EF0 tornado in Summit County, Ohio

An EF0 tornado touched down in Fairlawn and traveled northeast for over four miles before lifting for good near Cuyahoga Falls. The damage survey suggested that the tornado may not have been in contact with the ground for much of the path length which was no more than 50 yards in width. Only intermittent damage was observed and it is likely that some of this was caused by straight line winds. Most of the damage was from fallen trees but some buildings were also damaged. A church in Fairlawn lost it's roof and several buildings sustained roof damage in downtown Cuyahoga Falls. Dozens of trees were either uprooted or snapped by the tornado. Several witnesses reported seeing a tornado in contact with the ground.

Between May 25th and May 26th heavy rainfall occurred as a warm front lifted north across the area. A strong southerly flow, ahead of a cold front, transported very moist air through Tennessee, Kentucky and into Ohio on the 25th. Surface dew points were in the 60s. Wave after wave in the mid and upper levels helped trigger widespread showers, with embedded thunderstorms. High rainfall rates of over an inch per hour occured with the stronger storms, resulting in widespread flood warnings across Northern Ohio. The showers continued into the evening hours, and then reformed early on the 26th. By this point the ground was saturated and streams and creeks were running high. Additional storms compounded lingering flooding conditions, necessitating a second round of widespread flood warnings. Numerous state and local routes in the area were closed because of the quickly rising and flowing water.