Flash Flood Warning until 05:45PM
The National Weather Service in Cleveland has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for... Southern Lorain County in north central Ohio... Central Medina County in northeastern Ohio... Portage County in northeastern Ohio... Northern Summit County in northeastern Ohio...
* Until 545 PM EDT.
* At 150 PM EDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 2 and 4 inches of rain have fallen. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms. SOURCE...Doppler radar and automated gauges. IMPACT...Flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as other drainage and low lying areas.
* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... Akron, Medina, Ravenna, Cuyahoga Falls, Brunswick, Kent, Barberton, Hudson, Tallmadge, Streetsboro, Wellington, Mogadore, Garrettsville, Mantua, Stow, Aurora, Norton, Brimfield, Hinckley and Fairlawn. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches are possible in the warned area.
* AFFECTED AREAS: SUMMIT, OH ... MEDINA, OH ... PORTAGE, OH ... LORAIN, OH
Instructions:
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles.
Address/Location
Brimfield Township, OH
1333 Tallmadge Rd
Kent, OH 44240
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 330-678-0739
TEXT-A-TIP - Text TIP BRIMFIELD followed by your message, to 888777
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