982  
WHUS41 KCLE 131956  
CFWCLE  
 
LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH  
356 PM EDT FRI OCT 13 2023  
 
OHZ003-007-140400-  
/O.CON.KCLE.LS.A.0002.231014T2000Z-231015T0800Z/  
LUCAS-OTTAWA-  
356 PM EDT FRI OCT 13 2023  
 
...LAKESHORE FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY  
AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT...  
 
* WHAT...SIGNIFICANT LAKESHORE FLOODING POSSIBLE.  
 
* WHERE...LUCAS AND OTTAWA COUNTIES.  
 
* WHEN...FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT.  
 
* IMPACTS...NUMEROUS ROADS MAY BE CLOSED. LOW LYING PROPERTY  
INCLUDING HOMES, BUSINESSES, AND SOME CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE  
MAY BE INUNDATED. SOME SHORELINE EROSION MAY OCCUR.  
 
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...STRONG EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS OF 25 TO  
35 KNOTS WILL RESULT IN ABNORMALLY-HIGH WATER LEVELS ALONG THE  
WESTERN BASIN OF LAKE ERIE. WATER LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO PEAK  
LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING AND EXCEED 72 INCHES ABOVE  
LOW WATER DATUM.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
IF TRAVEL IS REQUIRED, ALLOW EXTRA TIME AS SOME ROADS MAY BE  
CLOSED. DO NOT DRIVE AROUND BARRICADES OR THROUGH WATER OF  
UNKNOWN DEPTH. TAKE THE NECESSARY ACTIONS TO PROTECT FLOOD-PRONE  
PROPERTY.  
 

 
 

 
 
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