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Flash Flood Warning 14, NWS Cleveland, OH

July 5, 2026Ashland County, Crawford County, Richland County, Ohio

NWS Cleveland, OH issued this flash flood warning at Jul 5, 2026, 7:20 PM EDT for Ashland County, Crawford County, Richland County, Ohio. It was in force for 3 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued: Jul 5, 2026, 7:20 PM EDT (23:20 UTC)
Expired: Jul 5, 2026, 10:30 PM EDT
In force: 3 hr
Issued by: NWS Cleveland, OH
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: None

Counties Ashland County, OH, Crawford County, OH, Richland County, OH

The radar

The Cleveland radar (KCLE), 93 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:22 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.

Did it verify

Not verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow found no qualifying storm report inside this flash flood warning while it was in force. That is not proof nothing happened: reports are thin where few people live.

Cow counts a report within 15 km of the polygon while the warning was in force: a tornado for a tornado warning; hail of 1 inch or more, a gust of 58 mph or more or wind damage for a severe thunderstorm warning; a flash flood report for a flash flood warning.

The nearest sounding before it

Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 12:00Z, 11.3 hours before the alert went out and 182 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: 505 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -61 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 994 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 12 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 25 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 28 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

719 
WGUS51 KCLE 052320
FFWCLE
OHC005-033-139-060230-
/O.NEW.KCLE.FF.W.0014.260705T2320Z-260706T0230Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

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

The National Weather Service in Cleveland has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Central Ashland County in north central Ohio...
  Southeastern Crawford County in north central Ohio...
  Central Richland County in north central Ohio...

* Until 1030 PM EDT.

* At 720 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing 
  heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 2 inches of rain 
  have fallen. 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...
  Mansfield, Ashland, Galion, Ontario, Crestline, Hayesville, Lucas, 
  Jeromesville, Mifflin, Mohicanville and Rowsburg.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 4083 8273 4086 8242 4088 8213 4081 8213
      4080 8213 4079 8213 4068 8213 4069 8234
      4070 8263 4071 8263 4071 8265 4071 8269
      4071 8273 4071 8279 4071 8280 4071 8282
      4071 8283 4083 8282

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED

$$

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1 follow-up statement

750 
WGUS71 KCLE 060224
FFSCLE

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
1024 PM EDT Sun Jul 5 2026

OHC005-033-139-060234-
/O.EXP.KCLE.FF.W.0014.000000T0000Z-260706T0230Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Ashland OH-Crawford OH-Richland OH-
1024 PM EDT Sun Jul 5 2026

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 1030 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR 
CENTRAL ASHLAND, SOUTHEASTERN CRAWFORD AND CENTRAL RICHLAND 
COUNTIES...

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

&&

LAT...LON 4083 8273 4086 8242 4088 8213 4081 8213
      4080 8213 4079 8213 4068 8213 4069 8234
      4070 8263 4071 8263 4071 8265 4071 8269
      4071 8273 4071 8279 4071 8280 4071 8282
      4071 8283 4083 8282

$$

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this flash 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 flash flood warning went out at Jul 5, 3:56 PM EDT, 3 hours 24 minutes earlier. Its key messages:

1) Periodic showers and thunderstorms will continue through Monday night, especially in the afternoon and evening hours. Heavy rain and isolated flash flooding is possible. 2) The next chance for showers and thunderstorms will be towards the end of the week as a cold front enters the region.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 5, 3:56 PM EDT, 3 hours 24 minutes before

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
356 PM EDT Sun Jul 5 2026

.WHAT HAS CHANGED...
A Flood Watch remains in effect for portions of Northeast Ohio into
this evening, though additional rainfall amounts in the Watch area
will be limited.

&&

.KEY MESSAGES...
1) Periodic showers and thunderstorms will continue through Monday
night, especially in the afternoon and evening hours. Heavy rain and
isolated flash flooding is possible.

2) The next chance for showers and thunderstorms will be towards the
end of the week as a cold front enters the region.

&&

.DISCUSSION...
KEY MESSAGE 1...
Periodic showers and thunderstorms will continue across the
region through Monday night, particularly in the afternoon and
evening, as weak low pressure slowly drifts east across the Ohio
Valley.

For the rest of today, the storm complex that impacted much of
Northeast Ohio earlier today has exited southeast of the area. In
terms of the Flood Watch, not expecting much additional rainfall
into this evening, though will keep it in effect for now given
continued impacts, particularly in the Trumbull/Mahoning areas.
Anticipate we will be able to cancel the Flood Watch a little
earlier than the current 10 PM expiration time. Otherwise, will need
to monitor potential development of isolated to scattered showers
and storms along a weak boundary, roughly draped NW to SE from
Toledo to Canton. Not anticipating showers and storms to be as
organized as the cluster that impacted Northeast Ohio earlier today,
but heavy rain is possible regardless.

Attention then turns towards Monday as another round of showers and
storms are expected to develop in the afternoon and evening hours,
potentially impacting a similar area as today. Once again, heavy
rain will be the main threat with these showers and storms given
anomalously-high PWATs, weak flow, and skinny CAPE profiles.

KEY MESSAGE 2...
After brief high pressure builds across the region on
Wednesday, attention then turns towards the next low pressure
system and cold front Thursday into Friday. Confidence continues
to increase for scattered showers and thunderstorms to develop
Thursday afternoon into Friday. Can't rule out some stronger
storms, supported by modest westerly flow aloft of around 25
knots and will continue to monitor the threat. Depending on the
southern progression of the cold front, could see additional
showers and thunderstorms develop Friday afternoon and evening
across the southern portion of our area.

&&

.AVIATION /18Z Sunday THROUGH Friday/...
Showers and storms continue across NE OH and NW PA this
afternoon and will continue east into PA over the next few
hours. Conditions with any storms will be IFR, mainly around
KCAK and KYNG. There is low confidence in the forecast for this
evening as there will be a recovery period behind this initial
line of convection but models suggest that new iso/sct
convection will develop again with less coverage than earlier
today. A boundary will continue to exist near Lake Erie with a
shortwave trough aloft that will allow for new rain to develop
overnight into Monday. This boundary will sag south across the
area and bring another round of rain to all of the terminals.
Conditions overnight will remain saturated and low ceilings and
fog will develop with or without rain. Low ceilings will then
persist with the boundary sagging south on Monday. Winds will be
east to northeast for most of the area through the period. With
new development in storms this afternoon and evening in NW Ohio,
winds may actually be westerly for a time before coming around
to the north/northeast.

Outlook...Non-VFR with occasional showers and thunderstorms
possible through Tuesday afternoon. Scattered thunderstorms are
also possible Thursday afternoon.

&&

.MARINE...
Northeast flow will persist on the lake tonight into Monday with
a low pressure system moving south of the lake. Northeast flow
will increase to around 15-20 kts on Monday afternoon and may
allow for some brief 4 ft waves for the central basin, which
would prompt a Small Craft Advisory. A residual trough will
remain over the Ohio Valley on Tuesday into Wednesday and allow
for lighter northeast flow on the lake. Weak high pressure will
build into the area for Thursday and flip flow to the southwest.
A cold front will move through the region on Friday and shift
winds back to the northwest for Friday. Outside of Monday
afternoon and evening, marine headlines are not expected.

&&

.CLE WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
OH...Flood Watch until 10 PM EDT this evening for OHZ010>013-
     020>023-031>033.
PA...None.
MARINE...None.

&&

DISCUSSION...Kahn
AVIATION...Sefcovic
MARINE...Sefcovic

Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 5, 3:07 PM EDT, 4 hours 13 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
307 PM EDT Sun Jul 5 2026

OHZ003-006-008-014-017>019-027>030-036>038-047-089-PAZ001>003-061915-
Lucas-Wood-Sandusky-Ashtabula Inland-Hancock-Seneca-Huron-Wyandot-
Crawford-Richland-Ashland-Marion-Morrow-Holmes-Knox-
Ashtabula Lakeshore-Northern Erie-Southern Erie-
307 PM EDT Sun Jul 5 2026

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

.DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight.

Slow moving thunderstorms today may lead to localized heavy rainfall
and an isolated flash flood threat as well.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday.

Hazardous weather is not expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

OHZ011>013-020>023-031>033-061915-
Cuyahoga-Lake-Geauga-Medina-Summit-Portage-Trumbull-Wayne-Stark-
Mahoning-
307 PM EDT Sun Jul 5 2026

...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for northeast Ohio.

.DAY ONE...This afternoon 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...Monday through Saturday.

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

OHZ007-009-061915-
Ottawa-Erie-
307 PM EDT Sun Jul 5 2026

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

.DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight.

Slow moving thunderstorms today may lead to localized heavy rainfall
and an isolated flash flood threat as well.

There is a moderate risk for rip currents along Lake Erie beaches
tonight.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday.

Hazardous weather is not expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

OHZ010-061915-
Lorain-
307 PM EDT Sun Jul 5 2026

...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for north central Ohio.

.DAY ONE...This afternoon 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.

There is a moderate risk for rip currents along Lake Erie beaches
tonight.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday.

Hazardous weather is not expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

LEZ061-142>149-162>169-061915-
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-
307 PM EDT Sun Jul 5 2026

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for Lake Erie.

.DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight.

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday.

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jul 5, 4:04 PM EDT, 3 hours 16 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
404 PM EDT Sun Jul 5 2026

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0228 PM     Tstm Wnd Dmg     Poland                  41.03N 80.61W
07/05/2026                   Mahoning           OH   Broadcast Media

            Significant tree damage throughout Poland. A
            photo was shared by broadcast media of a
            large tree downed onto a house causing
            structural damage.

&&

Garuckas

Local storm report, Jul 5, 4:08 PM EDT, 3 hours 12 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
408 PM EDT Sun Jul 5 2026

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0213 PM     Tstm Wnd Dmg     2 SW Austintown         41.07N 80.76W
07/05/2026                   Mahoning           OH   Broadcast Media

            Trees and power lines downed near the
            intersection of Kirk Road and State Route
            46.

&&

Garuckas

Local storm report, Jul 5, 4:20 PM EDT, 3 hours before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
420 PM EDT Sun Jul 5 2026

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0220 PM     Tstm Wnd Dmg     3 NW Boardman           41.05N 80.71W
07/05/2026                   Mahoning           OH   Broadcast Media

            Broadcast media shared a photo of multiple
            trees that fell and took down power poles on
            tippecanoe road. Time estimated from radar.

&&

Garuckas

Local storm report, Jul 5, 4:28 PM EDT, 2 hours 52 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
428 PM EDT Sun Jul 5 2026

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0210 PM     Tstm Wnd Dmg     2 S Austintown          41.06N 80.74W
07/05/2026                   Mahoning           OH   Broadcast Media

            Large trees snapped and power lines downed
            on the corner of Mellinger Road and Raccoon
            Road. Time estimated via radar.

&&

Garuckas

Local storm report, Jul 5, 5:17 PM EDT, 2 hours 3 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
517 PM EDT Sun Jul 5 2026

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0220 PM     Flash Flood      1 NW Howland Center     41.26N 80.76W
07/05/2026                   Trumbull           OH   Public

            Social media photo of flooding on Raccoon
            Drive and Pegotty Drive in Howland Township.
            Time estimated from radar.

&&

Garuckas

Local storm report, Jul 5, 6:02 PM EDT, 1 hour 18 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
602 PM EDT Sun Jul 5 2026

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0213 PM     Tstm Wnd Dmg     2 SW Youngstown         41.07N 80.68W
07/05/2026                   Mahoning           OH   Trained Spotter

            Social media photo of the sign for the
            Boardman Plaza partially blown over. Time
            estimated from radar.

&&

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	Flash Flood Warning	CLE	Mahoning, Trumbull	3 hr
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

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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.