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Flash Flood Warning 13, NWS Cleveland, OH
NWS Cleveland, OH issued this flash flood warning at Aug 23, 2023, 8:32 PM EDT for Cuyahoga County, Geauga County, Lorain County, Ohio. It was in force for 5 hr. 18 reports 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
- Aug 23, 2023, 8:32 PM EDT (00:32 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 24, 2023, 1:45 AM EDT
- In force
- 5 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Cleveland, OH
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Cuyahoga County, OH, Geauga County, OH, Lorain County, OH
The radar
The Cleveland radar (KCLE), 13 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:37 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 23, 8:54 PM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | 3 E Lakewood, OH | Multiple roads becoming flooded and impassable on the west of the Cleveland. Multiple cars stranded. Closing the area of Clifton Road and Lake Ave due to flash flooding. |
| Aug 23, 8:54 PM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | 3 E Lakewood, OH | Multiple roads becoming flooded and impassable on the west of the Cleveland. Multiple cars stranded. Closing the area of Clifton Road and Lake Ave due to flash flooding. |
| Aug 23, 8:59 PM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | 3 Wnw Cleveland, OH | Several cars stranded in flood waters on the Shoreway blvd. |
| Aug 23, 8:59 PM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | 3 Wnw Cleveland, OH | Several cars stranded in flood waters on the Shoreway blvd. |
| Aug 23, 9:00 PM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | 1 E Lakewood, OH | Lakewood Police and Fire reporting multiple homes with flooding of basements. |
| Aug 23, 9:00 PM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | 1 E Lakewood, OH | Lakewood Police and Fire reporting multiple homes with flooding of basements. |
| Aug 23, 9:00 PM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | 1 Ssw Lakewood, OH | Corrects previous flash flood report from 1 SSW Lakewood. 3 miles of I-90 is closed in both direction near the McKinley Exit due to considerable flooding and water rescues on the interstate. |
| Aug 23, 9:00 PM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | 1 Ssw Lakewood, OH | Corrects previous flash flood report from 1 SSW Lakewood. 3 miles of I-90 is closed in both direction near the McKinley Exit due to considerable flooding and water rescues on the interstate. |
| Aug 23, 9:00 PM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | 1 Ssw Lakewood, OH | I-90 near the McKinley Exit closed in both directions by public safety due to considerable flooding on the interstate. |
| Aug 23, 9:13 PM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | 2 E Lakewood, OH | Multiple water rescues ongoing near Lakewood reported by HAM Radio and Fire dept. |
| Aug 23, 9:13 PM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | 2 E Lakewood, OH | Multiple water rescues ongoing near Lakewood reported by HAM Radio and Fire dept. |
| Aug 23, 9:18 PM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | 2 N Lorain, OH | Numerous trees down across the city of Lorain. |
| Aug 23, 9:57 PM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | 2 Ssw Linndale, OH | Multiple underpasses along I-480 are flooded and impassable. |
| Aug 23, 9:57 PM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | 2 Ssw Linndale, OH | Multiple underpasses along I-480 are flooded and impassable. |
| Aug 23, 10:12 PM EDT | RAIN 3.5 | 1 W Lakewood, OH | Many backyard rain gauges reporting 3 to 4 inches of rainfall in the last couple of hours. |
| Aug 23, 10:12 PM EDT | RAIN 3.5 | 1 W Lakewood, OH | Many backyard rain gauges reporting 3 to 4 inches of rainfall in the last couple of hours. |
| Aug 23, 11:54 PM EDT | RAIN 4.25 | North Ridgeville, OH | Measured on personal weather station. |
| Aug 23, 11:54 PM EDT | RAIN 4.25 | North Ridgeville, OH | Measured on personal weather station. |
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 00:00Z, 0.5 hours before the alert went out and 181 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 486 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 23 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 114 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 115 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
692
WGUS51 KCLE 240032
FFWCLE
OHC035-055-093-240545-
/O.NEW.KCLE.FF.W.0013.230824T0032Z-230824T0545Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
832 PM EDT Wed Aug 23 2023
The National Weather Service in Cleveland has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Northeastern Lorain County in north central Ohio...
Cuyahoga County in northeastern Ohio...
Southwestern Geauga County in northeastern Ohio...
* Until 145 AM EDT.
* At 832 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the warned area. Between 0.5 and 1.5 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...
Cleveland, Lorain, Elyria, Parma, Lakewood, Cleveland Heights,
Strongsville, Westlake, North Royalton, North Ridgeville, Solon,
Avon Lake, Warrensville Heights, Macedonia, South Russell,
Highland Hills, Chesterland, North Olmsted, Garfield Heights and
Shaker Heights.
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.
&&
LAT...LON 4146 8222 4152 8200 4152 8175 4154 8171
4154 8163 4152 8153 4151 8121 4135 8109
4135 8197
FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
$$
ClarkThe office that day
Everything else NWS Cleveland, OH issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 23, 8:06 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | CLE | Cuyahoga, Geauga, Lake | 5 hr |
| Aug 23, 8:10 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | CLE | 95 min | |
| Aug 23, 8:24 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Cuyahoga, Erie, Lorain | 66 min |
| Aug 23, 8:43 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | CLE | Cuyahoga, Lake | 5 hr |
| Aug 23, 8:58 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Ashland, Erie, Huron, Lorain, Medina, Wayne | 62 min |
| Aug 23, 9:09 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | CLE | Cuyahoga, Lorain, Medina, Summit | 5 hr |
| Aug 23, 9:14 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CLE | Stark, Summit | 4 hr |
| Aug 23, 9:36 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | CLE | Cuyahoga, Lorain | 5 hr |
| Aug 23, 9:38 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | CLE | 2 hr | |
| Aug 23, 9:46 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | CLE | Stark, Summit | 5 hr |
| Aug 23, 9:49 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Ashland, Huron, Lorain, Medina, Wayne | 56 min |
| Aug 23, 9:56 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CLE | Ashland, Lorain, Medina, Wayne | 46 min |
| Aug 23, 10:24 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | CLE | Ashland, Lorain, Medina, Stark, Summit, Wayne | 6 hr |
| Aug 23, 10:29 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Erie, Huron, Lorain, Ottawa, Sandusky | 46 min |
| Aug 23, 10:34 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | CLE | Erie, Huron, Ottawa | 6 hr |
| Aug 23, 10:38 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Ashland, Holmes, Richland, Wayne | 52 min |
| Aug 23, 10:50 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | CLE | Lake | 6 hr |
| Aug 23, 11:10 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | CLE | Ashland, Holmes, Richland, Wayne | 5 hr |
| Aug 23, 11:12 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | CLE | Erie, Huron | 33 min |
| Aug 23, 11:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Ashland, Erie, Huron, Richland, Sandusky, Seneca | 60 min |
| Aug 23, 11:22 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | CLE | Ashland, Erie, Huron, Lorain, Medina | 6 hr |
| Aug 23, 11:28 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Ottawa | 62 min |
| Aug 23, 11:39 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | CLE | Lorain | 60 hr |
| Aug 23, 11:44 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | CLE | 2 hr | |
| Aug 23, 11:54 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CLE | Holmes, Knox | 6 hr |
| Aug 23, 11:57 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | CLE | Summit | 2 hr |
| Aug 24, 12:13 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Erie, Huron, Sandusky, Seneca | 62 min |
| Aug 24, 12:17 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | CLE | 88 min | |
| Aug 24, 12:18 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | CLE | Erie, Ottawa, Sandusky, Seneca | 6 hr |
| Aug 24, 12:26 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Lucas, Ottawa | 49 min |
| Aug 24, 12:46 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | CLE | Lucas, Ottawa, Sandusky, Seneca | 5 hr |
| Aug 24, 1:19 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | CLE | Crawford, Wyandot | 5 hr |
| Aug 24, 1:24 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Crawford, Hancock, Seneca, Wyandot | 51 min |
| Aug 24, 1:43 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | CLE | Cuyahoga, Lake | 9 hr |
| Aug 24, 1:49 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Crawford, Hancock, Marion, Morrow, Wyandot | 41 min |
| Aug 24, 1:56 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | CLE | 2 hr | |
| Aug 24, 1:59 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | CLE | Cuyahoga, Lorain | 11 hr |
| Aug 24, 2:02 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CLE | Lucas, Wood | 43 min |
| Aug 24, 2:21 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CLE | Marion, Morrow | 5 hr |
| Aug 24, 2:42 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | CLE | Stark | 5 hr |
| Aug 24, 3:01 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Lucas, Ottawa, Wood | 44 min |
| Aug 24, 3:03 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | CLE | 87 min | |
| Aug 24, 3:05 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | CLE | Erie, Lorain | 31 hr |
| Aug 24, 3:05 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | CLE | Erie | 26 hr |
| Aug 24, 3:22 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | CLE | Lucas, Wood | 4 hr |
| Aug 24, 3:35 AM EDT | Excessive Heat Warning | CLE | Hancock, Lucas, Wood | 17 hr |
| Aug 24, 3:35 AM EDT | Heat Advisory | CLE | Crawford, Knox, Marion, Morrow, Ottawa, Sandusky and 2 more | 17 hr |
| Aug 24, 4:19 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | CLE | Ashland, Wayne | 9 hr |
| Aug 24, 4:28 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | CLE | Ashland, Erie, Huron, Lorain, Medina, Ottawa | 8 hr |
| Aug 24, 4:36 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | CLE | Ashland, Holmes, Richland, Wayne | 8 hr |
| Aug 24, 4:40 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CLE | Hancock, Wyandot | 3 hr |
| Aug 24, 6:08 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | CLE | Crawford, Erie, Lucas, Ottawa, Sandusky, Seneca and 1 more | 7 hr |
| Aug 24, 7:42 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | CLE | Lucas, Wood | 5 hr |
| Aug 24, 12:32 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | CLE | Lorain | 118 min |
| Aug 24, 12:35 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CLE | Erie, Huron | 115 min |
| Aug 24, 12:59 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | CLE | Ashland | 2 hr |
| Aug 24, 1:10 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CLE | Sandusky | 2 hr |
| Aug 24, 1:55 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | CLE | 83 min | |
| Aug 24, 2:30 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CLE | Cuyahoga, Lorain | 2 hr |
| Aug 24, 2:49 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CLE | Ashland | 2 hr |
| Aug 24, 3:10 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CLE | Portage, Summit | 50 min |
| Aug 24, 3:13 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | CLE | Ashland | 31 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.