Jun 30, 2021
A large area of high pressure centered over the southeast CONUS allowed for a warm, tropical airmass to advect northward into northern OH. Surface dewpoints in the low 70s and PWAT's near 2 provided a thermodynamically favorable environment for heavy rainfall. A west to east oriented cold front slowly drifted south through the Great Lakes towards the local area which, in concert with several residual outflow boundaries from thunderstorms during the night preceding the event, provided the focus f
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 1008557). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Stark County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.