Flash Flood in Portage County, Ohio
Flash Flood August 3, 2024 · Portage County, Ohio
Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.
What the National Weather Service wrote
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.
The wider storm
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.
Began near Brady Lake (41.1520, -81.2797).
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1215022. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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