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Flash Flood Warning 9, NWS Cleveland, OH

June 14, 20226 counties in Ohio

NWS Cleveland, OH issued this flash flood warning at Jun 14, 2022, 2:46 AM EDT for 6 counties in Ohio. It was in force for 6 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 14, 2022, 2:46 AM EDT (06:46 UTC)
Expired: Jun 14, 2022, 8:45 AM EDT
In force: 6 hr
Issued by: NWS Cleveland, OH
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: None

Counties Crawford County, OH, Erie County, OH, Huron County, OH, Ottawa County, OH, Sandusky County, OH, Seneca County, OH

The radar

The Cleveland radar (KCLE), 74 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 06:48 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 14, 3:00 AM EDT	FLOOD	Fremont, OH	SEWERS WERE OVERWHELMED BY TORRENTIAL RAINFALL AND FLOODED THE COUNTY COURTHOUSE BASEMENT WITH 3 INCHES OF WATER. SCATTERED BASEMENT FLOODING REPORTED ACROSS THE COUNTY. TIME OF COURTHOUSE FLOODING ESTIMATED VIA RADAR.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

Detroit, MI (KDTX), launched 00:00Z, 6.8 hours before the alert went out and 147 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: 0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL: 1415 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 60 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 89 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 207 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

515 
WGUS51 KCLE 140646
FFWCLE
OHC033-043-077-123-143-147-141245-
/O.NEW.KCLE.FF.W.0009.220614T0646Z-220614T1245Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
246 AM EDT Tue Jun 14 2022

The National Weather Service in Cleveland has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Northeastern Crawford County in north central Ohio...
  Erie County in north central Ohio...
  Western Huron County in north central Ohio...
  Ottawa County in northwestern Ohio...
  Sandusky County in northwestern Ohio...
  Seneca County in northwestern Ohio...

* Until 845 AM EDT.

* At 246 AM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing 
  heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 2 inches of rain 
  have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 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...
  Sandusky, Tiffin, Norwalk, Fremont, Western Vermilion, Vermilion, 
  Port Clinton, Kelleys Island, Put-In-Bay, Bellevue, Clyde, 
  Willard, Oak Harbor, Gibsonburg, Plymouth, Green Springs, Northern 
  Milan, Milan, New Washington and Bloomville.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood 
deaths occur in vehicles.

Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the 
dangers of flooding.

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 4165 8315 4154 8293 4161 8287 4164 8291
      4170 8289 4165 8276 4160 8280 4157 8277
      4164 8274 4160 8264 4156 8268 4151 8267
      4145 8259 4141 8249 4146 8236 4143 8231
      4143 8235 4137 8234 4089 8279 4120 8341

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED

$$

Griffin

1 follow-up statement

393 
WGUS71 KCLE 141241
FFSCLE

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
841 AM EDT Tue Jun 14 2022

OHC033-043-077-123-143-147-141251-
/O.EXP.KCLE.FF.W.0009.000000T0000Z-220614T1245Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Crawford OH-Erie OH-Huron OH-Ottawa OH-Sandusky OH-Seneca OH-
841 AM EDT Tue Jun 14 2022

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 845 AM EDT THIS MORNING FOR 
NORTHEASTERN CRAWFORD, ERIE, WESTERN HURON, OTTAWA, SANDUSKY AND 
SENECA COUNTIES...

Flood waters have receded. The heavy rain has ended. Flooding is no 
longer expected to pose a threat. Please continue to heed remaining 
road closures.

LAT...LON 4165 8315 4154 8293 4161 8287 4164 8291
      4170 8289 4165 8276 4160 8280 4157 8277
      4164 8274 4160 8264 4156 8268 4151 8267
      4145 8259 4141 8249 4146 8236 4143 8231
      4143 8235 4137 8234 4089 8279 4120 8341

$$

Garuckas

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 13, 9:27 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CLE	Lucas, Sandusky, Wood	63 min
Jun 13, 9:30 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	CLE		90 min
Jun 13, 9:38 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CLE	Lucas, Ottawa, Sandusky, Wood	67 min
Jun 13, 10:16 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CLE	Erie, Huron, Ottawa, Sandusky, Seneca, Wood	59 min
Jun 13, 10:19 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	CLE	Hancock, Seneca, Wood, Wyandot	56 min
Jun 13, 10:53 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	CLE	Crawford, Marion, Morrow, Wyandot	41 min
Jun 13, 10:57 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CLE	Huron	48 min
Jun 13, 11:01 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CLE	Ashland, Erie, Huron, Lorain, Medina, Richland and 1 more	59 min
Jun 13, 11:12 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	CLE	Ashland, Knox, Morrow, Richland	48 min
Jun 13, 11:34 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	CLE	Holmes, Medina, Stark, Summit, Wayne	71 min
Jun 13, 11:42 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	CLE	Ashland, Holmes, Knox	33 min
Jun 14, 12:06 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	CLE	Ashland, Huron, Lorain, Medina, Richland, Wayne	3 hr
Jun 14, 12:11 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Destructive damage threat	CLE	Holmes, Stark, Wayne	34 min
Jun 14, 12:17 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	CLE	Holmes, Wayne	3 hr
Jun 14, 12:32 AM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	CLE	Ashland, Holmes, Wayne	5 hr
Jun 14, 1:44 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	CLE	Lucas, Ottawa, Sandusky, Seneca, Wood	19 min
Jun 14, 1:50 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CLE	Lucas	25 min
Jun 14, 2:03 AM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	CLE	Lucas, Ottawa, Sandusky, Seneca, Wood	5 hr
Jun 14, 2:08 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CLE	Erie, Hancock, Huron, Ottawa, Sandusky, Seneca and 1 more	52 min
Jun 14, 2:17 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CLE	Wood	28 min
Jun 14, 2:23 AM EDT	Special Marine Warning	CLE		52 min
Jun 14, 2:55 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CLE	Crawford, Huron, Marion, Wyandot	35 min
Jun 14, 3:16 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CLE	Ashland, Holmes, Knox, Morrow, Richland	44 min
Jun 14, 3:18 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	CLE	Crawford, Hancock, Marion, Seneca, Wood, Wyandot	4 hr
Jun 14, 3:30 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CLE	Ashland, Holmes, Knox, Morrow, Richland, Wayne	45 min
Jun 14, 3:59 AM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	CLE	Ashland, Crawford, Holmes, Huron, Knox, Lorain and 5 more	5 hr
Jun 14, 5:50 AM EDT	Excessive Heat Warning	CLE	Ashland, Crawford, Hancock, Holmes, Knox, Lucas and 6 more	39 hr
Jun 14, 5:50 AM EDT	Heat Advisory	CLE	Ashland, Ashtabula, Crawford, Cuyahoga, Erie, Geauga and 16 more	39 hr
Jun 14, 4:49 PM EDT	River Flood Warning	CLE	Sandusky, Wood	18 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.