May 15, 2020
Showers with isolated thunderstorms developed along and ahead of a cold front across northern Ohio. These storms produced moderate to heavy rain concentrated along the frontal boundary stalled over lakeshore counties. The repeating storms brought rainfall of 1 to 3.5 inches, heaviest over Cuyahoga County. Water rescues were made in Lorain and Cuyahoga Counties mainly from overflowing creeks. The Big Creek in Parma (Cuyahoga County) reached 10.43 feet and 2,900 cfs resulting in flooding of a maj
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 890703). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Lorain County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.