After several days of showers and thunderstorms the ground cover in Ashland County was near saturation. A particularly brief but intense thunderstorm moved into the county between 8 and 9 PM with rainfall rates over 4 inches per hour.
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The episode as NWS CLE wrote it up.
After several days of showers and thunderstorms the ground cover in Ashland County was near saturation. A particularly brief but intense thunderstorm moved into the county between 8 and 9 PM with rainfall rates over 4 inches per hour. The torrential nature of the rain overwhelmed area creeks and stream and flooded several low lying areas.
The local office's own words before the first event, 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 the first event at Jun 27, 7:05 PM EST, 1 hour 55 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH 805 PM EDT THU JUN 27 2013 .SYNOPSIS... LOW PRESSURE OVER PENNSYLVANIA WILL MOVE EAST TONIGHT. ANOTHER AREA OF LOW PRESSURE AND A TROUGH IN THE UPPER ATMOSPHERE WERE CENTERED OVER THE NORTHERN GREAT LAKES. THE LOW AND TROUGH WILL SLOWLY SHIFT SOUTH OVER THE WEEKEND AND BECOME NEARLY STATIONARY WELL INTO NEXT WEEK. && .NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 AM FRIDAY MORNING/... UPPER JET FROM NORTHERN PLAINS ACROSS THE MIDWEST WITH THE GREAT LAKES IN LEFT EXIT REGION. MINOR PERTURBATIONS IN THE FLOW HAVE KICKED OFF SHOWERS/THUNDERSTORMS IN CLUSTERS FROM HERE UPSTREAM TO NORTHERN WISCONSIN. WILL STILL HAVE TO DEAL WITH SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE EVENING...ISOLATED HEAVY RAIN AND MINOR WIND GUSTS. NOT OUT OF THE WOODS YET FOR MINOR FLOODING FOR THOSE THAT HAVE SEEN MULTIPLE ROUNDS OF HEAVY RAIN. WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR THAT. EXPECT A BIT OF A LULL/LESS COVERAGE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT BEFORE THE PRIMARY SHORTWAVE IS DUE TO ARRIVE FOR FRIDAY MORNING. HAVE INCREASED PRECIP CHANCES/THUNDER FOR THIS EVENING IN THE FORECAST GRIDS. HAVE LEFT TEMPERATURES ALONE. GUIDANCE LOW TEMPERATURES MAY BE A DEGREE OR TWO TOO COOL GIVEN THE DEWPOINTS EXCEPT ACROSS EXTREME NE OH/NW PA WHERE IT DID NOT WARM UP MUCH TODAY. FORECAST LOWS WILL MOSTLY BE IN THE LOWER/MID 60S. && .SHORT TERM /6 AM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT/... EVERYONE WILL SEE SHOWERS ON FRIDAY AS THE NEXT SHORT WAVE SWINGS ACROSS THE AREA. AS MENTIONED BEFORE...THERE IS ENOUGH ELEVATED CAPE THAT WE WILL MENTION THUNDER. NOT COLD ENOUGH ALOFT FOR PURE LAKE EFFECT SHOWERS BUT WITH COLD ADVECTION...LAKE ENHANCED RAIN IS LIKELY FRIDAY MORNING INTO EARLY AFTERNOON...PROBABLY FROM AROUND SANDUSKY EAST. WOULD NOT BE SURPRISED IF WE START TO SEE AT LEAST A MINOR FLOOD POTENTIAL AGAIN...ESPECIALLY NEAR LAKE ERIE SINCE WE ARE SO WET. WILL NOT ISSUE ANY FLOOD WATCHES AT THIS TIME SINCE WE ARE JUST EXPIRING ONE AND THERE IS NOT A LOT OF CONFIDENCE IN THE NEW RAINFALL AMOUNTS. THE TROUGH ALOFT IS PROGGED TO SWING ACROSS THE AREA ON SATURDAY. WILL CONTINUE WITH A FORECAST OF "SHOWERS LIKELY AND A CHANCE OF THUNDER". NOT SURE IF IT WILL BE CLOUDY WITH FREQUENT SHOWERS OR IF IT WILL BE A VARIABLE SKY TYPE OF DAY WITH A FEW PEAKS OF SUN AND COME AND GO SHOWERS. THE TROUGH IS PROGGED TO CLOSE OFF OVER THE MIDWEST BY LATER SUNDAY AND MONDAY. THIS IS NOT A FAVORABLE POSITION FOR MUCH IMPROVEMENT IN OUR WEATHER. TYPICALLY IN SUMMER WE WOULD EXPECT A DIURNAL FLAIR UP OF SHOWERS EACH DAY AND A FEW BREAKS IN THE CLOUDS BUT IN GENERAL A PARTLY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY SKY WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS. FORECAST HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL BE A LITTLE BELOW NORMAL. WILL NOT GO TOO COLD ON THE LOWS (GENERALLY LOWER 60S) SINCE DEWPOINTS WILL LIKELY NOT DROP ALL THAT MUCH. && .LONG TERM /MONDAY THROUGH THURSDAY/... LITTLE CHANGE IN THE EXTENDED FORECAST WITH UPPER LEVEL TROUGH REMAINING OVER THE AREA UNTIL LATE IN THE FORECAST. EXPECT MOSTLY CLOUDY CONDITIONS WITH INTERMITTENT RAIN SHOWERS THROUGH THE PERIOD AS SHORT WAVE TROUGHS MOVE ACROSS THE AREA. WILL ALSO KEEP A LINGERING CHANCE FOR AFTERNOON TSRA. TEMPS SHOULD JUST BE A LITTLE BELOW AVERAGE. && .AVIATION /00Z FRIDAY THROUGH TUESDAY/... CONVECTION OVER THE REGION WILL POP OFF SOME THUNDERSTORMS PRIMARILY IN THE WEST WHICH WILL WEAKEN AS THEY MOVE EAST LATE TONIGHT. HEAVY RAIN AND GUSTY WINDS WILL ACCOMPANY ANY TSRA. AS THE SHORTWAVE PASSES SOME LIGHT RAIN WILL TAPER OFF TO SOME FOG AND/OR IFR CEILINGS OVERNIGHT. THIS WILL BE FOLLOWED BY SOME MVFR CEILINGS FOR PART OF FRIDAY BEFORE THE DRIER AIR FILTERS IN AND LIFTS CLOUDS. .OUTLOOK...NON-VFR IN SCATTERED SHOWERS/THUNDERSTORMS AS WELL AS EARLY MORNING FOG THROUGH MONDAY. && .MARINE... SERIES OF SURFACE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEMS LINGER OVER THE LAKE INTO THE WEEKEND. WINDS AND WAVES WILL BE LIGHT BUT THERE WILL ALSO BE INTERMITTENT RAIN WITH A CHANCE OF THUNDER. WINDS TURN TO THE NORTHEAST AND INCREASE TO 10 TO 15 KNOTS SATURDAY NIGHT SETTING UP CHOPPY CONDITIONS ON THE LAKE THAT WILL LAST THROUGH MONDAY. IF GRADIENT A LITTLE STRONGER COULD REQUIRE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR SUNDAY INTO MONDAY. && .CLE WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... OH...NONE. PA...NONE. MARINE...NONE. && SYNOPSIS...KOSARIK NEAR TERM...KOSARIK/OUDEMAN SHORT TERM...KOSARIK LONG TERM...DJB AVIATION...DJB MARINE...DJB
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH 349 PM EDT THU JUN 27 2013 OHZ003-006>014-017>023-027>033-036>038-047-089-PAZ001>003-282000- LUCAS-WOOD-OTTAWA-SANDUSKY-ERIE OH-LORAIN-CUYAHOGA-LAKE-GEAUGA- ASHTABULA INLAND-HANCOCK-SENECA-HURON-MEDINA-SUMMIT-PORTAGE-TRUMBULL- WYANDOT-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-ASHLAND-WAYNE-STARK-MAHONING-MARION-MORROW- HOLMES-KNOX-ASHTABULA LAKESHORE-NORTHERN ERIE-SOUTHERN ERIE- CRAWFORD PA- 349 PM EDT THU JUN 27 2013 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH CENTRAL OHIO...NORTHEAST OHIO...NORTHWEST OHIO AND NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED EACH DAY THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK SO THE POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING WILL REMAIN ELEVATED. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. LEZ061-142>149-162>169-282000- LAKE ERIE OPEN WATERS FROM RIPLEY TO BUFFALO NY- 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- LAKE ERIE OPEN WATERS FROM MAUMEE BAY TO RENO BEACH- LAKE ERIE OPEN WATERS FROM RENO BEACH TO THE ISLANDS- LAKE ERIE OPEN WATERS FROM THE ISLANDS TO VERMILION- LAKE ERIE OPEN WATERS FROM VERMILION TO AVON POINT- LAKE ERIE OPEN WATERS FROM AVON POINT TO WILLOWICK- LAKE ERIE OPEN WATERS FROM WILLOWICK TO GENEVA-ON-THE-LAKE- LAKE ERIE OPEN WATERS FROM GENEVA-ON-THE-LAKE TO CONNEAUT- LAKE ERIE OPEN WATERS FROM CONNEAUT OH TO RIPLEY NY- 349 PM EDT THU JUN 27 2013 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...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH 733 PM EDT THU JUN 27 2013 OHZ007>010-017>019-027-028-280000- CRAWFORD-ERIE-HANCOCK-HURON-LORAIN-OTTAWA-SANDUSKY-SENECA-WYANDOT- 733 PM EDT THU JUN 27 2013 ...SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT FOR EASTERN HANCOCK...EASTERN OTTAWA... EASTERN SANDUSKY...ERIE...HURON...NORTHEASTERN WYANDOT...NORTHERN CRAWFORD...SENECA AND WESTERN LORAIN COUNTIES UNTIL 800 PM EDT... AT 730 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM KELLEYS ISLAND TO BELLEVUE TO NEW RIEGEL...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 20 MPH. THESE STORMS CAN PRODUCE WINDS UP TO 50 MPH AND PEA SIZE HAIL. TORRENTIAL RAIN HAS ALSO BEEN OBSERVED WITH SIMILAR STORMS. THESE STORMS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH 8 PM. SJ
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
746 PM EDT THU JUN 27 2013
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0617 PM TSTM WND DMG PERRYSBURG 41.55N 83.62W
06/27/2013 WOOD OH TRAINED SPOTTER
14 INCH DIAMETER TREE UPROOTED.
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MITCHELLSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH 755 PM EDT THU JUN 27 2013 OHZ009-018-019-028-029-280030- CRAWFORD-ERIE-HURON-RICHLAND-SENECA- 755 PM EDT THU JUN 27 2013 ...SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT FOR HURON...NORTHEASTERN CRAWFORD... RICHLAND...SOUTHEASTERN SENECA AND SOUTHERN ERIE COUNTIES UNTIL 830 PM EDT... AT 754 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM NORWALK TO WILLARD TO NEW WASHINGTON...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 20 MPH. THESE STORMS ARE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WIND GUSTS AROUND 50 MPH AND PEA SIZE HAIL. HEAVY RAIN WITH VISIBILITIES UNDER A HALF MILE CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS. SJ
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
814 PM EDT THU JUN 27 2013
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0635 PM HAIL 4 W GENOA 41.52N 83.44W
06/27/2013 E1.00 INCH WOOD OH TRAINED SPOTTER
NICKEL TO QUARTER SIZE HAIL
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MITCHELLSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH 850 PM EDT THU JUN 27 2013 OHZ031-280115- WAYNE- 850 PM EDT THU JUN 27 2013 ...SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT FOR WAYNE COUNTY UNTIL 915 PM EDT... AT 848 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 5 MILES NORTH OF SHREVE...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 25 MPH. THESE STORMS ARE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WIND GUSTS AROUND 50 MPH AND HEAVY RAIN. THIS STORM WILL BE NEAR... SHREVE BY 855 PM EDT. 9 MILES WEST OF MOUNT EATON BY 915 PM EDT. THE TOWNS OF APPLE CREEK AND FREDERICKSBURG ARE ALSO IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM. SJ
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH 905 PM EDT THU JUN 27 2013 OHZ047-280130- KNOX- 905 PM EDT THU JUN 27 2013 ...SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT FOR KNOX COUNTY UNTIL 930 PM EDT... AT 906 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR CHESTERVILLE...OR 10 MILES NORTHWEST OF MOUNT VERNON...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 25 MPH. THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH AND HEAVY RAIN. THIS STORM WILL BE NEAR... FREDERICKTOWN BY 910 PM EDT. MOUNT VERNON AND 8 MILES NORTHEAST OF CENTERBURG BY 925 PM EDT. 8 MILES SOUTHWEST OF GAMBIER BY 930 PM EDT. SJ
The Cleveland radar (KCLE), 60 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 02:01 UTC.
1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
State route 89 was flooded in half a dozen spots and was closed. Several roads in Ashland were closed. Some local roads were washed out with the pavement removed.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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