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Flash Flood Warning 2, NWS Cleveland, OH
NWS Cleveland, OH issued this flash flood warning at May 14, 2022, 7:08 PM EDT for Portage County, Stark County, Summit 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
- May 14, 2022, 7:08 PM EDT (23:08 UTC)
- Expired
- May 14, 2022, 11:09 PM EDT
- In force
- 4 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Cleveland, OH
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Portage County, OH, Stark County, OH, Summit County, OH
The radar
The Cleveland radar (KCLE), 59 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:07 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 14, 7:30 PM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | 1 W North Canton, OH | WATER LEVELS ON ZIMBER DITCH/WEST BRANCH OF NIMISHILLEN CREEK JUMPED 5.5 FT IN AN HOUR, REACHING FLOOD STAGE BY 730 PM. STARK COUNTY SHERIFF AND NORTH CANTON POLICE REPORT FLOODING IN NORTH CANTON AND THERE HAVE BEEN REPORTS OF WATER IMPACTING SOME BUSINESSES |
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, 11.1 hours before the alert went out and 129 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
- 50 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -32 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 926 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 12 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 82 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 68 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
195
WGUS51 KCLE 142308
FFWCLE
OHC133-151-153-150315-
/O.NEW.KCLE.FF.W.0002.220514T2308Z-220515T0315Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
708 PM EDT Sat May 14 2022
The National Weather Service in Cleveland has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Southwestern Portage County in northeastern Ohio...
North Central Stark County in northeastern Ohio...
Southeastern Summit County in northeastern Ohio...
* Until 1115 PM EDT.
* At 708 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1.5 and 3 inches of
rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 0.5 to 1.5 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...
Akron, Canton, Cuyahoga Falls, Kent, Green, Tallmadge, North
Canton, Louisville, Mogadore, Hartville, Stow, Brimfield, Munroe
Falls, Lakemore, East Canton, Meyers Lake, Hills And Dales,
Uniontown, Greentown and Perry Heights.
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.
Please report observed flooding to local emergency services or law
enforcement and request they pass this information to the National
Weather Service when you can do so safely.
&&
LAT...LON 4111 8152 4115 8139 4109 8132 4079 8127
4078 8146
FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
$$
Sefcovic1 follow-up statement
179
WGUS71 KCLE 150309
FFSCLE
Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
1109 PM EDT Sat May 14 2022
OHC133-151-153-150319-
/O.CAN.KCLE.FF.W.0002.000000T0000Z-220515T0315Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Portage OH-Stark OH-Summit OH-
1109 PM EDT Sat May 14 2022
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN PORTAGE, NORTH CENTRAL STARK
AND SOUTHEASTERN SUMMIT COUNTIES HAS BEEN REPLACED WITH A FLOOD
WARNING...
LAT...LON 4111 8152 4115 8139 4109 8132 4079 8127
4078 8146
$$
SefcovicThe office that day
Everything else NWS Cleveland, OH issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 14, 9:15 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CLE | Ottawa | 3 hr |
| May 14, 1:18 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CLE | Holmes | 27 min |
| May 14, 3:39 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CLE | Geauga | 51 min |
| May 14, 4:26 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CLE | Medina | 49 min |
| May 14, 4:31 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CLE | Wood | 44 min |
| May 14, 4:53 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Medina, Summit | 67 min |
| May 14, 4:54 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CLE | Cuyahoga, Medina | 3 hr |
| May 14, 5:13 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CLE | Mahoning | 47 min |
| May 14, 5:34 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CLE | Hancock, Seneca, Wood | 2 hr |
| May 14, 5:56 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CLE | Medina | 49 min |
| May 14, 5:59 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CLE | Mahoning, Trumbull | 3 hr |
| May 14, 6:31 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CLE | Stark | 44 min |
| May 14, 6:39 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CLE | Portage, Stark, Summit | 29 min |
| May 14, 6:49 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Stark, Summit | 45 min |
| May 14, 6:59 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Ashland, Medina, Wayne | 27 min |
| May 14, 7:05 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CLE | Medina | 72 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.