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Flash Flood — Cuyahoga, OH

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 578713). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

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