Headline

Flash Flood Warning issued August 22 at 1:55PM EDT until August 22 at 6:00PM EDT by NWS Cleveland OH

Description

FFWCLE

The National Weather Service in Cleveland has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
Northeastern Cuyahoga County in northeastern Ohio...
Northwestern Geauga County in northeastern Ohio...
Lake County in northeastern Ohio...

* Until 600 PM EDT.

* At 155 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 2 inches of rain
have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches are
possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected
to begin shortly.

HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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...
Painesville, Willowick, Chardon, Fairport Harbor, Euclid, Mentor,
Cleveland Heights, Willoughby, Eastlake, Timberlake, Lakeline,
South Euclid, Mayfield Heights, East Cleveland, Lyndhurst,
Wickliffe, Richmond Heights and Willoughby Hills.

Instructions

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.

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