Event narrative (NOAA)
Thunderstorms dumped two to four inches of rain on Stark County during the early evening hours with the greatest amounts in the northern and central portions of the county. Rainfall rates peaked at more than two inches per hour and spotters measured nearly 3 inches of rain in Jackson Township between 5 and 7 p.m. For the day, 3.94 inches of rain fell at the Akron-Canton Airport just north of the Stark County line. A maximum of 4.50 inches of rain was measured in Louisville with 4.00 inches at both Massillon and in Lake Township. 3.5 inches of rain was measured at the Canton Water Plant. Some of the worst flooding in the county occurred along the east and west branches of Nimishillen Creek. The creek left it's banks during the evening hours after rising six feet in two hours and crest
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Source: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database. Deaths and injuries are those NOAA classifies as direct. Damage is the reporting office's estimate at the time and is not inflation-adjusted. This is a catalogue record, not a forecast.