Sep 7, 2020
A cold front moved slowly southward across Lake Erie and northern Ohio into a moist environment early Labor Day morning. A strong jet aloft fueled persistent moisture advection along with significant backbuilding and training of thunderstorms across the area between about 6am and 6pm Monday. This resulted in a widespread 2-5��� of rain with isolated amounts even higher. Later that afternoon, the primary weather hazard shifted to severe thunderstorms with two tornado warnings and three seve
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 915509). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Cuyahoga County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.