Event narrative (NOAA)
Runoff from heavy thunderstorm rains earlier in the night caused streams and rivers in Lorain County to rapidly rise. By mid-morning evacuations were conducted along the East Branch of the Black River in both Lagrange and Carlisle Townships. A total of ten homes were evacuated. In Lagrange Township, four people had to be rescued by boat from their Vermont Road home. Evacuations were conducted later in the morning in Elyria as the Black River flooded the Greenview Drive area. Water rose to the second floors of 13 homes in this neighborhood. At least one person had to be rescued by boat from the roof of his home. The Black River later crested at 16.9 feet, well above the flood stage of 9.5 feet. Tragically, a 47 year old rescue diver was killed while trying the rescue two teenagers
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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.