Flood Advisory for Cuyahoga, OH; Lorain, OH; Medina, OH
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What is happening
What: Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected. Impacts: Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas. Where: Northeastern Lorain County in north central Ohio... Southwestern Cuyahoga County in northeastern Ohio... Northeastern Medina County in northeastern Ohio... When: Until 830 PM EDT.
What the bulletin says to do
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles.
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Bulletin details
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected. * WHERE...Northeastern Lorain County in north central Ohio... Southwestern Cuyahoga County in northeastern Ohio... Northeastern Medina County in northeastern Ohio... * WHEN...Until 830 PM EDT. * IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... At 536 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms. Minor flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly in the advisory area. Between 0.5 and 1 inch of rain has fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 0.5 to 1 inch are expected over the area. This additional rain will result in minor flooding. Some locations that will experience flooding include... Cleveland, Lorain, Elyria, Parma, Lakewood, Strongsville, Brunswick, Westlake, North Royalton, North Ridgeville, Avon Lake, Grafton, North Olmsted, Avon, Parma Heights, Rocky River, Broadview Heights, Brook Park, Berea and Fairview Park. Please visit www.weather.gov/safety/flood for flood safety and preparedness information.
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Flood Advisory issued August 22 at 5:36PM EDT until August 22 at 8:30PM EDT by NWS Cleveland OH
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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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