Flash Flood Warning 21, NWS Cleveland, OH

Issued

Aug 23, 2023, 11:22 PM EDT (03:22 UTC)

Expired

Aug 24, 2023, 5:15 AM EDT

In force

6 hr

Issued by

NWS Cleveland, OH

Area

Storm-based polygon

Damage threat

Considerable

Flood severity

None

Counties Ashland County, OH, Erie County, OH, Huron County, OH, Lorain County, OH, Medina County, OH

The Cleveland radar (KCLE), 52 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:27 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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WGUS51 KCLE 240322
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OHC005-043-077-093-103-240915-
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/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
1122 PM EDT Wed Aug 23 2023

The National Weather Service in Cleveland has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Northeastern Ashland County in north central Ohio...
  Erie County in north central Ohio...
  Northeastern Huron County in north central Ohio...
  Southwestern Lorain County in north central Ohio...
  Southwestern Medina County in northeastern Ohio...

* Until 515 AM EDT.

* At 1122 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing 
  heavy rain across the warned area. Between 2 and 4 inches of rain 
  have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 2 to 3 inches are 
  possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected 
  to begin shortly.

  HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding. Thunderstorms
           producing flash flooding.

  SOURCE...Radar.

  IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of creeks and streams,
           urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses.

* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
  Lorain, Sandusky, Western Vermilion, Vermilion, Amherst, 
  Wellington, Wakeman, Sullivan, Penfield, Marblehead, Spencer, 
  Berlin Heights, Kipton, Rochester, Birmingham, Fairview Lanes and 
  Sandusky South.

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 4149 8276 4149 8273 4150 8273 4149 8271
      4150 8271 4150 8265 4145 8259 4141 8249
      4146 8236 4145 8230 4138 8225 4137 8227
      4126 8227 4114 8207 4099 8205 4099 8218
      4105 8233 4128 8249 4145 8281

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
FLASH FLOOD DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE

$$

Kahn

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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.