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Flash Flood Warning 6, NWS Cleveland, OH

June 10, 2021Ashland County, Medina County, Ohio

NWS Cleveland, OH issued this flash flood warning at Jun 10, 2021, 6:06 PM EDT for Ashland County, Medina County, Ohio. It was in force for 3 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued: Jun 10, 2021, 6:06 PM EDT (22:06 UTC)
Expired: Jun 10, 2021, 8:50 PM EDT
In force: 3 hr
Issued by: NWS Cleveland, OH
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: None

Counties Ashland County, OH, Medina County, OH

The radar

The Cleveland radar (KCLE), 50 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:05 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

Pittsburgh, PA (KPIT), launched 12:00Z, 10.1 hours before the alert went out and 184 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: 18 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -62 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 830 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 8 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 21 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 11 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

089 
WGUS51 KCLE 102206
FFWCLE
OHC005-103-110100-
/O.NEW.KCLE.FF.W.0006.210610T2206Z-210611T0100Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
606 PM EDT Thu Jun 10 2021

The National Weather Service in Cleveland has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Northeastern Ashland County in north central Ohio...
  Southwestern Medina County in northeastern Ohio...

* Until 900 PM EDT.

* At 606 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing 
  heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1.5 and 2.5 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...
  Lodi and Sullivan.

Additional rainfall amounts of 0.5 to 1.5 inches 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 4099 8213 4098 8213 4097 8213 4095 8220
      4104 8223 4106 8218 4106 8217 4107 8217
      4107 8209 4104 8200 4099 8206

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED

$$

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2 follow-up statements

786 
WGUS71 KCLE 102306
FFSCLE

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
706 PM EDT Thu Jun 10 2021

OHC005-103-110100-
/O.CON.KCLE.FF.W.0006.000000T0000Z-210611T0100Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Ashland OH-Medina OH-
706 PM EDT Thu Jun 10 2021

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING 
FOR NORTHEASTERN ASHLAND AND SOUTHWESTERN MEDINA COUNTIES...

At 706 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy 
rain across the warned area. Between 1.5 and 2.5 inches of rain have 
fallen. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly.

HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding. Thunderstorms producing
         flash flooding.

SOURCE...Doppler radar.

IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of creeks and streams,
         urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses.

Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
  Lodi and Sullivan.

Additional rainfall amounts of 0.5 to 1.5 inches 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 4099 8213 4098 8213 4097 8213 4095 8220
      4104 8223 4106 8218 4106 8217 4107 8217
      4107 8209 4104 8200 4099 8206

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
FLASH FLOOD DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE

$$

26

230 
WGUS71 KCLE 110050
FFSCLE

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
850 PM EDT Thu Jun 10 2021

OHC005-103-110100-
/O.CAN.KCLE.FF.W.0006.000000T0000Z-210611T0100Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Ashland OH-Medina OH-
850 PM EDT Thu Jun 10 2021

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR NORTHEASTERN ASHLAND COUNTY 
AND REPLACED WITH A FLOOD ADVISORY FOR SOUTHWESTERN MEDINA COUNTY...

The heavy rain has ended and flooding is improving across the area. 
Therefore, the Flash Flood Warning has been replaced with a Flood 
Advisory for Medina County. Please continue to heed remaining road 
closures and see the latest Flood Advisory Statement for details.

LAT...LON 4099 8213 4098 8213 4097 8213 4095 8220
      4104 8223 4106 8218 4106 8217 4107 8217
      4107 8209 4104 8200 4099 8206

$$

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 10, 3:37 AM EDT	Beach Hazards Statement	CLE	Ashtabula, Cuyahoga, Erie, Lake, Lorain	19 hr
Jun 10, 3:52 AM EDT	Small Craft Advisory	CLE		19 hr
Jun 10, 3:29 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	CLE	Sandusky, Seneca, Wood	3 hr
Jun 10, 3:45 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	CLE	Huron	3 hr
Jun 10, 5:27 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	CLE	Ashland	2 hr
Jun 10, 5:43 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	CLE	Richland	12 min
Jun 10, 5:53 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	CLE	Ashland, Medina	13 min
Jun 10, 5:55 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	CLE	Richland	2 hr
Jun 10, 5:57 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	CLE	Crawford, Marion, Morrow, Richland	2 hr
Jun 10, 6:11 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	CLE	Marion	46 min
Jun 10, 6:28 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	CLE	Medina, Summit	25 min
Jun 10, 6:44 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	CLE	Stark, Summit	2 hr
Jun 10, 6:47 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	CLE	Marion	2 hr
Jun 10, 6:53 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	CLE	Medina	119 min
Jun 10, 6:57 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	CLE	Marion	119 min
Jun 10, 7:13 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	CLE	Summit	101 min
Jun 10, 7:56 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	CLE	Richland	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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.