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Flash Flood Warning 21, NWS Cleveland, OH

July 6, 2026Cuyahoga County, Lake County, Ohio

NWS Cleveland, OH issued this flash flood warning at Jul 6, 2026, 1:14 PM EDT for Cuyahoga County, Lake County, Ohio. It was in force for 4 hr. 3 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 6, 2026, 1:14 PM EDT (17:14 UTC)
Expired
Jul 6, 2026, 5:31 PM EDT
In force
4 hr
Issued by
NWS Cleveland, OH
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

Counties Cuyahoga County, OH, Lake County, OH

The radar

The Cleveland radar (KCLE), 44 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:13 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

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jul 6, 2:07 PM EDTFLASH FLOOD1 Nnw Highland Heights, OHBishop Road near Cuyahoga County Airport closed due to flooding. One person is reported trapped in vehicle.
Jul 6, 2:22 PM EDTFLASH FLOOD1 Wnw Mayfield, OHHigh water up to the bumpers of cars reported on Longspur Road.
Jul 6, 2:45 PM EDTFLASH FLOOD1 Ssw Kirtland, OHMultiple roads with water flowing over them, including State Route 306, north and south of US 6.

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, 5.2 hours before the alert went out and 171 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-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Pittsburgh, PA at 12:00Z on 2026-07-06Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 373 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Pittsburgh, PA at 12:00Z on 2026-07-06The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 38 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
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
373 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-50 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
828 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
20 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
38 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
68 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.4

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

117 
WGUS51 KCLE 061714
FFWCLE
OHC035-085-062215-
/O.NEW.KCLE.FF.W.0021.260706T1714Z-260706T2215Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
114 PM EDT Mon Jul 6 2026

The National Weather Service in Cleveland has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Northeastern Cuyahoga County in northeastern Ohio...
  Southwestern Lake County in northeastern Ohio...

* Until 615 PM EDT.

* At 114 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing 
  heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 2 inches of rain 
  have fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 1 to 3 inches in 1 
  hour. 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...
  Willowick, Euclid, Mentor, Willoughby, Eastlake, Timberlake, 
  Lakeline, South Euclid, Wickliffe, Richmond Heights, Willoughby 
  Hills, Highland Heights, Kirtland, Mayfield, Kirtland Hills and 
  Waite Hill.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 4168 8143 4166 8137 4164 8130 4160 8130
      4157 8130 4157 8132 4157 8133 4157 8136
      4157 8144 4154 8144 4154 8151 4162 8151
      4164 8148

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
EXPECTED RAINFALL RATE...1-3 INCHES IN 1 HOUR

$$

03
1 follow-up statement
526 
WGUS71 KCLE 062131
FFSCLE

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
531 PM EDT Mon Jul 6 2026

OHC035-085-062141-
/O.CAN.KCLE.FF.W.0021.000000T0000Z-260706T2215Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Cuyahoga OH-Lake OH-
531 PM EDT Mon Jul 6 2026

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN CUYAHOGA AND SOUTHWESTERN 
LAKE COUNTIES HAS BEEN REPLACED WITH A FLOOD ADVISORY...

The heavy rain has ended and water will continue to recede this 
evening. Please continue to heed any remaining road closures.

&&

LAT...LON 4168 8143 4166 8137 4164 8130 4160 8130
      4157 8130 4157 8132 4157 8133 4157 8136
      4157 8144 4154 8144 4154 8151 4162 8151
      4164 8148

$$

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 5, 8:42 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryCLEHuron, Lorain3 hr
Jul 5, 9:35 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningCLEErie, Huron3 hr
Jul 5, 11:45 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryCLEErie, Ottawa6 hr
Jul 6, 12:06 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningCLE84 min
Jul 6, 12:40 AM EDTAreal Flood WarningCLEErie, Huron6 hr
Jul 6, 12:43 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningCLEErie5 hr
Jul 6, 1:32 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningCLE99 min
Jul 6, 2:21 AM EDTFlood WatchCLEAshland, Ashtabula, Cuyahoga, Erie, Geauga, Huron and 14 more17 hr
Jul 6, 3:09 AM EDTBeach Hazards StatementCLECuyahoga, Erie, Lorain, Lucas, Ottawa19 hr
Jul 6, 3:10 AM EDTSmall Craft AdvisoryCLE19 hr
Jul 6, 5:52 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryCLEErie12 hr
Jul 6, 7:56 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningCLELucas, Ottawa6 hr
Jul 6, 10:43 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningCLELucas, Ottawa6 hr
Jul 6, 11:25 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningCLEOttawa5 hr
Jul 6, 11:58 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCLESandusky32 min
Jul 6, 1:12 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningCLEErie4 hr
Jul 6, 1:42 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningCLECuyahoga, Geauga2 hr
Jul 6, 1:50 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningCLELucas, Ottawa7 hr
Jul 6, 2:47 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningCLECuyahoga42 min
Jul 6, 2:49 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEAshtabula, Geauga, Trumbull41 min
Jul 6, 2:52 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryCLEGeauga4 hr
Jul 6, 3:28 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEAshtabula, Trumbull47 min
Jul 6, 3:40 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryCLEAshtabula4 hr
Jul 6, 4:31 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningCLEOttawa15 hr
Jul 6, 5:31 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryCLELake104 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.