Event narrative (NOAA)
Thunderstorms dumped torrential rainfall on much of Cuyahoga County during the late afternoon and early evening hours of June 22nd. With the ground already saturated from heavy rains the previous 24 hours, flash flooding quickly developed. The eastern and southern portions of the county were especially hard hit with significant damage reported in Brecksville, Broadview Heights, Parma, North Royalton and Solon. Spotters in Solon measured 5.0 inches of rain between 3:30 and 7:30 pm. A spotter in Parma reported a 24 rainfall total of 6 inches. Other storm totals included: 5.20 inches in Solon; 4.55 inches in Oakwood; 4.39 inches in Brecksville; 3.43 inches in North Royalton and 3.02 inches in Broadview Heights. Two to three feet of water was reported on many streets effectively turnin
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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.