Jul 25, 2023
A large ridge of high pressure was centered over the Great Lakes and Ohio Valley on July 25th, 2023. Convection developed along a lake breeze from Elyria, OH northeast to Erie, PA, just south of the I-90 corridor, as surface based CAPE values built to 2000-3000 j/kg by early afternoon. Little to no deep layer bulk shear promoted a pulse thunderstorm environment, with isolated thunderstorms building and collapsing within a 30-60 minute period. A few of the storms produced large hail and damaging
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 1128423). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Cuyahoga County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.