Alert archive / Ohio / Flash Flood Warnings in 2014
Flash Flood Warning 3, NWS Cleveland, OH
NWS Cleveland, OH issued this flash flood warning at Feb 22, 2014, 3:53 PM EST for Erie County, Lorain County, Ohio. It was in force for 24 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 22, 2014, 3:53 PM EST (20:53 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 23, 2014, 4:00 PM EST
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Cleveland, OH
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Erie County, OH, Lorain County, OH
The radar
The Cleveland radar (KCLE), 41 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:51 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
Detroit, MI (KDTX), launched 12:00Z, 8.9 hours before the alert went out and 177 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
- 2387 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 36 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 106 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 174 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
452
WGUS51 KCLE 222053
FFWCLE
OHC043-093-232100-
/O.NEW.KCLE.FF.W.0003.140222T2053Z-140223T2100Z/
/00000.0.IJ.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
353 PM EST SAT FEB 22 2014
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR ICE JAM FLOODING IN...
SOUTHEASTERN ERIE COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL OHIO
WESTERN LORAIN COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL OHIO
* UNTIL 400 PM EST SUNDAY
* AT 315 PM EST...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED ICE JAM
FLOODING ACROSS THE WARNED AREA DUE TO AN ICE JAM ALONG THE VERMILION
RIVER LOCATED NEAR VERMILION.
* WATER BACKING UP BEHIND THE ICE JAM WILL CONTINUE TO CAUSE SIGNIFICANT
FLOODING IN VERMILION AND THE MILL HOLLOW AREA. THE ICE COVERED LAKE ERIE
AT THE MOUTH OF THE VERMILION RIVER IS PREVENTING THE ICE JAM FROM
MOVING OUT. GRADUALLY OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS THE WATER COMING FROM
UPSTREAM WILL DIMINISH AND LOWER THE FLOOD WATERS. ICE JAMS OFTEN
BREAK UP AND MOVE DOWNSTREAM A SHORT DISTANCE ONLY TO JAM AGAIN. THIS
CAN CAUSE WATER LEVELS TO QUICKLY FALL AND THEN RISE AGAIN.
* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING
INCLUDE...VERMILION...BROWN HELM...HENRIETTA...AND FLORENCE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
RESIDENCE LOCATED IMMEDIATELY UPSTREAM AND DOWNSTREAM OF THE ICE JAM
SHOULD TAKE PRECAUTIONS TO EVACUATE IMMEDIATELY IF NECESSARY. AN ICE
JAM BREAK WOULD CAUSE A RAPID INCREASE ON THE WATER LEVEL DOWNSTREAM
AND FREE DANGEROUS RIVER ICE. RIVER ICE CAN FELL TRESS AND KNOCK HOUSES
OFF THEIR FOUNDATIONS.
LAT...LON 4127 8233 4128 8235 4129 8241 4143 8237
4143 8235 4143 8228
$$
SJAMISON3 follow-up statements
722
WGUS71 KCLE 231021
FFSCLE
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
521 AM EST SUN FEB 23 2014
OHC043-093-232100-
/O.CON.KCLE.FF.W.0003.000000T0000Z-140223T2100Z/
/00000.0.IJ.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
LORAIN OH-ERIE OH-
521 AM EST SUN FEB 23 2014
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR ICE JAM FLOODING IN
EASTERN ERIE AND WESTERN LORAIN COUNTIES IN NORTH CENTRAL OHIO
UNTIL 400 PM EST SUNDAY...
AT 500 AM EST...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED THAT SOME
FLOODING WAS STILL OCCURRING NEAR TWO ICE JAMS ON THE VERMILION
RIVER. ONE WAS NEAR VERMILION AND THE OTHER WAS NEAR MILL HOLLOW
PARK. THESE ICE JAMS COULD START TO MOVE OR MORE WATER COULD BACK UP
QUICKLY. PEOPLE WHO LIVE NEAR THE VERMILION RIVER NEED TO BE AWARE
OF THIS POTENTIAL.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS
SAFELY. TURN AROUND...DON'T DROWN!
ICE JAM FLOODING IS DIFFICULT TO PREDICT...AND CONDITIONS CAN CHANGE
RAPIDLY AS A JAM FORMS AND BREAKS. FLOODING ASSOCIATED WITH ICE JAMS
IS OFTEN WORST IMMEDIATELY UPSTREAM OF THE JAM LOCATION. IF YOU LIVE
ALONG OR NEAR RIVERS PRONE TO ICE JAMS...BE PREPARED TO ACT QUICKLY
IF FLOODING IS OBSERVED...OR IF REQUESTED BY EMERGENCY PERSONNEL.
&&
LAT...LON 4127 8233 4128 8235 4129 8241 4143 8237
4143 8235 4143 8228
$$
KIELTYKA498
WGUS71 KCLE 231503
FFSCLE
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
1003 AM EST SUN FEB 23 2014
OHC043-093-231453-
/O.CAN.KCLE.FF.W.0003.000000T0000Z-140223T2100Z/
/00000.0.IJ.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
LORAIN OH-ERIE OH-
1003 AM EST SUN FEB 23 2014
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING THAT WAS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHEASTERN ERIE
AND WESTERN LORAIN COUNTIES IN NORTH CENTRAL OHIO IS CANCELLED.
A FLOOD WARNING FOR ICE JAMS REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE AREA...
THE IMMEDIATE FLASH FLOOD THREAT FOR THE VERMILION AREA HAS
STABILIZED. HOWEVER...WIDESPREAD ICE JAM FLOODING REMAINS.
THE ICE CONDITIONS ON THE VERMILION RIVER ARE BEING CLOSELY
MONITORED. IF ICE CONDITIONS CHANGE AND THE THREAT FOR A FAST
SIGNIFICANT RISE IN RIVER LEVELS EMERGES...FURTHER FLASH FLOOD
WARNINGS WILL BE ISSUED.
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.
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 4127 8233 4128 8235 4129 8241 4143 8237
4143 8235 4143 8228
$$
GARNET830
WGUS71 KCLE 231505 CCA
FFSCLE
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
1005 AM EST SUN FEB 23 2014
OHC043-093-231530-
/O.CAN.KCLE.FF.W.0003.000000T0000Z-140223T2100Z/
/00000.0.IJ.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
LORAIN OH-ERIE OH-
1005 AM EST SUN FEB 23 2014
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING THAT WAS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHEASTERN ERIE
AND WESTERN LORAIN COUNTIES IN NORTH CENTRAL OHIO IS CANCELLED.
A FLOOD WARNING FOR ICE JAMS REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE AREA...
THE IMMEDIATE FLASH FLOOD THREAT FOR THE VERMILION AREA HAS
STABILIZED. HOWEVER...WIDESPREAD ICE JAM FLOODING REMAINS.
THE ICE CONDITIONS ON THE VERMILION RIVER ARE BEING CLOSELY
MONITORED. IF ICE CONDITIONS CHANGE AND THE THREAT FOR A FAST
SIGNIFICANT RISE IN RIVER LEVELS EMERGES...FURTHER FLASH FLOOD
WARNINGS WILL BE ISSUED.
ICE JAM FLOODING IS DIFFICULT TO PREDICT...AND CONDITIONS CAN CHANGE
RAPIDLY AS A JAM FORMS AND BREAKS. FLOODING ASSOCIATED WITH ICE JAMS
IS OFTEN WORST IMMEDIATELY UPSTREAM OF THE JAM LOCATION. IF YOU LIVE
ALONG OR NEAR RIVERS PRONE TO ICE JAMS...BE PREPARED TO ACT QUICKLY
IF FLOODING IS OBSERVED...OR IF REQUESTED BY EMERGENCY PERSONNEL.
REPORT FLOODING TO THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY SO THAT THEY
MAY TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION TO CLOSE FLOODED ROADWAYS. THEY WILL
RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CLEVELAND.
LAT...LON 4127 8233 4128 8235 4129 8241 4143 8237
4143 8235 4143 8228
$$
GARNETThe office that day
Everything else NWS Cleveland, OH issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 21, 9:31 PM EST | River Flood Warning | CLE | Sandusky | 15 hr |
| Feb 21, 10:46 PM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | CLE | Crawford | 12 hr |
| Feb 21, 10:56 PM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | CLE | Erie, Lorain | 12 hr |
| Feb 22, 1:09 AM EST | Flash Flood Warning | CLE | Erie, Lorain | 6 hr |
| Feb 22, 2:00 AM EST | Areal Flood Warning | CLE | Erie, Huron | 19 hr |
| Feb 22, 4:24 AM EST | Gale Warning | CLE | 15 hr | |
| Feb 22, 6:55 AM EST | Areal Flood Warning | CLE | Erie, Lorain | 9 hr |
| Feb 22, 7:14 AM EST | Areal Flood Warning | CLE | Sandusky | 4 hr |
| Feb 22, 11:09 AM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | CLE | Sandusky | 8 hr |
| Feb 22, 12:01 PM EST | Areal Flood Warning | CLE | Lucas, Wood | 10 hr |
| Feb 22, 3:40 PM EST | River Flood Warning | CLE | Trumbull | 15 hr |
| Feb 22, 4:36 PM EST | Areal Flood Warning | CLE | Lake | 12 hr |
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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.