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River Flood Warning 17, NWS Cleveland, OH

February 21, 2014Hancock County, Ohio

NWS Cleveland, OH issued this river flood warning at Feb 21, 2014, 12:21 PM EST for Hancock County, Ohio. It took effect at Feb 21, 2014, 3:37 PM EST. It was in force for 22 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Feb 21, 2014, 12:21 PM EST (17:21 UTC)
In effect from
Feb 21, 2014, 3:37 PM EST
Expired
Feb 22, 2014, 1:12 PM EST
In force
22 hr
Issued by
NWS Cleveland, OH
Flood severity
Minor

County Hancock County, OH

The radar

The Cleveland radar (KCLE), 158 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:19 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 river

Written for the forecast point Eagle Creek above Findlay (FECO1). The gauge peaked at 9.75 ft at Feb 21, 2014, 10:00 PM EST.

actionminormoderatemajor51002/2102/2202/23
Action stage
8 ft
Minor stage
9 ft
Moderate stage
10 ft
Major stage
11 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 04188496, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

948 
WGUS41 KCLE 211721
FLWCLE
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
1221 PM EST FRI FEB 21 2014

...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CLEVELAND HAS ISSUED A FLOOD 
WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN OHIO...

  EAGLE CREEK ABOVE FINDLAY

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

NEVER DRIVE YOUR CAR THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS. THE WATER MAY BE 
DEEPER THAN IT APPEARS.  TURN AROUND...DON'T DROWN!

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER 
DETAILS AND UPDATES.


&&

OHC063-220121-
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/FECO1.1.ER.140221T2040Z.140222T0000Z.140222T0738Z.UU/
1221 PM EST FRI FEB 21 2014

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CLEVELAND HAS ISSUED A 

* FLOOD WARNING FOR 
  THE EAGLE CREEK ABOVE FINDLAY
* FROM THIS AFTERNOON UNTIL SATURDAY MORNING
* AT 12:00 PM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS...8.4 FEET 
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 9.0 FEET 
* FORECAST TO RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND RISE 
  TO NEAR 9.3 FEET BY THIS EVENING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD 
  STAGE BY LATE TONIGHT.
* THE FLOOD WILL CAUSE ICE TO BREAK UP OR BECOME JAMMED. ICE JAMS ARE 
  VERY UNPREDICTABLE CAUSING SHARP RIVER RISES AND FALLS. 
* AT 9.0 FEET...EAGLE CREEK WILL OVERRUN ITS BANKS AND BEGIN TO 
  INUNDATE PORTIONS OF FREMONT AND GRACELAND AVENUE. 

$$
6 follow-up statements
796 
WGUS81 KCLE 212050
FLSCLE
FLOOD STATEMENT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
350 PM EST FRI FEB 21 2014

...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN OHIO...

  EAGLE CREEK ABOVE FINDLAY

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

NEVER DRIVE YOUR CAR THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS. THE WATER MAY BE 
DEEPER THAN IT APPEARS.  TURN AROUND...DON'T DROWN!

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER 
DETAILS AND UPDATES.


&&

OHC063-220450-
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/FECO1.1.ER.140221T2035Z.140222T0000Z.140222T0738Z.UU/
350 PM EST FRI FEB 21 2014

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE EAGLE CREEK ABOVE FINDLAY.
* UNTIL SATURDAY MORNING.
* AT  3:00 PM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 8.9 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 9.0 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND RISE 
  TO NEAR 9.3 FEET BY THIS EVENING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD 
  STAGE BY LATE TONIGHT.
* THE FLOOD HAS CAUSED ICE TO BREAK UP AND BECOME JAMMED ALONG THE EAGLE
  CREEK IN FINDLAY. THIS IS CAUSING BACKWATER AT THE RIVER GAGE. 
  ICE JAMS ARE VERY UNPREDICTABLE AND COULD CONTINUE TO CAUSE WATER RISES. 
* AT 10.0 FEET...WATER FROM THE EAGLE CREEK WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF 
  SOUTH BLANCHARD STREET...BROOKSIDE DRIVE...FREMONT AND GRACELAND 
  STREETS. 


$$
944 
WGUS81 KCLE 220343
FLSCLE
FLOOD STATEMENT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
1043 PM EST FRI FEB 21 2014

...THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN OHIO...

  CUYAHOGA RIVER AT INDEPENDENCE

...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN OHIO...

  SANDUSKY RIVER ABOVE FREMONT
  HURON RIVER NEAR MILAN
  BLANCHARD RIVER NEAR FINDLAY
  MAUMEE RIVER AT WATERVILLE
  EAGLE CREEK ABOVE FINDLAY
  PORTAGE RIVER AT WOODVILLE
  VERMILION RIVER NEAR VERMILION
  BLACK RIVER AT ELYRIA
  CHAGRIN RIVER AT WILLOUGHBY
  SCIOTO RIVER NEAR LARUE
  SCIOTO RIVER NEAR PROSPECT
  KILLBUCK CREEK NEAR KILLBUCK

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

NEVER DRIVE YOUR CAR THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS. THE WATER MAY BE 
DEEPER THAN IT APPEARS.  TURN AROUND...DON'T DROWN!

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER 
DETAILS AND UPDATES.


&&

OHC123-143-173-221143-
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/WDVO1.1.ER.140222T2000Z.140223T0600Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
1043 PM EST FRI FEB 21 2014

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE PORTAGE RIVER AT WOODVILLE.
* FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY.
* AT  9:30 PM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 7.1 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 9.0 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND RISE TO
  NEAR 9.3 FEET BY EARLY SUNDAY MORNING.
* THE FLOOD WILL CAUSE ICE TO BREAK UP OR BECOME JAMMED. ICE JAMS
  ARE VERY UNPREDICTABLE CAUSING SHARP RIVER RISES AND FALLS. 
* AT 9.0 FEET...THE RIVER INUNDATES LOWER PORTIONS OF TRAIL MARKER 
  PARK.

$$

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/FFMO1.1.ER.140222T0517Z.140222T0600Z.140222T0945Z.UU/
1043 PM EST FRI FEB 21 2014

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE SANDUSKY RIVER ABOVE FREMONT.
* UNTIL SATURDAY MORNING.
* AT  9:30 PM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 8.0 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 10.0 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY LATE TONIGHT AND RISE TO NEAR 
  10.5 FEET BY LATE TONIGHT. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY
  EARLY SATURDAY MORNING.
* THE FLOOD WILL CAUSE ICE TO BREAK UP OR BECOME JAMMED. ICE JAMS
  ARE VERY UNPREDICTABLE CAUSING SHARP RIVER RISES AND FALLS. 
* AT 10.0 FEET...FLOODING OF LOWLAND AREAS WILL OCCUR JUST SOUTH OF 
  FREMONT WITH WATER THREATENING SOUTH RIVER ROAD. 

$$

OHC043-077-221143-
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/MILO1.2.ER.140221T1411Z.140222T0600Z.140222T1612Z.NO/
1043 PM EST FRI FEB 21 2014

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE HURON RIVER NEAR MILAN.
* AT  9:30 PM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 21.7 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 18.0 FEET. 
* MODERATE FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL RISE TO NEAR 22.4 FEET BY LATE TONIGHT. 
  THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE SATURDAY MORNING.
* THE FLOOD WILL CAUSE ICE TO BREAK UP OR BECOME JAMMED. ICE JAMS
  ARE VERY UNPREDICTABLE CAUSING SHARP RIVER RISES AND FALLS. 
* AT 22.5 FEET...HOMES INUNDATED IN FRANKLIN FLATS. MANY EVACUATIONS 
  NECESSARY. PROPERTY ALONG ROUTE 250 INUNDATED AND SEVERAL LOCAL 
  ROADS IMPASSABLE. 
* AT 21.0 FEET...FLOODWATERS MAY BEGIN TO AFFECT BUSINESSES ALONG THE
  RIVER NEAR THE VILLAGE OF MILAN NEAR US ROUTE 250.  WATER WILL BE 
  NEARLY TWO FEET DEEP IN PORTIONS OF FRANKLIN FLATS.  LOW LYING 
  SECONDARY ROADS NEAR THE RIVER MAY BECOME IMPASSABLE.
* AT 19.5 FEET...FLOOD WATERS OVER A FOOT DEEP IN FRANKLIN FLATS. 
  HURON RIVER VALLEY CAMPGROUND INUNDATED.
* AT 18.0 FEET...FLOODING OCCURS IN LOW LYING AREAS ALONG THE RIVER 
  FROM MILAN TO FRANKLIN FLATS.

$$

OHC043-093-221143-
/O.CON.KCLE.FL.W.0005.000000T0000Z-140223T0442Z/
/VERO1.3.ER.140221T1516Z.140222T0600Z.140222T2242Z.NR/
1043 PM EST FRI FEB 21 2014

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE VERMILION RIVER NEAR VERMILION.
* AT 10:00 PM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 16.1 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 9.0 FEET. 
* MAJOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MAJOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL RISE TO NEAR 16.3 FEET BY LATE TONIGHT. 
  THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE SATURDAY AFTERNOON.
* THE FLOOD WILL CAUSE ICE TO BREAK UP OR BECOME JAMMED. ICE JAMS
  ARE VERY UNPREDICTABLE CAUSING SHARP RIVER RISES AND FALLS. 
* AT 15.5 FEET...FLOODWATERS WILL APPROACH US ROUTE 6. RESIDENTS 
  LIVING ALONG THE VERMILION SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR MAJOR FLOOD 
  LOSSES.
* AT 14.0 FEET...SIGNIFICANT FLOODING CAN BE EXPECTED FROM MILL 
  HOLLOW PARK NORTH TO LAKE ERIE. THIS MAY REQUIRE SOME EVACUATIONS 
  IN VERMILION RIVER PARK AND THE OLYMPIC OUTING CLUB AREAS.
* AT 10.0 FEET...LOWLAND FLOODING WILL OCCUR IN MILL HOLLOW PARK.
* AT 9.5 FEET...STATE ROUTE 60 IN HURON COUNTY INUNDATED. 
* AT 9.0 FEET...RIVERSIDE DRIVE IN VERMILION INUNDATED. STATE ROUTE 
  60 IN HURON COUNTY THREATENED.


$$

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/ELRO1.1.ER.140221T1905Z.140221T2330Z.140223T0224Z.NO/
1043 PM EST FRI FEB 21 2014

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE BLACK RIVER AT ELYRIA.
* AT 10:00 PM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 11.0 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 9.5 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY SATURDAY 
  NIGHT.
* THE FLOOD WILL CAUSE ICE TO BREAK UP OR BECOME JAMMED. ICE JAMS
  ARE VERY UNPREDICTABLE CAUSING SHARP RIVER RISES AND FALLS. 
* AT 11.0 FEET...FLOODING BEGINS IN LOW LYING AREAS NEAR THE RIVER IN
  ELYRIA.  FORD ROAD MAY BE CLOSED FOR HIGH WATER.
* AT 9.5 FEET...FLOODING BEGINS SOUTH OF ELYRIA IN CARLISLE TOWNSHIP.

$$

OHC035-220413-
/O.CAN.KCLE.FL.W.0004.000000T0000Z-140222T0600Z/
/INDO1.N.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
1043 PM EST FRI FEB 21 2014

THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR
  THE CUYAHOGA RIVER AT INDEPENDENCE.
* AT  9:30 PM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 8.5 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 16.0 FEET. 
* FORECAST...THE RIVER CRESTED BELOW FLOOD STAGE AT 8.9 FEET.  THE 
  RIVER WILL FALL TO 7.4 FEET BY SUNDAY MORNING.


$$

OHC085-221143-
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/WBYO1.2.ER.140221T1752Z.140221T1900Z.140222T0624Z.NO/
1043 PM EST FRI FEB 21 2014

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE CHAGRIN RIVER AT WILLOUGHBY.
* AT 10:00 PM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 13.0 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 11.0 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY LATE 
  TONIGHT.
* THE FLOOD WILL CAUSE ICE TO BREAK UP OR BECOME JAMMED. ICE JAMS
  ARE VERY UNPREDICTABLE CAUSING SHARP RIVER RISES AND FALLS. 
* AT 13.0 FEET...BANKS BEGIN OVERFLOWING IN WILLOUGHBY AND DANIELS 
  PARK.  FLOODING IS POSSIBLE ALONG THE NORTHERN SECTION OF 
  TRAILARD...MILANN...AND CHAGRIN DRIVES IN WILLOUGHBY HILLS.
* AT 11.0 FEET...LOWLAND FLOODING OCCURS IN DANIELS PARK IN 
  WILLOUGHBY AND ALONG SOME SECONDARY ROADS NEAR THE CHAGRIN RIVER.
* AT 8.0 FEET...LOWLAND FLOODING OCCURRS IN THE CITY OF EASTLAKE.


$$

OHC063-221143-
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/FDYO1.1.ER.140222T0600Z.140222T1200Z.140223T0051Z.NO/
1043 PM EST FRI FEB 21 2014

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE BLANCHARD RIVER NEAR FINDLAY.
* UNTIL LATE SATURDAY NIGHT.
* AT 10:00 PM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 8.9 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 11.0 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY LATE TONIGHT AND RISE TO NEAR 
  11.8 FEET BY SATURDAY MORNING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD 
  STAGE BY SATURDAY EVENING.
* THE FLOOD WILL CAUSE ICE TO BREAK UP OR BECOME JAMMED. ICE JAMS
  ARE VERY UNPREDICTABLE CAUSING SHARP RIVER RISES AND FALLS. 
* AT 12.0 FEET...WATER IMPACTS RIVER STREET AND APPLE ALLEY ON THE 
  WEST SIDE OF FINDLAY...BLANCHARD STREET BETWEEN SANDUSKY AND MAIN 
  CROSS...AND SEVERAL STREETS SOUTH OF CLINTON COURT NEAR RIVERSIDE 
  PARK.
* AT 11.0 FEET...FLOODING IMPACTS AREAS NEAR RIVERSIDE PARK AND EAST 
  MAIN CROSS STREET IN THE CITY OF FINDLAY.
* AT 10.0 FEET...WATER REACHES EAST MAIN CROSS STREET NEAR LYE CREEK.
* AT 9.0 FEET...FLOODING OCCURS ON LOW LYING ROADS ALONG THE RIVER 
  WEST OF FINDLAY...INCLUDING COUNTY ROAD 140.
* AT 8.0 FEET...WATER COVERS LOW LYING PORTIONS OF SOUTH RIVER ROAD 
  AND HOWARD STREET ON THE WEST SIDE OF FINDLAY.


$$

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1043 PM EST FRI FEB 21 2014

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE MAUMEE RIVER AT WATERVILLE.
* FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY.
* AT 10:00 PM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 7.9 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 9.0 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY SATURDAY NIGHT AND RISE TO 
  NEAR 9.4 FEET BY SUNDAY EVENING.
* THE FLOOD WILL CAUSE ICE TO BREAK UP OR BECOME JAMMED. ICE JAMS
  ARE VERY UNPREDICTABLE CAUSING SHARP RIVER RISES AND FALLS. 
* AT 9.0 FEET...FLOODING OCCURS IN LOWLAND AREAS NEAR THE RIVER.

$$

OHC101-221143-
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/LARO1.2.ER.140221T1532Z.140222T0600Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
1043 PM EST FRI FEB 21 2014

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE SCIOTO RIVER NEAR LARUE.
* AT 10:00 PM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 12.9 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 11.0 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL RISE TO NEAR 13.1 FEET BY LATE TONIGHT 
  THEN BEGIN FALLING.
* THE FLOOD WILL CAUSE ICE TO BREAK UP OR BECOME JAMMED. ICE JAMS
  ARE VERY UNPREDICTABLE CAUSING SHARP RIVER RISES AND FALLS. 
* AT 13.0 FEET...RIVER AT BANKFULL IN VILLAGE OF LA RUE. FLOODWATERS 
  WILL SPREAD TO EAST VINE STREET.
* AT 12.0 FEET...FLOODING OCCURS IN LOWLAND AREAS IN AND AROUND THE 
  VILLAGE OF LARUE. ROUTE 37 AND PARTS OF VINE STREET INUNDATED. 
* AT 11.0 FEET...FLOODING OCCURS IN AGRICULTURAL AREAS NEAR THE 
  RIVER.

$$

OHC101-221142-
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/PRGO1.1.ER.140221T1035Z.140223T1200Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
1043 PM EST FRI FEB 21 2014

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE SCIOTO RIVER NEAR PROSPECT.
* AT 10:00 PM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 8.3 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 9.0 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY SATURDAY MORNING AND RISE TO 
  NEAR 11.8 FEET BY EARLY MONDAY MORNING.
* THE FLOOD WILL CAUSE ICE TO BREAK UP OR BECOME JAMMED. ICE JAMS
  ARE VERY UNPREDICTABLE CAUSING SHARP RIVER RISES AND FALLS. 
* AT 12.0 FEET...HIGHWAY 203 INACCESSIBLE NORTH OF PROSPECT. ELM AND 
  WEST RIVER ROAD ARE FLOODED. PROSPECT AND UPPER SANDUSKY ROADS ARE 
  ALSO FLOODED.
* AT 10.0 FEET...HIGHWAY 203 IS INACCESSIBLE NORTH OF PROSPECT. 
  FLOODING OCCURS NEAR ELM STREET IN NORTHERN PARTS OF PROSPECT. 
* AT 9.0 FEET...WATER INUNDATES LOW PORTIONS OF HIGHWAY 203 NORTH OF 
  PROSPECT.


$$

OHC075-169-221142-
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1043 PM EST FRI FEB 21 2014

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE KILLBUCK CREEK NEAR KILLBUCK.
* AT 10:00 PM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 16.2 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 15.0 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL FALL TO A STAGE OF 15.3 FEET BY SUNDAY 
  MORNING.
* THE FLOOD WILL CAUSE ICE TO BREAK UP OR BECOME JAMMED. ICE JAMS
  ARE VERY UNPREDICTABLE CAUSING SHARP RIVER RISES AND FALLS. 
* AT 16.0 FEET...LOW LYING AREAS WEST OF WATER STREET IN THE VILLAGE
  OF KILLBUCK ARE FLOODED. FLOODED ROADS INCLUDE COUNTY ROAD 621...
  STATE ROUTE 60 NORTH...AS WELL AS LOCAL LOW LYING ROADS. HOLMES 
  COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS INUNDATED. 
* AT 15.0 FEET...SEVERAL LOW LYING ROADS IN HOLMES COUNTY INCLUDING 
  COUNTY ROAD 1...TOWNSHIP ROAD 91...AND COUNTY ROAD 621 ARE FLOODED.
  


$$

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/FECO1.1.ER.140221T2042Z.140222T0500Z.140222T1212Z.UU/
1043 PM EST FRI FEB 21 2014

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE EAGLE CREEK ABOVE FINDLAY.
* AT 10:00 PM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 9.8 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 9.0 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL RISE TO NEAR 9.9 FEET BY LATE TONIGHT. 
  THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE SATURDAY MORNING.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY SATURDAY 
  MORNING BUT RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY  AND RISE TO NEAR 9.9 FEET BY
  LATE TONIGHT.
* THE FLOOD WILL CAUSE ICE TO BREAK UP OR BECOME JAMMED. ICE JAMS
  ARE VERY UNPREDICTABLE CAUSING SHARP RIVER RISES AND FALLS. 
* AT 10.0 FEET...WATER FROM THE EAGLE CREEK WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF 
  SOUTH BLANCHARD STREET...BROOKSIDE DRIVE...FREMONT AND GRACELAND 
  STREETS. 
* AT 9.0 FEET...EAGLE CREEK WILL OVERRUN ITS BANKS AND BEGIN TO 
  INUNDATE PORTIONS OF FREMONT AND GRACELAND AVENUE. 

$$
211 
WGUS81 KCLE 220550
FLSCLE
FLOOD STATEMENT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
1250 AM EST SAT FEB 22 2014

...THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN OHIO...

  SANDUSKY RIVER AT TIFFIN

...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN OHIO...

  PORTAGE RIVER AT WOODVILLE
  SANDUSKY RIVER ABOVE FREMONT
  HURON RIVER NEAR MILAN
  VERMILION RIVER NEAR VERMILION
  BLACK RIVER AT ELYRIA
  CHAGRIN RIVER AT WILLOUGHBY
  BLANCHARD RIVER NEAR FINDLAY
  MAUMEE RIVER AT WATERVILLE
  SCIOTO RIVER NEAR LARUE
  SCIOTO RIVER NEAR PROSPECT
  KILLBUCK CREEK NEAR KILLBUCK
  EAGLE CREEK ABOVE FINDLAY

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

NEVER DRIVE YOUR CAR THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS. THE WATER MAY BE 
DEEPER THAN IT APPEARS.  TURN AROUND...DON'T DROWN!

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER 
DETAILS AND UPDATES.


&&

OHC123-143-173-221350-
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/WDVO1.1.ER.140222T2000Z.140223T0600Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
1250 AM EST SAT FEB 22 2014

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE PORTAGE RIVER AT WOODVILLE.
* THROUGH SUNDAY.
* AT 12:30 AM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 7.4 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 9.0 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND RISE 
  TO NEAR 9.3 FEET BY LATE TONIGHT.
* THE FLOOD WILL CAUSE ICE TO BREAK UP OR BECOME JAMMED. ICE JAMS
  ARE VERY UNPREDICTABLE CAUSING SHARP RIVER RISES AND FALLS. 
* AT 9.0 FEET...THE RIVER INUNDATES LOWER PORTIONS OF TRAIL MARKER 
  PARK.

$$

OHC143-221350-
/O.CON.KCLE.FL.W.0019.000000T0000Z-140222T1545Z/
/FFMO1.1.ER.140222T0550Z.140222T0600Z.140222T0945Z.UU/
1250 AM EST SAT FEB 22 2014

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE SANDUSKY RIVER ABOVE FREMONT.
* AT 12:30 AM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 8.9 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 10.0 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY EARLY THIS MORNING AND RISE TO
  NEAR 10.5 FEET BY EARLY THIS MORNING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW 
  FLOOD STAGE BY EARLY THIS MORNING.
* THE FLOOD WILL CAUSE ICE TO BREAK UP OR BECOME JAMMED. ICE JAMS
  ARE VERY UNPREDICTABLE CAUSING SHARP RIVER RISES AND FALLS. 
* AT 10.0 FEET...FLOODING OF LOWLAND AREAS WILL OCCUR JUST SOUTH OF 
  FREMONT WITH WATER THREATENING SOUTH RIVER ROAD. 

$$

OHC147-220620-
/O.CAN.KCLE.FL.W.0015.000000T0000Z-140222T0550Z/
/TFFO1.N.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
1250 AM EST SAT FEB 22 2014

THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR
  THE SANDUSKY RIVER AT TIFFIN.
* AT 11:45 PM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 7.2 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 9.0 FEET. 
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CREST BELOW FLOOD STAGE AT 7.6 FEET THIS 
  AFTERNOON.


$$

OHC043-077-221350-
/O.CON.KCLE.FL.W.0003.000000T0000Z-140222T2212Z/
/MILO1.2.ER.140221T1411Z.140222T0600Z.140222T1612Z.NO/
1250 AM EST SAT FEB 22 2014

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE HURON RIVER NEAR MILAN.
* AT 12:30 AM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 22.2 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 18.0 FEET. 
* MODERATE FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL RISE TO NEAR 22.4 FEET BY EARLY THIS 
  MORNING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE LATE THIS MORNING.
* THE FLOOD WILL CAUSE ICE TO BREAK UP OR BECOME JAMMED. ICE JAMS
  ARE VERY UNPREDICTABLE CAUSING SHARP RIVER RISES AND FALLS. 
* AT 22.5 FEET...HOMES INUNDATED IN FRANKLIN FLATS. MANY EVACUATIONS 
  NECESSARY. PROPERTY ALONG ROUTE 250 INUNDATED AND SEVERAL LOCAL 
  ROADS IMPASSABLE. 
* AT 21.0 FEET...FLOODWATERS MAY BEGIN TO AFFECT BUSINESSES ALONG THE
  RIVER NEAR THE VILLAGE OF MILAN NEAR US ROUTE 250.  WATER WILL BE 
  NEARLY TWO FEET DEEP IN PORTIONS OF FRANKLIN FLATS.  LOW LYING 
  SECONDARY ROADS NEAR THE RIVER MAY BECOME IMPASSABLE.
* AT 19.5 FEET...FLOOD WATERS OVER A FOOT DEEP IN FRANKLIN FLATS. 
  HURON RIVER VALLEY CAMPGROUND INUNDATED.
* AT 18.0 FEET...FLOODING OCCURS IN LOW LYING AREAS ALONG THE RIVER 
  FROM MILAN TO FRANKLIN FLATS.

$$

OHC043-093-221350-
/O.CON.KCLE.FL.W.0005.000000T0000Z-140223T0442Z/
/VERO1.3.ER.140221T1516Z.140222T0500Z.140222T2242Z.NR/
1250 AM EST SAT FEB 22 2014

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE VERMILION RIVER NEAR VERMILION.
* AT 12:00 AM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 16.6 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 9.0 FEET. 
* MAJOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MAJOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY LATE THIS 
  AFTERNOON.
* THE FLOOD WILL CAUSE ICE TO BREAK UP OR BECOME JAMMED. ICE JAMS
  ARE VERY UNPREDICTABLE CAUSING SHARP RIVER RISES AND FALLS. 
* AT 17.1 FEET...THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. RESIDENTS IN KEY 
  HARBOR, VERMILION AND OLYMPIC OUTING PARKS SHOULD BEGIN EVACUATION 
  PROCEDURES IMMEDIATELY.
* AT 15.5 FEET...FLOODWATERS WILL APPROACH US ROUTE 6. RESIDENTS 
  LIVING ALONG THE VERMILION SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR MAJOR FLOOD 
  LOSSES.
* AT 14.0 FEET...SIGNIFICANT FLOODING CAN BE EXPECTED FROM MILL 
  HOLLOW PARK NORTH TO LAKE ERIE. THIS MAY REQUIRE SOME EVACUATIONS 
  IN VERMILION RIVER PARK AND THE OLYMPIC OUTING CLUB AREAS.
* AT 10.0 FEET...LOWLAND FLOODING WILL OCCUR IN MILL HOLLOW PARK.
* AT 9.5 FEET...STATE ROUTE 60 IN HURON COUNTY INUNDATED. 
* AT 9.0 FEET...RIVERSIDE DRIVE IN VERMILION INUNDATED. STATE ROUTE 
  60 IN HURON COUNTY THREATENED.


$$

OHC093-221350-
/O.CON.KCLE.FL.W.0006.000000T0000Z-140223T0824Z/
/ELRO1.1.ER.140221T1905Z.140221T2330Z.140223T0224Z.NO/
1250 AM EST SAT FEB 22 2014

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE BLACK RIVER AT ELYRIA.
* AT 12:00 AM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 11.1 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 9.5 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY TONIGHT.
* THE FLOOD WILL CAUSE ICE TO BREAK UP OR BECOME JAMMED. ICE JAMS
  ARE VERY UNPREDICTABLE CAUSING SHARP RIVER RISES AND FALLS. 
* AT 11.0 FEET...FLOODING BEGINS IN LOW LYING AREAS NEAR THE RIVER IN
  ELYRIA.  FORD ROAD MAY BE CLOSED FOR HIGH WATER.
* AT 9.5 FEET...FLOODING BEGINS SOUTH OF ELYRIA IN CARLISLE TOWNSHIP.

$$

OHC085-221224-
/O.CON.KCLE.FL.W.0018.000000T0000Z-140222T1224Z/
/WBYO1.2.ER.140221T1752Z.140221T1900Z.140222T0624Z.NO/
1250 AM EST SAT FEB 22 2014

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE CHAGRIN RIVER AT WILLOUGHBY.
* AT 12:00 AM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 12.8 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 11.0 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY EARLY THIS 
  MORNING.
* THE FLOOD WILL CAUSE ICE TO BREAK UP OR BECOME JAMMED. ICE JAMS
  ARE VERY UNPREDICTABLE CAUSING SHARP RIVER RISES AND FALLS. 
* AT 13.0 FEET...BANKS BEGIN OVERFLOWING IN WILLOUGHBY AND DANIELS 
  PARK.  FLOODING IS POSSIBLE ALONG THE NORTHERN SECTION OF 
  TRAILARD...MILANN...AND CHAGRIN DRIVES IN WILLOUGHBY HILLS.
* AT 11.0 FEET...LOWLAND FLOODING OCCURS IN DANIELS PARK IN 
  WILLOUGHBY AND ALONG SOME SECONDARY ROADS NEAR THE CHAGRIN RIVER.
* AT 8.0 FEET...LOWLAND FLOODING OCCURRS IN THE CITY OF EASTLAKE.


$$

OHC063-221350-
/O.CON.KCLE.FL.W.0012.140222T0600Z-140223T0651Z/
/FDYO1.1.ER.140222T0600Z.140222T1200Z.140223T0051Z.NO/
1250 AM EST SAT FEB 22 2014

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE BLANCHARD RIVER NEAR FINDLAY.
* UNTIL LATE TONIGHT.
* AT 12:00 AM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 9.3 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 11.0 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY EARLY THIS MORNING AND RISE TO
  NEAR 11.8 FEET BY THIS MORNING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD 
  STAGE BY THIS EVENING.
* THE FLOOD WILL CAUSE ICE TO BREAK UP OR BECOME JAMMED. ICE JAMS
  ARE VERY UNPREDICTABLE CAUSING SHARP RIVER RISES AND FALLS. 
* AT 12.0 FEET...WATER IMPACTS RIVER STREET AND APPLE ALLEY ON THE 
  WEST SIDE OF FINDLAY...BLANCHARD STREET BETWEEN SANDUSKY AND MAIN 
  CROSS...AND SEVERAL STREETS SOUTH OF CLINTON COURT NEAR RIVERSIDE 
  PARK.
* AT 11.0 FEET...FLOODING IMPACTS AREAS NEAR RIVERSIDE PARK AND EAST 
  MAIN CROSS STREET IN THE CITY OF FINDLAY.
* AT 10.0 FEET...WATER REACHES EAST MAIN CROSS STREET NEAR LYE CREEK.
* AT 9.0 FEET...FLOODING OCCURS ON LOW LYING ROADS ALONG THE RIVER 
  WEST OF FINDLAY...INCLUDING COUNTY ROAD 140.
* AT 8.0 FEET...WATER COVERS LOW LYING PORTIONS OF SOUTH RIVER ROAD 
  AND HOWARD STREET ON THE WEST SIDE OF FINDLAY.


$$

OHC095-173-221350-
/O.CON.KCLE.FL.W.0016.140223T0417Z-000000T0000Z/
/WTVO1.1.ER.140223T0417Z.140224T0000Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
1250 AM EST SAT FEB 22 2014

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE MAUMEE RIVER AT WATERVILLE.
* THROUGH SUNDAY.
* AT 12:00 AM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 8.5 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 9.0 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY TONIGHT AND RISE TO NEAR 9.4 
  FEET BY SUNDAY EVENING.
* THE FLOOD WILL CAUSE ICE TO BREAK UP OR BECOME JAMMED. ICE JAMS
  ARE VERY UNPREDICTABLE CAUSING SHARP RIVER RISES AND FALLS. 
* AT 9.0 FEET...FLOODING OCCURS IN LOWLAND AREAS NEAR THE RIVER.

$$

OHC101-221350-
/O.CON.KCLE.FL.W.0008.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
/LARO1.2.ER.140221T1532Z.140222T0600Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
1250 AM EST SAT FEB 22 2014

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE SCIOTO RIVER NEAR LARUE.
* AT 12:00 AM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 12.9 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 11.0 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL RISE TO NEAR 13.1 FEET BY EARLY THIS 
  MORNING THEN BEGIN FALLING.
* THE FLOOD WILL CAUSE ICE TO BREAK UP OR BECOME JAMMED. ICE JAMS
  ARE VERY UNPREDICTABLE CAUSING SHARP RIVER RISES AND FALLS. 
* AT 13.0 FEET...RIVER AT BANKFULL IN VILLAGE OF LA RUE. FLOODWATERS 
  WILL SPREAD TO EAST VINE STREET.
* AT 12.0 FEET...FLOODING OCCURS IN LOWLAND AREAS IN AND AROUND THE 
  VILLAGE OF LARUE. ROUTE 37 AND PARTS OF VINE STREET INUNDATED. 
* AT 11.0 FEET...FLOODING OCCURS IN AGRICULTURAL AREAS NEAR THE 
  RIVER.

$$

OHC101-221349-
/O.CON.KCLE.FL.W.0013.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
/PRGO1.1.ER.140221T1035Z.140223T1200Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
1250 AM EST SAT FEB 22 2014

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE SCIOTO RIVER NEAR PROSPECT.
* AT 12:00 AM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 8.2 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 9.0 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY THIS MORNING AND RISE TO NEAR 
  11.8 FEET BY EARLY MONDAY MORNING.
* THE FLOOD WILL CAUSE ICE TO BREAK UP OR BECOME JAMMED. ICE JAMS
  ARE VERY UNPREDICTABLE CAUSING SHARP RIVER RISES AND FALLS. 
* AT 12.0 FEET...HIGHWAY 203 INACCESSIBLE NORTH OF PROSPECT. ELM AND 
  WEST RIVER ROAD ARE FLOODED. PROSPECT AND UPPER SANDUSKY ROADS ARE 
  ALSO FLOODED.
* AT 10.0 FEET...HIGHWAY 203 IS INACCESSIBLE NORTH OF PROSPECT. 
  FLOODING OCCURS NEAR ELM STREET IN NORTHERN PARTS OF PROSPECT. 
* AT 9.0 FEET...WATER INUNDATES LOW PORTIONS OF HIGHWAY 203 NORTH OF 
  PROSPECT.


$$

OHC075-169-221349-
/O.CON.KCLE.FL.W.0009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
/KILO1.1.ER.000000T0000Z.140222T0330Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
1250 AM EST SAT FEB 22 2014

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE KILLBUCK CREEK NEAR KILLBUCK.
* AT 12:00 AM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 16.2 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 15.0 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL FALL TO A STAGE OF 15.3 FEET BY SUNDAY 
  MORNING.
* THE FLOOD WILL CAUSE ICE TO BREAK UP OR BECOME JAMMED. ICE JAMS
  ARE VERY UNPREDICTABLE CAUSING SHARP RIVER RISES AND FALLS. 
* AT 17.0 FEET...PRIVATE PROPERTY ON WATER STREET IN THE VILLAGE OF 
  KILLBUCK FLOODED.  SEVERAL COUNTY AND LOCAL ROADS IMPASSABLE 
  INCLUDING STATE ROUTE 16 AND 60 NORTH, AND COUNTY ROAD 621. 
* AT 16.0 FEET...LOW LYING AREAS WEST OF WATER STREET IN THE VILLAGE
  OF KILLBUCK ARE FLOODED. FLOODED ROADS INCLUDE COUNTY ROAD 621...
  STATE ROUTE 60 NORTH...AS WELL AS LOCAL LOW LYING ROADS. HOLMES 
  COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS INUNDATED. 
* AT 15.0 FEET...SEVERAL LOW LYING ROADS IN HOLMES COUNTY INCLUDING 
  COUNTY ROAD 1...TOWNSHIP ROAD 91...AND COUNTY ROAD 621 ARE FLOODED.
  


$$

OHC063-221349-
/O.CON.KCLE.FL.W.0017.000000T0000Z-140222T1812Z/
/FECO1.1.ER.140221T2042Z.140222T0600Z.140222T1212Z.UU/
1250 AM EST SAT FEB 22 2014

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE EAGLE CREEK ABOVE FINDLAY.
* AT 12:00 AM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 9.7 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 9.0 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* THE FLOOD WILL CAUSE ICE TO BREAK UP OR BECOME JAMMED. ICE JAMS
  ARE VERY UNPREDICTABLE CAUSING SHARP RIVER RISES AND FALLS. 
* AT 10.0 FEET...WATER FROM THE EAGLE CREEK WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF 
  SOUTH BLANCHARD STREET...BROOKSIDE DRIVE...FREMONT AND GRACELAND 
  STREETS. 
* AT 9.0 FEET...EAGLE CREEK WILL OVERRUN ITS BANKS AND BEGIN TO 
  INUNDATE PORTIONS OF FREMONT AND GRACELAND AVENUE. 

$$
710 
WGUS81 KCLE 221113
FLSCLE
FLOOD STATEMENT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
613 AM EST SAT FEB 22 2014

...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN OHIO...

  SANDUSKY RIVER ABOVE FREMONT
  HURON RIVER NEAR MILAN
  VERMILION RIVER NEAR VERMILION
  CHAGRIN RIVER AT WILLOUGHBY
  BLANCHARD RIVER NEAR FINDLAY
  MAUMEE RIVER AT WATERVILLE
  PORTAGE RIVER AT WOODVILLE
  BLACK RIVER AT ELYRIA
  SCIOTO RIVER NEAR LARUE
  SCIOTO RIVER NEAR PROSPECT
  KILLBUCK CREEK NEAR KILLBUCK
  EAGLE CREEK ABOVE FINDLAY

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

NEVER DRIVE YOUR CAR THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS. THE WATER MAY BE 
DEEPER THAN IT APPEARS.  TURN AROUND...DON'T DROWN!

ice jams on some of the rivers could cause rapid fluctuations in 
the river levels...sometimes they can be different then what
is forecast.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER 
DETAILS AND UPDATES.


&&

OHC123-143-173-221913-
/O.CON.KCLE.FL.W.0014.140222T2000Z-000000T0000Z/
/WDVO1.1.ER.140222T2000Z.140223T0600Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
613 AM EST SAT FEB 22 2014

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE PORTAGE RIVER AT WOODVILLE.
* FROM THIS AFTERNOON UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.
* AT  5:30 AM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 7.9 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 9.0 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND RISE 
  TO NEAR 9.3 FEET BY LATE TONIGHT.
* The flood will cause ice to break up or become jammed. ice jams 
  are very unpredictable causing sharp river rises and falls.
* AT 9.0 FEET...THE RIVER INUNDATES LOWER PORTIONS OF TRAIL MARKER 
  PARK.

$$

OHC143-221800-
/O.EXT.KCLE.FL.W.0019.000000T0000Z-140222T1800Z/
/FFMO1.1.ER.140222T1159Z.140222T1200Z.140222T1200Z.UU/
613 AM EST SAT FEB 22 2014

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE SANDUSKY RIVER ABOVE FREMONT.
* AT  5:30 AM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 9.3 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 10.0 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* forecast...is expected to rise above the flood stage 
  today and rise to 10.5 feet.
* The flood will cause ice to break up or become jammed. ice jams 
  are very unpredictable causing sharp river rises and falls.
* AT 10.0 FEET...FLOODING OF LOWLAND AREAS WILL OCCUR JUST SOUTH OF 
  FREMONT WITH WATER THREATENING SOUTH RIVER ROAD. 

$$

OHC043-077-221913-
/O.EXT.KCLE.FL.W.0003.000000T0000Z-140222T2240Z/
/MILO1.2.ER.140221T1411Z.140222T0630Z.140222T1640Z.NO/
613 AM EST SAT FEB 22 2014

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE HURON RIVER NEAR MILAN.
* AT  5:30 AM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 21.5 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 18.0 FEET. 
* MODERATE FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE later today if
  the ice jam breaks up.
* The flood will cause ice to break up or become jammed. ice jams 
  are very unpredictable causing sharp river rises and falls.
* AT 22.5 FEET...HOMES INUNDATED IN FRANKLIN FLATS. MANY EVACUATIONS 
  NECESSARY. PROPERTY ALONG ROUTE 250 INUNDATED AND SEVERAL LOCAL 
  ROADS IMPASSABLE. 
* AT 21.0 FEET...FLOODWATERS MAY BEGIN TO AFFECT BUSINESSES ALONG THE
  RIVER NEAR THE VILLAGE OF MILAN NEAR US ROUTE 250.  WATER WILL BE 
  NEARLY TWO FEET DEEP IN PORTIONS OF FRANKLIN FLATS.  LOW LYING 
  SECONDARY ROADS NEAR THE RIVER MAY BECOME IMPASSABLE.

$$

OHC043-093-221913-
/O.EXT.KCLE.FL.W.0005.000000T0000Z-140223T0546Z/
/VERO1.3.ER.140221T1516Z.140222T0500Z.140222T2346Z.NR/
613 AM EST SAT FEB 22 2014

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE VERMILION RIVER NEAR VERMILION.
* AT  5:00 AM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 16.3 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 9.0 FEET. 
* MAJOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY THIS 
  EVENING...if the jam breaks up.
* The flood will cause ice to break up or become jammed. ice jams 
  are very unpredictable causing sharp river rises and falls.
* AT 17.1 FEET...THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. RESIDENTS IN KEY 
  HARBOR, VERMILION AND OLYMPIC OUTING PARKS SHOULD BEGIN EVACUATION 
  PROCEDURES IMMEDIATELY.
* AT 15.5 FEET...FLOODWATERS WILL APPROACH US ROUTE 6. RESIDENTS 
  LIVING ALONG THE VERMILION SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR MAJOR FLOOD 
  LOSSES.

$$

OHC093-221913-
/O.CON.KCLE.FL.W.0006.000000T0000Z-140223T0824Z/
/ELRO1.1.ER.140221T1905Z.140221T2330Z.140223T0224Z.NO/
613 AM EST SAT FEB 22 2014

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE BLACK RIVER AT ELYRIA.
* AT  5:00 AM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 11.2 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 9.5 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY TONIGHT.
* The flood will cause ice to break up or become jammed. ice jams 
  are very unpredictable causing sharp river rises and falls.
* AT 11.0 FEET...FLOODING BEGINS IN LOW LYING AREAS NEAR THE RIVER IN
  ELYRIA.  FORD ROAD MAY BE CLOSED FOR HIGH WATER.
* AT 9.5 FEET...FLOODING BEGINS SOUTH OF ELYRIA IN CARLISLE TOWNSHIP.

$$

OHC085-221800-
/O.EXT.KCLE.FL.W.0018.000000T0000Z-140222T1800Z/
/WBYO1.2.ER.140221T1752Z.140221T1900Z.140222T1200Z.NO/
613 AM EST SAT FEB 22 2014

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE CHAGRIN RIVER AT WILLOUGHBY.
* AT  5:00 AM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 12.2 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 11.0 FEET. 
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE later today if
  the jam breaks up. 
* The flood will cause ice to break up or become jammed. ice jams 
  are very unpredictable causing sharp river rises and falls.
* AT 13.0 FEET...BANKS BEGIN OVERFLOWING IN WILLOUGHBY AND DANIELS 
  PARK.  FLOODING IS POSSIBLE ALONG THE NORTHERN SECTION OF 
  TRAILARD...MILANN...AND CHAGRIN DRIVES IN WILLOUGHBY HILLS.
* AT 11.0 FEET...LOWLAND FLOODING OCCURS IN DANIELS PARK IN 
  WILLOUGHBY AND ALONG SOME SECONDARY ROADS NEAR THE CHAGRIN RIVER.

$$

OHC063-221913-
/O.EXT.KCLE.FL.W.0012.000000T0000Z-140223T1200Z/
/FDYO1.1.ER.140222T1536Z.140223T0000Z.140223T0600Z.NO/
613 AM EST SAT FEB 22 2014

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE BLANCHARD RIVER NEAR FINDLAY.
* AT  5:00 AM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 9.8 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 11.0 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY LATE THIS MORNING AND RISE TO 
  NEAR 11.5 FEET BY THIS EVENING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD 
  STAGE BY LATE TONIGHT.
* The flood will cause ice to break up or become jammed. ice jams 
  are very unpredictable causing sharp river rises and falls.
* AT 12.0 FEET...WATER IMPACTS RIVER STREET AND APPLE ALLEY ON THE 
  WEST SIDE OF FINDLAY...BLANCHARD STREET BETWEEN SANDUSKY AND MAIN 
  CROSS...AND SEVERAL STREETS SOUTH OF CLINTON COURT NEAR RIVERSIDE 
  PARK.
* AT 11.0 FEET...FLOODING IMPACTS AREAS NEAR RIVERSIDE PARK AND EAST 
  MAIN CROSS STREET IN THE CITY OF FINDLAY.
* AT 10.0 FEET...WATER REACHES EAST MAIN CROSS STREET NEAR LYE CREEK.

$$

OHC095-173-221912-
/O.EXT.KCLE.FL.W.0016.140222T1050Z-000000T0000Z/
/WTVO1.1.ER.140222T0603Z.140223T0000Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
613 AM EST SAT FEB 22 2014

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE MAUMEE RIVER AT WATERVILLE.
* FROM EARLY THIS MORNING UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.
* AT  5:00 AM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 9.9 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 9.0 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL RISE TO NEAR 10.1 FEET BY THIS EVENING 
  THEN BEGIN FALLING.
* The flood will cause ice to break up or become jammed. ice jams 
  are very unpredictable causing sharp river rises and falls.
* AT 9.0 FEET...FLOODING OCCURS IN LOWLAND AREAS NEAR THE RIVER.

$$

OHC101-221912-
/O.CON.KCLE.FL.W.0008.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
/LARO1.2.ER.140221T1532Z.140222T1200Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
613 AM EST SAT FEB 22 2014

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE SCIOTO RIVER NEAR LARUE.
* AT  5:00 AM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 13.0 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 11.0 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL RISE TO NEAR 13.1 FEET BY THIS MORNING.  
  ADDITIONAL RISES MAY BE POSSIBLE THEREAFTER.
* The flood will cause ice to break up or become jammed. ice jams 
  are very unpredictable causing sharp river rises and falls.
* AT 13.0 FEET...RIVER AT BANKFULL IN VILLAGE OF LA RUE. FLOODWATERS 
  WILL SPREAD TO EAST VINE STREET.

$$

OHC101-221912-
/O.CON.KCLE.FL.W.0013.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
/PRGO1.1.ER.140221T1035Z.140223T1800Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
613 AM EST SAT FEB 22 2014

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE SCIOTO RIVER NEAR PROSPECT.
* AT  5:00 AM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 8.1 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 9.0 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* The flood will cause ice to break up or become jammed. ice jams 
  are very unpredictable causing sharp river rises and falls.
* FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY THIS MORNING AND RISE TO NEAR 
  11.8 FEET BY EARLY MONDAY MORNING.
* AT 12.0 FEET...HIGHWAY 203 INACCESSIBLE NORTH OF PROSPECT. ELM AND 
  WEST RIVER ROAD ARE FLOODED. PROSPECT AND UPPER SANDUSKY ROADS ARE 
  ALSO FLOODED.
* AT 10.0 FEET...HIGHWAY 203 IS INACCESSIBLE NORTH OF PROSPECT. 
  FLOODING OCCURS NEAR ELM STREET IN NORTHERN PARTS OF PROSPECT. 
* AT 9.0 FEET...WATER INUNDATES LOW PORTIONS OF HIGHWAY 203 NORTH OF 
  PROSPECT.


$$

OHC075-169-221912-
/O.CON.KCLE.FL.W.0009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
/KILO1.1.ER.000000T0000Z.140222T1000Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
613 AM EST SAT FEB 22 2014

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE KILLBUCK CREEK NEAR KILLBUCK.
* AT  5:00 AM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 16.4 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 15.0 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL FALL TO A STAGE OF 15.5 FEET BY SUNDAY 
  MORNING.
* The flood will cause ice to break up or become jammed. ice jams 
  are very unpredictable causing sharp river rises and falls.
* AT 16.0 FEET...LOW LYING AREAS WEST OF WATER STREET IN THE VILLAGE
  OF KILLBUCK ARE FLOODED. FLOODED ROADS INCLUDE COUNTY ROAD 621...
  STATE ROUTE 60 NORTH...AS WELL AS LOCAL LOW LYING ROADS. HOLMES 
  COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS INUNDATED. 
* AT 15.0 FEET...SEVERAL LOW LYING ROADS IN HOLMES COUNTY INCLUDING 
  COUNTY ROAD 1...TOWNSHIP ROAD 91...AND COUNTY ROAD 621 ARE FLOODED.
  


$$

OHC063-221812-
/O.CON.KCLE.FL.W.0017.000000T0000Z-140222T1812Z/
/FECO1.1.ER.140221T2042Z.140222T0330Z.140222T1212Z.UU/
613 AM EST SAT FEB 22 2014

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE EAGLE CREEK ABOVE FINDLAY.
* AT  5:00 AM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 9.5 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 9.0 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY THIS 
  MORNING.
* The flood will cause ice to break up or become jammed. ice jams 
  are very unpredictable causing sharp river rises and falls.
* AT 10.0 FEET...WATER FROM THE EAGLE CREEK WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF 
  SOUTH BLANCHARD STREET...BROOKSIDE DRIVE...FREMONT AND GRACELAND 
  STREETS. 
* AT 9.0 FEET...EAGLE CREEK WILL OVERRUN ITS BANKS AND BEGIN TO 
  INUNDATE PORTIONS OF FREMONT AND GRACELAND AVENUE. 

$$
795 
WGUS81 KCLE 221741
FLSCLE
FLOOD STATEMENT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
1241 PM EST SAT FEB 22 2014

...THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN OHIO...

  SANDUSKY RIVER ABOVE FREMONT
  EAGLE CREEK ABOVE FINDLAY

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

NEVER DRIVE YOUR CAR THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS. THE WATER MAY BE 
DEEPER THAN IT APPEARS.  TURN AROUND...DON'T DROWN!

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER 
DETAILS AND UPDATES.


&&

OHC143-221811-
/O.CAN.KCLE.FL.W.0019.000000T0000Z-140222T1800Z/
/FFMO1.N.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.UU/
1241 PM EST SAT FEB 22 2014

THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR
  THE SANDUSKY RIVER ABOVE FREMONT.
* AT 12:30 PM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 9.5 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 10.0 FEET. 
* FORECAST...THE RIVER CRESTED BELOW FLOOD STAGE AT 9.7 FEET.  THE 
  RIVER WILL FALL TO 7.0 FEET BY .
* AT 10.0 FEET...FLOODING OF LOWLAND AREAS WILL OCCUR JUST SOUTH OF 
  FREMONT WITH WATER THREATENING SOUTH RIVER ROAD. 

$$

OHC063-221811-
/O.CAN.KCLE.FL.W.0017.000000T0000Z-140222T1812Z/
/FECO1.1.ER.140221T2042Z.140222T0330Z.140222T1615Z.UU/
1241 PM EST SAT FEB 22 2014

THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR
  THE EAGLE CREEK ABOVE FINDLAY.
* AT 12:00 PM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 8.9 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 9.0 FEET. 
* FELL BELOW FLOOD STAGE AT 11:15 AM SATURDAY.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL FALL TO   FEET BY .
* AT 9.0 FEET...EAGLE CREEK WILL OVERRUN ITS BANKS AND BEGIN TO 
  INUNDATE PORTIONS OF FREMONT AND GRACELAND AVENUE. 

$$
602 
WGUS81 KCLE 221801 CCA
FLSCLE
FLOOD STATEMENT ...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
1241 PM EST SAT FEB 22 2014

...THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN OHIO...

  SANDUSKY RIVER ABOVE FREMONT
  EAGLE CREEK ABOVE FINDLAY

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

NEVER DRIVE YOUR CAR THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS. THE WATER MAY BE 
DEEPER THAN IT APPEARS.  TURN AROUND...DON'T DROWN!

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER 
DETAILS AND UPDATES.


&&

OHC143-221811-
/O.COR.KCLE.FL.W.0019.000000T0000Z-140222T1800Z/
/FFMO1.N.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.UU/
1241 PM EST SAT FEB 22 2014

THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR
  THE SANDUSKY RIVER ABOVE FREMONT.
* AT 12:30 PM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 9.5 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 10.0 FEET. 
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL SLOWLY FALL INTO THE EVENING.

$$

OHC063-221811-
/O.COR.KCLE.FL.W.0017.000000T0000Z-140222T1812Z/
/FECO1.1.ER.140221T2042Z.140222T0330Z.140222T1615Z.UU/
1241 PM EST SAT FEB 22 2014

THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR
  THE EAGLE CREEK ABOVE FINDLAY.
* AT 12:00 PM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 8.9 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 9.0 FEET. 
* FELL BELOW FLOOD STAGE AT 11:15 AM SATURDAY.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE A SLOW FALL THROUGH THE EVENING.

$$

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this river 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 river flood warning went out at Feb 21, 10:03 AM EST, 2 hours 18 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 21, 10:03 AM EST, 2 hours 18 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
1003 AM EST FRI FEB 21 2014

.SYNOPSIS...
VERY WINDY CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON AS STRONG LOW PRESSURE OVER
UPPER MICHIGAN TRACKS NORTH TOWARDS HUDSON BAY. THE AREA WILL
REMAIN ON THE SOUTHERN PERIPHERY OF THIS SYSTEM ON SATURDAY...WITH
HIGH PRESSURE EXPANDING FROM THE NORTHERN PLAINS TO THE OHIO
VALLEY ON SUNDAY. COOLER AIR WILL RETURN FOR EARLY NEXT WEEK.

&&

.NEAR TERM /THROUGH TONIGHT/...
COLD FRONT CONTINUES TO PUSH EAST OF THE AREA ALLOWING SOME COLD
AIR ADVECTION TO TAKE PLACE. A BIT OF CLEARING HAS ALLOWED SOME
SUN TO BREAK THROUGH THE CLOUDS ACROSS THE WESTERN HALF OF THE
FORECAST AREA. A SWATH OF WRAP AROUND MOISTURE WILL MOVE INTO THE
REGION WITH SOME CLOUDS IN THE WESTERN AREAS. EXPECTING SHOWERS IN
THE EAST TO LIFT NORTHEAST AND OUT OF THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON.

TEMPERATURES SHOULD BE RELATIVELY STEADY THROUGH THE DAY IN THE
30S TO AROUND 40 DEGREES.

WINDS ARE STARTING TO INCREASE OVER THE WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE
FORECAST AREA AT THIS TIME WITH GUSTS WELL INTO THE 30S TO LOWER
40S (MPH). EXPECTING THE STRONGER WINDS TO MOVE EAST INTO THE REGION
AS JET ALOFT MOVES INTO THE AREA AS WELL. STILL EXPECTING WINDS TO
GUST TO 45 MPH AT TIMES.

PREVIOUS DISCUSSION...

WE HAVE RECEIVED SOME REPORTS PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS EARLY
THIS MORNING AND A FLOOD WARNING WAS RECENTLY ISSUED FOR CRAWFORD
AND RICHLAND COUNTIES WHERE THE BLACK FORK AND SANDUSKY RIVERS
WERE COMING OUT OF THEIR BANKS. WE HAVE ALSO ISSUED A FLASH FLOOD
WARNING FOR THE ROCKY RIVER AREA WHERE AN ICE JAM IS CAUSING THE
RIVER TO RISE RAPIDLY.

ONE MORE SURGE OF MOISTURE MOVING NORTH ACROSS EASTERN OHIO WILL
BRING ANOTHER ROUND OF RAIN TO OUR EASTERN COUNTIES THIS MORNING.
THIS WILL OCCUR AHEAD OF THE UPPER LEVEL TROUGH THAT WILL SWING
THROUGH OVER THE NEXT FEW HOURS AND PUSH THE DEEP MOISTURE AXIS TO
THE EAST. BUMPED UP POPS A LITTLE BIT ACROSS THE EASTERN HIGHLANDS
AND ADDED A MIX WITH SNOW ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL OHIO WHERE THE
AIR MASS HAS COOLED ENOUGH BEHIND THE FRONT TO SEE A LITTLE BIT OF
A MIX. WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE THROUGH THE MORNING AS
MIXING DEPTHS COME UP BEHIND THE FRONT.

PREVIOUS DISCUSSION...AT 4 AM THE COLD FRONT WAS LOCATED ACROSS
NORTHEAST OHIO WITH RESIDUAL SHOWER ACTIVITY MOVING NORTHEAST. THE
THREAT OF SEVERE WEATHER HAS ENDED BUT A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN
EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM AND A FLOOD WATCH REMAIN IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM.
WINDS HAVE BEEN UNDERWHELMING THUS FAR WITH THE BETTER GUSTS YET
TO COME AS THE SECONDARY COLD PUSH LOCATED WEST OF CHICAGO ARRIVES
TODAY. MODEL SOUNDINGS CONTINUE TO ADVERTISE GOOD MIXING THROUGH
850MB WHERE 45-50 KNOT WILL RESIDE. CONFIDENCE REMAINS HIGH IN
STILL ACHIEVING THE GUSTY WINDS TODAY WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS
ACROSS NW OHIO AND DOWNWIND OF LAKE ERIE WHERE WESTERLY GUSTS TO
50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. GUSTS WILL BE CLOSER TO 45 MPH FOR MOST OF NE
OHIO.

RAINFALL OVER THE LAST 24 HOURS WAS IN THE BALL PARK...RANGING FROM
AROUND AN INCH AND A HALF AT TOLEDO TO AROUND THREE QUARTERS OF AN
INCH AT CLEVELAND...WITH SOME SPOTS AS LOW AS A HALF INCH. THE SNOW PACK
HAS BEEN A LITTLE SLOWER TO MELT HOWEVER SO NOT SURE AT THIS TIME
HOW MUCH OF THE WATER REMAINS TRAPPED IN THE SNOW. SEVERAL AREA
RIVERS ARE FORECAST TO SEE MINOR FLOODING BUT NO ICE JAMS HAVE BEEN
OBSERVED AT THIS TIME. ALTHOUGH TEMPERATURES WILL FALL TODAY...THE
POTENTIAL REMAINS FOR JAMS TO DEVELOP AS THE FLOW INCREASES ON
RIVERS. A FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM WITH LITTLE
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL EXPECTED AFTER SUNRISE.

HIGH TEMPERATURES FOR TODAY ARE OCCURRING EARLY THIS MORNING AHEAD OF
THE COLD ADVECTION WITH TEMPERATURES SETTLING INTO THE MID AND UPPER
30S BY NOON. OTHERWISE THERE MAY BE A FEW PEAKS OF SUN AS THE
MID-LEVEL CLOUD DECK PULLS AWAY TO THE EAST WITH A STRATOCU DECK TO
FOLLOW AS LOW LEVEL LAPSE RATES STRENGTHEN.

&&

.SHORT TERM /SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT/...
WE WILL REMAIN ON THE SOUTHERN PERIPHERY OF THE BROAD CYCLONE
THROUGH SATURDAY. WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DECREASE TONIGHT AND SHOULD
LOSE THE STRONG GUSTS BY 6-7 PM. THE ONLY EXCEPTION TO THIS COULD BE
TOWARDS ERIE PA WHERE WINDS MAY CONTINUE TO GUST TO 35 OR 40 MPH
THROUGH THE EVENING. ELSEWHERE WINDS WILL DROP OFF TO 15 TO 25 MPH.
TEMPERATURES WILL ONLY FALL INTO THE UPPER 20S OVERNIGHT.

THE UPPER LEVEL LOW WILL SET UP OVER NORTHERN ONTARIO THROUGH THE
FIRST HALF OF THE WEEKEND WITH A DECENT SHORTWAVE SLIDING NORTHEAST
ACROSS LAKE ERIE ON SATURDAY. MODELS NOT ADVERTISING MUCH MOISTURE
TO WORK WITH BUT COULD SEE A FEW LIGHT RAIN OR SNOW SHOWERS WITH
CHANCES OF PRECIPITATION IN THE 20-40 PERCENT RANGE. TEMPERATURES
WILL RANGE FROM THE MID 40S SOUTH TO UPPER 30S NEAR LAKE ERIE. A
REPEAT PERFORMANCE OCCURS ON SUNDAY...THIS TIME ALIGNING WITH THE
LOW LEVEL FRONT SINKING SOUTH AND A LITTLE BETTER MOISTURE. WITH
THAT SAID MODELS STRUGGLING WITH THE PLACEMENT AND TIMING OF
PRECIPITATION SO WILL LEAVE POPS LOW UNTIL CONFIDENCE INCREASES.
HIGHS ON SUNDAY WILL DROP BACK INTO THE 30S MOST AREAS.

&&

.LONG TERM /MONDAY THROUGH THURSDAY/...
NOT MANY CHANGES TO THE LONG TERM TODAY.  THE PERIOD STILL LOOKS
VERY VERY COLD.  HIGHS WILL BE 15 TO 20 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL.  BEST
CHANCES FOR PRECIP DURING THE PERIOD WILL BE MONDAY NIGHT INTO
TUESDAY AS A FAST MOVING DISTURBANCE MOVES ACROSS THE REGION.  RIGHT
NOW IT LOOKS LIKE A QUICK INCH OR TWO OF SNOW.  SOME LAKE EFFECT
WILL THEN CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY IN THE COLD NORTHWEST FLOW.
HIGH PRESSURE WILL FINALLY WIN OUT ON THURSDAY AND WILL TRY FOR DRY
WEATHER.

&&

.AVIATION /12Z FRIDAY THROUGH TUESDAY/...
THE COLD FRONT HAS JUST ABOUT CLEARED THE FORECAST AREA. SHOWERS
WILL CONTINUE EAST OF I-71 FOR A FEW MORE HOURS. WILL GO WITH SOME
TEMPOS FOR ALL BUT KTOL AND KFDY. TEMPS HAVE GOTTEN COLD ENOUGH
THAT KMFD MAY SEE A BRIEF RAIN/SNOW MIX. CIGS IN THE WEST ARE VFR
WITH AREAS OF MVFR. THIS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH LATE MORNING AND
THEN VFR CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL. IN THE EAST MVFR CONDITIONS WILL
PREVAIL FOR A FEW MORE HOURS. AREAS WILL BEGIN TO CLEAR FROM WEST TO
EAST LATER THIS AFTERNOON. THE BIG STORY TODAY WILL BE THE WINDS.
THE PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL STRENGTHEN TODAY AND EXPECT WIND SPEEDS
TO INCREASE. GUSTS TO 35 KNOTS ARE LIKELY ALL AREAS THIS AFTERNOON
WITH A FEW GUSTS TO 40 KNOTS POSSIBLE. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO
DIMINISH TOWARD 00Z.

.OUTLOOK...NON-VFR NE OH/NW PA SAT IN -SHSN. SOME NON-VFR POSSIBLE
AGAIN SUNDAY AND MAYBE SNOWBELT ON MON.

&&

.MARINE...
THE GALE IS UP AND SEE NO REASON FOR CHANGES.  THE STRONGEST WINDS
SHOULD OCCUR THIS AFTERNOON WHEN THE PRESSURE GRADIENT IS
STRONGEST.  EXPECT THAT A LOT OF SHIFTING OF THE EXISTING ICE FIELDS
WILL OCCUR.  AFTER THIS EVENING...WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH.
THE FLOW TODAY WILL BE SOUTHWEST TO WEST SOUTHWEST. AFTER THAT...THE
FLOW THE REMAINDER OF THE PERIOD WILL BE MAINLY WESTERLY AT UNDER 15
KNOTS SUSTAINED.

&&

.CLE WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
OH...WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING FOR OHZ003-006>014-
     017>023-027>033-036>038-047-089.
PA...WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING FOR PAZ001>003.
MARINE...GALE WARNING UNTIL 1 AM EST SATURDAY FOR LEZ061-142>149-
     162>169.

&&

SYNOPSIS...KEC
NEAR TERM...LOMBARDY
SHORT TERM...KEC
LONG TERM...KUBINA
AVIATION...KUBINA
MARINE...KUBINA
Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 21, 3:38 AM EST, 8 hours 43 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
338 AM EST FRI FEB 21 2014

OHZ003-006>014-017>023-027>033-036>038-047-089-PAZ001>003-220845-
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-
338 AM EST FRI FEB 21 2014

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING...
...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH CENTRAL
OHIO...NORTHEAST OHIO...NORTHWEST OHIO AND NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   FLOOD WATCH.
   WIND ADVISORY.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.

THE POTENTIAL FOR ICE JAMS ON AREA RIVERS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE
WEEKEND AS RIVER LEVELS RISE DUE TO RECENT RAINFALL AND SNOW MELT.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

LEZ061-142>149-162>169-220845-
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-
338 AM EST FRI FEB 21 2014

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 1 AM EST
SATURDAY...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR LAKE ERIE.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   GALE WARNING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

The office that day

Everything else NWS Cleveland, OH issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 20, 11:33 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEHancock, Marion, Seneca, Wyandot42 min
Feb 21, 5:12 AM ESTRiver Flood WarningCLEMarion5 days
Feb 21, 6:16 AM ESTAreal Flood WarningCLECrawford, Richland8 hr
Feb 21, 6:52 AM ESTFlash Flood WarningCLECuyahoga18 hr
Feb 21, 9:59 AM ESTAreal Flood WarningCLEErie12 hr
Feb 21, 10:22 AM ESTRiver Flood WarningCLEOttawa, Sandusky, Wood3 days
Feb 21, 10:22 AM ESTRiver Flood WarningCLESeneca14 hr
Feb 21, 10:22 AM ESTRiver Flood WarningCLELucas, Wood5 days
Feb 21, 1:43 PM ESTAreal Flood WarningCLEErie, Lorain8 hr
Feb 21, 1:46 PM ESTRiver Flood WarningCLELake69 hr
Feb 21, 2:01 PM ESTAreal Flood AdvisoryCLECrawford6 hr
Feb 21, 4:51 PM ESTAreal Flood WarningCLESandusky, Seneca18 hr
Feb 21, 5:31 PM ESTAreal Flood WarningCLEErie, Huron12 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive; the gauge from the NWS water service and the USGS.