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Flash Flood in Lucas County, Ohio

Flash Flood June 26, 2024 · Lucas County, Ohio

$50K
Damage as recorded

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What the National Weather Service wrote

Widespread flooded roadways that were impassable and closed across the Toledo metro area, including Dorr Street between Upton Avenue and Detroit Avenue. Flooding of Fearing Boulevard between Brown Avenue and Hill Avenue left several vehicles stranded in floodwaters. Radar estimated rainfall of 2.5 inches in one hour and upwards of 3.25 inches in 1.5-2 hours.

The wider storm

A cold front drifted southeastward from central Lake Huron, southern Lower MI, and northwestern IN to southern ON, southeastern Lower MI, far-northwestern OH, and northern IN during the late morning through early evening of the 26th. The front was preceded by a warm and humid sector comprised of weak to moderate MUCAPE and DCAPE, respectively, and moderate to strong effective bulk shear in northern OH. Scattered to numerous multicell thunderstorms and a supercell developed along and especially ahead of the front. These storms produced isolated straight-line convective wind damage. Some of these intense storms trained and produced excessive rainfall, which led to flash flooding across the Toledo metro area and in the Ashtabula area.

Began near Vulcan (41.6358, -83.5978).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1200304. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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