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Flood Warning issued April 4 at 12:40AM EDT until April 8 at 2:00AM 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...

Portage River At Woodville affecting Sandusky and Wood Counties.

Maumee River At Waterville affecting Lucas and Wood Counties.

...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in Ohio...

Sandusky River At Tiffin affecting Seneca County.

For the Portage River...including Woodville...Minor flooding is forecast. For the Sandusky River...including Upper Sandusky, Fremont, Tiffin, Bucyrus...Minor flooding is forecast. For the Maumee River...including Grand Rapids, Waterville...Minor flooding is forecast.

* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Maumee River at Waterville.

* WHEN...Until early Wednesday morning.

* IMPACTS...At 12.0 feet, Flooding begins in Side Cut Metropark. The river is out of banks in Waterville.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 12:00 AM EDT Saturday the stage was 12.1 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 12.4 feet tomorrow morning. It will then fall below flood stage Tuesday evening.
- 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.

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 800 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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Alert Area Affected Boundaries

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Timing

Alert Sent:

2026-04-04 00:40 EDT
12:40 AM EDT

Onset:

2026-04-04T00:40:00-04:00

Expires:

2026-04-04 10:45 EDT
10:45 AM EDT

Event Ends:

2026-04-08T02:00:00-04:00

Added:

2026-04-04 00:41 EDT
12:41 AM EDT

Updated:

2026-04-04 02:45 EDT
02:45 AM EDT

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

Technical Details

Alert Identifier
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Database ID
#309

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 2026-04-04T00:40:00-04:00

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.be25ac12c13552c9d83baf4e044c2b95aeffe059.003.1

Sender w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov

Sent 2026-04-03T15:41:00-04:00

VTEC

Continuing Flood Warning #14

Office KCLE · Ongoing at issuance · Ends 2026-04-08 06:00 UTC

/O.CON.KCLE.FL.W.0014.000000T0000Z-260408T0600Z/

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Event Lifecycle (6 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

Extended (Time) 2026-04-02 21:48 UTC View →

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

Extended (Time) 2026-04-03 19:41 UTC View →

Flood Warning issued April 3 at 3:41PM EDT until April 8 at 2:00AM EDT by NWS Cleveland OH

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Continuing This alert 2026-04-04 04:40 UTC

FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING

NWS Parameters

AWIPSidentifier FLSCLE

WMOidentifier WGUS81 KCLE 040440

eventEndingTime 2026-04-08T02:00:00-04:00

expiredReferences

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EAS Forwarding Status

Not Forwarded

Reason VTEC action 'CON' indicates a continuing/routine update — rebroadcast suppressed

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Raw CAP Alert Data

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