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Flood Warning issued April 2 at 5:48PM EDT until April 7 at 11:00AM EDT by NWS Cleveland OH

Event Type

Flood Warning

Status

Actual

Severity

Severe

Urgency

Immediate

Certainty

Observed

Message Type

Update

Description

...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Ohio... Black River At Elyria affecting Lorain County. ...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in Ohio... Blanchard River Near Findlay affecting Hancock County. Maumee River At Waterville affecting Lucas and Wood Counties. Killbuck Creek Near Killbuck affecting Holmes and Wayne Counties. Eagle Creek At Phalanx Station affecting Trumbull County. For the Black River...including Elyria...Minor flooding is forecast. For the Blanchard River...including Findlay...Minor flooding is forecast. For the Maumee River...including Grand Rapids, Waterville...Minor flooding is forecast. For the Killbuck Creek...including Killbuck...Minor flooding is forecast. For the Eagle Creek (Trumbull)...including Phalanx Station...Minor flooding is forecast. * WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Maumee River at Waterville. * WHEN...Until late Tuesday morning. * IMPACTS...At 13.0 feet, Floodwaters can back up through storm drains onto Water Street in Waterville making roads inaccessible. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 5:00 PM EDT Thursday the stage was 12.3 feet. - Forecast...The river will rise to 12.6 feet early tomorrow afternoon. It will then fall early Saturday afternoon. It will rise to 12.4 feet early Sunday morning. It will then fall below flood stage early Tuesday 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 200 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:

2026-04-02 17:48 EDT
05:48 PM EDT

Onset:

2026-04-02T17:48:00-04:00

Expires:

2026-04-03 04:00 EDT
04:00 AM EDT

Event Ends:

2026-04-07T11:00:00-04:00

Added:

2026-04-02 17:50 EDT
05:50 PM EDT

Updated:

2026-04-02 19:05 EDT
07:05 PM EDT

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

Technical Details

Alert Identifier
urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.aa24a03558014a34c8f99206e82e84e3c2712094.001.1

Database ID
#252

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.

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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 2026-04-02T17:48:00-04:00

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

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 FLS

NationalWeatherService FLW

CAP References

Identifier urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.01c4295813267d5c6a7955e1419519daf386b3b2.008.1

Sender w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov

Sent 2026-04-02T07:50:00-04:00

VTEC

Extended in Time Flood Warning #14

Office KCLE · Ongoing at issuance · Ends 2026-04-07 15:00 UTC

/O.EXT.KCLE.FL.W.0014.000000T0000Z-260407T1500Z/

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Event Lifecycle (4 alerts)

Issuance 2026-04-01 23:34 UTC View →

Flood Warning issued April 1 at 7:34PM EDT until April 3 at 11:00AM EDT by NWS Cleveland OH

Extended (Time) 2026-04-02 02:10 UTC View →

Flood Warning issued April 1 at 10:10PM EDT until April 3 at 11:00PM EDT by NWS Cleveland OH

Continuing 2026-04-02 11:50 UTC View →

Flood Warning issued April 2 at 7:50AM EDT until April 3 at 11:00PM EDT by NWS Cleveland OH

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Extended (Time) This alert 2026-04-02 21:48 UTC

FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL LATE TUESDAY MORNING

NWS Parameters

AWIPSidentifier FLSCLE

WMOidentifier WGUS81 KCLE 022148

eventEndingTime 2026-04-07T11:00:00-04:00

expiredReferences

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EAS Forwarding Status

Forwarded to Air Chain

Reason Auto-forwarded: SAME ZCZC-WXR-FLW-039173+0600-0922148-KR8MER-

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Generated	Details	SAME Header	Actions
2026-04-02 17:50 EDT 05:50 PM EDT	Flood Warning Severe Actual FLW 039173	`ZCZC-WXR-FLW-039173+0600-0922148-KR8MER-`

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Raw CAP Alert Data

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Last Updated: 2026-04-02 19:05 EDT (23:05 UTC)