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River Flood Warning 21, NWS Cleveland, OH

March 26, 2023Sandusky County, Wood County, Ohio

NWS Cleveland, OH issued this river flood warning at Mar 26, 2023, 3:20 AM EDT for Sandusky County, Wood County, Ohio. It took effect at Mar 26, 2023, 5:06 AM EDT. It was in force for 5 hr.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Mar 26, 2023, 3:20 AM EDT (07:20 UTC)
In effect from
Mar 26, 2023, 5:06 AM EDT
Expired
Mar 26, 2023, 9:37 AM EDT
In force
5 hr
Issued by
NWS Cleveland, OH
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
Minor

Counties Sandusky County, OH, Wood County, OH

The radar

The Cleveland radar (KCLE), 133 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:21 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The river

Written for the forecast point Portage River at Woodville (WDVO1). The gauge peaked at 9.01 ft at Mar 26, 2023, 7:00 AM EDT.

actionminormoderate68101203/2603/27
Action stage
8 ft
Minor stage
11 ft
Moderate stage
12.5 ft
Major stage
13.5 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 04195500, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.

The text

As transmitted.

044 
WGUS41 KCLE 260720
FLWCLE

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Warning
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
320 AM EDT Sun Mar 26 2023

...The National Weather Service in Cleveland OH has issued a Flood 
Warning for the following rivers in Ohio...

  Portage River At Woodville affecting Wood and Sandusky Counties.

For the Portage River...including Woodville...Minor flooding is 
forecast.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

Additional information is available at www.weather.gov.

The next statement will be issued this afternoon at 130 PM EDT.

&&


OHC143-173-261730-
/O.NEW.KCLE.FL.W.0021.230326T0906Z-230326T2000Z/
/WDVO1.1.ER.230326T0906Z.230326T1200Z.230326T1400Z.NO/
320 AM EDT Sun Mar 26 2023

...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL LATE THIS AFTERNOON...

* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Portage River At Woodville.

* WHEN...Until late this afternoon.

* IMPACTS...At 9.0 feet, The river inundates lower portions of Trail 
  Marker Park and is out of banks in Pemberville.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 2:30 AM EDT Sunday the stage was 8.9 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage
    early this morning to a crest of 9.1 feet this morning. It
    will then fall below flood stage late this morning.
  - Flood stage is 9.0 feet.
  - Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
    9.1 feet on 04/24/1977.
  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

&&

LAT...LON 4136 8354 4148 8334 4143 8334 4135 8349


$$

Sefcovic
1 follow-up statement
379 
WGUS81 KCLE 261337
FLSCLE

Flood Statement
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
937 AM EDT Sun Mar 26 2023

...The Flood Warning is cancelled for the following rivers in Ohio...

  Portage River At Woodville affecting Sandusky and Wood Counties.

OHC143-173-261445-
/O.CAN.KCLE.FL.W.0021.000000T0000Z-230326T1337Z/
/WDVO1.1.ER.230326T1000Z.230326T1200Z.230326T1230Z.NO/
937 AM EDT Sun Mar 26 2023

...FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED...

The Flood Warning is cancelled for
  the Portage River At Woodville.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 9:30 AM EDT Sunday the stage was 8.9 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to fall to 6.0 feet Tuesday
    afternoon.
  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

&&

LAT...LON 4136 8354 4148 8334 4143 8334 4135 8349


$$

Campbell

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 25, 9:21 PM EDTSmall Craft AdvisoryCLE7 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.