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Flash Flood Watch 3, NWS Cleveland, OH

August 18, 20214 counties in Ohio; Crawford County, Pennsylvania

NWS Cleveland, OH issued this flash flood watch at Aug 18, 2021, 3:23 AM EDT for 4 counties in Ohio; Crawford County, Pennsylvania. It took effect at Aug 18, 2021, 8:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 7 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Aug 18, 2021, 3:23 AM EDT (07:23 UTC)
In effect from
Aug 18, 2021, 8:00 AM EDT
Expired
Aug 18, 2021, 2:54 PM EDT
In force
7 hr
Issued by
NWS Cleveland, OH
Flood severity
None

Counties Holmes County, OH, Mahoning County, OH, Stark County, OH, Trumbull County, OH, Crawford County, PA

The radar

The Cleveland radar (KCLE), 82 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:26 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 00:00Z, 7.4 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 00:00Z on 2021-08-18Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 372 joules per kilogram.LCLEL10008507005003002001001 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 00:00Z on 2021-08-18The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 34 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
372 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-1 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
826 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
17 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
34 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
78 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

968 
WGUS61 KCLE 180723
FFACLE

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Watch
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
323 AM EDT Wed Aug 18 2021

OHZ023-032-033-038-PAZ003-181530-
/O.NEW.KCLE.FF.A.0003.210818T1200Z-210818T2000Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Trumbull-Stark-Mahoning-Holmes-Crawford-
Including the cities of Alliance, Boardman, Niles, Massillon, 
Meadville, Canton, Youngstown, Millersburg, Austintown, Titusville, 
Killbuck, and Warren
323 AM EDT Wed Aug 18 2021

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM EDT THIS MORNING THROUGH 
THIS AFTERNOON...

The National Weather Service in Cleveland has issued a

* Flash Flood Watch for portions of northeast Ohio and northwest 
  Pennsylvania, including the following areas, in northeast Ohio, 
  Holmes, Mahoning, Stark and Trumbull. In northwest Pennsylvania, 
  Crawford.

* From 8 AM EDT this morning through this afternoon.

* Rainfall from the remnants of Tropical Storm Fred is expected to 
  impact the area through this afternoon. Rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 
  inches are possible. Moderate to at times heavy rain falling on an 
  already saturated ground will increase the threat for flash 
  flooding.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

You should monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take action 
should Flash Flood Warnings be issued.

&&

$$

Greenawalt
3 follow-up statements
695 
WGUS61 KCLE 181311
FFACLE

Flood Watch
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
911 AM EDT Wed Aug 18 2021

OHZ038-181415-
/O.CAN.KCLE.FF.A.0003.000000T0000Z-210818T2000Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Holmes-
Including the cities of Millersburg and Killbuck
911 AM EDT Wed Aug 18 2021

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS CANCELLED...

The Flash Flood Watch for Holmes County has been cancelled.

The Flood Watch is cancelled.

$$

OHZ023-032-033-PAZ003-182000-
/O.CON.KCLE.FF.A.0003.000000T0000Z-210818T2000Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Trumbull-Stark-Mahoning-Crawford-
Including the cities of Alliance, Boardman, Niles, Massillon, 
Meadville, Canton, Youngstown, Austintown, Titusville, and Warren
911 AM EDT Wed Aug 18 2021

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EDT THIS 
AFTERNOON...

The Flash Flood Watch continues for

* Portions of northeast Ohio and northwest Pennsylvania, including 
  the following areas, in northeast Ohio, Mahoning, Stark and 
  Trumbull. In northwest Pennsylvania, Crawford.

* Until 4 PM EDT this afternoon.

* Rainfall from the remnants of Tropical Storm Fred is expected to 
  impact the area through this afternoon. Rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 
  inches are possible. Moderate to at times heavy rain falling on an 
  already saturated ground will increase the threat for flash 
  flooding.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

You should monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take action 
should Flash Flood Warnings be issued.

&&

$$

Campbell
314 
WGUS61 KCLE 181631
FFACLE

Flood Watch
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
1231 PM EDT Wed Aug 18 2021

OHZ032-181745-
/O.CAN.KCLE.FF.A.0003.000000T0000Z-210818T2000Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Stark-
Including the cities of Massillon, Alliance, and Canton
1231 PM EDT Wed Aug 18 2021

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS CANCELLED...

The Flash Flood Watch for Stark County has been cancelled.

The Flood Watch is cancelled.

$$

OHZ023-033-PAZ003-182000-
/O.CON.KCLE.FF.A.0003.000000T0000Z-210818T2000Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Trumbull-Mahoning-Crawford-
Including the cities of Boardman, Niles, Meadville, Titusville, 
Youngstown, Austintown, and Warren
1231 PM EDT Wed Aug 18 2021

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EDT THIS 
AFTERNOON...

The Flash Flood Watch continues for

* Portions of northeast Ohio and northwest Pennsylvania, including 
  the following areas, in northeast Ohio, Mahoning and Trumbull. In 
  northwest Pennsylvania, Crawford.

* Until 4 PM EDT this afternoon.

* Rainfall from the remnants of Tropical Storm Fred continue to 
  impact the area this afternoon. There has already been 0.5 to 1.5 
  inches of rain that has fallen, with an additional 1 to 2 inches 
  expected in the heaviest bans. Moderate to heavy rainfall on an 
  already saturated ground will continue to increase the threat for 
  flooding.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

You should monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take action 
should Flash Flood Warnings be issued.

&&

$$

Campbell
367 
WGUS61 KCLE 181854
FFACLE

Flood Watch
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
254 PM EDT Wed Aug 18 2021

OHZ023-033-PAZ003-182000-
/O.CAN.KCLE.FF.A.0003.000000T0000Z-210818T2000Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Trumbull-Mahoning-Crawford-
Including the cities of Boardman, Niles, Meadville, Titusville, 
Youngstown, Austintown, and Warren
254 PM EDT Wed Aug 18 2021

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS CANCELLED...

The Flash Flood Watch for portions of northeast Ohio and northwest 
Pennsylvania, including the following counties in northeast Ohio, 
Mahoning and Trumbull. In northwest Pennsylvania, Crawford County 
has been cancelled.

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

$$

Campbell

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 18, 9:24 AM EDTSmall Craft AdvisoryCLE13 hr
Aug 18, 9:25 AM EDTBeach Hazards StatementCLEAshtabula13 hr
Aug 18, 9:39 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryCLELucas, Wood4 hr
Aug 18, 11:46 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryCLEMahoning2 hr

Nearby

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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.