Alert Information 0.0% County Coverage
Event Type
Flood Warning
Status
Actual
Severity
Severe
Urgency
Expected
Certainty
Likely
Message Type
Alert

Description
...The National Weather Service in Cleveland OH has issued a Flood Warning for the following rivers in Ohio... Blanchard River Near Findlay affecting Hancock County. Maumee River At Waterville affecting Lucas and Wood Counties. For the Blanchard River...including Findlay...Minor flooding is forecast. For the Maumee River...including Grand Rapids, Waterville...Minor flooding is forecast. * WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Maumee River at Waterville. * WHEN...From late tonight to late Friday morning. * IMPACTS...At 11.0 feet, A few riverside cabins in Waterville become threatened. Lowland flooding occurs along with some water inundation on River Road. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 7:00 PM EDT Wednesday the stage was 10.8 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage just after midnight tonight to a crest of 11.3 feet early tomorrow afternoon. It will then fall below flood stage early Friday morning. - Flood stage is 11.0 feet. - 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. Additional information is available at www.weather.gov/cle. The next statement will be issued late tonight at 545 AM EDT.

Affected Areas
Lucas, OH; Wood, OH
SAME Codes:
039095 Lucas County, OH
039173 Wood County, OH
UGC: OHC095 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 19:34 EDT
07:34 PM EDT
Onset:
2026-04-02T02:00:00-04:00
Expires:
2026-04-02 05:45 EDT
05:45 AM EDT
Event Ends:
2026-04-03T11:00:00-04:00
Added:
2026-04-01 19:36 EDT
07:36 PM EDT
Updated:
2026-04-01 21:39 EDT
09:39 PM EDT

Times in America/New_York. Auto-adjusts for daylight saving.
Technical Details
Alert Identifier
urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.88ee9a69a3d92b38614f0badf9f865f83435deef.002.1
Database ID
#209
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.

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NOAA Alert Details
Alert Origin
Originator NWS Cleveland OH
Sender ID w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
Scope Public
Category Met
Effective 2026-04-01T19:34:00-04:00
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
039095 Lucas County, OH
039173 Wood County, OH
UGC Codes OHC095 OHC173
Affected Zones OHC095 OHC173

Event Codes
SAME FLW
NationalWeatherService FLW

VTEC
New Event Flood Warning #14
Office KCLE  ·  Begins 2026-04-02 06:00 UTC  ·  Ends 2026-04-03 15:00 UTC
/O.NEW.KCLE.FL.W.0014.260402T0600Z-260403T1500Z/

FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT TO LATE FRIDAY MORNING
NWS Parameters
AWIPSidentifier FLWCLE
WMOidentifier WGUS41 KCLE 012334
eventEndingTime 2026-04-03T11:00:00-04:00

EAS Forwarding Status
Forwarded to Air Chain
Reason Auto-forwarded: SAME ZCZC-WXR-FLW-039173+0600-0912334-KR8MER-
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Generated Details SAME Header Actions
2026-04-01 19:36 EDT
07:36 PM EDT
Flood Warning Severe Actual FLW
039173
ZCZC-WXR-FLW-039173+0600-0912334-KR8MER-
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