Alert Details
Alert Information 0.0% County Coverage
Flood Warning issued April 2 at 7:35AM EDT until April 3 at 6:00PM EDT by NWS Cleveland OH
Event Type
Flood WarningStatus
ActualSeverity
SevereUrgency
ExpectedCertainty
LikelyMessage Type
UpdateDescription
...Forecast flooding changed from Minor to Moderate severity and
increased in duration for the following rivers in Ohio...
Portage River At Woodville affecting Wood and Sandusky Counties.
For the Portage River...including Woodville...Moderate flooding is
forecast.
* WHAT...Moderate flooding is occurring and moderate flooding is
forecast.
* WHERE...Portage River at Woodville.
* WHEN...Until tomorrow evening.
* IMPACTS...At 13.0 feet, Flood waters inundate basements of
property adjecent to the river near Pemberville. The parking lot
of the downtown business district in Pemberville is flooded.
Backwater from the ditch east of Wayne Rd inundates South River
Road. West of Wayne Road, both North and South River Roads are
inundated with feet of water. In Woodville, Trail Marker Park and
adjacent low lying roads of Cherry Street and Erie Street are
inundated. Backwater from the ditch on State Route 105 west of
State Route 582 covers the road.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 7:30 AM EDT Thursday the stage was 12.6 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 12.8
feet this afternoon. It will then fall below flood stage
early tomorrow afternoon.
- Flood stage is 11.0 feet.
- Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
12.9 feet on 05/07/2017.
- 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 this afternoon at 545 PM EDT.
Affected Areas
Sandusky, OH; Wood, OH
This covers a small portion of emergency service districts, townships, and municipalities within the county.
SAME Codes:
039143
Sandusky County, OH
039173
Wood County, OH
UGC:
OHC143
OHC173
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:
2026-04-02 07:35 EDT
07:35 AM EDT
07:35 AM EDT
Onset:
2026-04-02T07:35:00-04:00
Expires:
2026-04-02 17:45 EDT
05:45 PM EDT
05:45 PM EDT
Event Ends:
2026-04-03T18:00:00-04:00
Added:
2026-04-02 07:37 EDT
07:37 AM EDT
07:37 AM EDT
Updated:
2026-04-02 10:22 EDT
10:22 AM EDT
10:22 AM EDT
Times in America/New_York. Auto-adjusts for daylight saving.
Technical Details
Alert Identifier
urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.09143f0bff13dd59a47a2596f56a54abdecdf090.001.1
Database ID
#224
#224
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
2026-04-02T07:35:00-04:00
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
039143
Sandusky County, OH
039173
Wood County, OH
UGC Codes
OHC143
OHC173
Affected Zones
OHC143
OHC173
Event Codes
SAME
FLW
NationalWeatherService
FLW
CAP References
Identifier
urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.bb10f1eb7d2cfa5a86825c4d7d91810dbab32913.001.1Sender w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
Sent 2026-04-01T22:10:00-04:00
VTEC
Extended in Time
Flood
Warning
#16
Office KCLE
· Ongoing at issuance
· Ends 2026-04-03 22:00 UTC
/O.EXT.KCLE.FL.W.0016.000000T0000Z-260403T2200Z/Event Lifecycle (3 alerts)
1
Flood Warning issued April 1 at 9:05PM EDT until April 3 at 11:00AM EDT by NWS Cleveland OH
2
Flood Warning issued April 1 at 10:10PM EDT until April 3 at 6:30PM EDT by NWS Cleveland OH
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Extended (Time)
This alert
2026-04-02 11:35 UTC
FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL TOMORROW EVENING
NWS Parameters
AWIPSidentifier
FLWCLE
WMOidentifier
WGUS41 KCLE 021135
eventEndingTime
2026-04-03T18:00:00-04:00
expiredReferences
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov,urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.0ca0b6d54becbddf93c73ee11771c13797ad33bf.001.1,2026-04-01T21:05:00-04:00
EAS Forwarding Status
Forwarded to Air Chain
Reason
Auto-forwarded: SAME ZCZC-WXR-FLW-039173+0600-0921135-KR8MER-
Forwarded Audio