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Flood Watch 5, NWS Cleveland, OH

September 25, 20224 counties in Ohio; Erie County, Pennsylvania

NWS Cleveland, OH issued this flood watch at Sep 25, 2022, 2:58 PM EDT for 4 counties in Ohio; Erie County, Pennsylvania. It took effect at Sep 25, 2022, 8:52 PM EDT. It was in force for 60 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Sep 25, 2022, 2:58 PM EDT (18:58 UTC)
In effect from
Sep 25, 2022, 8:52 PM EDT
Expired
Sep 28, 2022, 9:17 AM EDT
In force
60 hr
Issued by
NWS Cleveland, OH
Flood severity
None

Counties Ashtabula County, OH, Cuyahoga County, OH, Geauga County, OH, Lake County, OH, Erie County, PA

The radar

The Cleveland radar (KCLE), 81 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:58 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

Buffalo Intl Airport, NY (KBUF), launched 12:00Z, 7.0 hours before the alert went out and 230 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, Buffalo Intl Airport, NY at 12:00Z on 2022-09-25Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 3 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Buffalo Intl Airport, NY at 12:00Z on 2022-09-25The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 41 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
3 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-56 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
671 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
39 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
41 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
83 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this flood watch went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Cleveland, OH wrote its last area forecast discussion before this flood watch went out at Sep 25, 2:11 PM EDT, 47 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Sep 25, 2:11 PM EDT, 47 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Sep 25, 4:09 AM EDT, 10 hours 49 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
409 AM EDT Sun Sep 25 2022

OHZ007-009-260815-
Ottawa-Erie-
409 AM EDT Sun Sep 25 2022

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON
THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING...

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for north central Ohio and
northwest Ohio.

.DAY ONE...Today and tonight.

Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the
Internet for more information about the following hazards.

   Beach Hazards Statement.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday.

Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the
Internet for more information about the following hazards.

   Beach Hazards Statement.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

OHZ003-006-008-017>023-027>033-036>038-047-260815-
Lucas-Wood-Sandusky-Hancock-Seneca-Huron-Medina-Summit-Portage-
Trumbull-Wyandot-Crawford-Richland-Ashland-Wayne-Stark-Mahoning-
Marion-Morrow-Holmes-Knox-
409 AM EDT Sun Sep 25 2022

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for north central Ohio, northeast
Ohio and northwest Ohio.

.DAY ONE...Today and tonight.

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday.

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

OHZ010-260815-
Lorain-
409 AM EDT Sun Sep 25 2022

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM EDT THIS MORNING
THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING...

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for north central Ohio.

.DAY ONE...Today and tonight.

Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the
Internet for more information about the following hazards.

   Beach Hazards Statement.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday.

Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the
Internet for more information about the following hazards.

   Beach Hazards Statement.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

OHZ089-PAZ001-260815-
Ashtabula Lakeshore-Northern Erie-
409 AM EDT Sun Sep 25 2022

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM EDT THIS MORNING
THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING...

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for northeast Ohio and northwest
Pennsylvania.

.DAY ONE...Today and tonight.

   Beach Hazards Statement.

Lake effect showers and thunderstorms may produce locally heavy rain
where bands persist tonight through Tuesday.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday.

   Beach Hazards Statement.

Lake effect showers and thunderstorms may produce locally heavy rain
where bands persist tonight through Tuesday.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

OHZ013-014-PAZ002-003-260815-
Geauga-Ashtabula Inland-Southern Erie-Crawford-
409 AM EDT Sun Sep 25 2022

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for northeast Ohio and northwest
Pennsylvania.

.DAY ONE...Today and tonight.

Lake effect showers and thunderstorms may produce locally heavy rain
where bands persist tonight through Tuesday.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday.

Lake effect showers and thunderstorms may produce locally heavy rain
where bands persist tonight through Tuesday.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

OHZ011-012-260815-
Cuyahoga-Lake-
409 AM EDT Sun Sep 25 2022

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM EDT THIS MORNING
THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING...

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for northeast Ohio.

.DAY ONE...Today and tonight.

Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the
Internet for more information about the following hazards.

   Beach Hazards Statement.

Lake effect showers and thunderstorms may produce locally heavy rain
where bands persist tonight through Tuesday.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday.

Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the
Internet for more information about the following hazards.

   Beach Hazards Statement.

Lake effect showers and thunderstorms may produce locally heavy rain
where bands persist tonight through Tuesday.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

LEZ061-142-143-148-149-162-163-168-169-260815-
Ripley to Buffalo NY extending from 5NM off shoreline to US-
Canadian border-Maumee Bay to Reno Beach OH-
Reno Beach to The Islands OH-Geneva-on-the-Lake to Conneaut OH-
Conneaut OH to Ripley NY-
Detroit River Lt. to Maumee Bay OH to Reno Beach OH beyond 5NM
offshoreline to US-Canadian border-
Reno Beach to The Islands OH beyond 5NM off shoreline to US-
Canadian border-Geneva-on-the-
Lake to Conneaut OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US-Canadian border-
Conneaut OH to Ripley NY beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US-
Canadian border-
409 AM EDT Sun Sep 25 2022

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for Lake Erie.

.DAY ONE...Today and tonight.

Waterspouts are possible today through Tuesday.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday.

Waterspouts are possible today through Tuesday.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

LEZ144>147-164>167-260815-
The Islands to Vermilion OH-Vermilion to Avon Point OH-
Avon Point to Willowick OH-Willowick to Geneva-on-the Lake OH-
The Islands to Vermilion OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US-
Canadian border-
Vermilion to Avon Point OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US-
Canadian border-
Avon Point to Willowick OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US-
Canadian border-Willowick to Geneva-on-the-
Lake OH beyond 5NM off shoreline to US-Canadian border-
409 AM EDT Sun Sep 25 2022

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for Lake Erie.

.DAY ONE...Today and tonight.

Waterspouts are possible today through Tuesday.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday.

Waterspouts are possible today through Tuesday. Winds may approach
Gale Force on Monday.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Sep 25, 10:36 AM EDT, 4 hours 22 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Sep 25, 4:10 AM EDTSmall Craft AdvisoryCLE4 days
Sep 25, 4:11 AM EDTBeach Hazards StatementCLEAshtabula, Cuyahoga, Erie, Lake, Lorain, Ottawa4 days
Sep 25, 6:24 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningCLE96 min
Sep 25, 7:58 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningCLE2 hr
Sep 25, 9:53 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningCLE2 hr
Sep 25, 10:51 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryCLEAshtabula, Lake4 hr
Sep 25, 11:53 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningCLE86 min
Sep 25, 2:09 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCLEMahoning36 min
Sep 25, 5:22 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningCLE53 min
Sep 25, 6:25 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCLEGeauga50 min

Nearby

Flood Watches in Ohio, 2022Flood Watches in Pennsylvania, 2022Every flood watch in 2022

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.