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Areal Flood Warning 13, NWS Cleveland, OH
NWS Cleveland, OH issued this areal flood warning at Apr 4, 2026, 5:29 AM EDT for Marion County, Morrow County, Ohio. It was in force for 6 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 4, 2026, 5:29 AM EDT (09:29 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 4, 2026, 11:30 AM EDT
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Cleveland, OH
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Marion County, OH, Morrow County, OH
The radar
The Cleveland radar (KCLE), 134 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:33 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 00:00Z, 9.5 hours before the alert went out and 143 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 797 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -16 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1108 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 30 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 112 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 128 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.3
- Supercell composite
- 3.4
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this areal 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 areal flood warning went out at Apr 4, 2:03 AM EDT, 3 hours 26 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 4, 2:03 AM EDT, 3 hours 26 minutes before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Cleveland OH 209 AM EDT Sat Apr 4 2026 OHZ003-006>014-017>023-027>033-036>038-047-089-PAZ001>003-050615- Lucas-Wood-Ottawa-Sandusky-Erie-Lorain-Cuyahoga-Lake-Geauga- Ashtabula Inland-Hancock-Seneca-Huron-Medina-Summit-Portage-Trumbull- Wyandot-Crawford-Richland-Ashland-Wayne-Stark-Mahoning-Marion-Morrow- Holmes-Knox-Ashtabula Lakeshore-Northern Erie-Southern Erie- 209 AM EDT Sat Apr 4 2026 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for north central Ohio, northeast Ohio, northwest Ohio and northwest Pennsylvania. .DAY ONE...Today and tonight. Area rivers will continue to run high tonight with some remaining above flood stage. See active Flood Warnings for more specific details. There is Slight Risk (level 2 of 5) for severe weather in place the entire forecast area as a strong cold front will sweep through late this evening with showers and thunderstorms expected. Some of these thunderstorms may produce damaging winds and a couple of tornadoes. Storms could also produce heavy rainfall which could lead to additional localized flooding. .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. LEZ061-142>149-162>169-050615- 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- 209 AM EDT Sat Apr 4 2026 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for Lake Erie. .DAY ONE...Today and tonight. A strong cold front will sweep through late this evening with showers and thunderstorms expected with the front. Some of these thunderstorms may produce strong winds. .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
Local storm report, Apr 3, 11:36 PM EDT, 5 hours 53 minutes before
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Everything else NWS Cleveland, OH issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 3, 8:07 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CLE | Holmes | 53 min |
| Apr 3, 8:35 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CLE | Marion | 40 min |
| Apr 3, 8:41 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Marion | 21 min |
| Apr 3, 8:45 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | CLE | Holmes | 6 hr |
| Apr 3, 9:14 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CLE | Marion, Morrow | 61 min |
| Apr 3, 10:02 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CLE | Crawford, Marion, Morrow, Wyandot | 7 hr |
| Apr 3, 10:16 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CLE | Marion | 44 min |
| Apr 3, 10:26 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | CLE | Crawford, Marion, Morrow, Wyandot | 34 min |
| Apr 3, 10:55 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Crawford, Marion, Morrow | 13 min |
| Apr 3, 11:18 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | CLE | Ashland, Holmes, Knox, Morrow, Richland | 4 hr |
| Apr 3, 11:31 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | CLE | Marion, Morrow | 6 hr |
| Apr 3, 11:57 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | CLE | Crawford, Wyandot | 33 min |
| Apr 4, 2:36 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | CLE | Holmes | 7 hr |
| Apr 4, 3:37 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CLE | Medina, Stark, Summit, Wayne | 3 hr |
| Apr 4, 4:38 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | CLE | Ashland, Richland, Wayne | 6 hr |
| Apr 4, 6:01 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | CLE | Ashland, Holmes, Knox, Morrow, Richland, Wayne | 6 hr |
| Apr 4, 6:05 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | CLE | Stark | 9 hr |
| Apr 4, 11:02 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | CLE | Ashland, Crawford, Holmes, Knox, Marion, Morrow and 1 more | 24 hr |
| Apr 4, 11:15 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | CLE | Hancock | 9 hr |
| Apr 4, 2:50 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CLE | Lucas, Wood | 40 min |
| Apr 4, 2:59 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Lucas, Wood | 47 min |
| Apr 4, 3:18 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | CLE | 84 min | |
| Apr 4, 3:31 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CLE | Ottawa, Sandusky | 59 min |
| Apr 4, 3:50 PM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | CLE | 30 hr | |
| Apr 4, 5:11 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CLE | Erie | 34 min |
| Apr 4, 5:33 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CLE | Erie | 27 min |
| Apr 4, 5:37 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Crawford, Marion, Morrow, Richland | 38 min |
| Apr 4, 5:54 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CLE | Lucas, Wood | 66 min |
| Apr 4, 6:15 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | CLE | 76 min | |
| Apr 4, 6:35 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CLE | Ashland, Knox | 40 min |
| Apr 4, 6:39 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CLE | Sandusky | 51 min |
| Apr 4, 7:07 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Ashland, Holmes, Knox | 38 min |
| Apr 4, 7:10 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CLE | Lake | 35 min |
| Apr 4, 7:23 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CLE | Knox | 22 min |
| Apr 4, 7:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Wayne | 45 min |
| Apr 4, 7:57 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CLE | Portage, Summit | 48 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.