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Flash Flood Warning 21, NWS Cleveland, OH

August 19, 2021Trumbull County, Ohio

NWS Cleveland, OH issued this flash flood warning at Aug 19, 2021, 3:45 PM EDT for Trumbull County, Ohio. It was in force for 4 hr. 1 report 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
Aug 19, 2021, 3:45 PM EDT (19:45 UTC)
Expired
Aug 19, 2021, 7:45 PM EDT
In force
4 hr
Issued by
NWS Cleveland, OH
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

County Trumbull County, OH

The radar

The Pittsburgh radar (KPBZ), 89 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:46 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

TimeReportWhereRemark
Aug 19, 3:51 PM EDTHEAVY RAIN 2.36Vienna, OHRAIN FELL IN 40 MINUTES AT THE YOUNGSTOWN AIRPORT.

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 12:00Z, 7.8 hours before the alert went out and 105 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, Pittsburgh, PA at 12:00Z on 2021-08-19Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 156 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Pittsburgh, PA at 12:00Z on 2021-08-19The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -11 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
156 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-19 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
559 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
32 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-11 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
3 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

371 
WGUS51 KCLE 191945
FFWCLE
OHC155-192345-
/O.NEW.KCLE.FF.W.0021.210819T1945Z-210819T2345Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
345 PM EDT Thu Aug 19 2021

The National Weather Service in Cleveland has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Southeastern Trumbull County in northeastern Ohio...

* Until 745 PM EDT.

* At 345 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing 
  heavy rain across the warned area. Additional rainfall amounts of 
  locally 1 to 2 inches are possible in the warned area. Flash 
  flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly.

  HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.

  SOURCE...Radar.

  IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban
           areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as
           other poor drainage and low-lying areas.

* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
  Warren, Niles, Hubbard, Lordstown, Vienna Center, Hilltop, 
  Maplewood Park, Leavittsburg, Austintown, Girard, Vienna, 
  McDonald, Yankee Lake, Churchill, Howland Center, Bolindale, 
  Mineral Ridge, Brookfield Center and West Hill.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

Be aware of your surroundings and do not drive on flooded roads.

&&

LAT...LON 4124 8088 4128 8075 4130 8052 4113 8052
      4113 8087 4119 8088

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED

$$

Kahn
2 follow-up statements
857 
WGUS71 KCLE 192105
FFSCLE

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
505 PM EDT Thu Aug 19 2021

OHC155-192345-
/O.CON.KCLE.FF.W.0021.000000T0000Z-210819T2345Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Trumbull OH-
505 PM EDT Thu Aug 19 2021

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 745 PM EDT THIS 
EVENING FOR SOUTHEASTERN TRUMBULL COUNTY...

At 505 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy 
rain across the warned area. Additional rainfall amounts of 0.5 to 
1.5 inches are possible in the warned area as rain looks to move 
back into the area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin 
shortly.

HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.

SOURCE...Radar.

IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas,
         highways, streets and underpasses as well as other poor
         drainage and low-lying areas.

Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
  Youngstown, Warren, Niles, Hubbard, Lordstown, Vienna Center, 
  Hilltop, Maplewood Park, Leavittsburg, Austintown, Girard, Vienna, 
  McDonald, Yankee Lake, Churchill, Howland Center, Bolindale, 
  Mineral Ridge, Brookfield Center and West Hill.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

Be aware of your surroundings and do not drive on flooded roads.

&&

LAT...LON 4124 8088 4128 8075 4130 8052 4113 8052
      4113 8087 4119 8088

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED

$$

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699 
WGUS71 KCLE 192344
FFSCLE

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
744 PM EDT Thu Aug 19 2021

OHC155-192354-
/O.EXP.KCLE.FF.W.0021.000000T0000Z-210819T2345Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Trumbull OH-
744 PM EDT Thu Aug 19 2021

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 745 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR 
SOUTHEASTERN TRUMBULL COUNTY...

Flooding is no longer expected to pose a threat. Please continue to 
heed remaining road closures.

LAT...LON 4124 8088 4128 8075 4130 8052 4113 8052
      4113 8087 4119 8088

$$

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 19, 3:08 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryCLEMahoning, Trumbull3 hr
Aug 19, 4:02 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryCLEAshtabula, Trumbull3 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.