Flash Flood — Summit, Ohio

2014-05-12 to 2014-05-13 · near Munroe Falls, Summit, Ohio

Event narrative

Heavy rain fell between Munroe Falls and Akron Ohio on the evening of May 12th. In Akron 70 homes sustained basement flooding along with the Summit County Public Health Center. In Munroe Falls there was approximately $250,000-300,000 in damages to city property. Numerous homes had sewer backup of 6 to 7 feet in basements. On Lindsey Road a house lost it's foundation. A family was rescued from their home when flooded on Hiwood Road. Numerous water rescues were conducted in both Munroe Falls and Akron between 1030 pm and midnight.

Wider weather episode

On the evening of May 12th a warm front tracking north over Lake Erie, reversed itself and moved back inland over northern Ohio. An organized convective complex with embedded supercells developed over north-central Ohio. Two confirmed tornadoes, one in Medina and the other in Lorain Counties, developed within this supercells. The slow movement of the storms combined with intense rainfall rates produced destructive flash floods across dozens of communities.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 510241. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.