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Flood Watch
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
118 AM EDT Tue Aug 11 2026
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Lucas-Wood-Ottawa-Sandusky-Erie-Lorain-Cuyahoga-Hancock-Seneca-
Huron-Medina-Summit-Wyandot-Crawford-Richland-Ashland-Wayne-Stark-
Marion-Morrow-Holmes-Knox-
Including the cities of Norwalk, Clyde, Sandusky, Oak Harbor,
Orrville, Millersburg, Ashland, Medina, Huron, Mansfield, Mount
Gilead, Wooster, Bucyrus, Rittman, Alliance, Akron, Lorain,
Bowling Green, Willard, Avon Lake, Toledo, Elyria, Carey,
Massillon, Tiffin, Fremont, Canton, Upper Sandusky, Mount Vernon,
Crestline, Wadsworth, Cardington, Killbuck, Fostoria, Bellevue,
Galion, Brunswick, Port Clinton, Genoa, Perrysburg, Cleveland,
Marion, North Ridgeville, and Findlay
118 AM EDT Tue Aug 11 2026
...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM EDT THIS MORNING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY MORNING...
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is possible.
* WHERE...Portions of north central, northeast, and northwest Ohio,
including the following counties, in north central Ohio, Ashland,
Crawford, Erie, Huron, Knox, Lorain, Marion, Morrow and Richland.
In northeast Ohio, Cuyahoga, Holmes, Medina, Stark, Summit and
Wayne. In northwest Ohio, Hancock, Lucas, Ottawa, Sandusky,
Seneca, Wood and Wyandot.
* WHEN...From 11 AM EDT this morning through Wednesday morning.
* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers,
creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- Since Sunday afternoon, three rounds of showers and storms
have moved through the region and a large portion of northern
Ohio has received 1 to 2 inches of rain with some locally
higher amounts. Another round or two of storms is expected on
Tuesday into Tuesday night that could bring another 1 to 2
inches of rain with locally higher amounts where repeated
storms occur. This will result in the potential for flash
flooding.
- Please visit www.weather.gov/safety/flood for flood safety
and preparedness information.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
You should monitor later forecasts and be alert for possible Flood
Warnings. Those living in areas prone to flooding should be prepared
to take action should flooding develop.
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