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River Flood Warning 10, NWS Cleveland, OH

March 15, 2016Erie County, Ohio

NWS Cleveland, OH issued this river flood warning at Mar 15, 2016, 6:49 AM EDT for Erie County, Ohio. It was in force for 9 hr.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Mar 15, 2016, 6:49 AM EDT (10:49 UTC)
Expired
Mar 15, 2016, 3:38 PM EDT
In force
9 hr
Issued by
NWS Cleveland, OH
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
Minor

County Erie County, OH

The radar

The Cleveland radar (KCLE), 60 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:50 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 Huron River at Milan (MILO1). The gauge peaked at 17.91 ft at Mar 15, 2016, 7:00 AM EDT.

actionminormoderate10152003/1503/16
Action stage
14 ft
Minor stage
18 ft
Moderate stage
19.5 ft
Major stage
22.5 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 04199000, 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.

978 
WGUS41 KCLE 151049
FLWCLE
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
649 AM EDT TUE MAR 15 2016

...The National Weather Service in Cleveland has issued a flood 
warning for the following rivers in Ohio...

  Huron River Near Milan

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.


&&

OHC043-151849-
/O.NEW.KCLE.FL.W.0010.160315T1049Z-160315T1938Z/
/MILO1.1.ER.160315T1043Z.160315T1200Z.160315T1338Z.NO/
649 AM EDT TUE MAR 15 2016

The National Weather Service in Cleveland has issued a 

* Flood Warning for 
  The Huron River Near Milan
* until this afternoon.
* At 6 AM the stage was 17.9 feet.
* Flood stage is 18 feet.
* Minor flooding is forecast.
* Forecast...Rise above flood stage by this morning and rise to near 
  18.4 feet by this morning. The river will fall below flood stage by
  late this morning.
* At 18.0 feet...Flooding occurs in lying areas along the river from 
  Milan to Franklin Flats.

&&

LAT...LON 4140 8257 4138 8252 4129 8257 4129 8265


$$
1 follow-up statement
813 
WGUS81 KCLE 151358
FLSCLE
FLOOD STATEMENT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
958 AM EDT TUE MAR 15 2016

...The flood warning is cancelled for the following rivers in Ohio...

  Huron River Near Milan

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.


&&

OHC043-151428-
/O.CAN.KCLE.FL.W.0010.000000T0000Z-160315T1938Z/
/MILO1.N.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
958 AM EDT TUE MAR 15 2016

* At  9:30 AM Tuesday the stage was 17.6 feet. 
* No flooding is currently forecast.
* Flood stage is 18.0 feet.
* At 18.0 feet...Flooding occurs in lying areas along the river from 
  Milan to Franklin Flats.

&&

LAT...LON 4140 8257 4138 8252 4129 8257 4129 8265


$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 14, 8:27 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCLELorain78 min
Mar 14, 8:38 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryCLEErie, Huron, Lorain3 hr
Mar 14, 10:29 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningCLEHancock15 hr
Mar 15, 12:30 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningCLETrumbull10 hr
Mar 15, 5:22 AM EDTDense Fog AdvisoryCLECuyahoga, Lorain, Medina4 hr
Mar 15, 7:01 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningCLEMarion22 hr
Mar 15, 11:58 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningCLEMarion56 hr
Mar 15, 3:19 PM EDTWind AdvisoryCLEAshland, Crawford, Cuyahoga, Erie, Hancock, Huron and 11 more29 hr
Mar 15, 4:03 PM EDTSmall Craft AdvisoryCLE60 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.