AREAS AFFECTED : ASHLAND, OH; HOLMES, OH; KNOX, OH; MORROW, OH; RICHLAND, OH
* WHAT...Small stream flooding caused by excessive rainfall
continues.
* WHERE...Portions of north central and northeast Ohio, including
the following counties, in north central Ohio, Ashland, Knox,
Morrow and Richland. In northeast Ohio, Holmes.
* WHEN...Until 1100 AM EDT Sunday.
* IMPACTS...Flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying
and flood-prone locations is occurring. Numerous roads remain
closed due to flooding. Streams continue to rise or remain
elevated due to excess runoff from earlier rainfall.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 1001 PM EDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges
indicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms last evening and
this evening. Flooding is already occurring in the warned
area. Between 2.5 and 4.5 inches of rain have fallen since
yesterday evening.
- Flooding impacts will continue, but any additional rainfall
amounts will be light.
- Some locations that will experience flooding include...
Mansfield, Mount Gilead, Ontario, Lexington, Crestline,
Loudonville, Fredericktown, Cardington, Bellville,
Hayesville, Glenmont, Nashville, Waterford, Butler,
Perrysville, Lucas, Jeromesville, Edison, Mifflin and Gann.
- Flooding is ongoing for several area rivers and creeks.
Flooding has been reported on the Black Fork of the Mohican
River near Loudonville and near Charles Mill Lake.
- Please visit www.weather.gov/safety/flood for flood safety
and preparedness information.