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River Flood Warning 8, NWS Cleveland, OH

March 14, 2016Hancock County, Ohio

NWS Cleveland, OH issued this river flood warning at Mar 14, 2016, 10:29 PM EDT for Hancock County, Ohio. It took effect at Mar 14, 2016, 10:40 PM EDT. It was in force for 14 hr.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Mar 14, 2016, 10:29 PM EDT (02:29 UTC)
In effect from
Mar 14, 2016, 10:40 PM EDT
Expired
Mar 15, 2016, 1:02 PM EDT
In force
14 hr
Issued by
NWS Cleveland, OH
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
Minor

County Hancock County, OH

The radar

The Cleveland radar (KCLE), 159 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:28 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 9.10 ft at Mar 15, 2016, 9:00 AM EDT.

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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.

024 
WGUS41 KCLE 150229
FLWCLE
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
1029 PM EDT MON MAR 14 2016

...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.


&&

OHC063-151029-
/O.NEW.KCLE.FL.W.0008.160315T0240Z-160315T1405Z/
/FECO1.1.ER.160315T0240Z.160315T0600Z.160315T0805Z.UU/
1029 PM EDT MON MAR 14 2016

The National Weather Service in Cleveland has issued a 

* Flood Warning for 
  The Eagle Creek Above Findlay
* until Tuesday morning.
* At 10 PM the stage was 8.8 feet.
* Flood stage is 9 feet.
* Minor flooding is forecast.
* Forecast...Rise above flood stage late tonight and rise to near 9.3 
  feet early tuesday. The river will fall below flood stage 
  by noon Tuesday.
* At 9.0 feet...Eagle Creek will overrun its banks and begin to 
  inundate portions of Fremont and Graceland Avenue. Water will 
  inudate a field near Rosemont Drive.

&&

LAT...LON 4104 8366 4104 8363 4087 8366 4087 8370


$$
3 follow-up statements
861 
WGUS81 KCLE 150904
FLSCLE
FLOOD STATEMENT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
504 AM EDT TUE MAR 15 2016

...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.


&&

OHC063-151704-
/O.EXT.KCLE.FL.W.0008.000000T0000Z-160315T1710Z/
/FECO1.1.ER.160315T0821Z.160315T1000Z.160315T1110Z.UU/
504 AM EDT TUE MAR 15 2016

The flood warning continues for 
  the Eagle Creek Above Findlay
* until this afternoon...or until the warning is cancelled.
* At  4:00 AM Tuesday the stage was 9.0 feet. 
* Minor flooding is forecast.
* Flood stage is 9.0 feet.
* Forecast...Rise above flood stage by early this morning and rise to
  near 9.1 feet by this morning. The river will fall below flood 
  stage by this morning.
* At 9.0 feet...Eagle Creek will overrun its banks and begin to 
  inundate portions of Fremont and Graceland Avenue. Water will 
  inudate a field near Rosemont Drive.

&&

LAT...LON 4104 8366 4104 8363 4087 8366 4087 8370


$$
442 
WGUS81 KCLE 151424
FLSCLE
FLOOD STATEMENT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
1024 AM EDT TUE MAR 15 2016

...The flood warning continues for the following rivers in Ohio...

  Scioto River Near Larue
  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.


&&

OHC101-152224-
/O.EXT.KCLE.FL.W.0011.160315T1422Z-160316T1400Z/
/LARO1.1.ER.160315T1312Z.160316T0000Z.160316T0800Z.NO/
1024 AM EDT TUE MAR 15 2016

The flood warning continues for 
  the Scioto River Near Larue
* from this morning to Wednesday morning...or until the warning is 
  cancelled.
* At 10:00 AM Tuesday the stage was 11.1 feet. 
* Minor flooding is occurring and Minor flooding is forecast.
* Flood stage is 11.0 feet.
* Forecast...The river will rise to near 11.5 feet by this evening. 
  The river will fall below flood stage early Wednesday morning.
* At 12.0 feet...Flooding occurs in lowland areas in and around the 
  Village of La Rue. Route 37 and parts of Vine Street inundated.
* At 11.0 feet...Flooding occurs in agricultural areas near the 
  river.

&&

LAT...LON 4061 8342 4055 8318 4052 8324 4055 8342


$$

OHC063-152223-
/O.EXT.KCLE.FL.W.0008.000000T0000Z-160316T0010Z/
/FECO1.1.ER.160315T0852Z.160315T1345Z.160315T1810Z.UU/
1024 AM EDT TUE MAR 15 2016

The flood warning continues for 
  the Eagle Creek Above Findlay
* until this evening...or until the warning is cancelled.
* At 10:00 AM Tuesday the stage was 9.1 feet. 
* Minor flooding is occurring and Minor flooding is forecast.
* Flood stage is 9.0 feet.
* Forecast...The river will rise to near 9.1 feet by late this 
  morning. The river will fall below flood stage this afternoon.
* At 9.0 feet...Eagle Creek will overrun its banks and begin to 
  inundate portions of Fremont and Graceland Avenue. Water will 
  inudate a field near Rosemont Drive.

&&

LAT...LON 4104 8366 4104 8363 4087 8366 4087 8370


$$
029 
WGUS81 KCLE 151702
FLSCLE
FLOOD STATEMENT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
102 PM EDT TUE MAR 15 2016

...The flood warning is cancelled 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.


&&

OHC063-151732-
/O.CAN.KCLE.FL.W.0008.000000T0000Z-160316T0010Z/
/FECO1.1.ER.160315T0852Z.160315T1345Z.160315T1517Z.UU/
102 PM EDT TUE MAR 15 2016

* At 12:00 PM Tuesday the stage was 8.8 feet. 
* No flooding is currently forecast.
* Flood stage is 9.0 feet.
* At 9.0 feet...Eagle Creek will overrun its banks and begin to 
  inundate portions of Fremont and Graceland Avenue. Water will 
  inudate a field near Rosemont Drive.

&&

LAT...LON 4104 8366 4104 8363 4087 8366 4087 8370


$$

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 15, 12:30 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningCLETrumbull10 hr
Mar 15, 5:22 AM EDTDense Fog AdvisoryCLECuyahoga, Lorain, Medina4 hr
Mar 15, 6:49 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningCLEErie9 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.