Flood Warning
Issued by NWS Cleveland, OH

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WGUS41 KCLE 120413
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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Warning
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
1213 AM EDT Fri Apr 12 2024

OHC151-120845-
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Stark OH-
1213 AM EDT Fri Apr 12 2024

...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 445 AM EDT EARLY THIS MORNING...
...REPLACES FLOOD ADVISORY...

* WHAT...Urban area and small stream flooding caused by excessive
  rainfall is expected.

* WHERE...A portion of northeast Ohio, including the following
  county, Stark.

* WHEN...Until 445 AM EDT.

* IMPACTS...Flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying
  and flood-prone locations is imminent or occurring. Streams
  continue to rise due to excess runoff from earlier rainfall,
  including Zimber Ditch on the West Branch of the Nimishillen River.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 1206 AM EDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges
    indicated heavy rain. Flooding is ongoing or expected to
    begin shortly in the warned area. Between 0.5 and 1 inch of
    rain has fallen. Soils are already saturated from rainfall
    earlier this week.
  - Additional rainfall amounts up to 0.5 inches are possible in
    the warned area.
  - Some locations that will experience flooding include...
    Canton, Massillon, Green,  North Canton, Louisville, Minerva,
    Hartville, Brewster, Navarre, Canal Fulton, East Canton,
    Meyers Lake, Hills And Dales, and Perry Heights.
  - At 1130 PM EDT, a guage on Zimber Ditch measured a stage of
    8.50 feet and rising. Flooding is expected to begin at 9.50
    feet on Lucille Avenue and Furbee Avenue Southwest, along
    with flooding in Price Park.
  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Turn around, don`t drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.

Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the
dangers of flooding.

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LAT...LON 4065 8124 4065 8145 4066 8144 4067 8146
      4065 8147 4063 8165 4091 8165 4091 8142
      4099 8141 4099 8109 4073 8109 4072 8124


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Clark