Alert archive / Ohio / Flood Watches in 2015
Flood Watch 1, NWS Cleveland, OH
NWS Cleveland, OH issued this flood watch at Mar 12, 2015, 9:21 AM EDT for Crawford County, Erie County, Pennsylvania; 17 counties in Ohio. It was in force for 4 days.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 12, 2015, 9:21 AM EDT (13:21 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 16, 2015, 2:47 PM EDT
- In force
- 4 days
- Issued by
- NWS Cleveland, OH
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Ashtabula County, OH, Cuyahoga County, OH, Erie County, OH, Geauga County, OH, Huron County, OH, Lake County, OH, Lorain County, OH, Lucas County, OH, Mahoning County, OH, Medina County, OH, Ottawa County, OH, Portage County, OH, Sandusky County, OH, Seneca County, OH, Summit County, OH, Trumbull County, OH, Wood County, OH, Crawford County, PA, Erie County, PA
The radar
The Cleveland radar (KCLE), 3 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 13:25 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 12:00Z, 1.4 hours before the alert went out and 185 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
- 2070 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 57 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -233 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -219 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
690 WGUS61 KCLE 121321 FFACLE URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH 921 AM EDT THU MAR 12 2015 ...AREA RIVERS AND CREEKS AT RISK FOR ICE JAM FLOODING... .THE RECENT AND ONGOING WARM-UP HAS MELTED A LARGE PORTION OF THE REGIONS SNOWPACK...WHICH HAS CAUSED RIVER LEVELS TO RISE. THE INCREASED RIVER LEVELS ARE PRODUCING A HIGH RISK FOR ICE JAMS AS LARGE SHEETS OF ICE REMAIN ON AREA RIVERS AND CREEKS. THE MOST VULNERABLE COMMUNITIES ARE THOSE ALONG RIVERS THAT DRAIN INTO THE STILL FROZEN LAKE ERIE. THE THREAT LEVEL WILL INCREASE OVER THE WEEKEND WHEN SOME RAIN MOVES INTO THE AREA LEADING TO MORE ICE BREAK UP AND HIGHER RIVER LEVELS. ICE JAMS ARE VERY UNPREDICTABLE AND CONDITIONS CAN CHANGE RAPIDLY. THE THREAT FOR FLOODING WILL CONTINUE UNTIL EITHER THE ICE IS ABLE TO BREAK UP OR MOVE INTO THE LAKE. OHZ003-006>014-018>023-033-089-PAZ001>003-122130- /O.NEW.KCLE.FA.A.0001.150312T1321Z-150315T2000Z/ /00000.0.IC.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ LUCAS-WOOD-OTTAWA-SANDUSKY-ERIE OH-LORAIN-CUYAHOGA-LAKE-GEAUGA- ASHTABULA INLAND-SENECA-HURON-MEDINA-SUMMIT-PORTAGE-TRUMBULL- MAHONING-ASHTABULA LAKESHORE-NORTHERN ERIE-SOUTHERN ERIE- CRAWFORD PA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TOLEDO...BOWLING GREEN...PORT CLINTON... FREMONT...SANDUSKY...LORAIN...CLEVELAND...MENTOR...CHARDON... JEFFERSON...TIFFIN...NORWALK...MEDINA...AKRON...RAVENNA... WARREN...YOUNGSTOWN...ASHTABULA...ERIE...EDINBORO...MEADVILLE 921 AM EDT THU MAR 12 2015 ...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CLEVELAND HAS ISSUED A * ICE JAM FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF OHIO AND NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA... INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN OHIO...ASHTABULA INLAND... ASHTABULA LAKESHORE...CUYAHOGA...ERIE OH...GEAUGA...HURON...LAKE...LORAIN...LUCAS...MAHONING... MEDINA...OTTAWA...PORTAGE...SANDUSKY...SENECA...SUMMIT...TRUMBULL AND WOOD. IN NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA...CRAWFORD PA...NORTHERN ERIE AND SOUTHERN ERIE. * THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON * RECENT THAW IS CAUSING ICE BREAKUP ALONG AREA RIVERS. THE LARGER ICE SHEETS WILL BE ABLE TO PRODUCE ICE JAMS...WHICH RESULT IN FLOODING...MOST OFTEN IN UPSTREAM LOCATIONS DUE TO BACKWATER. THE STILL FROZEN LAKE ERIE WILL BE A BARRIER EXTENDING THE ICE JAM THREAT AND DURATION. * RAINFALL MOVING INTO THE REGION FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY WILL ELIMINATE THE SNOWPACK COMPLETELY FROM ALL BUT THE SNOWBELT COUNTIES. THIS COMBINED RUNOFF WILL INCREASE THE FLOOD THREAT ACROSS THE AREA THIS WEEKEND...BUT ESPECIALLY FOR THOSE COMMUNITIES IMPACTED BY ICE JAMS. RIVER LEVELS COULD RISE VERY ABRUPTLY WHICH COULD LEAD TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF ADDITIONAL ICE JAMS. 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. && $$
13 follow-up statements
622 WGUS61 KCLE 121957 FFACLE FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH 357 PM EDT THU MAR 12 2015 ...AREA RIVERS AND CREEKS AT RISK FOR ICE JAM FLOODING... .THE RECENT AND ONGOING WARM-UP HAS MELTED A LARGE PORTION OF THE REGIONS SNOWPACK...WHICH HAS CAUSED RIVER LEVELS TO RISE. THE INCREASED RIVER LEVELS ARE PRODUCING A HIGH RISK FOR ICE JAMS AS LARGE SHEETS OF ICE REMAIN ON AREA RIVERS AND CREEKS. THE MOST VULNERABLE COMMUNITIES ARE THOSE ALONG RIVERS THAT DRAIN INTO THE STILL FROZEN LAKE ERIE. THE THREAT LEVEL WILL INCREASE OVER THE WEEKEND WHEN SOME RAIN MOVES INTO THE AREA LEADING TO MORE ICE BREAK UP AND HIGHER RIVER LEVELS. ICE JAMS ARE VERY UNPREDICTABLE AND CONDITIONS CAN CHANGE RAPIDLY. THE THREAT FOR FLOODING WILL CONTINUE UNTIL EITHER THE ICE IS ABLE TO BREAK UP OR MOVE INTO THE LAKE. OHZ003-006>014-018>023-033-089-PAZ001>003-130400- /O.CON.KCLE.FA.A.0001.000000T0000Z-150315T2000Z/ /00000.0.IC.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ LUCAS-WOOD-OTTAWA-SANDUSKY-ERIE OH-LORAIN-CUYAHOGA-LAKE-GEAUGA- ASHTABULA INLAND-SENECA-HURON-MEDINA-SUMMIT-PORTAGE-TRUMBULL- MAHONING-ASHTABULA LAKESHORE-NORTHERN ERIE-SOUTHERN ERIE- CRAWFORD PA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TOLEDO...BOWLING GREEN...PORT CLINTON... FREMONT...SANDUSKY...LORAIN...CLEVELAND...MENTOR...CHARDON... JEFFERSON...TIFFIN...NORWALK...MEDINA...AKRON...RAVENNA... WARREN...YOUNGSTOWN...ASHTABULA...ERIE...EDINBORO...MEADVILLE 357 PM EDT THU MAR 12 2015 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF OHIO AND NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN OHIO...ASHTABULA INLAND...ASHTABULA LAKESHORE...CUYAHOGA...ERIE OH...GEAUGA...HURON...LAKE... LORAIN...LUCAS...MAHONING...MEDINA...OTTAWA...PORTAGE... SANDUSKY...SENECA...SUMMIT...TRUMBULL AND WOOD. IN NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA...CRAWFORD PA...NORTHERN ERIE AND SOUTHERN ERIE. * THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON * RECENT THAW IS CAUSING ICE BREAKUPS ALONG AREA RIVERS. THE LARGER ICE SHEETS WILL BE ABLE TO PRODUCE ICE JAMS...WHICH RESULT IN FLOODING...MOST OFTEN IN UPSTREAM LOCATIONS DUE TO BACKWATER. THE STILL FROZEN LAKE ERIE WILL BE A BARRIER TO ANY ICE TRYING TO ADVANCE DOWNSTREAM FOR THE RIVERS AND CREEKS THAT FLOW NORTH. * RAINFALL MOVING INTO THE REGION FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY WILL ELIMINATE THE SNOWPACK COMPLETELY FROM ALL BUT THE SNOWBELT COUNTIES. THIS COMBINED RUNOFF WILL INCREASE THE FLOOD THREAT ACROSS THE AREA THIS WEEKEND...BUT ESPECIALLY FOR THOSE COMMUNITIES IMPACTED BY ICE JAMS. RIVER LEVELS COULD RISE VERY ABRUPTLY WHICH COULD LEAD TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF ADDITIONAL ICE JAMS. 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. && $$
600 WGUS61 KCLE 130145 FFACLE FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH 945 PM EDT THU MAR 12 2015 ...AREA RIVERS AND CREEKS AT RISK FOR ICE JAM FLOODING... .THE RECENT AND ONGOING WARM-UP HAS MELTED A LARGE PORTION OF THE REGIONS SNOWPACK...WHICH HAS CAUSED RIVER LEVELS TO RISE. THE INCREASED RIVER LEVELS ARE PRODUCING A HIGH RISK FOR ICE JAMS AS LARGE SHEETS OF ICE REMAIN ON AREA RIVERS AND CREEKS. THE MOST VULNERABLE COMMUNITIES ARE THOSE ALONG RIVERS THAT DRAIN INTO THE STILL FROZEN LAKE ERIE. THE THREAT LEVEL WILL INCREASE OVER THE WEEKEND WHEN SOME RAIN MOVES INTO THE AREA LEADING TO MORE ICE BREAK UP AND HIGHER RIVER LEVELS. ICE JAMS ARE VERY UNPREDICTABLE AND CONDITIONS CAN CHANGE RAPIDLY. THE THREAT FOR FLOODING WILL CONTINUE UNTIL EITHER THE ICE IS ABLE TO BREAK UP OR MOVE INTO THE LAKE. OHZ003-006>014-018>023-033-089-PAZ001>003-130945- /O.CON.KCLE.FA.A.0001.000000T0000Z-150315T2000Z/ /00000.0.IC.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ LUCAS-WOOD-OTTAWA-SANDUSKY-ERIE OH-LORAIN-CUYAHOGA-LAKE-GEAUGA- ASHTABULA INLAND-SENECA-HURON-MEDINA-SUMMIT-PORTAGE-TRUMBULL- MAHONING-ASHTABULA LAKESHORE-NORTHERN ERIE-SOUTHERN ERIE- CRAWFORD PA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TOLEDO...BOWLING GREEN...PORT CLINTON... FREMONT...SANDUSKY...LORAIN...CLEVELAND...MENTOR...CHARDON... JEFFERSON...TIFFIN...NORWALK...MEDINA...AKRON...RAVENNA... WARREN...YOUNGSTOWN...ASHTABULA...ERIE...EDINBORO...MEADVILLE 945 PM EDT THU MAR 12 2015 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF OHIO AND NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN OHIO...ASHTABULA INLAND...ASHTABULA LAKESHORE...CUYAHOGA...ERIE OH...GEAUGA...HURON...LAKE... LORAIN...LUCAS...MAHONING...MEDINA...OTTAWA...PORTAGE... SANDUSKY...SENECA...SUMMIT...TRUMBULL AND WOOD. IN NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA...CRAWFORD PA...NORTHERN ERIE AND SOUTHERN ERIE. * THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON * RECENT THAW IS CAUSING ICE BREAKUPS ALONG AREA RIVERS. THE LARGER ICE SHEETS WILL BE ABLE TO PRODUCE ICE JAMS...WHICH RESULT IN FLOODING...MOST OFTEN IN UPSTREAM LOCATIONS DUE TO BACKWATER. THE STILL FROZEN LAKE ERIE WILL BE A BARRIER TO ANY ICE TRYING TO ADVANCE DOWNSTREAM FOR THE RIVERS AND CREEKS THAT FLOW NORTH. * RAINFALL MOVING INTO THE REGION FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY WILL ELIMINATE THE SNOWPACK COMPLETELY FROM ALL BUT THE SNOWBELT COUNTIES. THIS COMBINED RUNOFF WILL INCREASE THE FLOOD THREAT ACROSS THE AREA THIS WEEKEND...BUT ESPECIALLY FOR THOSE COMMUNITIES IMPACTED BY ICE JAMS. RIVER LEVELS COULD RISE VERY ABRUPTLY WHICH COULD LEAD TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF ADDITIONAL ICE JAMS. 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. && $$
503 WGUS61 KCLE 130852 FFACLE FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH 452 AM EDT FRI MAR 13 2015 ...AREA RIVERS AND CREEKS AT RISK FOR ICE JAM FLOODING... .THE RECENT AND ONGOING WARM-UP HAS MELTED A LARGE PORTION OF THE REGIONS SNOWPACK...WHICH HAS CAUSED RIVER LEVELS TO RISE. THE INCREASED RIVER LEVELS ARE PRODUCING A HIGH RISK FOR ICE JAMS AS LARGE SHEETS OF ICE REMAIN ON AREA RIVERS AND CREEKS. THE MOST VULNERABLE COMMUNITIES ARE THOSE ALONG RIVERS THAT DRAIN INTO THE STILL FROZEN LAKE ERIE. THE THREAT LEVEL WILL INCREASE OVERNIGHT INTO THIS WEEKEND WHEN SOME RAIN MOVES INTO THE AREA LEADING TO MORE ICE BREAK UP AND HIGHER RIVER LEVELS. ICE JAMS ARE VERY UNPREDICTABLE AND CONDITIONS CAN CHANGE RAPIDLY. THE THREAT FOR FLOODING WILL CONTINUE UNTIL EITHER THE ICE IS ABLE TO BREAK UP OR MOVE INTO THE LAKE. OHZ003-006>014-018>023-033-089-PAZ001>003-131700- /O.CON.KCLE.FA.A.0001.000000T0000Z-150315T2000Z/ /00000.0.IC.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ LUCAS-WOOD-OTTAWA-SANDUSKY-ERIE OH-LORAIN-CUYAHOGA-LAKE-GEAUGA- ASHTABULA INLAND-SENECA-HURON-MEDINA-SUMMIT-PORTAGE-TRUMBULL- MAHONING-ASHTABULA LAKESHORE-NORTHERN ERIE-SOUTHERN ERIE- CRAWFORD PA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TOLEDO...BOWLING GREEN...PORT CLINTON... FREMONT...SANDUSKY...LORAIN...CLEVELAND...MENTOR...CHARDON... JEFFERSON...TIFFIN...NORWALK...MEDINA...AKRON...RAVENNA... WARREN...YOUNGSTOWN...ASHTABULA...ERIE...EDINBORO...MEADVILLE 452 AM EDT FRI MAR 13 2015 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF OHIO AND NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN OHIO...ASHTABULA INLAND...ASHTABULA LAKESHORE...CUYAHOGA...ERIE OH...GEAUGA...HURON...LAKE... LORAIN...LUCAS...MAHONING...MEDINA...OTTAWA...PORTAGE... SANDUSKY...SENECA...SUMMIT...TRUMBULL AND WOOD. IN NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA...CRAWFORD PA...NORTHERN ERIE AND SOUTHERN ERIE. * THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON * RECENT THAW IS CAUSING ICE BREAKUPS ALONG AREA RIVERS. THE LARGER ICE SHEETS WILL BE ABLE TO PRODUCE ICE JAMS...WHICH RESULT IN FLOODING...MOST OFTEN IN UPSTREAM LOCATIONS DUE TO BACKWATER. THE STILL FROZEN LAKE ERIE WILL BE A BARRIER TO ANY ICE TRYING TO ADVANCE DOWNSTREAM FOR THE RIVERS AND CREEKS THAT FLOW NORTH. * RAINFALL WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE TONIGHT...WITH AMOUNTS RANGING FROM TWO TENTHS TO HALF AN INCH OF PRECIPITATION. THIS RAINFALL AND WARMER TEMPERATURES WILL ELIMINATE THE SNOWPACK COMPLETELY FROM ALL BUT THE SNOWBELT COUNTIES. THIS COMBINED RUNOFF WILL INCREASE THE FLOOD THREAT ACROSS THE AREA THIS WEEKEND...BUT ESPECIALLY FOR THOSE COMMUNITIES IMPACTED BY ICE JAMS. RIVER LEVELS COULD RISE VERY ABRUPTLY WHICH COULD LEAD TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF ADDITIONAL ICE JAMS. 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. && $$
494 WGUS61 KCLE 131631 FFACLE FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH 1231 PM EDT FRI MAR 13 2015 ...AREA RIVERS AND CREEKS AT RISK FOR ICE JAM FLOODING... .THE RECENT AND ONGOING WARM-UP HAS MELTED A LARGE PORTION OF THE REGIONS SNOWPACK...WHICH HAS CAUSED RIVER LEVELS TO RISE. THE INCREASED RIVER LEVELS ARE PRODUCING A HIGH RISK FOR ICE JAMS AS LARGE SHEETS OF ICE REMAIN ON AREA RIVERS AND CREEKS. THE MOST VULNERABLE COMMUNITIES ARE THOSE ALONG RIVERS THAT DRAIN INTO THE STILL FROZEN LAKE ERIE. THE THREAT LEVEL WILL INCREASE OVERNIGHT INTO THIS WEEKEND WITH RAIN CAUSING ADDITIONAL RIVER RISES. ICE JAMS ARE VERY UNPREDICTABLE AND CONDITIONS CAN CHANGE RAPIDLY. THE THREAT FOR FLOODING WILL CONTINUE UNTIL EITHER THE ICE IS ABLE TO BREAK UP OR MOVE INTO THE LAKE. OHZ003-006>014-018>023-033-089-PAZ001>003-140045- /O.CON.KCLE.FA.A.0001.000000T0000Z-150315T2000Z/ /00000.0.IC.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ LUCAS-WOOD-OTTAWA-SANDUSKY-ERIE OH-LORAIN-CUYAHOGA-LAKE-GEAUGA- ASHTABULA INLAND-SENECA-HURON-MEDINA-SUMMIT-PORTAGE-TRUMBULL- MAHONING-ASHTABULA LAKESHORE-NORTHERN ERIE-SOUTHERN ERIE- CRAWFORD PA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TOLEDO...BOWLING GREEN...PORT CLINTON... FREMONT...SANDUSKY...LORAIN...CLEVELAND...MENTOR...CHARDON... JEFFERSON...TIFFIN...NORWALK...MEDINA...AKRON...RAVENNA... WARREN...YOUNGSTOWN...ASHTABULA...ERIE...EDINBORO...MEADVILLE 1231 PM EDT FRI MAR 13 2015 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF OHIO AND NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN OHIO...ASHTABULA INLAND...ASHTABULA LAKESHORE...CUYAHOGA...ERIE OH...GEAUGA...HURON...LAKE... LORAIN...LUCAS...MAHONING...MEDINA...OTTAWA...PORTAGE... SANDUSKY...SENECA...SUMMIT...TRUMBULL AND WOOD. IN NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA...CRAWFORD PA...NORTHERN ERIE AND SOUTHERN ERIE. * THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON * RECENT THAW IS CAUSING ICE BREAKUPS ALONG AREA RIVERS. THE LARGER ICE SHEETS WILL BE ABLE TO PRODUCE ICE JAMS...WHICH RESULT IN FLOODING...MOST OFTEN IN UPSTREAM LOCATIONS DUE TO BACKWATER. THE STILL FROZEN LAKE ERIE WILL BE A BARRIER TO ANY ICE TRYING TO ADVANCE DOWNSTREAM FOR THE RIVERS AND CREEKS THAT FLOW NORTH. * RAINFALL WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE TONIGHT...WITH AMOUNTS RANGING FROM TWO TENTHS TO HALF AN INCH OF PRECIPITATION WITHIN THE WATCH AREA. THIS RAINFALL AND WARMER TEMPERATURES WILL ELIMINATE THE SNOWPACK COMPLETELY FROM ALL BUT THE SNOWBELT COUNTIES. THIS COMBINED RUNOFF WILL INCREASE THE FLOOD THREAT ACROSS THE AREA THIS WEEKEND...BUT ESPECIALLY FOR THOSE COMMUNITIES ALREADY IMPACTED BY ICE JAMS. RIVER LEVELS COULD RISE VERY ABRUPTLY WHICH COULD LEAD TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF ADDITIONAL ICE JAMS. 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. && $$
758 WGUS61 KCLE 131956 FFACLE FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH 356 PM EDT FRI MAR 13 2015 ...AREA RIVERS AND CREEKS AT RISK FOR ICE JAM FLOODING... .THE RECENT AND ONGOING WARM-UP HAS MELTED A LARGE PORTION OF THE REGIONS SNOWPACK...WHICH HAS CAUSED RIVER LEVELS TO RISE. THE INCREASED RIVER LEVELS ARE PRODUCING A HIGH RISK FOR ICE JAMS AS LARGE SHEETS OF ICE REMAIN ON AREA RIVERS AND CREEKS. THE MOST VULNERABLE COMMUNITIES ARE THOSE ALONG RIVERS THAT DRAIN INTO THE STILL FROZEN LAKE ERIE. THE THREAT LEVEL WILL INCREASE OVERNIGHT INTO THIS WEEKEND WITH RAIN CAUSING ADDITIONAL RIVER RISES. ICE JAMS ARE VERY UNPREDICTABLE AND CONDITIONS CAN CHANGE RAPIDLY. THE THREAT FOR FLOODING WILL CONTINUE UNTIL EITHER THE ICE IS ABLE TO BREAK UP OR MOVE INTO THE LAKE. OHZ003-006>014-018>023-033-089-PAZ001>003-140400- /O.CON.KCLE.FA.A.0001.000000T0000Z-150315T2000Z/ /00000.0.IC.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ LUCAS-WOOD-OTTAWA-SANDUSKY-ERIE OH-LORAIN-CUYAHOGA-LAKE-GEAUGA- ASHTABULA INLAND-SENECA-HURON-MEDINA-SUMMIT-PORTAGE-TRUMBULL- MAHONING-ASHTABULA LAKESHORE-NORTHERN ERIE-SOUTHERN ERIE- CRAWFORD PA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TOLEDO...BOWLING GREEN...PORT CLINTON... FREMONT...SANDUSKY...LORAIN...CLEVELAND...MENTOR...CHARDON... JEFFERSON...TIFFIN...NORWALK...MEDINA...AKRON...RAVENNA... WARREN...YOUNGSTOWN...ASHTABULA...ERIE...EDINBORO...MEADVILLE 356 PM EDT FRI MAR 13 2015 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF OHIO AND NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN OHIO...ASHTABULA INLAND...ASHTABULA LAKESHORE...CUYAHOGA...ERIE OH...GEAUGA...HURON...LAKE... LORAIN...LUCAS...MAHONING...MEDINA...OTTAWA...PORTAGE... SANDUSKY...SENECA...SUMMIT...TRUMBULL AND WOOD. IN NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA...CRAWFORD PA...NORTHERN ERIE AND SOUTHERN ERIE. * THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON * RECENT THAW IS CAUSING ICE BREAKUPS ALONG AREA RIVERS. THE LARGER ICE SHEETS WILL BE ABLE TO PRODUCE ICE JAMS...WHICH RESULT IN FLOODING...MOST OFTEN IN UPSTREAM LOCATIONS DUE TO BACKWATER. THE STILL FROZEN LAKE ERIE WILL BE A BARRIER TO ANY ICE TRYING TO ADVANCE DOWNSTREAM FOR THE RIVERS AND CREEKS THAT FLOW NORTH. * RAINFALL WILL OCCUR THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS OF SATURDAY AND THEN BEGIN TO DECREASE FROM THE WEST LATE TONIGHT. RAINFALL AMOUNTS IN THE WATCH AREA WILL RANGE FROM TWO TENTHS TO HALF AN INCH. THIS RAINFALL AND WARMER TEMPERATURES WILL ELIMINATE THE SNOWPACK COMPLETELY FROM ALL BUT THE SNOWBELT COUNTIES. THIS COMBINED RUNOFF WILL INCREASE THE FLOOD THREAT ACROSS THE AREA THIS WEEKEND...BUT ESPECIALLY FOR THOSE COMMUNITIES ALREADY IMPACTED BY ICE JAMS. RIVER LEVELS COULD RISE VERY ABRUPTLY WHICH COULD LEAD TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF ADDITIONAL ICE JAMS. 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. && $$
995 WGUS61 KCLE 140123 FFACLE FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH 923 PM EDT FRI MAR 13 2015 ...AREA RIVERS AND CREEKS AT RISK FOR ICE JAM FLOODING... .THE RECENT AND ONGOING WARM-UP HAS MELTED A LARGE PORTION OF THE REGIONS SNOWPACK...WHICH HAS CAUSED RIVER LEVELS TO RISE. THE INCREASED RIVER LEVELS ARE PRODUCING A HIGH RISK FOR ICE JAMS AS LARGE SHEETS OF ICE REMAIN ON AREA RIVERS AND CREEKS. THE MOST VULNERABLE COMMUNITIES ARE THOSE ALONG RIVERS THAT DRAIN INTO THE STILL FROZEN LAKE ERIE. THE THREAT LEVEL WILL INCREASE OVERNIGHT INTO THIS WEEKEND WITH RAIN CAUSING ADDITIONAL RIVER RISES. ICE JAMS ARE VERY UNPREDICTABLE AND CONDITIONS CAN CHANGE RAPIDLY. THE THREAT FOR FLOODING WILL CONTINUE UNTIL EITHER THE ICE IS ABLE TO BREAK UP OR MOVE INTO THE LAKE. OHZ003-006>014-018>023-033-089-PAZ001>003-140930- /O.CON.KCLE.FA.A.0001.000000T0000Z-150315T2000Z/ /00000.0.IC.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ LUCAS-WOOD-OTTAWA-SANDUSKY-ERIE OH-LORAIN-CUYAHOGA-LAKE-GEAUGA- ASHTABULA INLAND-SENECA-HURON-MEDINA-SUMMIT-PORTAGE-TRUMBULL- MAHONING-ASHTABULA LAKESHORE-NORTHERN ERIE-SOUTHERN ERIE- CRAWFORD PA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TOLEDO...BOWLING GREEN...PORT CLINTON... FREMONT...SANDUSKY...LORAIN...CLEVELAND...MENTOR...CHARDON... JEFFERSON...TIFFIN...NORWALK...MEDINA...AKRON...RAVENNA... WARREN...YOUNGSTOWN...ASHTABULA...ERIE...EDINBORO...MEADVILLE 923 PM EDT FRI MAR 13 2015 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF OHIO AND NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN OHIO...ASHTABULA INLAND...ASHTABULA LAKESHORE...CUYAHOGA...ERIE OH...GEAUGA...HURON...LAKE... LORAIN...LUCAS...MAHONING...MEDINA...OTTAWA...PORTAGE... SANDUSKY...SENECA...SUMMIT...TRUMBULL AND WOOD. IN NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA...CRAWFORD PA...NORTHERN ERIE AND SOUTHERN ERIE. * THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON * RECENT THAW IS CAUSING ICE BREAKUPS ALONG AREA RIVERS. THE LARGER ICE SHEETS WILL BE ABLE TO PRODUCE ICE JAMS...WHICH RESULT IN FLOODING...MOST OFTEN IN UPSTREAM LOCATIONS DUE TO BACKWATER. THE STILL FROZEN LAKE ERIE WILL BE A BARRIER TO ANY ICE TRYING TO ADVANCE DOWNSTREAM FOR THE RIVERS AND CREEKS THAT FLOW INTO THE LAKE. * RAINFALL WILL CONTINUE FOR MOST OF THE AREA UNTIL THE END OF THE NIGHT THEN END FROM WEST TO EAST SATURDAY MORNING. RAINFALL AMOUNTS IN THE WATCH AREA WILL RANGE FROM TWO TENTHS TO HALF AN INCH. THIS RAINFALL AND WARMER TEMPERATURES WILL ELIMINATE THE SNOWPACK COMPLETELY FROM ALL BUT THE SNOWBELT COUNTIES. THIS COMBINED RUNOFF WILL INCREASE THE FLOOD THREAT ACROSS THE AREA THIS WEEKEND...BUT ESPECIALLY FOR THOSE COMMUNITIES ALREADY IMPACTED BY ICE JAMS. RIVER LEVELS COULD RISE VERY ABRUPTLY WHICH COULD LEAD TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF ADDITIONAL ICE JAMS. 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. && $$
193 WGUS61 KCLE 140846 FFACLE FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH 446 AM EDT SAT MAR 14 2015 ...AREA RIVERS AND CREEKS REMAIN AT RISK FOR ICE JAM FLOODING... .RIVER LEVELS CONTINUE TO BE ELEVATED DUE TO RAIN AND SNOW MELT. ICE REMAINS ON SOME AREA RIVERS AND CREEKS. THE ICE CAN JAM IF IT BEGINS TO MOVE DOWNSTREAM. THIS CAN CAUSE WATER TO BACK UP BEHIND THE ICE. FLOODING IS ALSO POSSIBLE AS ICE JAMS BREAK AND WATER SURGES DOWNSTREAM. THE MOST VULNERABLE COMMUNITIES TO EXPERIENCE ICE JAMS ARE THOSE ALONG RIVERS THAT DRAIN INTO THE STILL FROZEN LAKE ERIE. OHZ003-006>014-018>023-033-089-PAZ001>003-141700- /O.CON.KCLE.FA.A.0001.000000T0000Z-150315T2000Z/ /00000.0.IC.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ LUCAS-WOOD-OTTAWA-SANDUSKY-ERIE OH-LORAIN-CUYAHOGA-LAKE-GEAUGA- ASHTABULA INLAND-SENECA-HURON-MEDINA-SUMMIT-PORTAGE-TRUMBULL- MAHONING-ASHTABULA LAKESHORE-NORTHERN ERIE-SOUTHERN ERIE- CRAWFORD PA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TOLEDO...BOWLING GREEN...PORT CLINTON... FREMONT...SANDUSKY...LORAIN...CLEVELAND...MENTOR...CHARDON... JEFFERSON...TIFFIN...NORWALK...MEDINA...AKRON...RAVENNA... WARREN...YOUNGSTOWN...ASHTABULA...ERIE...EDINBORO...MEADVILLE 446 AM EDT SAT MAR 14 2015 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF OHIO AND NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN OHIO...ASHTABULA INLAND...ASHTABULA LAKESHORE...CUYAHOGA...ERIE OH...GEAUGA...HURON...LAKE... LORAIN...LUCAS...MAHONING...MEDINA...OTTAWA...PORTAGE... SANDUSKY...SENECA...SUMMIT...TRUMBULL AND WOOD. IN NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA...CRAWFORD PA...NORTHERN ERIE AND SOUTHERN ERIE. * THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON * ICE CONTINUES TO BREAKUP ON AREA RIVERS. WHEN THE ICE MOVES DOWNSTREAM IT CAN JAM...WHICH RESULT IN FLOODING...MOST OFTEN IN UPSTREAM LOCATIONS DUE TO BACKWATER. THE STILL FROZEN LAKE ERIE WILL BE A BARRIER TO ANY ICE TRYING TO ADVANCE DOWNSTREAM FOR THE RIVERS AND CREEKS THAT FLOW INTO THE LAKE. * RAIN WILL END FROM WEST TO EAST THIS MORNING. RAINFALL AMOUNTS IN THE WATCH AREA WILL RANGE FROM TWO TENTHS TO HALF AN INCH. THE RAINFALL AND WARMER TEMPERATURES WILL ELIMINATE THE SNOW PACK COMPLETELY FROM ALL BUT THE SNOWBELT COUNTIES. THIS COMBINED RUNOFF WILL INCREASE THE FLOOD THREAT ACROSS THE AREA THIS WEEKEND...BUT ESPECIALLY FOR THOSE COMMUNITIES ALREADY IMPACTED BY ICE JAMS. RIVER LEVELS COULD RISE VERY ABRUPTLY WHICH COULD LEAD TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF ADDITIONAL ICE JAMS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... ICE JAM FLOODING IS DIFFICULT TO PREDICT...AND CONDITIONS CAN CHANGE RAPIDLY AS A JAM FORMS AND BREAKS. THE WORST FLOODING ASSOCIATED WITH ICE JAMS IS OFTEN IMMEDIATELY UPSTREAM OF THE JAM LOCATION. IF YOU LIVE ALONG OR NEAR RIVERS PRONE TO ICE JAMS...BE PREPARED TO ACT QUICKLY. && $$
398 WGUS61 KCLE 141622 FFACLE FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH 1222 PM EDT SAT MAR 14 2015 ...AREA RIVERS AND CREEKS REMAIN AT RISK FOR ICE JAM FLOODING... .RIVER LEVELS CONTINUE TO BE ELEVATED DUE TO RAIN AND SNOW MELT. ICE REMAINS ON SOME AREA RIVERS AND CREEKS. THE ICE CAN JAM IF IT BEGINS TO MOVE DOWNSTREAM. THIS CAN CAUSE WATER TO BACK UP BEHIND THE ICE. FLOODING IS ALSO POSSIBLE AS ICE JAMS BREAK AND WATER SURGES DOWNSTREAM. THE MOST VULNERABLE COMMUNITIES TO EXPERIENCE ICE JAMS ARE THOSE ALONG RIVERS THAT DRAIN INTO THE STILL FROZEN LAKE ERIE. OHZ011-013-020>023-033-141730- /O.CAN.KCLE.FA.A.0001.000000T0000Z-150315T2000Z/ /00000.0.IC.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ CUYAHOGA-GEAUGA-MEDINA-SUMMIT-PORTAGE-TRUMBULL-MAHONING- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLEVELAND...CHARDON...MEDINA...AKRON... RAVENNA...WARREN...YOUNGSTOWN 1222 PM EDT SAT MAR 14 2015 ...FLOOD WATCH IS CANCELLED... THE THREAT FOR ADDITIONAL FLOODING FROM ICE JAMS ON AREA RIVERS AND TRIBUTARIES HAS ENDED AND THEREFORE...THE FLOOD WATCH FOR A PORTION OF NORTHEAST OHIO HAS BEEN CANCELLED. MINOR RIVER FLOODING IS STILL OCCURRING FROM EXCESS RUNOFF. PLEASE SEE CURRENT FLOOD WARNINGS AT RIVER FORECAST POINTS FOR MORE INFORMATION. NO ADDITIONAL RAINFALL WILL OCCUR IN THE SHORT TERM. $$ OHZ003-006>010-012-014-018-019-089-PAZ001>003-150100- /O.CON.KCLE.FA.A.0001.000000T0000Z-150315T2000Z/ /00000.0.IC.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ LUCAS-WOOD-OTTAWA-SANDUSKY-ERIE OH-LORAIN-LAKE-ASHTABULA INLAND- SENECA-HURON-ASHTABULA LAKESHORE-NORTHERN ERIE-SOUTHERN ERIE- CRAWFORD PA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TOLEDO...BOWLING GREEN...PORT CLINTON... FREMONT...SANDUSKY...LORAIN...MENTOR...JEFFERSON...TIFFIN... NORWALK...ASHTABULA...ERIE...EDINBORO...MEADVILLE 1222 PM EDT SAT MAR 14 2015 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF OHIO AND NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN OHIO...ASHTABULA INLAND...ASHTABULA LAKESHORE...ERIE OH...HURON...LAKE...LORAIN...LUCAS...OTTAWA... SANDUSKY...SENECA AND WOOD. IN NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA... CRAWFORD PA...NORTHERN ERIE AND SOUTHERN ERIE. * THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * ICE CONTINUES TO BREAKUP ON AREA RIVERS. WHEN THE ICE MOVES DOWNSTREAM IT CAN JAM...WHICH RESULTS IN FLOODING...MOST OFTEN IN UPSTREAM LOCATIONS DUE TO BACKWATER. THE STILL FROZEN LAKE ERIE WILL BE A BARRIER TO ANY ICE TRYING TO ADVANCE DOWNSTREAM FOR THE RIVERS AND CREEKS THAT FLOW INTO THE LAKE. * NO ADDITIONAL RAIN WILL OCCUR IN THE SHORT TERM. RAINFALL AMOUNTS IN THE WATCH AREA HAVE RANGED FROM TWO TENTHS TO A HALF AN INCH OVER THE LAST 12 TO 18 HOURS. THE RUNOFF FROM THE RAINFALL AND THE MELTING SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO BREAK UP AND MOVE THE ICE...CREATING THE POSSIBILITY FOR THE ICE TO JAM. RIVER LEVELS COULD RISE VERY ABRUPTLY WHICH COULD LEAD TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF ADDITIONAL ICE JAMS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... ICE JAM FLOODING IS DIFFICULT TO PREDICT...AND CONDITIONS CAN CHANGE RAPIDLY AS A JAM FORMS AND BREAKS. THE WORST FLOODING ASSOCIATED WITH ICE JAMS IS OFTEN IMMEDIATELY UPSTREAM OF THE JAM LOCATION. IF YOU LIVE ALONG OR NEAR RIVERS PRONE TO ICE JAMS...BE PREPARED TO ACT QUICKLY. && $$ OUDEMAN
970 WGUS61 KCLE 142231 FFACLE FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH 631 PM EDT SAT MAR 14 2015 ...AREA RIVERS AND CREEKS REMAIN AT RISK FOR ICE JAM FLOODING... OHZ003-006>010-012-014-018-019-089-PAZ001>003-150645- /O.CON.KCLE.FA.A.0001.000000T0000Z-150315T2000Z/ /00000.0.IJ.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ LUCAS-WOOD-OTTAWA-SANDUSKY-ERIE OH-LORAIN-LAKE-ASHTABULA INLAND- SENECA-HURON-ASHTABULA LAKESHORE-NORTHERN ERIE-SOUTHERN ERIE- CRAWFORD PA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TOLEDO...BOWLING GREEN...PORT CLINTON... FREMONT...SANDUSKY...LORAIN...MENTOR...JEFFERSON...TIFFIN... NORWALK...ASHTABULA...ERIE...EDINBORO...MEADVILLE 631 PM EDT SAT MAR 14 2015 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF OHIO AND NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN OHIO...ASHTABULA INLAND...ASHTABULA LAKESHORE...ERIE OH...HURON...LAKE...LORAIN...LUCAS...OTTAWA... SANDUSKY...SENECA AND WOOD. IN NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA... CRAWFORD PA...NORTHERN ERIE AND SOUTHERN ERIE. * THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON * ICE CONTINUES TO BREAKUP ON AREA RIVERS. WHEN THE ICE MOVES DOWNSTREAM IT CAN JAM...WHICH RESULTS IN FLOODING...MOST OFTEN IN UPSTREAM LOCATIONS DUE TO BACKWATER. THE STILL FROZEN LAKE ERIE WILL BE A BARRIER TO ANY ICE TRYING TO ADVANCE DOWNSTREAM FOR THE RIVERS AND CREEKS THAT FLOW INTO THE LAKE. * NO ADDITIONAL RAIN WILL OCCUR IN THE SHORT TERM. RAINFALL AMOUNTS IN THE WATCH AREA HAVE RANGED FROM TWO TENTHS TO A HALF AN INCH OVER THE LAST 12 TO 18 HOURS. THE RUNOFF FROM THE RAINFALL AND THE MELTING SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO BREAK UP AND MOVE THE ICE...CREATING THE POSSIBILITY FOR THE ICE TO JAM. RIVER LEVELS COULD RISE VERY ABRUPTLY WHICH COULD LEAD TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF ADDITIONAL ICE JAMS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... ICE JAM FLOODING IS DIFFICULT TO PREDICT...AND CONDITIONS CAN CHANGE RAPIDLY AS A JAM FORMS AND BREAKS. THE WORST FLOODING ASSOCIATED WITH ICE JAMS IS OFTEN IMMEDIATELY UPSTREAM OF THE JAM LOCATION. IF YOU LIVE ALONG OR NEAR RIVERS PRONE TO ICE JAMS...BE PREPARED TO ACT QUICKLY. && $$
350 WGUS61 KCLE 150201 FFACLE FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH 1001 PM EDT SAT MAR 14 2015 ...AREA RIVERS AND CREEKS REMAIN AT RISK FOR ICE JAM FLOODING... OHZ003-006>010-012-014-018-019-089-PAZ001>003-151015- /O.CON.KCLE.FA.A.0001.000000T0000Z-150315T2000Z/ /00000.0.IJ.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ LUCAS-WOOD-OTTAWA-SANDUSKY-ERIE OH-LORAIN-LAKE-ASHTABULA INLAND- SENECA-HURON-ASHTABULA LAKESHORE-NORTHERN ERIE-SOUTHERN ERIE- CRAWFORD PA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TOLEDO...BOWLING GREEN...PORT CLINTON... FREMONT...SANDUSKY...LORAIN...MENTOR...JEFFERSON...TIFFIN... NORWALK...ASHTABULA...ERIE...EDINBORO...MEADVILLE 1001 PM EDT SAT MAR 14 2015 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF OHIO AND NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN OHIO...ASHTABULA INLAND...ASHTABULA LAKESHORE...ERIE OH...HURON...LAKE...LORAIN...LUCAS...OTTAWA... SANDUSKY...SENECA AND WOOD. IN NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA... CRAWFORD PA...NORTHERN ERIE AND SOUTHERN ERIE. * THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON * ICE CONTINUES TO BREAKUP AND RE JAM ON AREA RIVERS WHICH CAN RESULT IN FLOODING...MOST OFTEN IN UPSTREAM LOCATIONS DUE TO BACKWATER. THE STILL FROZEN LAKE ERIE WILL BE A BARRIER TO ANY ICE TRYING TO ADVANCE DOWNSTREAM FOR THE RIVERS AND CREEKS THAT FLOW INTO THE LAKE. * NO SIGNIFICANT RAIN IS EXPECTED THROUGH SUNDAY. RUNOFF FROM RECENT RAINFALL AND THE MELTING SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO BREAK UP AND MOVE THE ICE...CREATING THE POSSIBILITY FOR THE ICE TO JAM. RIVER LEVELS COULD RISE VERY ABRUPTLY WHICH COULD LEAD TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF ADDITIONAL ICE JAMS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... ICE JAM FLOODING IS DIFFICULT TO PREDICT...AND CONDITIONS CAN CHANGE RAPIDLY AS A JAM FORMS AND BREAKS. THE WORST FLOODING ASSOCIATED WITH ICE JAMS IS OFTEN IMMEDIATELY UPSTREAM OF THE JAM LOCATION. IF YOU LIVE ALONG OR NEAR RIVERS PRONE TO ICE JAMS...BE PREPARED TO ACT QUICKLY. && $$
572 WGUS61 KCLE 151125 FFACLE FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH 725 AM EDT SUN MAR 15 2015 ...AREA RIVERS AND CREEKS REMAIN AT RISK FOR ICE JAM FLOODING... OHZ003-006>010-012-014-018-019-089-PAZ001>003-151930- /O.CON.KCLE.FA.A.0001.000000T0000Z-150315T2000Z/ /00000.0.IC.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ LUCAS-WOOD-OTTAWA-SANDUSKY-ERIE OH-LORAIN-LAKE-ASHTABULA INLAND- SENECA-HURON-ASHTABULA LAKESHORE-NORTHERN ERIE-SOUTHERN ERIE- CRAWFORD PA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TOLEDO...BOWLING GREEN...PORT CLINTON... FREMONT...SANDUSKY...LORAIN...MENTOR...JEFFERSON...TIFFIN... NORWALK...ASHTABULA...ERIE...EDINBORO...MEADVILLE 725 AM EDT SUN MAR 15 2015 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON... THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF OHIO AND NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN OHIO...ASHTABULA INLAND...ASHTABULA LAKESHORE...ERIE OH...HURON...LAKE...LORAIN...LUCAS...OTTAWA... SANDUSKY...SENECA AND WOOD. IN NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA... CRAWFORD PA...NORTHERN ERIE AND SOUTHERN ERIE. * UNTIL 4 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON * ICE CONTINUES TO BREAKUP AND JAM ON AREA RIVERS WHICH CAN RESULT IN FLOODING...MOST OFTEN IN UPSTREAM LOCATIONS BEHIND THE ICE JAM. THE STILL FROZEN LAKE ERIE WILL BE A BARRIER TO ICE FLOWING DOWNSTREAM SO THE RISK OF ICE JAMS CONTINUES TODAY. * NO SIGNIFICANT RAIN IS EXPECTED INTO THE WEEK BUT RUNOFF FROM RECENT RAIN AND MELTING SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO ELEVATE WATER LEVELS...CREATING THE POSSIBILITY FOR ICE JAMS. RIVER LEVELS CAN RISE VERY QUICKLY BEHIND AN ICE JAM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... ICE JAM FLOODING IS DIFFICULT TO PREDICT...AND CONDITIONS CAN CHANGE RAPIDLY AS A JAM FORMS AND BREAKS. THE WORST FLOODING ASSOCIATED WITH ICE JAMS IS OFTEN IMMEDIATELY UPSTREAM OF THE JAM LOCATION. IF YOU LIVE ALONG OR NEAR RIVERS PRONE TO ICE JAMS...BE PREPARED TO ACT QUICKLY. && $$
000 WGUS61 KCLE 151720 FFACLE URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH 120 PM EDT SUN MAR 15 2015 OHZ003-006>010-012-014-018-019-089-151830- /O.CAN.KCLE.FA.A.0001.000000T0000Z-150315T2000Z/ /00000.0.IJ.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ LUCAS-WOOD-OTTAWA-SANDUSKY-ERIE OH-LORAIN-LAKE-ASHTABULA INLAND- SENECA-HURON-ASHTABULA LAKESHORE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TOLEDO...BOWLING GREEN...PORT CLINTON... FREMONT...SANDUSKY...LORAIN...MENTOR...JEFFERSON...TIFFIN... NORWALK...ASHTABULA 120 PM EDT SUN MAR 15 2015 ...FLOOD WATCH IS CANCELLED... THE FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL OHIO...NORTHEAST OHIO AND NORTHWEST OHIO HAS BEEN CANCELLED. ICE JAMS ON MOST RIVERS IN NORTHERN OHIO HAVE BROKEN UP OR WERE CAUSING ONLY MINOR OR LOCALIZED FLOODING PROBLEMS. WHILE THOSE COULD SHIFT OR MOVE DOWNSTREAM...THE THREAT FOR WIDESPREAD ICE JAM FLOODING HAS ENDED. $$ PAZ001>003-160130- /O.EXT.KCLE.FA.A.0001.000000T0000Z-150316T1900Z/ /00000.0.IJ.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ NORTHERN ERIE-SOUTHERN ERIE-CRAWFORD PA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ERIE...EDINBORO...MEADVILLE 120 PM EDT SUN MAR 15 2015 ...FLOOD WATCH NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... THE FLOOD WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR * A PORTION OF NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...CRAWFORD PA...NORTHERN ERIE AND SOUTHERN ERIE. * THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON * ICE CONTINUES TO BREAKUP AND JAM ON AREA RIVERS WHICH CAN RESULT IN FLOODING...MOST OFTEN IN UPSTREAM LOCATIONS BEHIND THE ICE JAM. THE STILL FROZEN LAKE ERIE WILL BE A BARRIER TO ICE FLOWING DOWNSTREAM SO THE RISK OF ICE JAMS CONTINUES TODAY. * NO SIGNIFICANT RAIN IS EXPECTED INTO THE WEEK BUT RUNOFF FROM RECENT RAIN AND MELTING SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO ELEVATE WATER LEVELS...CREATING THE POSSIBILITY FOR ICE JAMS. RIVER LEVELS CAN RISE VERY QUICKLY BEHIND AN ICE JAM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... ICE JAM FLOODING IS DIFFICULT TO PREDICT...AND CONDITIONS CAN CHANGE RAPIDLY AS A JAM FORMS AND BREAKS. THE WORST FLOODING ASSOCIATED WITH ICE JAMS IS OFTEN IMMEDIATELY UPSTREAM OF THE JAM LOCATION. IF YOU LIVE ALONG OR NEAR RIVERS PRONE TO ICE JAMS...BE PREPARED TO ACT QUICKLY. && $$
911 WGUS61 KCLE 161847 FFACLE FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH 247 PM EDT MON MAR 16 2015 PAZ001>003-162000- /O.CAN.KCLE.FA.A.0001.000000T0000Z-150316T1900Z/ /00000.0.IJ.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ NORTHERN ERIE-SOUTHERN ERIE-CRAWFORD PA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ERIE...EDINBORO...MEADVILLE 247 PM EDT MON MAR 16 2015 ...FLOOD WATCH IS CANCELLED... THE FLOOD WATCH FOR A PORTION OF NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA HAS BEEN CANCELLED. WHILE LOCALIZED HIGH WATER AND MINOR FLOODING REMAINS POSSIBLE ALONG FRENCH CREEK...AS WELL OTHER STREAMS AND CREEKS WITH ICE JAMS...THE THREAT FOR WIDESPREAD ICE JAM FLOODING HAS DIMINISHED. ICE JAM FLOODING IS DIFFICULT TO PREDICT HOWEVER...AND CONDITIONS CAN CHANGE RAPIDLY AS JAMS FORM AND BREAK. FLOODING ASSOCIATED WITH ICE JAMS IS OFTEN WORST IMMEDIATELY UPSTREAM OF THE JAM LOCATION. IF YOU LIVE ALONG OR NEAR RIVERS PRONE TO ICE JAMS...BE PREPARED TO ACT QUICKLY. $$ TK
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this flood watch 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 flood watch went out at Mar 12, 7:44 AM EDT, 1 hour 37 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 12, 7:44 AM EDT, 1 hour 37 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH 744 AM EDT THU MAR 12 2015 .SYNOPSIS... HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD TO THE EASTERN GREAT LAKES TODAY THEN OFF THE EAST COAST FRIDAY. MOISTURE WILL SPREAD NORTH FROM THE GULF OF MEXICO FROM FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY AS LOW PRESSURE SLOWLY MOVES EAST ACROSS THE REGION. THIS SYSTEM WILL PULL A COLD FRONT SOUTH ACROSS THE AREA ON SATURDAY NIGHT. && .NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 PM THIS EVENING/... NORTHEAST WINDS OF 5-10 MPH HAVE DEVELOPED AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS TO THE CENTRAL GREAT LAKES...QUICKLY SCOURING OUT THE FOG FROM NORTH TO SOUTH. REPORTS INDICATED ENOUGH FOG WAS STILL IN PLACE ACROSS MARION COUNTY TO LEAVE THE DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN PLACE BUT CANCELLED FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE AREA. RAPID IMPROVEMENT IS EXPECTED THROUGH 9 AM IN MARION COUNTY. OTHERWISE NO CHANGES WITH THE MORNING UPDATE. ONCE THE FOG ERODES...SKIES SHOULD BE MOSTLY SUNNY EXCEPT FOR SOME MID-LEVEL CLOUD MOVING AROUND THE RIDGE ALOFT TOWARDS NW PA. THE AIR MASS WILL BE ABOUT 2 DEGREES COOLER AT 925MB THAN YESTERDAY SO HIGHS WILL BE A COUPLE DEGREES COOLER IN THE NORTHEAST COUNTIES. FLOODING THREAT...PRIMARILY IN THE FORM OF ICE JAMS ON AREA RIVERS...CONTINUES TODAY. WE ALSO HAVE A FEW RIVERS THAT ARE FLOODING DUE TO INCREASED FLOW FROM THE MELTING SNOW PACK. IT IS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO FORECAST WHEN ICE JAMS WILL START TO CAUSE PROBLEMS ON VARIOUS RIVERS AND REPORTS OF ICE JAMS OR ANY FLOODING PROBLEMS WILL BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. && .SHORT TERM /6 PM THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT/... BROAD UPPER LOW SEEN ON WATER VAPOR IMAGERY OVER TEXAS IS ALREADY FOCUSING MOISTURE OVER THE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY. THIS MOISTURE WILL SPREAD NORTH ACROSS THE AREA ON FRIDAY WITH RAIN BECOMING WIDESPREAD ON FRIDAY NIGHT AS WEAK LOW PRESSURE TRACKS OUT OF THE PLAINS AND MERGES WITH ANOTHER SYSTEM MOVING SOUTHEAST OUT OF CANADA. THE QPF FORECAST FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING RANGES FROM AROUND AN INCH IN OUR FAR SOUTHERN COUNTIES TO A QUARTER INCH OR LESS TOWARDS TOLEDO. THE SYSTEM APPROACHING FROM THE NORTH SHOULD BE EFFECTIVE AT KEEPING THE HEAVIER QPF FOCUSED TO THE SOUTH. THIS RAINFALL COULD AGGRAVATE FLOODING CONCERNS ACROSS THE AREA. TEMPERATURES ON FRIDAY SHOULD REACH OR SURPASS THE 50 DEGREE MARK NEARLY EVERYWHERE. KEPT HIGHS A COUPLE DEGREES LOWER IN THE SOUTH WHERE THE PRECIP WILL MOVE IN EARLIER. THE ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH ON SATURDAY AFTERNOON WITH TEMPERATURES FALLING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. PRECIPITATION WILL BE CONFINED TO THE SNOWBELT BY SATURDAY NIGHT BUT SHOULD SEE A MIX OR TRANSITION BACK OVER TO SNOW. HIGHS ON SUNDAY WILL RANGE FROM THE MID 30S IN THE NE TO MID 40S IN THE SOUTHWEST. && .LONG TERM /MONDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY/... SOME TIMING ISSUES IN THE EXTENDED PORTION OF THE FORECAST BUT ALL OF THE MODELS BEGIN TO REESTABLISH THE TROUGH IN THE EAST. THE ECMWF REMAINS THE FASTEST WITH THE NEXT COLD FRONT...BRINGING IT ACROSS THE AREA EARLY MONDAY NIGHT. THE OTHER SOLUTIONS ARE A BIT SLOWER AND THE FORECAST WILL BRING A CHANCE OF SHOWERS WITH THE FRONT MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY. OF COURSE THE TIMING OF THE FRONT WILL BE CRITICAL TO TEMPERATURES SINCE IT WILL REMAIN MILD AHEAD OF THE FRONT. THE FORECAST TEMPS WILL BE A COMPROMISE TO ALLOW FOR THE UNCERTAINTY IN THE TIMING. THE SURFACE HIGH SHOULD BUILD IN MID WEEK. THE LATEST RUN OF THE ECMWF HAS BACKED OFF ON THE COLDEST AIR. ALTHOUGH WE WILL LIKELY SEE TEMPERATURES DROP OFF MID WEEK...IT WILL HOPEFULLY NOT BE ABNORMALLY COLD...PERHAPS SLIGHTLY BELOW NORMAL WITH HIGHS MAINLY IN THE 40S AND LOWS IN THE 20S. && .AVIATION /12Z THURSDAY THROUGH MONDAY/... DRIER AIR FILTERING IN AS HIGH PRESSURE SLIDES BY TO THE NORTH TODAY. VFR THROUGH THE PERIOD WITH INCREASING HIGH CLOUDS FROM THE SOUTH AND WEST. LIGHT WINDS WILL VEER FROM NORTH TO EAST SOUTHEAST. .OUTLOOK...NON VFR WILL DEVELOP LATER FRIDAY OR FRIDAY NIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY IN -RA/BR. NON VFR MAY LINGER ACROSS EXTREME NE OH/NW PA SUNDAY. && .MARINE... NO SIGNIFICANT WINDS ARE EXPECTED ON LAKE ERIE INTO NEXT WEEK. HIGH PRESSURE WILL CROSS THE EASTERN GREAT LAKES TODAY AND WINDS WILL VEER MORE FROM THE EAST AS THE DAY GOES ON. THE NEXT COLD FRONT IS DUE ON SATURDAY AND WINDS WILL PICK UP FROM THE NORTHWEST ON SATURDAY NIGHT...PROBABLY 10 TO 20 KNOTS. A STRONGER FRONT IS EXPECTED ON TUESDAY. WINDS ON MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY COULD REACH 15 TO 25 KNOTS....FIRST FROM THE SOUTHWEST AND THEN NORTHWEST ON TUESDAY AFTER THE FRONTAL PASSAGE. THE ICE ON THE LAKE WILL CONTINUE TO THIN. MOVEMENT OF THE ICE IS MORE LIKELY AS MORE OPEN WATER DEVELOPS. && .HYDROLOGY... DUE TO THE COMBINATION OF THE WATER RELEASED FROM THE MELTING SNOW ALONG WITH THE RAINFALL FROM YESTERDAY AND THE SUN AND MILD TEMPERATURES TODAY...ICE HAS BEGUN TO SHIFT ON AREA RIVERS WITH SOME ICE JAMS BEING REPORTED. THIS INCLUDES THE VERMILION RIVER...THE HURON RIVER NEAR MILAN...THE SANDUSKY RIVER NEAR FREMONT AND THE GRAND RIVER NEAR PAINESVILLE. SEE LATEST FLOOD ADVISORIES. UNTIL THE RAIN ARRIVES FRIDAY/SATURDAY THE ICE JAM THREAT IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN ISOLATED. THEREFORE NO FLOOD WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED. WITH EXPECTED RAINFALL FOR THE END OF THE WEEK...A FLOOD WATCH MAY BE NEEDED AS THE EVENT NEARS AND DETAILS ON RAINFALL AMOUNTS BECOME CLEARER. WITH THE CURRENTLY FORECASTED RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF A WIDESPREAD QUARTER TO THREE QUARTERS OF AN INCH...ADDITIONAL ICE JAMS AND RESULTANT FLOODING IS POSSIBLE. AREAS MOST VULNERABLE WILL BE ALONG RIVERS THAT FLOW INTO LAKE ERIE...WHICH ALSO REMAINS MOSTLY ICE COVERED. && .CLE WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... OH...DENSE FOG ADVISORY UNTIL 9 AM EDT THIS MORNING FOR OHZ036. PA...NONE. MARINE...NONE. && SYNOPSIS...KEC NEAR TERM...KEC SHORT TERM...KEC LONG TERM...KOSARIK AVIATION...KOSARIK MARINE...KOSARIK HYDROLOGY...
Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 12, 7:12 AM EDT, 2 hours 9 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH 712 AM EDT THU MAR 12 2015 OHZ003-006>014-017>023-027>033-037-038-047-089-PAZ001>003-131115- 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-MORROW-HOLMES- KNOX-ASHTABULA LAKESHORE-NORTHERN ERIE-SOUTHERN ERIE-CRAWFORD PA- 712 AM EDT THU MAR 12 2015 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH CENTRAL OHIO...NORTHEAST OHIO...NORTHWEST OHIO AND NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. ISOLATED ICE JAM FLOODING WILL BE POSSIBLE ESPECIALLY ALONG TRIBUTARIES THAT FEED INTO LAKE ERIE. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. FROM FRIDAY THROUGH THE WEEKEND THERE WILL BE A HEIGHTENED RISK FOR ICE JAMS BECAUSE OF WARMING TEMPERATURES...CONTINUED SNOW MELT AND SOME RAIN LATE FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY. RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL RANGE FROM AROUND A THIRD OF AN INCH IN NORTHWEST OHIO TO NEAR AN INCH TOWARDS CENTRAL OHIO. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. OHZ036-131115- MARION- 712 AM EDT THU MAR 12 2015 ...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EDT THIS MORNING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH CENTRAL OHIO. .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. DENSE FOG ADVISORY. RIVERS AND CREEKS WILL BE RUNNING HIGH FROM RECENT SNOW MELT AND SOME RIVER FLOODING IS POSSIBLE. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. FROM FRIDAY THROUGH THE WEEKEND THERE WILL BE A HEIGHTENED RISK FOR FLOODING BECAUSE OF WARMING TEMPERATURES...CONTINUED SNOW MELT AND SOME RAIN LATE FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF A HALF INCH TO AN INCH ARE POSSIBLE. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. LEZ061-142>149-162>169-131115- 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- 712 AM EDT THU MAR 12 2015 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR LAKE ERIE. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS 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.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 11, 8:48 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | CLE | Holmes, Wayne | 9 days |
| Mar 11, 9:49 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CLE | Lake | 24 hr |
| Mar 11, 10:11 PM EDT | Dense Fog Advisory | CLE | Crawford, Hancock, Knox, Marion, Morrow, Seneca and 2 more | 11 hr |
| Mar 12, 1:15 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CLE | Erie, Lorain | 48 hr |
| Mar 12, 6:17 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CLE | Lake | 24 hr |
| Mar 12, 6:32 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | CLE | Trumbull | 4 days |
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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.