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Flash Flood Warning 10, NWS Cleveland, OH
NWS Cleveland, OH issued this flash flood warning at Jun 23, 2017, 11:30 AM EDT for Marion County, Morrow County, Ohio. It was in force for 6 hr. 3 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 23, 2017, 11:30 AM EDT (15:30 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 23, 2017, 5:30 PM EDT
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Cleveland, OH
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Marion County, OH, Morrow County, OH
The radar
The Cleveland radar (KCLE), 132 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 15:30 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.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 23, 2:20 PM EDT | FLOOD | 4 E Mount Gilead, OH | FLOODING STATE ROUTE 42 |
| Jun 23, 2:20 PM EDT | FLOOD | 4 S Mount Gilead, OH | ROAD CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING STATE ROUTE 61 AT COUNTY ROAD 124. |
| Jun 23, 2:20 PM EDT | FLOOD | 4 Sw Cardington, OH | COUNTY ROAD 149, PART OF THE ROAD WAS WASHED AWAY. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 12:00Z, 3.5 hours before the alert went out and 144 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
- 654 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -2 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 531 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 38 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 180 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 184 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.4
- Supercell composite
- 2.6
The text
As transmitted.
722
WGUS51 KCLE 231530
FFWCLE
OHC101-117-232130-
/O.NEW.KCLE.FF.W.0010.170623T1530Z-170623T2130Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
1130 AM EDT FRI JUN 23 2017
The National Weather Service in Cleveland has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Marion County in north central Ohio...
Morrow County in north central Ohio...
* Until 530 PM EDT Friday
* At 1127 AM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
torrential rain are moving into the warned area. Up to one inch of
rain has already fallen. Flash flooding is expected to begin
shortly.
* Some locations that will experience flooding include...
Marion, Mount Gilead, Cardington, Ashley, Prospect, La Rue, Morral,
Waldo, Chesterville, Sparta, Caledonia, New Bloomington, Edison,
Green Camp, Marengo, Fulton, Iberia, Shauck and State Route 229 at
US Route 23.
Additional rainfall amounts of 2 to 3 inches is expected in the
warned area.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Excessive runoff from heavy rainfall will cause flooding of small
creeks and streams, country roads, farmland, and other low lying
spots.
&&
LAT...LON 4036 8293 4041 8292 4044 8325 4051 8325
4050 8342 4068 8342 4071 8285 4071 8263
4064 8264 4063 8262 4055 8262 4055 8264
4035 8265
$$
LaPlante1 follow-up statement
696
WGUS71 KCLE 231837
FFSCLE
Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
237 PM EDT FRI JUN 23 2017
OHC101-117-232130-
/O.CON.KCLE.FF.W.0010.000000T0000Z-170623T2130Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Marion OH-Morrow OH-
237 PM EDT FRI JUN 23 2017
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 530 PM EDT FOR
MARION AND MORROW COUNTIES...
At 228 PM EDT, emergency management in Morrow County reported that
at least 13 roads were closed due to flooding from Cardington to
Fulton to the Cheserville area including State Routes 42 and 61.
In the city of Martion high water signs have been posted in several
locations. Rural southern Marion has received the heaviest rains
especially from Green Camp to Waldo and Prospect. Road closures are
likely in this region.
Up to three inches of rain has already fallen from near Green Camp
to Cardington. Flooding is expected to continue as moderate rain
continues until 4 pm.
Some locations that will experience flooding include...
Marion, Mount Gilead, Cardington, Ashley, Prospect, La Rue, Morral,
Waldo, Chesterville, Sparta, Caledonia, New Bloomington, Edison,
Green Camp, Marengo, Fulton, Iberia, Shauck and State Route 229 at US
Route 23.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Excessive runoff from heavy rainfall will cause flooding of small
creeks and streams, country roads, farmland, and other low lying
spots.
&&
LAT...LON 4036 8293 4041 8292 4044 8325 4051 8325
4050 8342 4068 8342 4071 8285 4071 8263
4064 8264 4063 8262 4055 8262 4055 8264
4035 8265
$$
LaPlanteThe office that day
Everything else NWS Cleveland, OH issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 23, 10:51 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CLE | Ashland, Holmes, Knox, Marion, Morrow, Richland and 3 more | 6 hr |
| Jun 23, 12:28 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CLE | Mahoning | 47 min |
| Jun 23, 3:25 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | CLE | Marion | 24 hr |
| Jun 23, 5:36 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CLE | Marion, Morrow | 12 hr |
| Jun 23, 6:18 PM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | CLE | 4 hr | |
| Jun 23, 6:35 PM EDT | Beach Hazards Statement | CLE | Ashtabula, Lake | 3 hr |
| Jun 23, 6:58 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | CLE | Stark | 13 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.