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River Flood Warning 12, NWS Cleveland, OH

April 5, 2025Delaware County, Marion County, Ohio

NWS Cleveland, OH issued this river flood warning at Apr 5, 2025, 5:48 AM EDT for Delaware County, Marion County, Ohio. It took effect at Apr 5, 2025, 8:51 AM EDT. It was in force for 3 days.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Apr 5, 2025, 5:48 AM EDT (09:48 UTC)
In effect from: Apr 5, 2025, 8:51 AM EDT
Expired: Apr 8, 2025, 8:32 PM EDT
In force: 3 days
Issued by: NWS Cleveland, OH
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: Moderate

Counties Delaware County, OH, Marion County, OH

The radar

The Cincinnati radar (KILN), 129 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:49 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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 Scioto River at Prospect (PRGO1). The gauge peaked at 13.14 ft at Apr 5, 2025, 12:00 PM EDT.

Action stage: 8 ft
Minor stage: 12 ft
Moderate stage: 13.5 ft
Major stage: 15 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 03219500, 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 Apr 5, 3:47 AM EDT, 2 hours 1 minute earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 5, 3:47 AM EDT, 2 hours 1 minute before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 5, 3:50 AM EDT, 1 hour 58 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
350 AM EDT Sat Apr 5 2025

LEZ061-142>149-162>169-060800-
Ripley to Buffalo NY extending from 5NM off shoreline to US-
Canadian border-Maumee Bay to Reno Beach OH-
Reno Beach to The Islands OH-The Islands to Vermilion OH-
Vermilion to Avon Point OH-Avon Point to Willowick OH-
Willowick to Geneva-on-the Lake OH-Geneva-on-the-Lake to Conneaut OH-
Conneaut OH to Ripley NY-
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-
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-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-
350 AM EDT Sat Apr 5 2025

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for Lake Erie.

.DAY ONE...Today and tonight.

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday.

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

OHZ003-006>011-013-017>022-027>032-036>038-047-060800-
Lucas-Wood-Ottawa-Sandusky-Erie-Lorain-Cuyahoga-Geauga-Hancock-
Seneca-Huron-Medina-Summit-Portage-Wyandot-Crawford-Richland-Ashland-
Wayne-Stark-Marion-Morrow-Holmes-Knox-
350 AM EDT Sat Apr 5 2025

...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING...

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

.DAY ONE...Today 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.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday.

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

   Flood Watch.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

OHZ012-014-023-033-089-PAZ001>003-060800-
Lake-Ashtabula Inland-Trumbull-Mahoning-Ashtabula Lakeshore-
Northern Erie-Southern Erie-Crawford-
350 AM EDT Sat Apr 5 2025

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for northeast Ohio and northwest
Pennsylvania.

.DAY ONE...Today and tonight.

A round of moderate to heavy rain will continue this morning. This
rain may lead to localized flooding, especially in areas of poor-
drainage.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday.

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, Apr 5, 1:34 AM EDT, 4 hours 14 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Apr 4, 10:21 PM EDT	River Flood Warning	CLE	Holmes, Wayne	7 days
Apr 5, 1:34 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CLE	Knox	41 min
Apr 5, 3:39 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	CLE	Marion, Morrow	46 min
Apr 5, 4:25 AM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	CLE	Marion, Morrow	19 hr
Apr 5, 5:37 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	CLE	Ashland, Knox, Richland	6 hr
Apr 5, 5:38 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	CLE	Holmes, Stark, Wayne	6 hr
Apr 5, 5:52 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	CLE	Cuyahoga, Lorain, Medina, Summit	6 hr
Apr 5, 6:39 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	CLE	Mahoning, Portage	6 hr
Apr 5, 6:50 AM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	CLE	Stark, Summit	10 hr
Apr 5, 7:39 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	CLE	Stark	16 hr
Apr 5, 8:22 AM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	CLE	Ashland, Holmes, Knox, Richland	9 hr
Apr 5, 10:12 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	CLE	Hancock	18 hr
Apr 5, 11:31 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	CLE	Ashland, Holmes, Knox, Richland, Wayne	20 hr
Apr 5, 11:35 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	CLE	Mahoning, Stark	12 hr
Apr 5, 1:24 PM EDT	River Flood Warning	CLE	Marion	29 hr
Apr 5, 3:47 PM EDT	Small Craft Advisory	CLE		19 hr
Apr 5, 4:46 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	CLE	Stark	6 hr
Apr 5, 5:19 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	CLE	Ashland, Holmes, Knox, Richland	14 hr
Apr 5, 6:35 PM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	CLE	Stark	5 hr
Apr 5, 7:18 PM EDT	River Flood Warning	CLE	Sandusky, Wood	38 hr

Nearby

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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.