Alert archive / Ohio / Areal Flood Warnings in 2017
Areal Flood Warning 5, NWS Cleveland, OH
NWS Cleveland, OH issued this areal flood warning at May 4, 2017, 9:26 PM EDT for Ottawa County, Sandusky County, Seneca County, Ohio. It was in force for 24 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- May 4, 2017, 9:26 PM EDT (01:26 UTC)
- Expired
- May 5, 2017, 9:15 PM EDT
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Cleveland, OH
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Ottawa County, OH, Sandusky County, OH, Seneca County, OH
The radar
The Cleveland radar (KCLE), 102 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:29 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
Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 00:00Z, 1.4 hours before the alert went out and 220 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
- 834 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 47 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 201 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 398 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this areal 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 areal flood warning went out at May 4, 7:50 PM EDT, 1 hour 36 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 4, 7:50 PM EDT, 1 hour 36 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, May 4, 6:01 AM EDT, 15 hours 25 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Cleveland OH 601 AM EDT Thu May 4 2017 OHZ003-006>010-017>019-027-028-036-051015- Lucas-Wood-Ottawa-Sandusky-Erie-Lorain-Hancock-Seneca-Huron-Wyandot- Crawford-Marion- 601 AM EDT Thu May 4 2017 ...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for north central Ohio and northwest 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. Flood Watch. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Flood Watch. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time but reports of rainfall or flooding are appreciated. OHZ011>014-020>023-029>033-037-038-047-089-PAZ001>003-051015- Cuyahoga-Lake-Geauga-Ashtabula Inland-Medina-Summit-Portage-Trumbull- Richland-Ashland-Wayne-Stark-Mahoning-Morrow-Holmes-Knox- Ashtabula Lakeshore-Northern Erie-Southern Erie-Crawford- 601 AM EDT Thu May 4 2017 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for north central Ohio, northeast Ohio and northwest Pennsylvania. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight. A prolonged period of wet weather is expected heading into this weekend. An area of low pressure will approach the Ohio Valley today with showers becoming more numerous into tonight. Rises on area rivers and creeks are expected. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday. Occasional rain will continue Friday and Saturday as the low pressure moves from the Ohio Valley to the eastern Great lakes. Thunderstorms are possible across east central Ohio on Friday with locally heavy rainfall possible. Lake enhanced showers will continue on Saturday. Rainfall totals from Thursday through Saturday will generally range from 1 to 2 inches with locally higher amounts, especially where thunderstorms occur. Flooding is possible on area rivers along with low lying and poor drainage areas. Stay tuned to updated forecast information. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time but reports of rainfall or flooding are appreciated. LEZ061-142>149-162>169-051015- Lake Erie open waters from Ripley to Buffalo NY- Lake Erie nearshore waters from Maumee Bay to Reno Beach OH- Lake Erie nearshore waters from Reno Beach to The Islands OH- Lake Erie nearshore waters from The Islands to Vermilion OH- Lake Erie nearshore waters from Vermilion to Avon Point OH- Lake Erie nearshore waters from Avon Point to Willowick OH- Lake Erie nearshore waters from Willowick to Geneva-on-the Lake OH- Lake Erie nearshore waters from Geneva-on-the-Lake to Conneaut OH- Lake Erie nearshore waters from Conneaut OH to Ripley NY- Lake Erie open waters from Maumee Bay to Reno Beach OH- Lake Erie open waters from Reno Beach to The Islands OH- Lake Erie open waters from The Islands to Vermilion OH- Lake Erie open waters from Vermilion to Avon Point OH- Lake Erie open waters from Avon Point to Willowick OH- Lake Erie open waters from Willowick to Geneva-on-the-Lake OH- Lake Erie open waters from Geneva-on-the-Lake to Conneaut OH- Lake Erie open waters from Conneaut OH to Ripley NY- 601 AM EDT Thu May 4 2017 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 4, 10:46 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | CLE | Hancock | 46 hr |
| May 5, 3:23 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | CLE | Sandusky, Wood | 3 days |
| May 5, 6:34 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | CLE | Lucas, Wood | 3 days |
| May 5, 12:16 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | CLE | Marion | 59 hr |
| May 5, 1:25 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | CLE | Stark | 17 hr |
Nearby
Areal Flood Warnings in Ohio, 2017Every areal flood warning in 2017
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.