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Flash Flood Warning 9, NWS Cleveland, OH

June 21, 2020Holmes County, Ohio

NWS Cleveland, OH issued this flash flood warning at Jun 21, 2020, 9:02 PM EDT for Holmes County, Ohio. It was in force for 5 hr. 2 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 21, 2020, 9:02 PM EDT (01:02 UTC)
Expired: Jun 22, 2020, 2:00 AM EDT
In force: 5 hr
Issued by: NWS Cleveland, OH
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: None

County Holmes County, OH

The radar

The Cleveland radar (KCLE), 95 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:01 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 21, 9:22 PM EDT	FLOOD	10 Ssw Wilmot, OH	3 FEET OF WATER IN THE PARKING LOT OF THE WALNUT CREEK AMISH FLEA MARKET.
Jun 21, 9:22 PM EDT	FLOOD	6 E Millersburg, OH	HIGH WATER ACROSS SR-39 NEAR BERLIN.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

Pittsburgh, PA (KPIT), launched 00:00Z, 1.0 hours before the alert went out and 140 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 182 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -73 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1514 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 12 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 44 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 40 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

591 
WGUS51 KCLE 220102
FFWCLE
OHC075-220600-
/O.NEW.KCLE.FF.W.0009.200622T0102Z-200622T0600Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
902 PM EDT Sun Jun 21 2020

The National Weather Service in Cleveland has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Eastern Holmes County in northeastern Ohio...

* Until 200 AM EDT.

* At 902 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
  heavy rain across the warned area. Up to two inches of rain have
  already fallen. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin
  shortly.

  HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas, 
           highways, streets and underpasses as well as other 
           drainage and low lying areas.

* Some locations that will experience flooding include...
  Berlin, Walnut Creek, Winesburg, Farmerstown, Baltic, Mount Hope
  and Charm.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.

Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the
dangers of flooding.

&&

LAT...LON 4045 8194 4067 8182 4067 8165 4064 8165
      4063 8167 4055 8166 4054 8167 4045 8167

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED

$$

2 follow-up statements

969 
WGUS71 KCLE 220333
FFSCLE

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
1133 PM EDT Sun Jun 21 2020

OHC075-220600-
/O.CON.KCLE.FF.W.0009.000000T0000Z-200622T0600Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Holmes OH-
1133 PM EDT Sun Jun 21 2020

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 AM EDT FOR
EASTERN HOLMES COUNTY...

At 1125 PM EDT, emergency management reported flooding across 
portions of eastern Holmes county especially from Berlin to Walnut 
Creek. Many of the creeks are full or exceeding their banks. 
Rainfall has ended across the area but amounts up to 4 inches 
were reported near Berlin. 

HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by heavy rain.

SOURCE...Emergency management.

IMPACT...Flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas, 
         highways, streets and underpasses as well as other drainage 
         and low lying areas.

Some locations that will experience flooding include...
Berlin, Walnut Creek, Winesburg, Farmerstown, Baltic, Mount Hope and
Charm.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.

Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the
dangers of flooding.

&&

LAT...LON 4045 8194 4067 8182 4067 8165 4064 8165
      4063 8167 4055 8166 4054 8167 4045 8167

FLASH FLOOD...OBSERVED

$$

494 
WGUS71 KCLE 220554
FFSCLE

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
154 AM EDT Mon Jun 22 2020

OHC075-220604-
/O.EXP.KCLE.FF.W.0009.000000T0000Z-200622T0600Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Holmes OH-
154 AM EDT Mon Jun 22 2020

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR EASTERN HOLMES COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT
200 AM EDT...

Flood waters have receded. Flooding is no longer expected to pose a
threat. Please continue to heed any remaining road closures.

LAT...LON 4045 8194 4067 8182 4067 8165 4064 8165
      4063 8167 4055 8166 4054 8167 4045 8167

$$

Oudeman

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 21, 8:07 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	CLE		83 min
Jun 21, 8:21 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CLE	Lorain	69 min
Jun 21, 8:30 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CLE	Ashland, Holmes, Richland, Wayne	60 min
Jun 21, 9:35 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CLE	Medina, Stark, Summit, Wayne	55 min
Jun 21, 10:04 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	CLE	Medina, Wayne	4 hr
Jun 22, 12:19 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	CLE	Portage	3 hr
Jun 22, 12:50 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CLE	Mahoning	40 min
Jun 22, 1:17 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	CLE	Mahoning, Trumbull	28 min
Jun 22, 1:45 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CLE	Trumbull	45 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.