Flash Flood Warning Ohio | Effective 03/31/2026 17:15

Headline: 
Flash Flood Warning issued March 31 at 8:15PM EDT until April 1 at 12:00AM EDT by NWS Cleveland OH
Event: 
Flash Flood Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
March 31, 2026 - 5:15pm
Expires: 
March 31, 2026 - 9:00pm
Description: 
FFWCLE The National Weather Service in Cleveland has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Erie County in north central Ohio... Lorain County in north central Ohio... Cuyahoga County in northeastern Ohio... * Until midnight EDT tonight. * At 815 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 0.5 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. 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... Cleveland, Lorain, Elyria, Sandusky, Vermilion, Western Vermilion, Parma, Lakewood, Cleveland Heights, Strongsville, Brunswick, Westlake, North Royalton, North Ridgeville, Solon, Avon Lake, Warrensville Heights, Amherst, Macedonia and Grafton.
Instruction: 
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the dangers of flooding.
Area Description: 
Cuyahoga, OH; Erie, OH; Lorain, OH
Forcast Office: 
NWS Cleveland OH
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov