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Flood Advisory issued April 1 at 12:41PM EDT until April 1 at 3:45PM EDT by NWS Cleveland OH

Event Type

Flood Advisory

Status

Actual EXPIRED

Severity

Minor

Urgency

Expected

Certainty

Likely

Message Type

Alert

Description

* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected. * WHERE...A portion of northwest Ohio, including the following counties, Lucas, Ottawa, Sandusky and Wood. * WHEN...Until 345 PM EDT. * IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas. Ponding of water in urban or other areas is occurring or is imminent. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 1241 PM EDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated heavy rain. Minor flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly in the advisory area. Between 0.5 and 1 inch of rain has fallen. - Additional rainfall amounts of 0.5 to 1 inch are expected over the area. This additional rain will result in minor flooding. - Some locations that will experience flooding include... Toledo, Bowling Green, Port Clinton, Perrysburg, Oregon, Sylvania, Rossford, Waterville, Northwood, Whitehouse, North Baltimore, Oak Harbor, Gibsonburg, Genoa, Woodville, Holland, Weston, Elmore, Maumee and Ottawa Hills. - Please visit www.weather.gov/safety/flood for flood safety and preparedness information.

Instructions

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Be aware of your surroundings and do not drive on flooded roads.

Affected Areas

Lucas, OH; Ottawa, OH; Sandusky, OH; Wood, OH

SAME Codes:

039095 Lucas County, OH

039123 Ottawa County, OH

039143 Sandusky County, OH

039173 Wood County, OH

UGC: OHC095 OHC123 OHC143 OHC173

This covers a small portion of emergency service districts, townships, and municipalities within the county.

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Timing

Alert Sent:

2026-04-01 12:41 EDT
12:41 PM EDT

Onset:

2026-04-01T12:41:00-04:00

Expires:

2026-04-01 15:45 EDT
03:45 PM EDT

Event Ends:

2026-04-01T15:45:00-04:00

Added:

2026-04-01 12:42 EDT
12:42 PM EDT

Updated:

2026-04-01 18:27 EDT
06:27 PM EDT

Times in America/New_York. Auto-adjusts for daylight saving.

Technical Details

Alert Identifier
urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.a4b3cad4f4d9bd759c29907bafd68a86da78987e.001.1

Database ID
#201

Scope Public

Category Met

Coverage Type Localized

Exact Coverage 0.0% of Putnam County

Source times converted from NWS format to local Eastern Time.

Affected Boundaries

Localized County Impact

This alert covers 0.0% of Putnam County , affecting some emergency service boundaries.

Coverage by Service Type:

No Boundary Intersections Found

This alert may not intersect with any configured emergency service boundaries.

0.0%

Localized Coverage

NOAA Alert Details

Alert Origin

Originator NWS Cleveland OH

Sender ID w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov

Scope Public

Category Met

Effective 2026-04-01T12:41:00-04:00

Language en-US

Web http://www.weather.gov

Alert Feed

https://api.weather.gov/alerts/active?zone=OHC003,OHZ016,OHC137,OHZ025,OHZ004,OHC039,OHZ017,OHC063,OHZ005,OHC069,OHZ015,OHC125,OHZ024,OHC161,OHZ006,OHC173

NOAA

EAS Parameters

Block Channels EAS NWEM CMAS

Geocodes

SAME Geocodes

039095 Lucas County, OH

039123 Ottawa County, OH

039143 Sandusky County, OH

039173 Wood County, OH

UGC Codes OHC095 OHC123 OHC143 OHC173

Affected Zones OHC095 OHC123 OHC143 OHC173

Event Codes

SAME NWS

NationalWeatherService FAY

VTEC

New Event Flood Advisory #8

Office KCLE · Begins 2026-04-01 16:41 UTC · Ends 2026-04-01 19:45 UTC

/O.NEW.KCLE.FA.Y.0008.260401T1641Z-260401T1945Z/

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Event Lifecycle (3 alerts)

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Issuance This alert 2026-04-01 16:41 UTC

Continuing 2026-04-01 18:54 UTC View →

Flood Advisory issued April 1 at 2:54PM EDT until April 1 at 3:45PM EDT by NWS Cleveland OH

Extended (Time) 2026-04-01 19:37 UTC View →

Flood Advisory issued April 1 at 3:37PM EDT until April 1 at 6:45PM EDT by NWS Cleveland OH

FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 345 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON

NWS Parameters

AWIPSidentifier FLSCLE

WMOidentifier WGUS81 KCLE 011641

eventEndingTime 2026-04-01T15:45:00-04:00

EAS Forwarding Status

Not Forwarded

Reason No authorised SAME event code available for Flood Advisory.

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Raw CAP Alert Data

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Source: NOAA
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Last Updated: 2026-04-01 18:27 EDT (22:27 UTC)