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River Forecast
NWS Ohio River Forecast Center, Wilmington, OH
8:40pm EDT Tuesday, May 6, 2025

This is a NWS guidance product from the Ohio River Forecast Center.
Public forecasts and warnings are issued only by local NWS offices.
Statistical uncertainties can be viewed from our ensemble pages at:
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: Woodville - Portage River - CLE
: Zero Datum 614.75 ft (NGVD 1929)
: Sandusky County, OH
: Record River Stage     17.0 ft
: Major River Stage      13.5 ft
: Moderate River Stage   12.5 ft
: Flood River Stage       9.0 ft
: Action River Stage      6.0 ft
:
: Time series data are in 6-hour increments.
:
: Rise above flood river stage around 7AM EDT on Wed, May 7
.AR WDVO1 20250507 Z DC202505070040/DUE/DQG/DH12/HGIFFX :crest: 9.1
: Crest near 9.1 ft around 8AM EDT on Wed, May 7
: Fall below flood level around 4PM EDT on Wed, May 7
:  Obsv Valid  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     May 05           /   4.7 /   6.5 /   6.7
:     May 06   /   6.2 /   6.4 /   6.1 /   6.1
:     May 07   /   7.8
:
: Latest Observed River Stage 8.0 ft at 830pm EDT on Tue, May 6
:
.ER WDVO1 20250507 Z DC202505070040/DUE/DQG/DH06/HGIFF/DIH6
:
:  Fcst Valid  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
.E1 : May 07 :         /   8.7 /   9.1 /   9.1
.E2 : May 08 : /   8.8 /   8.2 /   7.6 /   6.6
.E3 : May 09 : /   6.1 /   5.8 /   5.4 /   5.1
.E4 : May 10 : /   4.8 /   4.6 /   4.4 /   4.2
.E5 : May 11 : /   4.1 /   4.0 /   3.8 /   3.7
.E6 : May 12 : /   3.7
:
: Local observed 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (72 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     May 04           /  0.00 /  0.05 /  0.50
:     May 05   /  0.01 /  0.01 /  0.00 /  0.00
:     May 06   /  0.04 /  0.25 /  0.18 /  0.45
:     May 07   /  0.11
:
: Local forecast 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (48 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     May 07           /  0.04 /  0.00 /  0.00
:     May 08   /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.01
:     May 09   /  0.00
:
: Local 6-hr basin-averaged temperatures (C) [MAT] (120 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     May 04           /   8.7 /   8.3 /   8.6
:     May 05   /  10.3 /   9.7 /   9.3 /  12.3
:     May 06   /  16.7 /  13.0 /  12.1 /  11.9
:     May 07   /  13.3 /  12.6 /  11.1 /  17.7
:     May 08   /  21.3 /  13.2 /   9.2 /  11.6
:     May 09   /  12.5
:____________________________________________________________________

: Tiffin - Sandusky River - CLE
: Zero Datum 720.74 ft (NAVD88)
: Seneca County, OH
: Record River Stage     20.4 ft
: Major River Stage      12.0 ft
: Moderate River Stage   10.5 ft
: Flood River Stage       9.0 ft
: Action River Stage      6.0 ft
:
: Time series data are in 6-hour increments.
:
.AR TFFO1 20250507 Z DC202505070040/DUE/DQG/DH06/HGIFFX :crest: 7.6
: Crest near 7.6 ft around 2AM EDT on Wed, May 7
:  Obsv Valid  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     May 05           /   6.5 /   6.9 /   6.9
:     May 06   /   7.0 /   7.2 /   7.3 /   7.3
:     May 07   /   7.4
:
: Latest Observed River Stage 7.4 ft at 745pm EDT on Tue, May 6
:
.ER TFFO1 20250507 Z DC202505070040/DUE/DQG/DH06/HGIFF/DIH6
:
:  Fcst Valid  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
.E1 : May 07 :         /   7.6 /   7.6 /   7.5
.E2 : May 08 : /   7.5 /   7.5 /   7.3 /   7.1
.E3 : May 09 : /   6.9 /   6.6 /   6.3 /   5.9
.E4 : May 10 : /   5.6 /   5.3 /   5.0 /   4.8
.E5 : May 11 : /   4.6 /   4.4 /   4.2 /   4.1
.E6 : May 12 : /   3.9
:
: Local observed 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (72 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     May 04           /  0.01 /  0.35 /  0.42
:     May 05   /  0.01 /  0.17 /  0.00 /  0.00
:     May 06   /  0.17 /  0.13 /  0.03 /  0.34
:     May 07   /  0.22
:
: Local forecast 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (48 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     May 07           /  0.05 /  0.00 /  0.00
:     May 08   /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.01
:     May 09   /  0.00
:
: Local 6-hr basin-averaged temperatures (C) [MAT] (120 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     May 04           /   8.0 /   8.2 /   9.5
:     May 05   /  12.2 /  10.1 /   9.1 /  12.6
:     May 06   /  16.1 /  12.7 /  11.9 /  11.4
:     May 07   /  12.6 /  12.4 /  11.3 /  17.3
:     May 08   /  20.7 /  13.3 /   9.2 /  11.7
:     May 09   /  12.0
:____________________________________________________________________

: Fremont - Sandusky River - CLE
: Zero Datum 626.3 ft (COE 1912)
: Sandusky County, OH
: Record River Stage   MISSING
: Major River Stage      21.0 ft
: Moderate River Stage   13.0 ft
: Flood River Stage      10.0 ft
: Action River Stage      7.0 ft
:
: Time series data are in 6-hour increments.
:
:  Obsv Valid  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     May 05           /   5.4 /   5.7 /   5.7
:     May 06   /   5.6 /   5.6 /   5.9 /   6.0
:     May 07   /   5.9
:
: Latest Observed River Stage 5.8 ft at 830pm EDT on Tue, May 6
:
.ER FFMO1 20250507 Z DC202505070040/DUE/DQG/DH06/HGIFF/DIH6
:
:  Fcst Valid  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
.E1 : May 07 :         /   5.9 /   6.1 /   6.0
.E2 : May 08 : /   5.9 /   5.9 /   5.8 /   5.6
.E3 : May 09 : /   5.4 /   5.2 /   5.0 /   4.7
.E4 : May 10 : /   4.5 /   4.2 /   4.0 /   3.8
.E5 : May 11 : /   3.6 /   3.4 /   3.3 /   3.2
.E6 : May 12 : /   3.1
:
: Local observed 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (72 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     May 04           /  0.00 /  0.17 /  0.50
:     May 05   /  0.00 /  0.05 /  0.00 /  0.00
:     May 06   /  0.18 /  0.31 /  0.00 /  0.24
:     May 07   /  0.10
:
: Local forecast 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (48 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     May 07           /  0.05 /  0.00 /  0.00
:     May 08   /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.01
:     May 09   /  0.00
:
: Local 6-hr basin-averaged temperatures (C) [MAT] (120 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     May 04           /   8.2 /   8.3 /   8.8
:     May 05   /  10.9 /   9.7 /   9.2 /  12.5
:     May 06   /  15.6 /  12.7 /  12.1 /  11.9
:     May 07   /  12.9 /  12.4 /  11.3 /  17.4
:     May 08   /  20.7 /  12.7 /   9.1 /  11.3
:     May 09   /  11.7
:____________________________________________________________________

: Milan - Huron River - CLE
: Zero Datum 573.26 ft (NGVD 1929)
: Erie County, OH
: Record River Stage   MISSING
: Major River Stage      22.5 ft
: Moderate River Stage   19.5 ft
: Flood River Stage      18.0 ft
: Action River Stage     14.0 ft
:
: Time series data are in 6-hour increments.
:
:  Obsv Valid  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     May 05           /  13.7 /  12.0 /  11.0
:     May 06   /  10.3 /  15.3 /  17.0 /  15.7
:     May 07   /  14.0
:
: Latest Observed River Stage 14.0 ft at 730pm EDT on Tue, May 6
:
.ER MILO1 20250507 Z DC202505070040/DUE/DQG/DH06/HGIFF/DIH6
:
:  Fcst Valid  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
.E1 : May 07 :         /  12.7 /  11.7 /  11.4
.E2 : May 08 : /  11.0 /  10.6 /  10.3 /   9.9
.E3 : May 09 : /   9.6 /   9.3 /   9.0 /   8.8
.E4 : May 10 : /   8.6 /   8.4 /   8.2 /   8.1
.E5 : May 11 : /   7.9 /   7.8 /   7.7 /   7.6
.E6 : May 12 : /   7.5
:
: Local observed 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (72 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     May 04           /  0.06 /  0.15 /  0.32
:     May 05   /  0.01 /  0.04 /  0.00 /  0.00
:     May 06   /  0.41 /  0.35 /  0.00 /  0.02
:     May 07   /  0.09
:
: Local forecast 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (48 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     May 07           /  0.03 /  0.00 /  0.00
:     May 08   /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.01
:     May 09   /  0.00
:
: Local 6-hr basin-averaged temperatures (C) [MAT] (120 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     May 04           /   7.5 /   8.1 /   9.4
:     May 05   /  12.1 /   9.9 /   9.6 /  13.7
:     May 06   /  14.8 /  12.3 /  11.9 /  12.4
:     May 07   /  12.6 /  12.4 /  12.0 /  17.0
:     May 08   /  20.0 /  12.0 /   8.9 /  11.2
:     May 09   /  11.3
:____________________________________________________________________

: Elyria - Black River - CLE
: Zero Datum 620.83 ft (NGVD 1929)
: Lorain County, OH
: Record River Stage     26.4 ft
: Major River Stage      20.0 ft
: Moderate River Stage   17.0 ft
: Flood River Stage       9.5 ft
: Action River Stage      7.0 ft
:
: Time series data are in 6-hour increments.
:
:  Obsv Valid  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     May 05           /   8.1 /   7.5 /   6.8
:     May 06   /   5.7 /   6.8 /   8.7 /   9.4
:     May 07   /   9.5
:
: Latest Observed River Stage 9.5 ft at 815pm EDT on Tue, May 6
:
.ER ELRO1 20250507 Z DC202505070040/DUE/DQG/DH06/HGIFF/DIH6
:
:  Fcst Valid  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
.E1 : May 07 :         /   9.0 /   8.4 /   7.8
.E2 : May 08 : /   7.3 /   6.7 /   6.3 /   5.9
.E3 : May 09 : /   5.5 /   5.2 /   4.9 /   4.6
.E4 : May 10 : /   4.4 /   4.1 /   3.9 /   3.8
.E5 : May 11 : /   3.6 /   3.4 /   3.3 /   3.2
.E6 : May 12 : /   3.1
:
: Local observed 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (72 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     May 04           /  0.06 /  0.07 /  0.14
:     May 05   /  0.01 /  0.01 /  0.00 /  0.01
:     May 06   /  0.37 /  0.46 /  0.00 /  0.00
:     May 07   /  0.03
:
: Local forecast 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (48 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     May 07           /  0.02 /  0.01 /  0.00
:     May 08   /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.01
:     May 09   /  0.00
:
: Local 6-hr basin-averaged temperatures (C) [MAT] (120 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     May 04           /   7.7 /   8.5 /  10.7
:     May 05   /  13.3 /  10.8 /   9.9 /  14.3
:     May 06   /  15.4 /  11.4 /  11.4 /  12.9
:     May 07   /  12.8 /  12.2 /  11.9 /  16.7
:     May 08   /  19.5 /  11.6 /   8.7 /  11.6
:     May 09   /  11.4
:____________________________________________________________________

: Independence - Cuyahoga River - CLE
: Zero Datum 583.57 ft (NGVD 1929)
: Cuyahoga County, OH
: Record River Stage     23.3 ft
: Major River Stage      21.0 ft
: Moderate River Stage   18.5 ft
: Flood River Stage      17.0 ft
: Action River Stage     14.0 ft
:
: Time series data are in 6-hour increments.
:
:  Obsv Valid  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     May 05           /   9.5 /   8.9 /   8.1
:     May 06   /   7.7 /  10.4 /  11.9 /  10.3
:     May 07   /   9.1
:
: Latest Observed River Stage 9.1 ft at 730pm EDT on Tue, May 6
:
.ER INDO1 20250507 Z DC202505070040/DUE/DQG/DH06/HGIFF/DIH6
:
:  Fcst Valid  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
.E1 : May 07 :         /   9.4 /   9.1 /   8.9
.E2 : May 08 : /   8.5 /   8.1 /   7.8 /   7.5
.E3 : May 09 : /   7.3 /   7.2 /   7.0 /   6.9
.E4 : May 10 : /   6.8 /   6.7 /   6.6 /   6.5
.E5 : May 11 : /   6.4 /   6.2 /   6.1 /   6.0
.E6 : May 12 : /   5.9
:
: Local observed 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (72 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     May 04           /  0.02 /  0.01 /  0.04
:     May 05   /  0.18 /  0.01 /  0.00 /  0.00
:     May 06   /  0.03 /  0.68 /  0.00 /  0.00
:     May 07   /  0.01
:
: Local forecast 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (48 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     May 07           /  0.01 /  0.00 /  0.00
:     May 08   /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.01
:     May 09   /  0.00
:
: Local 6-hr basin-averaged temperatures (C) [MAT] (120 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     May 04           /   8.2 /   9.6 /  12.4
:     May 05   /  15.0 /  12.5 /  11.8 /  16.0
:     May 06   /  18.0 /  12.7 /  11.5 /  13.6
:     May 07   /  13.2 /  12.1 /  11.6 /  16.1
:     May 08   /  19.1 /  11.8 /   9.1 /  12.5
:     May 09   /  12.0
:____________________________________________________________________

: Painesville - Grand River - CLE
: Zero Datum 595.51 ft (NGVD 1929)
: Lake County, OH
: Record River Stage     19.4 ft
: Major River Stage      17.0 ft
: Moderate River Stage   15.0 ft
: Flood River Stage      12.5 ft
: Action River Stage      8.0 ft
:
: Time series data are in 6-hour increments.
:
:  Obsv Valid  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     May 05           /  10.1 /  10.5 /  10.0
:     May 06   /   9.9 /   9.9 /  10.3 /   9.6
:     May 07   /   8.9
:
: Latest Observed River Stage 8.9 ft at 800pm EDT on Tue, May 6
:
.ER PNVO1 20250507 Z DC202505070040/DUE/DQG/DH06/HGIFF/DIH6
:
:  Fcst Valid  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
.E1 : May 07 :         /   8.9 /   8.6 /   8.5
.E2 : May 08 : /   8.4 /   8.0 /   7.8 /   7.6
.E3 : May 09 : /   7.4 /   7.1 /   6.9 /   6.7
.E4 : May 10 : /   6.4 /   6.2 /   6.1 /   5.9
.E5 : May 11 : /   5.7 /   5.6 /   5.5 /   5.4
.E6 : May 12 : /   5.3
:
: Local observed 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (72 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     May 04           /  0.00 /  0.07 /  0.05
:     May 05   /  0.55 /  0.46 /  0.00 /  0.00
:     May 06   /  0.16 /  0.34 /  0.00 /  0.05
:     May 07   /  0.02
:
: Local forecast 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (48 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     May 07           /  0.01 /  0.00 /  0.00
:     May 08   /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.01
:     May 09   /  0.00
:
: Local 6-hr basin-averaged temperatures (C) [MAT] (120 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     May 04           /   7.8 /   8.9 /  11.8
:     May 05   /  12.1 /  11.2 /  11.3 /  16.0
:     May 06   /  17.6 /  13.0 /  11.6 /  14.6
:     May 07   /  14.6 /  11.5 /  10.6 /  15.6
:     May 08   /  18.3 /  11.1 /   8.8 /  11.6
:     May 09   /  11.4
:____________________________________________________________________
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