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River Flood Warning 54, NWS Cleveland, OH

April 26, 2019Sandusky County, Wood County, Ohio

NWS Cleveland, OH issued this river flood warning at Apr 26, 2019, 6:51 AM EDT for Sandusky County, Wood County, Ohio. It took effect at Apr 26, 2019, 2:23 PM EDT. It was in force for 44 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Apr 26, 2019, 6:51 AM EDT (10:51 UTC)
In effect from: Apr 26, 2019, 2:23 PM EDT
Expired: Apr 28, 2019, 10:20 AM EDT
In force: 44 hr
Issued by: NWS Cleveland, OH
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: Minor

Counties Sandusky County, OH, Wood County, OH

The radar

The Cleveland radar (KCLE), 127 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:55 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 Portage River at Woodville (WDVO1). The gauge peaked at 12.51 ft at Apr 27, 2019, 2:00 PM EDT.

Action stage: 8 ft
Minor stage: 11 ft
Moderate stage: 12.5 ft
Major stage: 13.5 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 04195500, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this river 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 river flood warning went out at Apr 26, 6:42 AM EDT, 9 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 26, 6:42 AM EDT, 9 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 26, 4:40 AM EDT, 2 hours 11 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
440 AM EDT Fri Apr 26 2019

OHZ003-006>010-017>020-027>031-036>038-047-270845-
Lucas-Wood-Ottawa-Sandusky-Erie-Lorain-Hancock-Seneca-Huron-Medina-
Wyandot-Crawford-Richland-Ashland-Wayne-Marion-Morrow-Holmes-Knox-
440 AM EDT Fri Apr 26 2019

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for north central Ohio, northeast
Ohio and northwest Ohio.

.DAY ONE...Today and tonight.

Scattered thunderstorms are expected to develop this afternoon and
continue into early evening. Some of these may produce some small
hail and gusty winds.

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

A cold dry airmass will move into the area Sunday night into early
Monday morning with frost expected to develop.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

LEZ061-142>149-162>169-270845-
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-
440 AM EDT Fri Apr 26 2019

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.

OHZ011>014-021>023-032-033-089-PAZ001>003-270845-
Cuyahoga-Lake-Geauga-Ashtabula Inland-Summit-Portage-Trumbull-Stark-
Mahoning-Ashtabula Lakeshore-Northern Erie-Southern Erie-Crawford-
440 AM EDT Fri Apr 26 2019

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

.DAY ONE...Today and tonight.

The probability for widespread hazardous weather is low.

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

A cold dry airmass will move into the area Sunday night into early
Monday morning with frost expected to develop.

.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
Apr 25, 11:06 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CLE	Mahoning	24 min
Apr 25, 11:08 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CLE	Knox	37 min
Apr 26, 2:19 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	CLE	Hancock	20 hr
Apr 26, 2:50 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	CLE	Hancock	24 hr
Apr 26, 4:13 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	CLE	Hancock	8 hr
Apr 26, 5:19 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CLE	Ashland, Erie, Holmes, Huron, Knox, Lorain and 2 more	56 min
Apr 26, 6:26 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CLE	Holmes, Medina, Summit, Wayne	49 min

Nearby

River Flood Warnings in Ohio, 2019 Every river flood warning in 2019

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.