Flood Warning until 05:00AM Friday
* WHAT...Urban area and small stream flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected.
* WHERE...A portion of northeast Ohio, including the following counties, Mahoning and Portage.
* WHEN...Until 500 AM EST Friday.
* IMPACTS...Flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations is occurring. Numerous roads remain closed due to flooding.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 959 PM EST, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated heavy rain. Flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly in the warned area. Between 1 and 2 inches of rain have fallen. - Some locations that will experience flooding include... Youngstown, Ravenna, Boardman, Kent, Alliance, Tallmadge, Streetsboro, Campbell, Canfield, Sebring, Mogadore, Austintown, Struthers, Brimfield, Randolph, Atwater, Edinburg, Poland, Ellsworth and Windham. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
* AFFECTED AREAS: MAHONING, OH ... PORTAGE, OH
Instructions:
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the dangers of flooding.
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:
- Expected - Responsive action SHOULD be taken soon (within next hour)
- Certainty:
- Likely (p > ~50%)
- Category:
- Meteorological (inc. flood)
- Event:
- Flood Warning