Headline:
Flash Flood Warning issued September 3 at 5:20PM EDT until September 3 at 8:30PM EDT by NWS Cleveland OH
Event:
Flash Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
September 3, 2026 - 2:20pm
Expires:
September 3, 2026 - 5:30pm
Description:
FFWCLE
The National Weather Service in Cleveland has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Southwestern Portage County in northeastern Ohio...
Southeastern Summit County in northeastern Ohio...
* Until 830 PM EDT.
* At 520 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the warned area. Between 2 and 4 inches of rain
have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts up to 1 inch 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...
Akron, Barberton, Mogadore, Randolph, Lakemore and Portage Lakes.
Instruction:
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Area Description:
Portage, OH; Summit, OH
Forcast Office:
NWS Cleveland OH
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov