Flash Flood Warning until 09:30PM
The National Weather Service in Cleveland has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for... Cuyahoga County in northeastern Ohio... Northern Medina County in northeastern Ohio... Northern Summit County in northeastern Ohio... Lorain County in north central Ohio...
* Until 930 PM EDT Thursday.
* At 233 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Up to one inch of rain has already fallen. Additional rainfall is expected through early this evening. This in combination with recent rains will lead to rapid runoff. Flash flooding is expected to begin shortly.
* Some locations that will experience flooding include... Cleveland, Akron, Lorain, Elyria, Medina, Vermilion, Parma, Lakewood, Cuyahoga Falls, Euclid, Cleveland Heights, Strongsville, Brunswick, Westlake, North Royalton, North Ridgeville, Kent, Solon, Avon Lake and Hudson.
* AFFECTED AREAS: SUMMIT, OH ... MEDINA, OH ... LORAIN, OH ... CUYAHOGA, OH
Instructions:
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles.
Address/Location
City of Westlake, Ohio
27700 Hilliard Blvd
Westlake, OH 44145
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 440-871-3311
Alert Details
- Severity:
- Severe - Significant threat to life or property
- Urgency:
- Immediate - Responsive action SHOULD be taken immediately
- Certainty:
- Likely (p > ~50%)
- Category:
- Meteorological (inc. flood)
- Event:
- Flash Flood Warning