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River Flood Warning 45, NWS Cleveland, OH

May 27, 2017Hancock County, Ohio

NWS Cleveland, OH issued this river flood warning at May 27, 2017, 8:26 PM EDT for Hancock County, Ohio. It took effect at May 27, 2017, 9:00 PM EDT. It was in force for 13 hr.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
May 27, 2017, 8:26 PM EDT (00:26 UTC)
In effect from
May 27, 2017, 9:00 PM EDT
Expired
May 28, 2017, 10:00 AM EDT
In force
13 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 00:27 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 9.13 ft at May 27, 2017, 10:00 PM 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.

198 
WGUS41 KCLE 280026
FLWCLE
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Warning
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
826 PM EDT Sat May 27 2017

...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.


&&

OHC063-280826-
/O.NEW.KCLE.FL.W.0045.170528T0100Z-170528T1400Z/
/FECO1.1.ER.170528T0100Z.170528T0300Z.170528T0800Z.UU/
826 PM EDT Sat May 27 2017

The National Weather Service in Cleveland has issued a 

* Flood Warning for 
  The Eagle Creek Above Findlay
* until Sunday morning.
* At 8 PM the stage was 8.9 feet.
* Flood stage is 9.0 feet.
* Minor flooding is forecast.
* Forecast...Rise above flood stage by tonight and rise to near 9.2 
  feet by tonight. The river will fall below flood stage by early 
  Sunday 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


$$

Sefcovic
1 follow-up statement
325 
WGUS81 KCLE 280457
FLSCLE
Flood Statement
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
1257 AM EDT Sun May 28 2017

...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.


&&

OHC063-280527-
/O.CAN.KCLE.FL.W.0045.000000T0000Z-170528T1400Z/
/FECO1.1.ER.170528T0026Z.170528T0230Z.170528T0333Z.UU/
1257 AM EDT Sun May 28 2017

* At 12:00 AM Sunday 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


$$

Sefcovic

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 28, 2:16 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCLEGeauga44 min
May 28, 2:53 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCLEAshtabula, Lake52 min
May 28, 3:05 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCLECrawford, Hancock, Seneca, Wyandot55 min
May 28, 3:16 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCLECrawford, Hancock, Seneca, Wyandot44 min
May 28, 3:27 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLESeneca48 min
May 28, 3:46 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCLEAshtabula59 min
May 28, 3:58 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningCLEAshtabula3 hr
May 28, 4:30 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningCLEAshtabula, Geauga3 hr
May 28, 4:49 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCLEErie, Huron, Lorain, Lucas, Ottawa, Sandusky and 2 more56 min
May 28, 4:57 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningCLE93 min
May 28, 5:11 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEHuron, Lorain49 min
May 28, 5:23 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningCLE67 min
May 28, 5:38 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningCLE97 min
May 28, 5:46 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCLECuyahoga59 min
May 28, 6:16 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLECuyahoga, Lake, Summit33 min
May 28, 6:18 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEGeauga, Lake42 min
May 28, 6:59 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningCLEAshtabula3 hr
May 28, 7:04 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEAshtabula, Trumbull41 min
May 28, 7:26 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningCLEAshtabula, Geauga12 hr
May 28, 7:35 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningCLECuyahoga, Geauga6 hr
May 28, 7:48 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLECrawford, Seneca, Wyandot57 min

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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.