Weather Alerts for Stark

Issued by the National Weather Service

Flood Advisory  FLOOD ADVISORY   Flood Advisory
STARK

Areas Affected:
Medina, OH - Stark, OH - Summit, OH - Wayne, OH
Effective: Sun, 8/16 8:30pmUpdated: Sun, 8/16 10:34pmUrgency: Expected
Expires: Sun, 8/16 11:00pmSeverity: MinorCertainty: Likely

 
Details:
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected.

* WHERE...A portion of northeast Ohio, including the following
counties, Medina, Stark, Summit and Wayne.

* WHEN...Until 1100 PM EDT.

* IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 830 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain due to
thunderstorms. Minor flooding is already occurring in the
advisory area. Between 1 and 2 inches of rain have fallen.
- Additional rainfall amounts up to 0.5 inches are expected
over the area. This additional rain will result in minor
flooding.
- Some locations that will experience flooding include...
Massillon, Barberton, Green, Wadsworth, Rittman, Doylestown,
New Franklin, Norton, Canal Fulton, Clinton, Marshallville,
Portage Lakes and Perry Heights.
- Minor flooding was recently reported in Wadsworth.

- Please visit www.weather.gov/safety/flood for flood safety
and preparedness information.

Information:
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.

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