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Flash Flood Warning for Erie, OH

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Erie
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What is happening

FFWCLE The National Weather Service in Cleveland has extended the * Flash Flood Warning for... Erie County in north central Ohio... * Until 745 AM EDT. * At 543 AM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1.5 and 3 inches of rain fell earlier in the overnight....

What the bulletin says to do

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.

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Bulletin details

FFWCLE The National Weather Service in Cleveland has extended the * Flash Flood Warning for... Erie County in north central Ohio... * Until 745 AM EDT. * At 543 AM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1.5 and 3 inches of rain fell earlier in the overnight. Additional rainfall amounts this morning of 0.5 to 1.5 inches are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms. SOURCE...Radar. IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as other poor drainage and low-lying areas. * Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... Sandusky, Northern Milan, Castalia and Bloomingville.

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Official revisions

2 captured
  1. Alert

    Flash Flood Warning issued August 11 at 5:43AM EDT until August 11 at 7:45AM EDT by NWS Cleveland OH

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  2. Alert

    Flash Flood Warning issued August 11 at 12:49AM EDT until August 11 at 5:45AM EDT by NWS Cleveland OH

    Official revision

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Publisher: Weather Alert Watch. Primary source: NWS Cleveland OH. This page reorganizes official fields and does not add a forecast or expand the affected area.

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