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Weather Forecast Office Cleveland, OH

Ohio River Forecast Center

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Probability Information Weekly Chance of Exceeding Levels Chance of Exceeding Levels During Entire Period Short-term Probabilistic Guidance (Experimental)

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NOTE: Forecasts for the Huron River at Milan are issued routinely year-round.

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Flood Categories (in feet) Major Flood Stage: 22.5 Moderate Flood Stage: 19.5 Flood Stage: 18 Action Stage: 14 Low Stage (in feet): -9999 Historic Crests (1) 31.10 ft on 07/05/1969 (2) 24.59 ft on 02/28/2011 (3) 24.08 ft on 01/22/1959 (4) 23.95 ft on 06/22/2006 (5) 23.26 ft on 08/26/1998 (6) 22.70 ft on 08/20/2007 (7) 22.42 ft on 07/11/2013 (8) 22.29 ft on 02/22/2014 (9) 21.97 ft on 03/09/2009 (10) 21.86 ft on 02/07/2008 Show More Historic Crests (P): Preliminary values subject to further review. Recent Crests (1) 19.76 ft on 08/24/2023 (P) (2) 18.04 ft on 02/18/2022 (P) (3) 19.82 ft on 03/29/2020 (P) (4) 20.25 ft on 06/21/2019 (5) 19.52 ft on 01/24/2019 (6) 20.80 ft on 11/02/2018 (7) 20.63 ft on 11/19/2017 (8) 18.09 ft on 05/06/2017 (9) 22.29 ft on 02/22/2014 (10) 22.42 ft on 07/11/2013 Show More Recent Crests (P): Preliminary values subject to further review. Low Water Records Currently none available. For more information on your flood risk go to www.floodsmart.gov. Show FEMA's National Flood Hazard Layers FEMA's National Flood Hazard Layers not showing? Why aren't the FEMA National Flood Hazard Layers showing on the ESRI Map? Possible reasons: There are no FEMA National Flood Hazard Layers for the location which you are viewing on ESRI Maps. The FEMA Web Mapping Service (WMS) is down. Note: Your zoom level may have changed. ESRI's zoom levels must be between 14 and 16 to show National Flood Hazard layers.

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Flood Impacts & Photos

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31	Record flooding occurs throughout the valley. Considerable backwater flooding occurs along small tributaries to the Huron River.
26	River gage flooded. Major flooding on the Huron River.
25	FEMA 0.2 percent flood level. Significant damage in the Franklin Flats and other low lying portions of Erie county.
24	Major flooding occurs in Franklin Flats. Floodwaters begin to impact areas near Mud Brook Road.
23	FEMA 1 percent flood level.
22.5	Homes inundated in Franklin Flats. Many evacuations necessary. Property along U.S. Route 250 inundated and several local roads impassable.
21	Floodwaters affect businesses along the river near the Village of Milan near U.S. Route 250. Water will be nearly two feet deep in portions of Franklin Flats. Low lying secondary roads near the river may become impassable.
19.5	Flood waters over a foot deep in Franklin Flats. Huron River Valley Campground inundated.
18	Flooding occurs in lying areas along the river from Milan to Franklin Flats.
Photos (1) USGS River Gage Equipment Photo taken by NWS CLE (2) Looking upstream of the gage. Photo taken by NWS CLE (3) Looking downstream of the gage. Photo taken by NWS CLE

About This Location

Latitude: 41.300885° N, Longitude: 82.608230° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD83/WGS84 River Stage Reference Frame Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses NWS stage 0 ft 18 ft Interpreting hydrographs and NWS watch, warnings, and forecasts, and inundation maps Vertical Datum Elevation (gauge height = 0) Elevation (gauge height = flood stage) Elevation information source NAVD88 572.61 590.61 Survey grade GPS equipment, FEMA flood plain maps, newer USGS topographic maps NGVD 29 Not Available Not Available Older USGS topographic maps, NGVD29 benchmarks MSL Not Available Not Available Older USGS topographic maps, MSL benchmarks Other Not Available Not Available   Current/Historical Observations: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Data and Site Info for Milan

Additional Information

Potential River Levels Used to Estimate the Chance of Flooding and the Range of Possible River Levels 10 Day (HEFS) 10 Day (NAEFS) 10 Day (GEFS) Note: Use the official hydrograph at the top of this web page for river levels within the next 48 hours. See the Product Description Document link for more details on the interpretation of the 10 day graphics. Click individual graphics to enlarge.

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