At 548 PM EDT, emergency management reported thunderstorms producing heavy rain and several roads impassable due to flooding in southern Portage County. Between 2 and 4 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of up to an inch possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly.
HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.
SOURCE...Emergency management reported.
IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as other poor drainage and low-lying areas.
Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... Akron, Barberton, Mogadore, Randolph, Lakemore and Portage Lakes.