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River Flood Warning 23, NWS Cleveland, OH

May 6, 2025Lorain County, Ohio

NWS Cleveland, OH issued this river flood warning at May 6, 2025, 3:33 PM EDT for Lorain County, Ohio. It took effect at May 6, 2025, 4:00 PM EDT. It was in force for 19 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: May 6, 2025, 3:33 PM EDT (19:33 UTC)
In effect from: May 6, 2025, 4:00 PM EDT
Expired: May 7, 2025, 10:39 AM EDT
In force: 19 hr
Issued by: NWS Cleveland, OH
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: Minor

County Lorain County, OH

The radar

The Cleveland radar (KCLE), 25 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:37 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The river

Written for the forecast point Black River at Elyria (ELRO1). The gauge peaked at 9.69 ft at May 7, 2025, 1:00 AM EDT.

Action stage: 7 ft
Minor stage: 9.5 ft
Moderate stage: 17 ft
Major stage: 20 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 04200500, 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 May 6, 2:25 PM EDT, 1 hour 8 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 6, 2:25 PM EDT, 1 hour 8 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
May 5, 8:27 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CLE	Ottawa	33 min
May 5, 8:45 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CLE	Lucas	45 min
May 5, 8:52 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	CLE		113 min
May 5, 9:03 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CLE	Stark	42 min
May 5, 9:33 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	CLE	Lucas, Ottawa, Sandusky, Seneca, Wood	3 hr
May 5, 9:53 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CLE	Trumbull	52 min
May 5, 10:17 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CLE	Cuyahoga, Geauga, Lake, Portage	58 min
May 5, 11:15 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	CLE	Lucas	2 hr
May 6, 2:18 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	CLE	Trumbull	36 hr
May 6, 5:30 PM EDT	River Flood Warning	CLE	Hancock	26 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.