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Flash Flood Warning 13, NWS Cleveland, OH

July 28, 20254 counties in Ohio

NWS Cleveland, OH issued this flash flood warning at Jul 28, 2025, 5:03 PM EDT for 4 counties in Ohio. It was in force for 4 hr. 3 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
Jul 28, 2025, 5:03 PM EDT (21:03 UTC)
Expired
Jul 28, 2025, 9:16 PM EDT
In force
4 hr
Issued by
NWS Cleveland, OH
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

Counties Erie County, OH, Huron County, OH, Ottawa County, OH, Sandusky County, OH

The radar

The Cleveland radar (KCLE), 78 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:05 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

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jul 28, 5:15 PM EDTRAIN 3.033 W Marblehead, OHRainfall since 4:15 pm Mesonet station EW6987 Danbury Twp.
Jul 28, 5:50 PM EDTRAIN 3.025 Ene Berlin Heights, OHRainfall in 35 minutes.
Jul 28, 6:00 PM EDTRAIN 2.43 Ese Huron, OHRainfall since 5:00 pm Mesonet station OWXO1 3.1 E Huron.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

Detroit, MI (KDTX), launched 12:00Z, 9.1 hours before the alert went out and 145 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, Detroit, MI at 12:00Z on 2025-07-28Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 347 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, Detroit, MI at 12:00Z on 2025-07-28The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 59 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
347 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-68 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1130 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
30 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
59 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
23 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.4

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The text

As transmitted.

257 
WGUS51 KCLE 282103
FFWCLE
OHC043-077-123-143-290200-
/O.NEW.KCLE.FF.W.0013.250728T2103Z-250729T0200Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
503 PM EDT Mon Jul 28 2025

The National Weather Service in Cleveland has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Erie County in north central Ohio...
  Huron County in north central Ohio...
  Ottawa County in northwestern Ohio...
  Northeastern Sandusky County in northwestern Ohio...

* Until 1000 PM EDT.

* At 503 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing 
  heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 3 inches of rain 
  have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 0.5 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...
  Sandusky, Western Vermilion, Port Clinton, Oak Harbor, Northern 
  Milan, Castalia, Catawba Island, Marblehead, Berlin Heights, Bay 
  View, Sandusky South, Bloomingville, Fairview Lanes, Whites 
  Landing, Vickery and Birmingham.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

Please report observed flooding to local emergency services or law 
enforcement and request they pass this information to the National 
Weather Service when you can do so safely.

&&

LAT...LON 4162 8315 4161 8304 4156 8298 4154 8293
      4156 8290 4159 8290 4160 8288 4160 8282
      4155 8268 4152 8268 4146 8260 4141 8250
      4144 8240 4143 8235 4129 8234 4129 8282
      4147 8315

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED

$$

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1 follow-up statement
477 
WGUS71 KCLE 290116
FFSCLE

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
916 PM EDT Mon Jul 28 2025

OHC043-077-123-143-290126-
/O.CAN.KCLE.FF.W.0013.000000T0000Z-250729T0200Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Erie OH-Huron OH-Ottawa OH-Sandusky OH-
916 PM EDT Mon Jul 28 2025

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR ERIE, OTTAWA AND 
NORTHEASTERN SANDUSKY COUNTIES...

Flood waters have receded. The heavy rain has ended. Flooding is no 
longer expected to pose a threat. Please continue to heed remaining 
road closures.

&&

LAT...LON 4162 8315 4161 8304 4156 8298 4154 8293
      4156 8290 4159 8290 4160 8288 4160 8282
      4155 8268 4152 8268 4146 8260 4141 8250
      4144 8240 4143 8235 4129 8234 4129 8282
      4147 8315

$$

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 28, 1:28 PM EDTHeat AdvisoryCLEAshland, Ashtabula, Crawford, Cuyahoga, Erie, Geauga and 22 more31 hr
Jul 28, 3:24 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningCLE96 min
Jul 28, 3:53 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningCLE83 min
Jul 28, 4:02 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCLELucas58 min
Jul 28, 4:22 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningCLE83 min
Jul 28, 4:32 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCLEErie58 min
Jul 28, 4:47 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCLELucas, Ottawa, Sandusky, Wood73 min
Jul 28, 4:56 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningCLE49 min
Jul 28, 5:06 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEErie, Lorain54 min
Jul 28, 5:19 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCLEKnox, Morrow56 min
Jul 28, 5:52 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCLELorain53 min
Jul 28, 5:59 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryCLELorain3 hr
Jul 28, 6:07 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCLECrawford, Huron, Seneca, Wyandot68 min
Jul 28, 6:13 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCLEAshland, Medina, Summit77 min
Jul 28, 6:59 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryCLEAshland, Huron, Richland3 hr
Jul 28, 7:03 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryCLECuyahoga, Medina3 hr
Jul 28, 7:06 PM EDTTornado WarningCLEMedina, Summit, Wayne11 min
Jul 28, 7:15 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCLEHolmes, Stark, Wayne45 min
Jul 28, 7:34 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryCLEWayne3 hr
Jul 28, 7:37 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEStark38 min

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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.