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Flood Warning issued April 2 at 12:48AM EDT until April 2 at 6:20PM EDT by NWS Cleveland OH

Event Type

Flood Warning

Status

Actual

Severity

Severe

Urgency

Expected

Certainty

Likely

Message Type

Update

Description

...Forecast flooding changed from Minor to Moderate severity and increased in duration for the following rivers in Ohio... Eagle Creek Above Findlay affecting Hancock County. For the Eagle Creek (Hancock)...including Findlay...Moderate flooding is forecast. * WHAT...Moderate flooding is occurring and moderate flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Eagle Creek above Findlay. * WHEN...Until this evening. * IMPACTS...At 10.0 feet, Water from the Eagle Creek will impact portions of South Blanchard Street, Brookside Drive, Fremont and Graceland Streets. The intersections of Beechmont Drive with Fairmont and Rosemont Drives flood. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 12:00 AM EDT Thursday the stage was 10.0 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 10.1 feet early this morning. It will then fall below flood stage this afternoon. - Flood stage is 9.0 feet. - Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of 10.1 feet on 04/17/1954. - 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. Additional information is available at www.weather.gov/cle. The next statement will be issued this morning at 1100 AM EDT.

Affected Areas

Hancock, OH

SAME Codes:

039063 Hancock County, OH

UGC: OHC063

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

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Timing

Alert Sent:

2026-04-02 00:48 EDT
12:48 AM EDT

Onset:

2026-04-02T00:48:00-04:00

Expires:

2026-04-02 11:00 EDT
11:00 AM EDT

Event Ends:

2026-04-02T18:20:00-04:00

Added:

2026-04-02 00:50 EDT
12:50 AM EDT

Updated:

2026-04-02 02:30 EDT
02:30 AM EDT

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

Technical Details

Alert Identifier
urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.7a6c9638cb0327f9bf305206b54923715b2bfc4d.001.1

Database ID
#223

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 2026-04-02T00:48:00-04:00

Language en-US

Web http://www.weather.gov

Alert Feed

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NOAA

EAS Parameters

EAS Originator (EAS-ORG) WXR — National Weather Service

Block Channels EAS NWEM CMAS

Geocodes

SAME Geocodes

039063 Hancock County, OH

UGC Codes OHC063

Affected Zones OHC063

Event Codes

SAME FLW

NationalWeatherService FLW

CAP References

Identifier urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.bb10f1eb7d2cfa5a86825c4d7d91810dbab32913.010.1

Sender w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov

Sent 2026-04-01T22:10:00-04:00

VTEC

Extended in Time Flood Warning #8

Office KCLE · Ongoing at issuance · Ends 2026-04-02 22:20 UTC

/O.EXT.KCLE.FL.W.0008.000000T0000Z-260402T2220Z/

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Event Lifecycle (4 alerts)

Issuance 2026-04-01 09:25 UTC View →

Flood Warning issued April 1 at 5:25AM EDT until April 2 at 6:00PM EDT by NWS Cleveland OH

Extended (Time) 2026-04-01 18:22 UTC View →

Flood Warning issued April 1 at 2:22PM EDT until April 2 at 6:00AM EDT by NWS Cleveland OH

Continuing 2026-04-02 02:10 UTC View →

Flood Warning issued April 1 at 10:10PM EDT until April 2 at 6:00AM EDT by NWS Cleveland OH

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Extended (Time) This alert 2026-04-02 04:48 UTC

FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL THIS EVENING

NWS Parameters

AWIPSidentifier FLWCLE

WMOidentifier WGUS41 KCLE 020448

eventEndingTime 2026-04-02T18:20:00-04:00

expiredReferences

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EAS Forwarding Status

Forwarded to Air Chain

Reason Auto-forwarded: SAME ZCZC-WXR-FLW-039063+0600-0920448-KR8MER-

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Generated	Details	SAME Header	Actions
2026-04-02 00:50 EDT 12:50 AM EDT	Flood Warning Severe Actual FLW 039063	`ZCZC-WXR-FLW-039063+0600-0920448-KR8MER-`

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Raw CAP Alert Data

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Last Updated: 2026-04-02 02:30 EDT (06:30 UTC)