Alert archive / Pennsylvania / Flash Flood Warnings in 2021
Flash Flood Warning 3, NWS Cleveland, OH
NWS Cleveland, OH issued this flash flood warning at Jun 9, 2021, 4:34 PM EDT for Erie County, Pennsylvania. It was in force for 3 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
- Jun 9, 2021, 4:34 PM EDT (20:34 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 9, 2021, 7:30 PM EDT
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Cleveland, OH
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
County Erie County, PA
The radar
The Pittsburgh radar (KPBZ), 150 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:34 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 9, 4:49 PM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | 1 S Edinboro, PA | SPOTTER REPORTS 2-3 INCHES OF WATER OVERFLOWING ONTO ROUTE 99. |
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, 8.6 hours before the alert went out and 163 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 45 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -67 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 927 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 14 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 57 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 36 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
987
WGUS51 KCLE 092034
FFWCLE
PAC049-092330-
/O.NEW.KCLE.FF.W.0003.210609T2034Z-210609T2330Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
434 PM EDT Wed Jun 9 2021
The National Weather Service in Cleveland has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
South Central Erie County in northwestern Pennsylvania...
* Until 730 PM EDT.
* At 434 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the warned area. Between 2 and 3 inches of rain
have fallen. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin
shortly.
HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.
SOURCE...Doppler radar.
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 flash flooding include...
Edinboro.
Additional rainfall amounts of 0.5 to 1 inch are possible in the
warned area.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Move to higher ground now. Act quickly to protect your life.
&&
LAT...LON 4185 8009 4185 8026 4189 8023 4191 8020
4198 8006 4192 7998 4185 8004 4185 8005
4185 8006
FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
$$
262 follow-up statements
041
WGUS71 KCLE 092156
FFSCLE
Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
556 PM EDT Wed Jun 9 2021
PAC049-092330-
/O.CON.KCLE.FF.W.0003.000000T0000Z-210609T2330Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Erie PA-
556 PM EDT Wed Jun 9 2021
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 730 PM EDT THIS
EVENING FOR SOUTH CENTRAL ERIE COUNTY...
At 556 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms produced heavy
rain across the warned area. Between 2 and 3 inches of rain have
fallen. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly.
HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.
SOURCE...Doppler radar.
IMPACT...Flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas,
highways, streets and underpasses as well as other
drainage and low lying areas.
Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
Edinboro.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Move to higher ground now. Act quickly to protect your life.
&&
LAT...LON 4185 8009 4185 8026 4189 8023 4191 8020
4198 8006 4192 7998 4185 8004 4185 8005
4185 8006
FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
$$
26793
WGUS71 KCLE 092327
FFSCLE
Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
727 PM EDT Wed Jun 9 2021
PAC049-092337-
/O.EXP.KCLE.FF.W.0003.000000T0000Z-210609T2330Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Erie PA-
727 PM EDT Wed Jun 9 2021
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 730 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR
SOUTH CENTRAL ERIE COUNTY...
The heavy rain has ended. Flooding is no longer expected to pose a
threat. Please continue to heed remaining road closures.
LAT...LON 4185 8009 4185 8026 4189 8023 4191 8020
4198 8006 4192 7998 4185 8004 4185 8005
4185 8006
$$
26The office that day
Everything else NWS Cleveland, OH issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 9, 3:18 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CLE | Crawford | 27 min |
| Jun 9, 3:41 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CLE | Crawford | 3 hr |
| Jun 9, 4:26 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CLE | Erie | 8 min |
| Jun 9, 4:29 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CLE | Crawford | 3 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.