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River Flood Warning 12, NWS Cleveland, OH

April 1, 2026Summit County, Ohio

NWS Cleveland, OH issued this river flood warning at Apr 1, 2026, 6:23 PM EDT for Summit County, Ohio. It was in force for 11 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Apr 1, 2026, 6:23 PM EDT (22:23 UTC)
Expired
Apr 2, 2026, 5:32 AM EDT
In force
11 hr
Issued by
NWS Cleveland, OH
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
Minor

County Summit County, OH

The radar

The Cleveland radar (KCLE), 42 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:23 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 river

Written for the forecast point Cuyahoga River at Old Portage (OLPO1). The gauge peaked at 10.85 ft at Apr 1, 2026, 8:00 PM EDT.

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Action stage
9 ft
Minor stage
10.5 ft
Moderate stage
13 ft
Major stage
18 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 04206000, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this river 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 river flood warning went out at Apr 1, 4:44 PM EDT, 1 hour 39 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 1, 4:44 PM EDT, 1 hour 39 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 1, 2:08 PM EDT, 4 hours 15 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
208 PM EDT Wed Apr 1 2026

OHZ003-006-017-021815-
Lucas-Wood-Hancock-
208 PM EDT Wed Apr 1 2026

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for northwest Ohio.

.DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight.

On going areal flooding and elevated water levels on streams and
rivers from recent heavy rainfall will continue into tonight.
Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms are expected to continue
for the rest of today into tonight with additional light to moderate
rainfall that may slow down the excess runoff water from draining
out of local river basins.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday.

Isolated to widely scattered thunderstorms are possible Thursday
night ahead of a cold front. A couple thunderstorms could be strong
to severe late Thursday evening and overnight across northwest Ohio
before the cold front weakens and stalls out Friday morning.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

OHZ007>014-018>023-027>033-036>038-047-089-PAZ001>003-021815-
Ottawa-Sandusky-Erie-Lorain-Cuyahoga-Lake-Geauga-Ashtabula Inland-
Seneca-Huron-Medina-Summit-Portage-Trumbull-Wyandot-Crawford-
Richland-Ashland-Wayne-Stark-Mahoning-Marion-Morrow-Holmes-Knox-
Ashtabula Lakeshore-Northern Erie-Southern Erie-
208 PM EDT Wed Apr 1 2026

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

.DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight.

On going areal flooding and elevated water levels on streams and
rivers from recent heavy rainfall will continue into tonight.
Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms are expected to continue
for the rest of today into tonight with additional light to moderate
rainfall that may slow down the excess runoff water from draining
out of local river basins.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday.

Hazardous weather is not expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

LEZ061-142>149-162>169-021815-
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-
208 PM EDT Wed Apr 1 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...Thursday through Tuesday.

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, Apr 1, 3:36 PM EDT, 2 hours 47 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
336 PM EDT Wed Apr 1 2026

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

0320 PM     Flood            1 E North Baltimore     41.18N 83.67W
04/01/2026                   Wood               OH   Dept of Highways

            The Rocky Ford Creek is out of its banks and
            flowing over SR 18.

&&

RC
Local storm report, Apr 1, 4:02 PM EDT, 2 hours 21 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
402 PM EDT Wed Apr 1 2026

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

0956 PM     Tornado          3 WSW Apple Creek       40.73N 81.88W
03/31/2026                   Wayne              OH   NWS Storm Survey

            A brief EF0 tornado touched down just west
            of Honeytown Road near Apple Creek and moved
            east across three residential properties
            before lifting east of Honeytown Road. The
            tornado caused EF0 damage with estimated
            maximum wind speeds of 85 mph. Damage along
            the path included several uprooted and
            snapped trees, with some large branches
            impaled into the ground, indicating strong
            localized winds. A car port awning was
            lifted and pushed across a home, knocking
            down a TV antenna and causing a chimney to
            collapse onto the roof. Additional impacts
            included a blown-down fence, as well as roof
            damage and damage to an external propane
            tank at another residence. No injuries or
            fatalities were reported with this event.

&&

RC

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, 9:01 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningCLEGeauga3 hr
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, 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive; the gauge from the NWS water service and the USGS.