The following events were reported: Flood. These occurred near station USW00014820, approximately 30.8503 km away, between 2011-02-28 03:00:00 and 2011-02-28 23:59:00. The flood was caused by Heavy Rain / Snow Melt, Dam / Levee Break. The events resulted in 0 injuries and 1 fatalities. The events caused property damage valued at 2350000.0 and crop damage of 0.0. Episode Narrative: A strong area of low pressure moved northeast across Ohio on February 28th. Heavy rain fell over northern Ohio in association with this low. Rainfall totals of between one and three inches were reported. Up to ten inches of heavy snow was one the ground at daybreak on the 27th. Temperatures warmed into the 40s on the 27th and eventually reached the 50s on the 28th. This resulted in a rapid snow melt that released up to another inch of liquid equivalent rainfall. The snow melt and the rain combined to create widespread flooding. Rapid rises in area streams and rivers occurred with near record crests eventually reported at some river locations. Some flash flooding was also reported. A woman was killed near Norwalk after her car was swept off of the road by flood waters. Dozens of water rescues were reported and hundreds of people had to be evacuated from their homes. Dozens of roads had be closed because of flooding and washouts were reported in several counties. Over a thousand homes were damaged by flooding. Damage estimates from northern Ohio topped $30 million for this event. A strong area of low pressure moved northeast across Ohio on February 28th. Event Narrative: Heavy rain and rapid snow melt led to widespread flooding across Ashland County. Rainfall totals across the county ranged from one to three inches on February 27th and 28th. Up to ten inches of heavy snow was on the ground at the onset of the rain. This snow rapidly melted as temperatures warmed into the 50s on the 28th. Up to an additional inch of water equivalent rainfall was released from the melted snow. Hundreds of homes in the county sustained damage, mainly from basement flooding. Many roads had to be closed because of the the flooding. Heavy rainfall and rapid snow melt on the morning of Februar 28th resulted in a the Gates Mill dam failing. This low head dam was located along the Chagrin River in the town of Gates Mill. The released flood waters caused no additional damage from the ongoing flooding downstream on the Chagrin, which was already at moderate flood levels. Heavy rain and rapid snow melt led to a rapid runoff and road flooding across Medina County  Rainfall observation show 2-2.5 fell during the early morning hours of February 28th. Six to ten inches of heavy snow was on the ground at the onset of the rain. Several people had be rescued from vehicles as the water came up. Some of the roads that were flooded were mainly in the cities of Medina and Wadsworth. Heavy rain and rapid snow melt led to widespread flooding across Lorain County. Several people had be rescued from stranded vehicles. At least 100 people were evacuated from around 50 homes in North Ridgeville and Avon Lake. Many roads had to be closed because of the flooding. Officially 2.24 inches of rain was measured at the Lorain County Airport. Heavy rain and rapid snow melt led to a rapid rise in the Cuyahoga River in Summit County which reached moderate flood stage at Old Portage. One to two inches of rainfall fell during the overnight hours of the 27th into the 28th, and combined with six to ten inches of heavy snow was on the ground resulted in rapid runoff. Several people had be rescued from homes and vehicles as the water came up. One rescue worker suffered hypothermia rescuing a motorists floating away in flood waters in Northfield Center. Heavy rain and rapid snow melt led to widespread flooding across Cuyahoga County. Rainfall totals across the county averaged 2 inches. Dozens of homes in the county sustained damage, mainly from basement flooding. Several schools in North Royalton received considerable damage.