Jul 14, 2015
A large cluster of thunderstorms developed across northern Ohio ahead of a cold front and associated upper level low dropping south across the Great Lakes Region. The airmass ahead of the front was moist and thunderstorms produced a combination of damaging winds, large hail, and flash flooding. In Geauga County, heavy rainfall caused flash flooding from Bainbridge Township north to Novelty. Silver Creek came out of its banks in Novelty and flooded the Copaw Cabana Kennel where three people and
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 578712). 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.