Alert Details
Alert Information 0.0% County Coverage
Flood Warning issued April 2 at 5:48PM EDT until April 3 at 2:00AM EDT by NWS Cleveland OH
Event Type
Flood WarningStatus
ActualSeverity
SevereUrgency
ImmediateCertainty
ObservedMessage Type
UpdateDescription
...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
This covers a small portion of emergency service districts, townships, and municipalities within the county.
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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Alert Area
Affected Boundaries
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Timing
Alert Sent:
2026-04-02 17:48 EDT
05:48 PM EDT
05:48 PM EDT
Onset:
2026-04-02T17:48:00-04:00
Expires:
2026-04-03 02:00 EDT
02:00 AM 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
05:50 PM EDT
Updated:
2026-04-02 19:09 EDT
07:09 PM 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
#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:
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
2026-04-02T17:48:00-04:00
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:2.49.0.1.840.0.01c4295813267d5c6a7955e1419519daf386b3b2.009.1Sender 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
Flood Warning issued April 1 at 7:34PM EDT until April 2 at 10:00AM EDT by NWS Cleveland OH
2
Flood Warning issued April 1 at 10:10PM EDT until April 2 at 9:30PM EDT by NWS Cleveland OH
3
Flood Warning issued April 2 at 7:50AM EDT until April 2 at 9:30PM 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 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-
Forwarded Audio