May 31, 2010
A warm front lifted north across northern Ohio during the afternoon hours of May 31st. A cold front followed during the evening. Showers and thunderstorms developed in association with both of these fronts. Slow moving thunderstorms produced heavy rainfall which caused flash flooding in a few areas. Rainfall rates at times were between two and three inches per hour. A few locations received more than four inches of rainfall. The flooding was the worst in western Geauga County were the dam
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 230456). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Geauga County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.