CLEVELAND — Yet more severe weather has come through Northeast Ohio on Thursday night and into early Friday morning.
The National Weather Service had issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 3:45 a.m. for the following areas:
- Southern Richland County in north central Ohio...
- South central Ashland County in north central Ohio...
At 2:40 a.m., severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Lexington to near Marseilles, moving southeast at 50 mph. This storm may produce wind gusts of 60 miles per hour.
The thunderstorm warning has since expired.
Flooding from Wednesday's torrential rain has many areas in Northeast Ohio under at least a flood watch, if not a warning.
The National Weather Service has issued a Flood Warning for the following areas until further notice:
- Huron River near Milan in Erie County
- Black River at Elyria in Lorain County
- Vermilion River near Vermilion affecting Lorain and Erie counties
A Flood Watch -- which was supposed to be in effect throughout Northeast Ohio until 8 a.m. Friday -- was canceled hours early.
WEDNESDAY
At 10:24 p.m., Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between two and three inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of one to three inches are possible in the warned area.
A Flash Flood Warning is in place for central Stark County and southeastern Summit County until 2:45 a.m.
At 9:46 p.m. Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1.5 and 2.5 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches are possible in the warned area.
A Flash Flood Warning is also in effect for northern Lorain County and central Cuyahoga County until 2:30 a.m.
At 9:36 p.m., Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1.5 and 3.0 inches of rain have fallen. Heavy rain will move back into the area with additional rainfall amounts of one to two inches possible in the warned area. The NWS is calling the flash flooding in these areas as "life-threatening."
Among the impacted areas are: Cleveland, Lorain, Elyria, Vermilion, Parma, Lakewood, Cleveland Heights, Westlake, North Ridgeville, Solon, Avon Lake, Warrensville Heights, Amherst, Highland Hills, North Olmsted,
Garfield Heights, Shaker Heights, Maple Heights, South Euclid and Avon.
Also, a Flash Flood Warning is in effect for the following areas until 2:15 a.m.
- Lorain County
- Southern Cuyahoga County
- Northern Medina County
- Northern Summit County
At 9:09 p.m., Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 0.5 and 1.5 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 1.5 inches are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly.
A Flash Flood Warning is in effect for all of Cuyahoga County, plus northeastern Lorain County, southwest Lake County and southwest Geauga County until 1:45 a.m.
At 8:32 p.m., Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 0.5 and 1.5 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.
Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly and may occur in small creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as other poor drainage and low-lying areas.
The NWS noted that in parts of northeast Cuyahoga County and southwest Lake County, between two and three inches of rain have fallen, with additional rainfall amounts of an inch or more possible. In those areas, the NWS is considering the flooding as "life-threatening."
Parts of Erie and Huron counties were under a tornado warning that was issued just after 11 p.m. on Wednesday. The rest of the region dealt with severe thunderstorms and driving rainfall that caused flooding at several areas, including Parma, where first responders helped stranded motorists on Brookpark Road and West 52nd. You can see video below.
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