Flash Flood — Portage, Ohio

2024-08-03 · near Brady Lake, Portage, Ohio

Event narrative

Widespread flash flooding in Ravenna. Several roads flooded with two motorists needing rescued. Widespread flooding of mobile homes along Bramley Drive. Several reports of basement flooding throughout the city. Flooding of a church on Bridge Street was reported. Radar estimated and gauge measured rainfall of 3 to 3.5 inches fell in a 2 to 3 hours period over Ravenna.

Wider weather episode

A slow moving cold front moved south into far northern Ohio before stalling during the morning hours of August 3rd, 2024, as weak low pressure moved east across the lower Great Lakes. Most of northeast Ohio remained in the warm sector, characterized by 1000 j/kg MLCAPE, precipitable water values near 1.75, slow storm motions due to a lack of deep layer shear. Thunderstorms developed during the morning hours ahead of the cold front, with slow moving and training storms producing efficient, heavy rainfall rates in the Akron-Canton region. Flash flooding was observed in Jackson Township in Stark County and in Ravenna in Portage County.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1215022. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.