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River Flood Warning 12, NWS Cleveland, OH

March 3, 2023Hancock County, Ohio

NWS Cleveland, OH issued this river flood warning at Mar 3, 2023, 8:42 PM EST for Hancock County, Ohio. It took effect at Mar 3, 2023, 9:20 PM EST. It was in force for 24 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Mar 3, 2023, 8:42 PM EST (01:42 UTC)
In effect from
Mar 3, 2023, 9:20 PM EST
Expired
Mar 4, 2023, 9:24 PM EST
In force
24 hr
Issued by
NWS Cleveland, OH
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
Minor

County Hancock County, OH

The radar

The Cleveland radar (KCLE), 158 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:41 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 river

Written for the forecast point Eagle Creek above Findlay (FECO1).

Action stage
8 ft
Minor stage
9 ft
Moderate stage
10 ft
Major stage
11 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 04188496, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this river flood warning 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 river flood warning went out at Mar 3, 8:34 PM EST, 8 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 3, 8:34 PM EST, 8 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 3, 2:56 PM EST, 5 hours 46 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
256 PM EST Fri Mar 3 2023

OHZ009-042000-
Erie-
256 PM EST Fri Mar 3 2023

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST SATURDAY...

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for north central Ohio.

.DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight.

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

   Wind Advisory.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday.

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

   Wind Advisory.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

OHZ006-008-017-018-042000-
Wood-Sandusky-Hancock-Seneca-
256 PM EST Fri Mar 3 2023

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST SATURDAY...
...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST SATURDAY...

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for northwest Ohio.

.DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight.

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

   Flood Watch.
   Wind Advisory.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday.

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

   Wind Advisory.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

OHZ007-042000-
Ottawa-
256 PM EST Fri Mar 3 2023

...LAKESHORE FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST SATURDAY...
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST SATURDAY...

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for northwest Ohio.

.DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight.

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

   Lakeshore Flood Warning.
   Wind Advisory.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday.

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

   Wind Advisory.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

OHZ019-027>030-036>038-047-042000-
Huron-Wyandot-Crawford-Richland-Ashland-Marion-Morrow-Holmes-Knox-
256 PM EST Fri Mar 3 2023

...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST SATURDAY...
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 9 AM EST SATURDAY...

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

.DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight.

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

   Flood Watch.
   Wind Advisory.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday.

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

   Wind Advisory.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

OHZ003-042000-
Lucas-
256 PM EST Fri Mar 3 2023

...LAKESHORE FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST SATURDAY...
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST SATURDAY...

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for northwest Ohio.

.DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight.

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

   Lakeshore Flood Warning.
   Winter Weather Advisory.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday.

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

OHZ014-023-089-042000-
Ashtabula Inland-Trumbull-Ashtabula Lakeshore-
256 PM EST Fri Mar 3 2023

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for northeast Ohio.

.DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight.

Winds may gust in excess of 40 mph today into tonight. Locally heavy
rainfall of around an inch may cause rises on area creeks and
rivers.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday.

There is a low probability for widespread hazardous weather.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

OHZ010>013-020>022-031>033-042000-
Lorain-Cuyahoga-Lake-Geauga-Medina-Summit-Portage-Wayne-Stark-
Mahoning-
256 PM EST Fri Mar 3 2023

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 9 AM EST SATURDAY...

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

.DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight.

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

   Wind Advisory.

Locally heavy rainfall of around an inch may cause rises on area
creeks and rivers.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday.

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

   Wind Advisory.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

PAZ001>003-042000-
Northern Erie-Southern Erie-Crawford-
256 PM EST Fri Mar 3 2023

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for northwest Pennsylvania.

.DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight.

Winds may gusts in excess of 40 mph today into tonight.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday.

Hazardous weather is not expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

LEZ142>144-162>164-042000-
Maumee Bay to Reno Beach OH-Reno Beach to The Islands OH-
The Islands to Vermilion OH-
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-
The Islands to Vermilion OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US-
Canadian border-
256 PM EST Fri Mar 3 2023

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST SATURDAY...

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for Lake Erie.

.DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight.

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

   Gale Warning.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday.

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

   Gale Warning.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

LEZ145>147-165>167-042000-
Vermilion to Avon Point OH-Avon Point to Willowick OH-
Willowick to Geneva-on-the Lake OH-
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-
256 PM EST Fri Mar 3 2023

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST SATURDAY...

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for Lake Erie.

.DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight.

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

   Gale Warning.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday.

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

   Gale Warning.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

LEZ061-148-149-168-169-042000-
Ripley to Buffalo NY extending from 5NM off shoreline to US-
Canadian border-Geneva-on-the-Lake to Conneaut OH-
Conneaut OH to Ripley NY-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-
256 PM EST Fri Mar 3 2023

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for Lake Erie.

.DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight.

Hazardous weather is not expected at this time.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday.

Hazardous weather is not expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Mar 3, 3:04 PM EST, 5 hours 38 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 3, 7:56 PM ESTAreal Flood WarningCLEStark26 hr
Mar 4, 1:02 AM ESTAreal Flood AdvisoryCLEAshland, Crawford, Knox, Marion, Morrow, Richland4 hr
Mar 4, 2:26 AM ESTRiver Flood WarningCLELorain33 hr
Mar 4, 5:34 AM ESTRiver Flood WarningCLEMarion28 hr
Mar 4, 11:50 AM ESTAreal Flood WarningCLEAshland7 hr
Mar 4, 5:39 PM ESTRiver Flood WarningCLELucas, Wood37 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive; the gauge from the NWS water service and the USGS.