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Flood — Cuyahoga, OH

Jun 15, 2015

Wet conditions were in place following 2 to 4 inches of rain that fell across much of northern Ohio during the June 12-14 period, which resulting in saturated soils. A Flood Watch was issued as a weak cold front sank south across the area and interacted with a very moist air mass in place. Several areas experienced flooding during the late afternoon and evening on June 15th...with flooding continuing into the 16th. ||A swath of heavy rain fell from northeast Lorain County, extending across no

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 587196). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

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