Alert archive / Ohio / Flash Flood Warnings in 2014
Flash Flood Warning 1, NWS Cleveland, OH
NWS Cleveland, OH issued this flash flood warning at Feb 21, 2014, 6:52 AM EST for Cuyahoga County, Ohio. It was in force for 18 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
- Feb 21, 2014, 6:52 AM EST (11:52 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 22, 2014, 1:00 AM EST
- In force
- 18 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Cleveland, OH
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
County Cuyahoga County, OH
The radar
The Cleveland radar (KCLE), 7 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 11:55 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, 11.9 hours before the alert went out and 187 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1428 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 67 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 656 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 760 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
553 WGUS51 KCLE 211152 FFWCLE OHC035-220600- /O.NEW.KCLE.FF.W.0001.140221T1152Z-140222T0600Z/ /00000.0.IJ.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED FLASH FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH 652 AM EST FRI FEB 21 2014 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND HAS ISSUED A * FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR ICE JAM FLOODING IN... WESTERN CUYAHOGA COUNTY IN NORTHEAST OHIO * UNTIL 100 AM EST SATURDAY * AT 644 AM EST...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED A DEVELOPING ICE JAM ON THE ROCKY RIVER NEAR THE DETROIT AVENUE BRIDGE. RECENT RAIN...SNOWMELT...AND WARMER TEMPERATURES HAVE CAUSED RIVER LEVELS TO RISE AND THE ICE TO BREAKUP AND MOVE. * ICE JAMS WILL CAUSE WATER TO RISE RAPIDLY BEHIND THE ICE...WITH WATER ADVANCING RAPIDLY AWAY FROM THE RIVER IN BOTH DIRECTIONS. SHOULD THE ICE JAM FAIL SUDDENLY...A RAPID RISE ON THE ROCKY RIVER COULD MOVE DOWNSTREAM. * FLASH FLOODING IS EXPECTED TO BE ISOLATED TO THE ICE JAM ON THE ROCKY RIVER IN THE TOWN OF ROCKY RIVER. THE ROCKY RIVER METROPARK AND MARINA WILL BE INUNDATED BY ICE AND FLOOD WATERS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... ICE JAM FLOODING CAN OCCUR SUDDENLY AND ADVANCE INTO AN AREA FROM AN UNUSUAL DIRECTION. THE ICE JAM IS CONTINUING TO BUILD SO RESIDENTS SHOULD BE PREPARED TO ACT TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. LAT...LON 4149 8182 4145 8181 4145 8184 4149 8186 $$ SJAMISON
3 follow-up statements
852 WGUS71 KCLE 211254 FFSCLE FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH 754 AM EST FRI FEB 21 2014 OHC035-220600- /O.CON.KCLE.FF.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140222T0600Z/ /00000.0.IJ.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ CUYAHOGA OH- 754 AM EST FRI FEB 21 2014 ...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR ICE JAM FLOODING IN WESTERN CUYAHOGA COUNTY UNTIL 100 AM EST SATURDAY... ROCKY RIVER POLICE HAVE REPORTED A SIGNIFICANT ICE JAM ON THE ROCKY RIVER AT THE DETROIT AVENUE BRIDGE IN CUYAHOGA COUNTY. WATER AND HAS BEEN COMING UP IN THE METROPARK MARINA RAPIDLY DURING THE LAST FEW HOURS AS A RESULT. RESIDENTS ALONG THE ROCKY RIVER NORTH OF THE DETROIT AVENUE BRIDGE WERE BEING ASKED TO VOLUNTARILY EVACUATE AS PRECAUTION IF THE ICE JAM WAS TO BREAK. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... ICE JAM FLOODING IS DIFFICULT TO PREDICT...AND CONDITIONS CAN CHANGE RAPIDLY AS A JAM FORMS AND BREAKS. FLOODING ASSOCIATED WITH ICE JAMS IS OFTEN WORST IMMEDIATELY UPSTREAM OF THE JAM LOCATION. IF YOU LIVE ALONG OR NEAR RIVERS PRONE TO ICE JAMS...BE PREPARED TO ACT QUICKLY IF FLOODING IS OBSERVED...OR IF REQUESTED BY EMERGENCY PERSONNEL. && LAT...LON 4149 8182 4145 8181 4145 8184 4149 8186 $$ SJAMISON
076 WGUS71 KCLE 211812 FFSCLE FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH 112 PM EST FRI FEB 21 2014 OHC035-220600- /O.CON.KCLE.FF.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140222T0600Z/ /00000.0.IJ.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ CUYAHOGA OH- 112 PM EST FRI FEB 21 2014 ...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR ICE JAM FLOODING IN WESTERN CUYAHOGA COUNTY UNTIL 100 AM EST SATURDAY... THE ICE JAM IN THE ROCKY RIVER HAS SHIFTED AND THE WATER WAS REPORTED TO BE RISING RAPIDLY FROM THE METROPARK MARINA DOWN TO THE MOUTH OF THE RIVER. EMERGENCY CREWS AND RESIDENTS HAVE RELOCATED TO HIGHER GROUND. THIS IS AN UPDATED REPORT ON THE ICE JAM ALONG THE ROCKY RIVER IN THE TOWN OF ROCKY RIVER IN WESTERN CUYAHOGA COUNTY. OFTEN ICE JAMS CAN RELEASE AND THEN JAM AGAIN FURTHER UPSTREAM. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER UPDATES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... ICE JAM FLOODING IS DIFFICULT TO PREDICT...AND CONDITIONS CAN CHANGE RAPIDLY AS A JAM FORMS AND BREAKS. FLOODING ASSOCIATED WITH ICE JAMS IS OFTEN WORST IMMEDIATELY UPSTREAM OF THE JAM LOCATION. IF YOU LIVE ALONG OR NEAR RIVERS PRONE TO ICE JAMS...BE PREPARED TO ACT QUICKLY IF FLOODING IS OBSERVED...OR IF REQUESTED BY EMERGENCY PERSONNEL. && LAT...LON 4149 8182 4145 8181 4145 8184 4149 8186 $$ SJAMISON
287 WGUS71 KCLE 212108 FFSCLE FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH 408 PM EST FRI FEB 21 2014 OHC035-212125- /O.CAN.KCLE.FF.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140222T0600Z/ /00000.0.IJ.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ CUYAHOGA OH- 408 PM EST FRI FEB 21 2014 ...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING THAT WAS IN EFFECT FOR WESTERN CUYAHOGA COUNTY IS CANCELLED... THE ICE JAM AT THE MOUTH OF THE ROCKY RIVER HAS DISLODGED AND MOVED INTO LAKE ERIE. WATER AND ICE ARE NOW FLOWING FREELY...WHICH HAS ALLOWED RIVER LEVELS TO RECEDE BELOW FLOOD STAGE...ENDING THE FLOOD THREAT. REPORT FLOODING TO THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY SO THAT THEY MAY TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION TO CLOSE FLOODED ROADWAYS. THEY WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CLEVELAND. LAT...LON 4149 8182 4145 8181 4145 8184 4149 8186 $$ SCHEPEL
The office that day
Everything else NWS Cleveland, OH issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 20, 11:33 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Hancock, Marion, Seneca, Wyandot | 42 min |
| Feb 21, 5:12 AM EST | River Flood Warning | CLE | Marion | 5 days |
| Feb 21, 6:16 AM EST | Areal Flood Warning | CLE | Crawford, Richland | 8 hr |
| Feb 21, 9:59 AM EST | Areal Flood Warning | CLE | Erie | 12 hr |
| Feb 21, 10:22 AM EST | River Flood Warning | CLE | Ottawa, Sandusky, Wood | 3 days |
| Feb 21, 10:22 AM EST | River Flood Warning | CLE | Seneca | 14 hr |
| Feb 21, 10:22 AM EST | River Flood Warning | CLE | Lucas, Wood | 5 days |
| Feb 21, 12:21 PM EST | River Flood Warning | CLE | Hancock | 25 hr |
| Feb 21, 1:43 PM EST | Areal Flood Warning | CLE | Erie, Lorain | 8 hr |
| Feb 21, 1:46 PM EST | River Flood Warning | CLE | Lake | 69 hr |
| Feb 21, 2:01 PM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | CLE | Crawford | 6 hr |
| Feb 21, 4:51 PM EST | Areal Flood Warning | CLE | Sandusky, Seneca | 18 hr |
| Feb 21, 5:31 PM EST | Areal Flood Warning | CLE | Erie, Huron | 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.