Flash Flood — Medina, Ohio

2022-05-14 · near Garden Isle, Medina, Ohio

Event narrative

Trained spotter sent a video of more than six inches of flowing water over Buffham Road due to flooding of Camel Creek. Reports of several road closures due to flooding in and around Lodi, including OH-83 and US-42. Radar estimated rainfall totals of 2 to 4 inches fell in and east of Lodi in one hour, with peak instantaneous rainfall rates of 5 to 6 inches per hour.

Wider weather episode

Northern Ohio resided in the warm sector as a surface trough axis moved generally eastward through the region during the afternoon and early evening of the 14th. Low-level convergence and ascent along the trough axis acted as a focus for the development of isolated to scattered showers and thunderstorms. This convection occurred in an environment comprised of weak to moderate MUCAPE and DCAPE, respectively, and weak effective bulk shear. Several single cell thunderstorms managed to produce small to marginally-severe hail and/or damaging wind gusts. Slow moving thunderstorms caused isolated flash flooding, with rainfall amounts of 2 to 4 inches in one hour.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1033590. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.