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River Flood Warning 46, NWS Cleveland, OH

May 28, 2017Cuyahoga County, Ohio

NWS Cleveland, OH issued this river flood warning at May 28, 2017, 11:20 PM EDT for Cuyahoga County, Ohio. It took effect at May 29, 2017, 1:18 AM EDT. It was in force for 8 hr.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
May 28, 2017, 11:20 PM EDT (03:20 UTC)
In effect from
May 29, 2017, 1:18 AM EDT
Expired
May 29, 2017, 9:12 AM EDT
In force
8 hr
Issued by
NWS Cleveland, OH
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
Minor

County Cuyahoga County, OH

The radar

The Cleveland radar (KCLE), 19 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:19 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 Cuyahoga River at Independence (INDO1). The gauge peaked at 15.29 ft at May 29, 2017, 12:00 AM EDT.

actionminormoderate5101505/2905/30
Action stage
14 ft
Minor stage
17 ft
Moderate stage
18.5 ft
Major stage
21 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 04208000, 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.

287 
WGUS41 KCLE 290320
FLWCLE
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Warning
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
1120 PM EDT Sun May 28 2017

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

  Cuyahoga River At Independence

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.


&&

OHC035-291120-
/O.NEW.KCLE.FL.W.0046.170529T0518Z-170529T1312Z/
/INDO1.1.ER.170529T0518Z.170529T0600Z.170529T0712Z.NO/
1120 PM EDT Sun May 28 2017

The National Weather Service in Cleveland has issued a 

* Flood Warning for 
  The Cuyahoga River At Independence
* until Monday morning.
* At 10 PM the stage was 14.4 feet.
* Flood stage is 16.0 feet.
* Minor flooding is forecast.
* Forecast...Rise above flood stage by late tonight and rise to near 
  16.4 feet overnight. The river will fall below flood stage by
  early Monday morning.
* At 16.0 feet...Floodwaters begin encroaching on Canal Road in the 
  village of Valley View.

&&

LAT...LON 4145 8170 4146 8166 4128 8152 4128 8161

$$
BM
1 follow-up statement
842 
WGUS81 KCLE 291015
FLSCLE
Flood Statement
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
615 AM EDT Mon May 29 2017

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

  Cuyahoga River At Independence

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.


&&

OHC035-291045-
/O.CAN.KCLE.FL.W.0046.000000T0000Z-170529T1312Z/
/INDO1.N.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
615 AM EDT Mon May 29 2017

* At  5:30 AM Monday the stage was 13.7 feet and falling. 
* No flooding is currently forecast.
* Flood stage is 16.0 feet.
* At 16.0 feet...Floodwaters begin encroaching on Canal Road in the 
  village of Valley View.


&&

LAT...LON 4145 8170 4146 8166 4128 8152 4128 8161


$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 29, 2:31 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningCLELorain28 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.