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Flood Warning issued April 4 at 4:18PM EDT until April 5 at 4:00AM EDT by NWS Cleveland OH

Event Type

Flood Warning

Status

Actual

Severity

Severe

Urgency

Immediate

Certainty

Observed

Message Type

Update

Description

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

Sandusky River At Tiffin affecting Seneca County.

...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Ohio...

Killbuck Creek Near Killbuck affecting Wayne and Holmes Counties.

Maumee River At Waterville affecting Wood and Lucas Counties.

Eagle Creek Above Findlay affecting Hancock County.

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. For the Killbuck Creek...including Killbuck...Moderate flooding is forecast. For the Eagle Creek (Hancock)...including Findlay...Minor flooding is forecast.

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

* WHERE...Eagle Creek above Findlay.

* WHEN...Until late tonight.

* IMPACTS...At 10.0 feet, Water from the Eagle Creek will impact portions of South Blanchard Street, Brookside Drive, Fremont and Graceland Streets. The intersections of Beechmont Drive with Fairmont and Rosemont Drives flood.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 4:00 PM EDT Saturday the stage was 9.4 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 9.6 feet this evening. It will then fall below flood stage late this evening.
- Flood stage is 9.0 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 late tonight at 230 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:

2026-04-04 16:18 EDT
04:18 PM EDT

Onset:

2026-04-04T16:18:00-04:00

Expires:

2026-04-05 02:30 EDT
02:30 AM EDT

Event Ends:

2026-04-05T04:00:00-04:00

Added:

2026-04-04 16:22 EDT
04:22 PM EDT

Updated:

2026-04-04 22:49 EDT
10:49 PM EDT

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

Technical Details

Alert Identifier
urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.6ec14bad0b57607919d0459cd35f4f5313244b8e.003.1

Database ID
#341

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 2026-04-04T16:18:00-04:00

Language en-US

Web http://www.weather.gov

Alert Feed

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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:2.49.0.1.840.0.09a7756dcf4ffddfbe2e6b264cfa7fa0102f289f.001.1

Sender w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov

Sent 2026-04-04T11:15:00-04:00

VTEC

Continuing Flood Warning #21

Office KCLE · Ongoing at issuance · Ends 2026-04-05 08:00 UTC

/O.CON.KCLE.FL.W.0021.000000T0000Z-260405T0800Z/

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Event Lifecycle (2 alerts)

Issuance 2026-04-04 15:15 UTC View →

Flood Warning issued April 4 at 11:15AM EDT until April 5 at 4:00AM EDT by NWS Cleveland OH

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Continuing This alert 2026-04-04 20:18 UTC

FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL LATE TONIGHT

NWS Parameters

AWIPSidentifier FLSCLE

WMOidentifier WGUS81 KCLE 042018

eventEndingTime 2026-04-05T04:00:00-04:00

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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Last Updated: 2026-04-04 22:49 EDT (02:49 UTC)