Thunderstorm Wind in CUYAHOGA, OHIO
From 22-MAY-04 00:15:00 to 22-MAY-04 00:15:00 (EST)
Location: LAKEWOOD
Magnitude: 50 EG
Property damage: 4K
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

Thunderstorm winds downed a couple of large trees.

Thunderstorm Wind in GEAUGA, OHIO
From 22-MAY-04 22:55:00 to 22-MAY-04 23:15:00 (EST)
Location: COUNTYWIDE
Magnitude: 50 EG
Property damage: 50K
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

Thunderstorm winds downed many trees in the county.  A couple homes were damaged by fallen trees near Parkman.

Thunderstorm Wind in CUYAHOGA, OHIO
From 22-MAY-04 22:40:00 to 22-MAY-04 22:40:00 (EST)
Location: CLEVELAND HGTS
Magnitude: 50 EG
Property damage: 5K
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

Thunderstorm winds downed a few trees.

Flash Flood in SUMMIT, OHIO
From 22-MAY-04 00:56:00 to 22-MAY-04 05:00:00 (EST)
Location: COUNTYWIDE
Property damage: 8.1M
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER

During the early morning hours of May 22nd, heavy rain producing thunderstorms moved across Summit County for the third time in less than 24 hours.  Rainfall totals of one to three inches were common  across the county.  Rainfall rates with the stronger storms approached two inches per hour.  A spotter in Munroe Falls measured 4.53 inches of rain between daybreak on May 21st and daybreak on the 22nd.   A cooperative observer in Cuyahoga Falls measured 3.39 inches of rain during that same period.  This rain combined with ground already saturated from earlier storms led to the renewal of widespread flooding in the county.  The Coventry, Copley, Tallmadge, Cuyahoga Falls, Barberton, Stow and Norton areas were among the worst damaged in the county.  Flooding in some of these cities was reported to be the worst in over 30 years.   In Barberton and Norton, extensive flooding occurred after Wolf Creek left it's banks.  A dam on Hudson Run was nearly destroyed after flood waters began flowing around the dam.  Water on some streets was reported to be as much as three feet deep.  Over $1 million in damage occurred along Barber Road in Norton after 20 homes and 23 businesses were flooded.   Several culverts were washed out in both Norton and Barberton.  Several people were evacuated from homes along Pardee and Graham Roads in Stow around 2 a.m.  Dozens of roads in the county had to be closed because of washouts or significant flooding.  Damage to roads and other government property from the storms on the 21st and 22nd topped $2.2 million.  Hundreds of private residences and businesses sustained flood damage.  Initial estimates that as many as 500 homes sustained significant damage.  Dozens of vehicles were also damaged.

Flash Flood in MAHONING, OHIO
From 22-MAY-04 03:30:00 to 22-MAY-04 06:15:00 (EST)
Location: COUNTYWIDE
Property damage: 1.7M
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

Thunderstorms dumped heavy rains on Mahoning County during the early morning hours of May 22nd causing widespread flooding.  This was the third round of thunderstorms to affect the county in less than 24 hours.  One to three inches of rain fell during the early morning storms.  This rain combined with ground already saturated from the earlier storms caused many small streams and creeks to leave their banks.  In Poland, Yellow Creek went into flood damaging many homes and a library.  The Mahoning River went into flood in Mill Creek Park flooding several roads and stranding several vehicles.  Extensive flooding also occurred on the north side of Youngstown.  Several roads and bridges were damage by flooding and over a dozen more roads had to be closed because of flooding.  Dozens of homes were damaged by flood waters with ten damaged enough to be declared uninhabitable.

Thunderstorm Wind in ASHTABULA, OHIO
From 22-MAY-04 13:30:00 to 22-MAY-04 13:30:00 (EST)
Location: PIERPONT
Magnitude: 50 EG
Property damage: 2K
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC

Thunderstorm winds downed a tree and one large limb.

Hail in SUMMIT, OHIO
From 22-MAY-04 00:35:00 to 22-MAY-04 00:35:00 (EST)
Location: CUYAHOGA FALLS
Magnitude: 1.00 
Property damage: 2K
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Quarter size hail was observed.

Hail in MEDINA, OHIO
From 21-MAY-04 23:50:00 to 21-MAY-04 23:50:00 (EST)
Location: MEDINA
Magnitude: 0.88 
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Nickel size hail was observed three miles east of Medina.

Hail in SUMMIT, OHIO
From 22-MAY-04 00:00:00 to 22-MAY-04 00:00:00 (EST)
Location: AKRON
Magnitude: 0.75 
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Penny size hail was observed on the west side of Akron.

Flash Flood in PORTAGE, OHIO
From 22-MAY-04 02:10:00 to 22-MAY-04 05:15:00 (EST)
Location: COUNTYWIDE
Property damage: 2.4M
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

During the early morning hours of May 22nd, heavy rain producing thunderstorms moved across Portage  County for the the third time in less than 24 hours.  Rainfall totals of over three inches were reported in the the county with rainfall rates at times approaching two inches per hour.  A spotter in Kent measured 3.77 inches of rain between 3 a.m. on May 21st and 3 a.m. on the 22nd.  This rain combined with ground already saturated from the earlier storms led to the renewal of widespread flooding in the county.  The Kent, Ravenna, Charlestown and Paris Township areas were the worst affected in the county.  In Ravenna, 40 people had to be evacuated from a mobile home park after flood waters rose to several feet deep.  Several residents in a nearby apartment building also had to be evacuated.  Dozens of roads and streets were flooded and had to be closed.  Several vehicles became stranded in the flood waters.  Damage to roads and other government property from the storms on the 21st and 22nd topped $750,000.  Almost 300  homes and businesses sustained flood damage in the county.

Flash Flood in LORAIN, OHIO
From 22-MAY-04 02:05:00 to 22-MAY-04 05:00:00 (EST)
Location: COUNTYWIDE
Property damage: 750K
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER

During the early morning hours of May 22nd, heavy rain producing thunderstorms moved across Lorain County for the the third time in less than 24 hours.  Rainfall totals of one to two inches were common across the county.  Rainfall rates with the stronger storms were well in excess of an inch per hour.  This rain combined with ground already saturated from earlier storms led to the renewal of widespread flooding in the county.  Dozens of roads and streets once again became flooded and had to be closed.  Several more cars became stranded in the flood waters.  Damage to roads and other government property from the storms on the 21st and 22nd topped $500,000.  Dozens of homes, businesses and vehicles sustained flood damage.

Flash Flood in MEDINA, OHIO
From 22-MAY-04 02:00:00 to 22-MAY-04 05:00:00 (EST)
Location: COUNTYWIDE
Property damage: 750K
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

During the early morning hours of May 22nd, heavy rain producing thunderstorms moved across Medina County for the the third time in less than 24 hours.  Rainfall totals of one to two inches were common across the county and rainfall rates with the stronger storms exceeded an inch per hour.  This rain combined with ground already saturated from earlier storms led to the renewal of widespread flooding in the county.  Dozens of roads and streets once again became flooded and had to be closed.  Several more cars became stranded in the flood waters.  Damage to roads and other government property from the storms on the 21st and 22nd was nearly $500,000.  Dozens of homes, businesses and vehicles sustained flood damage.

Hail in SUMMIT, OHIO
From 22-MAY-04 00:47:00 to 22-MAY-04 00:47:00 (EST)
Location: STOW
Magnitude: 1.00 
Property damage: 2K
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Quarter size hail was observed.

Hail in STARK, OHIO
From 22-MAY-04 00:20:00 to 22-MAY-04 00:20:00 (EST)
Location: UNIONTOWN
Magnitude: 0.75 
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

Penny size hail was observed.

Thunderstorm Wind in PORTAGE, OHIO
From 22-MAY-04 01:00:00 to 22-MAY-04 01:00:00 (EST)
Location: KENT
Magnitude: 50 EG
Property damage: 4K
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

Thunderstorm winds downed a couple of trees.

Thunderstorm Wind in SUMMIT, OHIO
From 22-MAY-04 01:30:00 to 22-MAY-04 01:30:00 (EST)
Location: CUYAHOGA FALLS
Magnitude: 50 EG
Property damage: 4K
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Thunderstorm winds downed a couple of large trees.

Hail in LORAIN, OHIO
From 22-MAY-04 00:05:00 to 22-MAY-04 00:05:00 (EST)
Location: AVON LAKE
Magnitude: 0.75 
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

Penny size hail was observed.

Flash Flood in CUYAHOGA, OHIO
From 22-MAY-04 01:45:00 to 22-MAY-04 05:00:00 (EST)
Location: COUNTYWIDE
Property damage: 5.2M
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

Thunderstorms dumped heavy rains on Cuyahoga County for third time in less than 24 hours during the early morning hours of May 22nd.  Areas already saturated from earlier rains saw another one to two inches of rain fall in just a couple hours.  The Rocky River quickly rose during the early morning hours causing significant damage.  Two very rapid rises in the river occurred.  The first one was around 2:45 a.m. and was described by witnesses as a "wall of water" moving down the basin.  The second jump in water levels occurred around daybreak.  Six marinas along the river were heavily damaged.  Piers and docks at the marinas were swept away as were over 100 boats.  Around 35 of the boats were found tangled and smashed along a bridge abutment near the mouth of the river.  Big Creek also went into flood during the early morning hours causing Brookpark Road to be closed.  Widespread urban and lowland flooding occurred elsewhere in the county.  Many roads and streets had to be closed because of flood waters up to three feet deep.  A spotter in North Royalton measured 1.36 inches of rain during the early morning storm.  Damage to roads and other public property from the flash flood events of May 21st and 22nd and from the subsequent flooding along the Cuyahoga River totaled approximately $3.6 million.  1095 homes in the county sustained flood damage during these events.