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Flash Flood Warning 15, NWS Cleveland, OH
NWS Cleveland, OH issued this flash flood warning at Jul 5, 2026, 9:35 PM EDT for Erie County, Huron County, Ohio. It was in force for 3 hr. 1 report 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, 9:35 PM EDT (01:35 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 6, 2026, 12:45 AM EDT
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Cleveland, OH
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Erie County, OH, Huron County, OH
The radar
The Cleveland radar (KCLE), 55 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:34 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, 10:12 PM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | 3 Nnw Milan, OH | Active water rescue; water up to the door of car. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
Did it verify
Verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow matched one storm report to this flash flood warning; the first came 37 minutes after it went out.
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
Detroit, MI (KDTX), launched 00:00Z, 1.6 hours before the alert went out and 178 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
- 267 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 647 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 21 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -10 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 19 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
574
WGUS51 KCLE 060135
FFWCLE
OHC043-077-060445-
/O.NEW.KCLE.FF.W.0015.260706T0135Z-260706T0445Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
935 PM EDT Sun Jul 5 2026
The National Weather Service in Cleveland has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Erie County in north central Ohio...
Northeastern Huron County in north central Ohio...
* Until 1245 AM EDT.
* At 935 PM EDT, emergency management reported high water across
roads south of Norwalk. Between 1.5 and 3.5 inches of rain have
fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 3 inches are possible
in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin
shortly.
HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.
SOURCE...Emergency management reported.
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...
Norwalk, Milan, Northern Milan, Wakeman, Monroeville, Berlin
Heights and Birmingham.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the
dangers of flooding.
&&
LAT...LON 4136 8235 4115 8234 4113 8270 4138 8271
FLASH FLOOD...OBSERVED
$$
231 follow-up statement
975 WGUS71 KCLE 060440 FFSCLE Flash Flood Statement National Weather Service Cleveland OH 1240 AM EDT Mon Jul 6 2026 OHC043-077-060450- /O.EXP.KCLE.FF.W.0015.000000T0000Z-260706T0445Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ Erie OH-Huron OH- 1240 AM EDT Mon Jul 6 2026 ...FLASH FLOOD WARNING AT 1245 AM EDT EARLY THIS MORNING FOR ERIE AND NORTHEASTERN HURON COUNTIES HAS BEEN REPLACED WITH A FLOOD WARNING... The heavy rain has ended. Flooding is no longer expected to pose a threat. Please continue to heed remaining road closures. && LAT...LON 4136 8235 4115 8234 4113 8270 4138 8271 $$ 77
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, 8:09 PM EDT, 1 hour 26 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, 8:09 PM EDT, 1 hour 26 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
809 PM EDT Sun Jul 5 2026
.WHAT HAS CHANGED...
The Flood Watch was canceled for Lake, Geauga, and Trumbull
Counties but expanded towards other areas of northwest and
central Ohio.
&&
.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 /00Z Monday THROUGH Friday/...
Scattered showers and storms continue across the middle portion
of our forecast area. Should see this continue through about 02Z
before dwindling thereafter. A band of showers should then
develop late tonight across Lake Erie, streaming into parts of
Northwest Ohio, and maybe close to Lake Erie in Northeast Ohio
and Northwest Pennsylvania. Ceilings and visibilities will be
variable between VFR, MVFR, and IFR, with an area of IFR mostly
likely in central Ohio late tonight into early Monday morning.
Ceilings should gradually improve to mostly VFR by early Monday
afternoon. Additional showers and thunderstorms are expected
Monday afternoon/evening, which should be most likely towards
the southern and southeastern part of our forecast area.
Outlook...Non-VFR with occasional showers and thunderstorms
possible through Tuesday afternoon. Scattered thunderstorms are
also possible Thursday afternoon through Friday 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 OHZ010-011-
018>022-027>033-036>038-047.
PA...None.
MARINE...None.
&&
DISCUSSION...Kahn
AVIATION...Saunders
MARINE...SefcovicHazardous weather outlook, Jul 5, 8:13 PM EDT, 1 hour 22 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Cleveland OH 813 PM EDT Sun Jul 5 2026 LEZ061-142>149-162>169-OHZ003-006-008-012>014-017-023-089-PAZ001>003- 070015- 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-Lucas-Wood-Sandusky-Lake-Geauga-Ashtabula Inland- Hancock-Trumbull-Ashtabula Lakeshore-Northern Erie-Southern Erie- Crawford- 813 PM EDT Sun Jul 5 2026 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for Lake Erie, northeast Ohio, northwest Ohio and northwest Pennsylvania. .DAY ONE...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. OHZ011-018>022-027>033-036>038-047-070015- Cuyahoga-Seneca-Huron-Medina-Summit-Portage-Wyandot-Crawford- Richland-Ashland-Wayne-Stark-Mahoning-Marion-Morrow-Holmes-Knox- 813 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, northeast Ohio and northwest Ohio. .DAY ONE...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. OHZ007-009-070015- Ottawa-Erie- 813 PM EDT Sun Jul 5 2026 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for north central Ohio and northwest Ohio. .DAY ONE...Tonight. There is a moderate risk for rip currents along Lake Erie beaches tonight. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday. There is a moderate risk for rip currents along Lake Erie beaches on Monday. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. OHZ010-070015- Lorain- 813 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...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. There is a moderate risk for rip currents along Lake Erie beaches on Monday. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time.
In the hours before
Local storm report, Jul 5, 4:20 PM EDT, 5 hours 15 minutes 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.
&&
GaruckasLocal storm report, Jul 5, 4:28 PM EDT, 5 hours 7 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.
&&
GaruckasLocal storm report, Jul 5, 5:17 PM EDT, 4 hours 18 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.
&&
GaruckasLocal storm report, Jul 5, 6:02 PM EDT, 3 hours 33 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.
&&
GaruckasLocal storm report, Jul 5, 7:43 PM EDT, 1 hour 52 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
743 PM EDT Sun Jul 5 2026
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0250 PM Flash Flood 3 SE Austintown 41.07N 80.70W
07/05/2026 Mahoning OH Trained Spotter
Kirk Run Creek overflowed its banks and
flooded the parking lot and gymnasium of
Saint Christine Parish. Time estimated from
radar.
&&
GaruckasLocal storm report, Jul 5, 7:50 PM EDT, 1 hour 45 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
750 PM EDT Sun Jul 5 2026
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0215 PM Tstm Wnd Dmg 2 WNW Boardman 41.05N 80.71W
07/05/2026 Mahoning OH Trained Spotter
Extensive tree and power line damage at
Hopkins Rd and Shields Rd.
&&
GaruckasThe office that day
Everything else NWS Cleveland, OH issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 5, 8:42 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CLE | Huron, Lorain | 3 hr |
| Jul 5, 11:45 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CLE | Erie, Ottawa | 6 hr |
| Jul 6, 12:06 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | CLE | 84 min | |
| Jul 6, 12:40 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | CLE | Erie, Huron | 6 hr |
| Jul 6, 12:43 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | CLE | Erie | 5 hr |
| Jul 6, 1:32 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | CLE | 99 min | |
| Jul 6, 2:21 AM EDT | Flood Watch | CLE | Ashland, Ashtabula, Cuyahoga, Erie, Geauga, Huron and 14 more | 17 hr |
| Jul 6, 3:09 AM EDT | Beach Hazards Statement | CLE | Cuyahoga, Erie, Lorain, Lucas, Ottawa | 19 hr |
| Jul 6, 3:10 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | CLE | 19 hr | |
| Jul 6, 5:52 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CLE | Erie | 12 hr |
| Jul 6, 7:56 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | CLE | Lucas, Ottawa | 6 hr |
| Jul 6, 10:43 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | CLE | Lucas, Ottawa | 6 hr |
| Jul 6, 11:25 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | CLE | Ottawa | 5 hr |
| Jul 6, 11:58 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CLE | Sandusky | 32 min |
| Jul 6, 1:12 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | CLE | Erie | 4 hr |
| Jul 6, 1:14 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | CLE | Cuyahoga, Lake | 4 hr |
| Jul 6, 1:42 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | CLE | Cuyahoga, Geauga | 2 hr |
| Jul 6, 1:50 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | CLE | Lucas, Ottawa | 7 hr |
| Jul 6, 2:47 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | CLE | Cuyahoga | 42 min |
| Jul 6, 2:49 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Ashtabula, Geauga, Trumbull | 41 min |
| Jul 6, 2:52 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CLE | Geauga | 4 hr |
| Jul 6, 3:28 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Ashtabula, Trumbull | 47 min |
| Jul 6, 3:40 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CLE | Ashtabula | 4 hr |
| Jul 6, 4:31 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | CLE | Ottawa | 15 hr |
| Jul 6, 5:31 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CLE | Lake | 104 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.