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Flash Flood Warning 2, NWS Cleveland, OH

May 14, 2022Portage County, Stark County, Summit County, Ohio

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.

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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
May 14, 7:30 PM EDTFLASH FLOOD1 W North Canton, OHWATER 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Pittsburgh, PA at 12:00Z on 2022-05-14Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 50 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 2022-05-14The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 82 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 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
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

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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

$$

Sefcovic
1 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

$$

Sefcovic

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 14, 9:15 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryCLEOttawa3 hr
May 14, 1:18 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCLEHolmes27 min
May 14, 3:39 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCLEGeauga51 min
May 14, 4:26 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCLEMedina49 min
May 14, 4:31 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCLEWood44 min
May 14, 4:53 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEMedina, Summit67 min
May 14, 4:54 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryCLECuyahoga, Medina3 hr
May 14, 5:13 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCLEMahoning47 min
May 14, 5:34 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryCLEHancock, Seneca, Wood2 hr
May 14, 5:56 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCLEMedina49 min
May 14, 5:59 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryCLEMahoning, Trumbull3 hr
May 14, 6:31 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCLEStark44 min
May 14, 6:39 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryCLEPortage, Stark, Summit29 min
May 14, 6:49 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEStark, Summit45 min
May 14, 6:59 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEAshland, Medina, Wayne27 min
May 14, 7:05 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryCLEMedina72 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.