River Flood Stage Changes at Vermilion and Milan

PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
1118 AM EST WED JAN 16 2013

...PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT...

TO...       SUBSCRIBERS...  EMEREGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS...NEWS
                            MEDIA AND OTHERS USERS

SUBJECT...  RIVER FORECAST SERVICES IN VERMILION AND MILAN OHIO WILL BE
            MODIFIED EFFECTIVE FEBREUARY 1, 2013

EFFECTIVE FRIDAY FEBRUARY 1...2013 THE FOLLOWING CHANGES WILL TAKE EFFECT
ON THE LOCAL OFFICIAL RIVER FORECAST POINTS:

THE MAJOR FLOOD STAGE ON THE HURON RIVER MILAN /MILO1/ WILL BE
RAISED FROM 21.0 TO 22.5 FEET.

THE MINOR FLOOD STAGE ON THE VERMILION RIVER AT VERMILION /VERO1/ WILL
BE LOWERED FROM THE CURRENT STAGE OF 10.0 FEET TO A STAGE OF 9.0
FEET.

IT IS NECESSARY FOR THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TO PERIODICALLY UPDATE
FLOOD STAGES AT RIVER FORECAST POINTS AS CHANGES...BOTH NATURAL AND
MANMADE...OCCUR OVER A WATERSHED. THESE UPDATES ARE NEEDED TO ENSURE
THE BEST QUALITY RIVER FORECASTS AND RESULTING WARNINGS TO LOCAL
COMMUNITIES. THE NWS...U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY (USGS)...OHIO RIVER
FORECAST CENTER (OHRFC)...AND LOCAL AND COUNTY OFFICIALS HAVE
SUPPORTED THE ABOVE CHANGES.

THE DATA AND FORECASTS FOR THESE AND OTHER POINTS CAN BE FOUND AT:
HTTP://WATER.WEATHER.GOV/ OR HTTP://WWW.ERH.NOAA.GOV/ER/OHRFC/

SELECT /RIVER AND LAKES/ UNDER CURRENT CONDITIONS. THE ADVANCED
HYDROLOGIC PREDICTION SERVICE PAGE PROVIDES CURRENT AND FORECAST
RIVER INFORMATION...WARNINGS...GAGE LOCATIONS...IMPACTS...AND
HISTORICAL CREST INFORMATION FOR OVER 20 POINTS IN NORTHERN OHIO
AND NORTHWESTERN PENNSYLVANIA.

THE DATA FOR THESE SITES ARE PROVIDED BY OUR PARTNER...THE USGS.
WITHOUT THIS CRITICAL DATA...FORECASTS AND WARNINGS WOULD NOT BE
ABLE TO BE PROVIDED AT THESE LOCATIONS. THE USGS WEB SITE IS:
HTTP://OH.WATER.USGS.GOV

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION REGARDING THIS CHANGE...PLEASE CONTACT:

SARAH JAMISON
SENIOR SERVICE HYDROLOGIST
NWS CLEVELAND OHIO
SARAH.JAMISON@NOAA.GOV

OR
GARY GARNET
WARNING COORDINATION METEOROLOGIST
NWS CLEVELAND OHIO
GARY.GARNET@NOAA.GOV