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Flash Flood Warning 13, NWS Cleveland, OH

July 5, 2026Mahoning County, Trumbull County, Ohio

NWS Cleveland, OH issued this flash flood warning at Jul 5, 2026, 2:08 PM EDT for Mahoning County, Trumbull County, Ohio. It was in force for 3 hr. 4 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 5, 2026, 2:08 PM EDT (18:08 UTC)
Expired: Jul 5, 2026, 5:08 PM EDT
In force: 3 hr
Issued by: NWS Cleveland, OH
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: None

Counties Mahoning County, OH, Trumbull County, OH

The radar

The Cleveland radar (KCLE), 82 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:08 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

Time	Report	Where	Remark
Jul 5, 2:20 PM EDT	FLASH FLOOD	1 Nw Howland Center, OH	Social media photo of flooding on Raccoon Drive and Pegotty Drive in Howland Township. Time estimated from radar.
Jul 5, 2:49 PM EDT	FLASH FLOOD	2 Wsw Boardman, OH	Flooding bumper height with cars stranded at Tippecanoe and Lockwood Blvd.
Jul 5, 2:50 PM EDT	FLASH FLOOD	3 Se Austintown, OH	Kirk Run Creek overflowed its banks and flooded the parking lot and gymnasium of Saint Christine Parish. Time estimated from radar.
Jul 5, 2:58 PM EDT	FLASH FLOOD	1 Wnw Poland, OH	Vehicle stranded in standing water on Tara Drive.

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

The nearest sounding before it

Pittsburgh, PA (KPIT), launched 12:00Z, 6.1 hours before the alert went out and 113 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 425 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -59 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 802 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 21 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 23 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 69 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.6

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

798 
WGUS51 KCLE 051808
FFWCLE
OHC099-155-052200-
/O.NEW.KCLE.FF.W.0013.260705T1808Z-260705T2200Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
208 PM EDT Sun Jul 5 2026

The National Weather Service in Cleveland has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Mahoning County in northeastern Ohio...
  Southern Trumbull County in northeastern Ohio...

* Until 600 PM EDT.

* At 208 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing 
  heavy rain across the warned area. Up to 1 inch of rain has 
  fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 1 to 2 inches in 30 minutes. 
  Additional rainfall amounts of 1 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...
  Youngstown, Warren, Boardman, Niles, Campbell, Hubbard, Canfield, 
  Cortland, Newton Falls, Lordstown, Hilltop, Vienna Center, 
  Leavittsburg, Maplewood Park, Austintown, Struthers, Girard, 
  Vienna, McDonald and Poland.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

Be aware of your surroundings and do not drive on flooded roads.

&&

LAT...LON 4127 8100 4128 8100 4129 8100 4131 8100
      4135 8100 4135 8052 4098 8052 4099 8100
      4105 8100 4125 8100

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
EXPECTED RAINFALL RATE...1-2 INCHES IN 30 MINUTES

$$

Sefcovic

1 follow-up statement

461 
WGUS71 KCLE 052108
FFSCLE

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
508 PM EDT Sun Jul 5 2026

OHC099-155-052118-
/O.CAN.KCLE.FF.W.0013.000000T0000Z-260705T2200Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Mahoning OH-Trumbull OH-
508 PM EDT Sun Jul 5 2026

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR MAHONING AND SOUTHERN 
TRUMBULL 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.

A Flood Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM EDT for portions of 
north central and northeast Ohio.

&&

LAT...LON 4127 8100 4128 8100 4129 8100 4131 8100
      4135 8100 4135 8052 4098 8052 4099 8100
      4105 8100 4125 8100

$$

Garuckas

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jul 5, 9:01 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	CLE	Lucas	5 hr
Jul 5, 10:35 AM EDT	Special Marine Warning	CLE		61 min
Jul 5, 11:03 AM EDT	Flood Watch	CLE	Ashland, Crawford, Cuyahoga, Geauga, Holmes, Huron and 15 more	11 hr
Jul 5, 11:03 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	CLE	Erie, Huron, Lorain	4 hr
Jul 5, 11:33 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	CLE	Cuyahoga	4 hr
Jul 5, 12:27 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	CLE	Geauga, Portage, Summit	5 hr
Jul 5, 12:59 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CLE	Mahoning, Portage, Trumbull	46 min
Jul 5, 1:14 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CLE	Mahoning, Portage	46 min
Jul 5, 1:20 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	CLE	Mahoning, Portage	21 min
Jul 5, 1:46 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	CLE	Mahoning, Trumbull	3 hr
Jul 5, 1:51 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CLE	Mahoning	59 min
Jul 5, 2:08 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	CLE	Mahoning	37 min
Jul 5, 6:35 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	CLE	Cuyahoga	3 hr
Jul 5, 7:17 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	CLE	Cuyahoga	3 hr
Jul 5, 7:20 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	CLE	Ashland, Crawford, Richland	3 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.