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Flood Watch issued April 14 at 1:15PM EDT until April 16 at 8:00AM EDT by NWS Cleveland OH

Event Type

Flood Watch

Status

Actual

Severity

Severe

Urgency

Future

Certainty

Possible

Message Type

Alert

Description

* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is possible.

* WHERE...Portions of north central and northwest Ohio, including the following counties, in north central Ohio, Erie and Huron. In northwest Ohio, Lucas, Ottawa, Sandusky, Seneca and Wood.

* WHEN...From 8 PM EDT this evening through Thursday morning.

* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations. Creeks and streams may rise out of their banks.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- Heavy rainfall associated with multiple rounds of convection will impact the area producing efficient rainfall with rates of 1 to 2 inches per hour possible. Given recent heavy rainfall, these rounds of heavy rainfall may result in additional flooding across the area.
- Please visit www.weather.gov/safety/flood for flood safety and preparedness information.

Instructions

You should monitor later forecasts and be alert for possible Flood Warnings. Those living in areas prone to flooding should be prepared to take action should flooding develop.

Affected Areas

Lucas; Wood; Ottawa; Sandusky; Erie; Seneca; Huron

SAME Codes:

039095 Lucas County, OH

039173 Wood County, OH

039123 Ottawa County, OH

039143 Sandusky County, OH

039043 Erie County, OH

039147 Seneca County, OH

039077 Huron County, OH

UGC: OHZ003 OHZ006 OHZ007 OHZ008 OHZ009 OHZ018 OHZ019

This covers a small portion of emergency service districts, townships, and municipalities within the county.

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Timing

Alert Sent:

2026-04-14 13:15 EDT
01:15 PM EDT

Onset:

2026-04-14T20:00:00-04:00

Expires:

2026-04-14 22:00 EDT
10:00 PM EDT

Event Ends:

2026-04-16T08:00:00-04:00

Added:

2026-04-14 13:16 EDT
01:16 PM EDT

Updated:

2026-04-14 20:36 EDT
08:36 PM EDT

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

Technical Details

Alert Identifier
urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.ed722ba1308a7363cd11be416900003b2ee88c08.001.1

Database ID
#412

Scope Public

Category Met

Coverage Type Localized

Estimated Coverage 0.0% of Putnam County Estimated from SAME broadcast area, not the storm polygon.

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 estimated from SAME broadcast area. Recalculate intersections to use the storm polygon.

Coverage by Service Type:

No Boundary Intersections Found

This alert may not intersect with any configured emergency service boundaries.

0.0%

Localized Coverage

* Estimated from SAME broadcast area.

NOAA Alert Details

Alert Origin

Originator NWS Cleveland OH

Sender ID w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov

Scope Public

Category Met

Effective 2026-04-14T13:15:00-04:00

Language en-US

Web http://www.weather.gov

Alert Feed

https://api.weather.gov/alerts/active?zone=OHC063,OHC003,OHZ015,OHC173,OHZ024,OHZ017,OHZ005,OHC125,OHZ025,OHZ016,OHC161,OHC039,OHC069,OHC137,OHZ006,OHZ004

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

039123 Ottawa County, OH

039143 Sandusky County, OH

039043 Erie County, OH

039147 Seneca County, OH

039077 Huron County, OH

UGC Codes OHZ003 OHZ006 OHZ007 OHZ008 OHZ009 OHZ018 OHZ019

Affected Zones OHZ003 OHZ006 OHZ007 OHZ008 OHZ009 OHZ018 OHZ019

Event Codes

SAME FFA

NationalWeatherService FAA

VTEC

New Event Flood Watch #1

Office KCLE · Begins 2026-04-15 00:00 UTC · Ends 2026-04-16 12:00 UTC

/O.NEW.KCLE.FA.A.0001.260415T0000Z-260416T1200Z/

IEM VTEC Browser

FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING

NWS Parameters

AWIPSidentifier FFACLE

WMOidentifier WGUS61 KCLE 141715

eventEndingTime 2026-04-16T08:00:00-04:00

EAS Forwarding Status

Forwarded to Air Chain

Reason Auto-forwarded: SAME ZCZC-WXR-FLA-039173+0600-1041715-KR8MER-

Forwarded Audio

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Generated	Details	SAME Header	Actions
2026-04-14 13:16 EDT 01:16 PM EDT	Flood Watch Severe Actual FLA 039173	`ZCZC-WXR-FLA-039173+0600-1041715-KR8MER-`

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Raw CAP Alert Data

Original JSON data received from NOAA National Weather Service

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Last Updated: 2026-04-14 20:36 EDT (00:36 UTC)