Weather Alert
Stark County, OH
Status: Alert Ended
Start: 4/12/24 12:13 AM
End: 4/14/24 12:37 AM
Dur: 2d 00:24
Canceled 4/14/24 12:37 AM

Flood Warning issued April 12 at 12:13AM EDT until April 12 at 4:45AM EDT by NWS Cleveland OH

* 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



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