Macedonia, OH Severe Weather Alertstar_ratehome

...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL FRIDAY EVENING...

* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Cuyahoga River at Old Portage.

* WHEN...Until Friday evening.

* IMPACTS...At 11.0 feet, Floodwaters will begin to affect areas
along the Cuyahoga River in Cuyahoga Falls and in Munroe Falls
near Kennedy Park.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 9:15 PM EDT Wednesday the stage was 10.8 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 11.7
feet tomorrow evening. It will then fall below flood stage
early Friday afternoon.
- Flood stage is 10.5 feet.
- Please visit www.weather.gov/safety/flood for flood safety
and preparedness information.

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...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL FRIDAY MORNING...

* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Cuyahoga River at Jaite.

* WHEN...Until Friday morning.

* IMPACTS...At 12.0 feet, Vaughn Road flooded near the river with a
foot or more of water over the roadway.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 9:45 PM EDT Wednesday the stage was 11.9 feet.
- Forecast...The river will rise above flood stage late this
evening to 12.1 feet just after midnight tonight. It will
then fall below flood stage late tonight to 11.9 feet early
tomorrow afternoon. It will rise to flood stage tomorrow
evening. It will then fall again but remain above flood
stage.
- Flood stage is 12.0 feet.
- Please visit www.weather.gov/safety/flood for flood safety
and preparedness information.

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...FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1215 AM EDT THURSDAY...
...REPLACES FLOOD WARNING...

* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected.

* WHERE...A portion of northeast Ohio, including the following
counties, Cuyahoga, Geauga, Lake, Medina, Portage and Summit.

* WHEN...Until 1215 AM EDT.

* IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 804 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain. Minor
flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly in the
advisory area. Between 0.5 and 1 inch of rain has fallen.
- Some locations that will experience flooding include...
Cleveland, Akron, Medina, Painesville, Willowick, Ravenna,
Chardon, Fairport Harbor, Parma, Lakewood, Cuyahoga Falls,
Euclid, Mentor, Cleveland Heights, Strongsville, Brunswick,
Westlake, North Royalton, Kent and Solon.

- Please visit www.weather.gov/safety/flood for flood safety
and preparedness information.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

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