Alert Details
Alert Information 0.0% County Coverage
Flood Warning issued April 1 at 4:19PM EDT until April 1 at 8:15PM EDT by NWS Cleveland OH
Event Type
Flood WarningStatus
ActualSeverity
SevereUrgency
ExpectedCertainty
LikelyMessage Type
AlertDescription
* WHAT...Urban area and small stream flooding caused by excessive
rainfall is expected.
* WHERE...A portion of northwest Ohio, including the following
counties, Hancock, Wood and Wyandot.
* WHEN...Until 815 PM EDT.
* IMPACTS...Flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying
and flood-prone locations is imminent or occurring. Streams
continue to rise due to excess runoff from earlier rainfall.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 416 PM EDT, gauge reports indicated heavy rain. Flooding
is already occurring in the warned area. Between 1.5 and 3
inches of rain have fallen.
- Lye Creek has reached minor flood stage. At 4 PM EDT, the
creek was at 6.02 feet. Additional rises across area streams
are likely this evening.
- Some locations that will experience flooding include...
Findlay, Fostoria, McComb, Arlington, Arcadia, Rawson,
Vanlue, Van Buren, Bloomdale, Mount Blanchard, Benton Ridge,
Jenera, Mount Cory, Bairdstown and Williamstown.
- 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 especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the
dangers of flooding.
Affected Areas
Hancock, OH; Wood, OH; Wyandot, OH
This covers a small portion of emergency service districts, townships, and municipalities within the county.
SAME Codes:
039063
Hancock County, OH
039173
Wood County, OH
039175
Wyandot County, OH
UGC:
OHC063
OHC173
OHC175
This covers a small portion of emergency service districts, townships, and municipalities within the county.
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Alert Area
Affected Boundaries
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Timing
Alert Sent:
2026-04-01 16:19 EDT
04:19 PM EDT
04:19 PM EDT
Onset:
2026-04-01T16:19:00-04:00
Expires:
2026-04-01 20:15 EDT
08:15 PM EDT
08:15 PM EDT
Event Ends:
2026-04-01T20:15:00-04:00
Added:
2026-04-01 16:22 EDT
04:22 PM EDT
04:22 PM EDT
Updated:
2026-04-01 18:25 EDT
06:25 PM EDT
06:25 PM EDT
Times in America/New_York. Auto-adjusts for daylight saving.
Technical Details
Alert Identifier
urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.ddf59c1973ece10ef7f2019c673dc56a2d5638b6.001.1
Database ID
#206
#206
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
2026-04-01T16:19:00-04:00
Language
en-US
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
EAS Originator (EAS-ORG)
WXR
— National Weather Service
Block Channels
EAS
NWEM
CMAS
Geocodes
SAME Geocodes
039063
Hancock County, OH
039173
Wood County, OH
039175
Wyandot County, OH
UGC Codes
OHC063
OHC173
OHC175
Affected Zones
OHC063
OHC173
OHC175
Event Codes
SAME
FLW
NationalWeatherService
FAW
VTEC
New Event
Flood
Warning
#8
Office KCLE
· Begins 2026-04-01 20:19 UTC
· Ends 2026-04-02 00:15 UTC
/O.NEW.KCLE.FA.W.0008.260401T2019Z-260402T0015Z/
FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 815 PM EDT THIS EVENING
NWS Parameters
AWIPSidentifier
FLWCLE
WMOidentifier
WGUS41 KCLE 012019
eventEndingTime
2026-04-01T20:15:00-04:00
EAS Forwarding Status
Forwarded to Air Chain
Reason
Auto-forwarded: SAME ZCZC-WXR-FLW-039063-039173+0400-0912019-KR8MER-
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