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Areal Flood Warning 1, NWS Cleveland, OH

January 12, 2018Erie County, Ohio

NWS Cleveland, OH issued this areal flood warning at Jan 12, 2018, 9:16 AM EST for Erie 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
Jan 12, 2018, 9:16 AM EST (14:16 UTC)
Expired
Jan 13, 2018, 9:15 AM EST
In force
24 hr
Issued by
NWS Cleveland, OH
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

County Erie County, OH

The radar

The Cleveland radar (KCLE), 70 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 14:20 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 12:00Z, 2.3 hours before the alert went out and 241 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Cncnati-Daytn, OH at 12:00Z on 2018-01-12Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 19 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Cncnati-Daytn, OH at 12:00Z on 2018-01-12The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 175 square meters per square second.1939587897117Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
19 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-128 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
616 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
73 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
175 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
251 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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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 Jan 12, 6:26 AM EST, 2 hours 50 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 12, 6:26 AM EST, 2 hours 50 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jan 12, 3:46 AM EST, 5 hours 30 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
346 AM EST Fri Jan 12 2018

OHZ009-010-019-028>030-036-037-047-130900-
Erie-Lorain-Huron-Crawford-Richland-Ashland-Marion-Morrow-Knox-
346 AM EST Fri Jan 12 2018

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 4 AM
EST SATURDAY...

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for north central 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.

   Winter Weather Advisory.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday.

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

OHZ003-006>008-017-018-027-130900-
Lucas-Wood-Ottawa-Sandusky-Hancock-Seneca-Wyandot-
346 AM EST Fri Jan 12 2018

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING...

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for 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.

   Winter Weather Advisory.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday.

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

OHZ012>014-022-023-032-033-089-PAZ001>003-130900-
Lake-Geauga-Ashtabula Inland-Portage-Trumbull-Stark-Mahoning-
Ashtabula Lakeshore-Northern Erie-Southern Erie-Crawford-
346 AM EST Fri Jan 12 2018

...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING...
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 10 AM EST
SATURDAY...

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for northeast Ohio and northwest
Pennsylvania.

.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.
   Winter Storm Warning.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday.

Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the
Internet for more information about the following hazards.

   Flood Watch.
   Winter Storm Warning.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

OHZ011-020-021-031-038-130900-
Cuyahoga-Medina-Summit-Wayne-Holmes-
346 AM EST Fri Jan 12 2018

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 10 AM EST
SATURDAY...

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for northeast 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.

   Winter Storm Warning.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday.

Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the
Internet for more information about the following hazards.

   Winter Storm Warning.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

LEZ061-142>149-162>169-130900-
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-
346 AM EST Fri Jan 12 2018

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...Saturday through Thursday.

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jan 12, 8:07 AM EST, 1 hour 9 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
807 AM EST FRI JAN 12 2018

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0804 AM     FLOOD            MEADVILLE               41.65N 80.15W
01/12/2018                   CRAWFORD           PA   EMERGENCY MNGR

            FLOODING ALONG LINCOLN AND COLUMBIA AVENUES BETWEEN
            ROGERS FERRY AND RACE STREET. MEAD AVENUE AND
            BICENTENNIAL PARK FLOODED. FRENCH CREEK PARKWAY AND U.S.
            322 IMPACTED ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF TOWN. HALF A DOZEN
            BUSINESSES EVACUATED.

&&

SJAMISON
Local storm report, Jan 12, 8:17 AM EST, 59 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
817 AM EST FRI JAN 12 2018

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1100 PM     FLOOD            SPARTANSBURG            41.82N 79.68W
01/11/2018                   CRAWFORD           PA   911 CALL CENTER

            SPARTA STREET FROM GARLAND STREET IN CENTERVILLE BOROUGH
            TO STATE ROUTE 77 IN SPARTANSBURG FLOODED

1100 PM     FLOOD            TOWNVILLE               41.68N 79.88W
01/11/2018                   CRAWFORD           PA   911 CALL CENTER

            MYSTIC PARK ROAD FROM FREEMONT STREET IN STEUBEN TOWNSHIP
            TO MAIN STREET IN HYDENTOWN BOROUGH FLOODED

&&

SJAMISON

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 12, 2:53 AM ESTRiver Flood WarningCLELake42 hr
Jan 12, 9:59 AM ESTAreal Flood AdvisoryCLECuyahoga12 hr
Jan 12, 1:06 PM ESTAreal Flood AdvisoryCLESeneca, Wyandot24 hr
Jan 12, 3:35 PM ESTAreal Flood WarningCLEErie, Lorain24 hr
Jan 12, 2:53 AM ESTRiver Flood WarningCLECrawford4 days
Jan 12, 12:34 PM ESTAreal Flood WarningCLECrawford, Erie9 hr

Nearby

Areal Flood Warnings in Ohio, 2018Every areal flood warning in 2018

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.