CLEVELAND — The National Weather Service has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Stark County as well as northeastern Wayne County through 7:30 p.m. on Thursday.
At 6:26 p.m., a severe thunderstorm was located over Creston, or 9 miles north of Wooster, moving southeast at 20 mph.
Those areas that could be impacted include: Canton, Wooster, Massillon, North Canton, Louisville, Orrville, Rittman, Minerva, Doylestown, Creston, Brewster, Navarre, Dalton, Waynesburg, East Sparta, Wilmot, Mount Eaton, Canal Fulton, East Canton and Smithville.
Those in the warning areas are advised to move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.
The National Weather Service adds that torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.