE 41.24N 82.12W
05/12/2014 E1.00 INCH LORAIN OH 911 CALL CENTER
&&
GARNETLocal storm report, May 12, 10:48 PM EDT, 5 hours 7 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
1048 PM EDT MON MAY 12 2014
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1018 PM FLASH FLOOD CUYAHOGA FALLS 41.17N 81.52W
05/12/2014 SUMMIT OH 911 CALL CENTER
ROUTE 8 SHUT DOWN DUE TO FLOODING. PEOPLE TRAPPED IN
CARS.
1038 PM FLASH FLOOD NORTH ROYALTON 41.31N 81.75W
05/12/2014 CUYAHOGA OH TRAINED SPOTTER
SEVERAL REPORTS OF STREETS FLOODED IN THE CITY
1038 PM FLASH FLOOD STRONGSVILLE 41.31N 81.83W
05/12/2014 CUYAHOGA OH TRAINED SPOTTER
SEVERAL REPORTS OF STREETS FLOODED IN STRONGSVILLE
1038 PM FLASH FLOOD CUYAHOGA FALLS 41.17N 81.52W
05/12/2014 SUMMIT OH TRAINED SPOTTER
SEVERAL REPORTS OF STREETS FLOODED AND CARS STRANDED IN
CUYAHOGA FALLS.
1038 PM FLASH FLOOD BRECKSVILLE 41.31N 81.62W
05/12/2014 CUYAHOGA OH NWS EMPLOYEE
MULTIPLE CREEKS OUT OF BANKS AND SEVERAL ROADS FLOODED.
1038 PM FLASH FLOOD OLMSTED FALLS 41.37N 81.90W
05/12/2014 CUYAHOGA OH TRAINED SPOTTER
SEVERAL ROADS ARE FLODDED AND REPORTS OF CARS FLOATING IN
DITCHES.
&&
GARNETThe office that day
Everything else NWS Cleveland, OH issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 12, 8:00 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | CLE | Medina, Summit | 45 min |
| May 12, 8:15 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | CLE | Cuyahoga, Lorain, Medina | 6 hr |
| May 12, 8:31 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Erie, Huron, Lorain, Medina | 44 min |
| May 12, 8:41 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | CLE | Medina, Summit | 49 min |
| May 12, 8:43 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | CLE | Cuyahoga, Lorain, Medina, Summit | 7 hr |
| May 12, 8:54 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | CLE | Lorain | 39 hr |
| May 12, 8:54 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | CLE | Erie, Lorain | 39 hr |
| May 12, 8:57 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | CLE | Cuyahoga, Lorain, Medina | 48 min |
| May 12, 9:07 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | CLE | Cuyahoga, Summit | 38 min |
| May 12, 9:14 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | CLE | Medina, Wayne | 31 min |
| May 12, 9:29 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | CLE | Portage, Summit | 31 min |
| May 12, 9:33 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Medina, Summit | 42 min |
| May 12, 9:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Medina, Wayne | 45 min |
| May 12, 9:51 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | CLE | Portage, Stark, Summit | 39 min |
| May 12, 9:59 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | CLE | Geauga, Portage, Trumbull | 6 hr |
| May 12, 10:04 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | CLE | Erie | 6 hr |
| May 12, 10:12 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | CLE | Stark, Wayne | 8 hr |
| May 12, 10:21 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | CLE | Portage, Trumbull | 8 hr |
| May 12, 10:43 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | CLE | Mahoning | 7 hr |
| May 12, 10:57 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | CLE | Summit | 11 hr |
| May 12, 10:57 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | CLE | Marion | 13 hr |
| May 13, 12:20 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | CLE | Cuyahoga | 29 hr |
| May 13, 1:32 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | CLE | Trumbull | 33 hr |
| May 13, 4:11 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | CLE | Trumbull | 6 hr |
| May 13, 4:13 AM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | CLE | Ashtabula, Cuyahoga, Erie, Geauga, Lake, Lorain and 7 more | 17 hr |
| May 13, 9:57 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | CLE | Cuyahoga | 14 hr |
| May 13, 3:11 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | CLE | 2 hr | |
| May 13, 5:01 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Lucas, Wood | 44 min |
| May 13, 5:18 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | CLE | 117 min |
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.