Flash Flood — Mahoning, Ohio

2019-05-28 to 2019-05-29 · near Poland, Mahoning, Ohio

Event narrative

From 4:30 p.m. until around 8 p.m., a line of heavy rain stalled along Route 224 from Poland all the way to Canfield in Mahoning County. The hardest hit areas were Boardman, Poland, and Canfield. As four or five inches of rain fell in just a few hours, water was waist-deep in many areas. Hardest hit were the neighborhoods of Glendale, Rockdale and Locust avenues off of Route 224, across from the Boardman Plaza in Canfield. There were a number of ground-floor and basement apartments along Indian Run Drive inundated. Canfield Village Middle and High Schools were closed for several days due to flooding. In total over 550 homes and businesses were impacted. Thirty one sustained major damage, most from garden view apartments and a few family residents. The majority of residents impacted fell under the minor and/or affected categories. Total damage estimates are a few million. There were no reported injuries or fatalities.

Wider weather episode

An area of low pressure over Ohio drifted northeast driving a weak cold front south into the area in the evening. A lake breeze set up a convergence zone inland which enhanced storm development. Storms were slow movers and had rainfall rates around 2 inches per hour. This produced localized flooding in some areas.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 820924. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.