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City of Westlake, Ohio
Wednesday June 5th, 2019 :: 05:19 p.m. EDT

Alert

Flash Flood Warning until 10:30PM

The National Weather Service in Cleveland has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for... Portage County in northeastern Ohio... Geauga County in northeastern Ohio... Cuyahoga County in northeastern Ohio... Medina County in northeastern Ohio... Northern Summit County in northeastern Ohio... Lorain County in north central Ohio...

* Until 1030 PM EDT Wednesday.

* At 427 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated another round of thunderstorms has developed or moved into the Cleveland-Akron metro area and is producing torrential rain across the warned area. Up to two inches of rain have already fallen. Flash flooding is expected to begin shortly as another 2 inches of rain is expected mainly along and south of I-480.

* Some locations that will experience flooding include... Cleveland, Akron, Lorain, Elyria, Medina, Ravenna, Vermilion, Chardon, Parma, Lakewood, Cuyahoga Falls, Cleveland Heights, Strongsville, Brunswick, Westlake, North Royalton, North Ridgeville, Kent, Solon and Avon Lake.

* AFFECTED AREAS: SUMMIT, OH ... MEDINA, OH ... PORTAGE, OH ... GEAUGA, OH ... LORAIN, OH ... CUYAHOGA, OH

Instructions:

Stay away or be swept away. River banks and culverts can become unstable and unsafe.

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

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