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Flash Flood Warning 3, NWS Cleveland, OH

March 31, 2026Geauga County, Ohio

NWS Cleveland, OH issued this flash flood warning at Mar 31, 2026, 9:01 PM EDT for Geauga 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
Mar 31, 2026, 9:01 PM EDT (01:01 UTC)
Expired
Apr 1, 2026, 12:00 AM EDT
In force
3 hr
Issued by
NWS Cleveland, OH
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

County Geauga County, OH

The radar

The Cleveland radar (KCLE), 51 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:04 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.

The nearest sounding before it

Pittsburgh, PA (KPIT), launched 00:00Z, 1.0 hours before the alert went out and 155 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 00:00Z on 2026-04-01Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 161 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 00:00Z on 2026-04-01The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 153 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
161 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-15 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1899 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
40 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
153 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
315 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
2.0

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The text

As transmitted.

324 
WGUS51 KCLE 010101
FFWCLE
OHC055-010400-
/O.NEW.KCLE.FF.W.0003.260401T0101Z-260401T0400Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
901 PM EDT Tue Mar 31 2026

The National Weather Service in Cleveland has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Geauga County in northeastern Ohio...

* Until midnight EDT tonight.

* At 901 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing 
  heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 1.5 inches of 
  rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 0.5 to 1.5 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...
  Chardon, South Russell, Middlefield, Burton, Chesterland, Parkman, 
  Chagrin Falls, Huntsburg, Claridon, Montville, Bainbridge, Hunting 
  Valley and Aquilla.

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.

In hilly terrain there are hundreds of low water crossings which are 
potentially dangerous in heavy rain. Do not attempt to cross flooded 
roads. Find an alternate route.

&&

LAT...LON 4164 8100 4135 8100 4135 8139 4142 8139
      4143 8137 4145 8138 4145 8139 4152 8139
      4152 8129 4164 8129

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED

$$

Sullivan
1 follow-up statement
221 
WGUS71 KCLE 010406
FFSCLE

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
1206 AM EDT Wed Apr 1 2026

OHC055-010416-
/O.EXP.KCLE.FF.W.0003.000000T0000Z-260401T0400Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Geauga OH-
1206 AM EDT Wed Apr 1 2026

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING HAS EXPIRED FOR GEAUGA COUNTY...
...REPLACED WITH FLOOD WARNING...

The risk for rapidly rising flash flooding has ended. However, 
flooding is ongoing across parts of the area and continues to pose a 
hazard overnight tonight. A Flood Warning is in effect until 400 AM 
Thursday.

&&

LAT...LON 4164 8100 4135 8100 4135 8139 4142 8139
      4143 8137 4145 8138 4145 8139 4152 8139
      4152 8129 4164 8129

$$

Sullivan

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 31, 8:03 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLECrawford, Hancock, Seneca, Wyandot42 min
Mar 31, 8:04 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryCLEAshtabula, Cuyahoga, Erie, Geauga, Huron, Lorain and 4 more3 hr
Mar 31, 8:15 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningCLECuyahoga, Erie, Lorain4 hr
Mar 31, 8:31 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEMedina, Portage, Summit44 min
Mar 31, 8:43 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEAshland, Crawford, Huron, Marion, Morrow, Richland and 2 more47 min
Mar 31, 8:47 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEMahoning, Portage, Trumbull43 min
Mar 31, 9:25 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEAshland, Holmes, Knox, Richland, Wayne50 min
Mar 31, 9:31 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryCLEMahoning, Medina, Portage, Summit, Trumbull3 hr
Mar 31, 9:39 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEMahoning36 min
Mar 31, 9:43 PM EDTTornado WarningCLEHolmes, Stark, Wayne32 min
Mar 31, 10:16 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEMahoning, Portage, Stark, Summit44 min
Mar 31, 10:38 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningCLEMahoning, Trumbull3 hr
Mar 31, 11:18 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryCLEErie, Lorain3 hr
Mar 31, 11:33 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningCLELake6 hr
Apr 1, 12:02 AM EDTAreal Flood WarningCLECuyahoga, Geauga4 hr
Apr 1, 12:50 AM EDTAreal Flood WarningCLECuyahoga, Geauga, Lake5 hr
Apr 1, 1:54 AM EDTAreal Flood WarningCLEMahoning, Trumbull5 hr
Apr 1, 2:53 AM EDTAreal Flood WarningCLECrawford, Hancock, Huron, Richland, Seneca, Wyandot16 hr
Apr 1, 3:33 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningCLELorain60 hr
Apr 1, 4:11 AM EDTAreal Flood WarningCLEAshland, Holmes, Richland, Stark, Wayne6 hr
Apr 1, 5:16 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningCLETrumbull54 hr
Apr 1, 5:25 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningCLEHancock34 hr
Apr 1, 6:14 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningCLEHolmes, Wayne9 days
Apr 1, 11:05 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningCLESeneca4 days
Apr 1, 12:41 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryCLELucas, Ottawa, Sandusky, Wood9 hr
Apr 1, 1:18 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningCLEErie, Huron, Lorain, Ottawa, Sandusky, Seneca6 hr
Apr 1, 2:05 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningCLEErie28 hr
Apr 1, 2:17 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningCLECuyahoga, Geauga, Lake, Medina, Portage, Summit6 hr
Apr 1, 2:49 PM EDTSmall Craft AdvisoryCLE19 hr
Apr 1, 4:19 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningCLEHancock, Wood, Wyandot10 hr
Apr 1, 4:45 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryCLEMahoning, Portage, Stark, Summit, Trumbull6 hr
Apr 1, 6:23 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningCLESummit11 hr
Apr 1, 7:20 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryCLECrawford, Huron, Richland, Seneca, Wyandot4 hr
Apr 1, 7:22 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryCLEErie, Huron, Lorain, Ottawa, Sandusky, Seneca4 hr
Apr 1, 7:34 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningCLEHancock27 hr
Apr 1, 7:34 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningCLELucas, Wood5 days

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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.