MEDINA COUNTY, Ohio — The National Weather Service has issued a Flash Flood Warning for the central portion of Cuyahoga County until 10:45 p.m. tonight.
At 5:34 p.m., the NWS indicated that thunderstorms were producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 3 inches of rain have fallen. Flash flooding is ongoing and the NWS indicates that it is life-threatening flash flooding.
Some locations that will experience flash flooding include Cleveland, Parma, Lakewood, Euclid, Cleveland Heights, Westlake, North Ridgeville, Solon, Avon Lake, Warrensville Heights, Highland Hills, North Olmsted, Garfield Heights, Shaker Heights, Maple Heights, South Euclid, Avon, Parma Heights, Rocky River and Brook Park.
Earlier on Monday, the National Weather Service issued a Flash Flood Warning for the following areas of Northeast Ohio until 10:30 p.m. on Monday night:
- Northeastern Ashland County
- Central Lorain County
- Southern Cuyahoga County
- Central Medina County
At 4:30 p.m., Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 3 inches of rain have fallen. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly.
Some locations that will experience flash flooding include Cleveland, Elyria, Medina, Parma, Strongsville, Brunswick, North Royalton, North Ridgeville, Macedonia, Grafton, Wellington, Lodi, Polk, North Olmsted, Garfield Heights, Maple Heights, Parma Heights, Broadview Heights, Brook Park and Berea.
Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 3 inches are possible in the warned area.
Showers are expected to continue throughout the day Monday. Some strong storms are also possible, and those storms could bring heavy rains.
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