Alert Information 0.0% County Coverage
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...Blanchard River near Findlay. * WHEN...Until just after midnight tonight. * IMPACTS...At 12.0 feet, Flooding impacts areas near Riverside Park and East Main Cross Street in the City of Findlay. Flooding on County Road 223 and portions of Howard Street. Water approaching some properties on Liberty Street and Apple Alley. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 5:00 PM EDT Thursday the stage was 12.3 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage this evening and continue falling to 3.3 feet early Tuesday afternoon. - Flood stage is 12.0 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
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 17:48 EDT
05:48 PM EDT
Onset:
2026-04-02T17:48:00-04:00
Expires:
2026-04-03 02:00 EDT
02:00 AM EDT
Event Ends:
2026-04-03T02:00:00-04:00
Added:
2026-04-02 17:50 EDT
05:50 PM EDT
Updated:
2026-04-02 19:09 EDT
07:09 PM EDT

Times in America/New_York. Auto-adjusts for daylight saving.
Technical Details
Alert Identifier
urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.aa24a03558014a34c8f99206e82e84e3c2712094.002.1
Database ID
#253
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:
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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
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
UGC Codes OHC063
Affected Zones OHC063

Event Codes
SAME FLS
NationalWeatherService FLW

CAP References
Identifier urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.01c4295813267d5c6a7955e1419519daf386b3b2.009.1
Sender w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
Sent 2026-04-02T07:50:00-04:00

VTEC
Extended in Time Flood Warning #13
Office KCLE  ·  Ongoing at issuance  ·  Ends 2026-04-03 06:00 UTC
/O.EXT.KCLE.FL.W.0013.000000T0000Z-260403T0600Z/

Event Lifecycle (4 alerts)
1
Issuance 2026-04-01 23:34 UTC View →
Flood Warning issued April 1 at 7:34PM EDT until April 2 at 10:00AM EDT by NWS Cleveland OH
2
Extended (Time) 2026-04-02 02:10 UTC View →
Flood Warning issued April 1 at 10:10PM EDT until April 2 at 9:30PM EDT by NWS Cleveland OH
3
Continuing 2026-04-02 11:50 UTC View →
Flood Warning issued April 2 at 7:50AM EDT until April 2 at 9:30PM EDT by NWS Cleveland OH
Extended (Time) This alert 2026-04-02 21:48 UTC

FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL JUST AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT
NWS Parameters
AWIPSidentifier FLSCLE
WMOidentifier WGUS81 KCLE 022148
eventEndingTime 2026-04-03T02:00:00-04:00
expiredReferences w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov,urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.bb10f1eb7d2cfa5a86825c4d7d91810dbab32913.003.1,2026-04-01T22:10:00-04:00 w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov,urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.88ee9a69a3d92b38614f0badf9f865f83435deef.001.1,2026-04-01T19:34:00-04:00

EAS Forwarding Status
Forwarded to Air Chain
Reason Auto-forwarded: SAME ZCZC-WXR-FLW-039063+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
039063
ZCZC-WXR-FLW-039063+0600-0922148-KR8MER-
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