Cleveland, Ohio – Heavy rainfall is expected to drench parts of northeast Ohio on Wednesday, raising the risk of flash flooding in cities like Cleveland, Akron, and Youngstown—especially in low-lying and urban areas.
According to the National Weather Service in Cleveland, a slow-moving low-pressure system will track across the region Wednesday afternoon, triggering widespread showers and thunderstorms. Some of these storms could bring damaging wind gusts, though the primary concern remains excessive rainfall that may overwhelm storm drains and flood-prone roadways.
The area of greatest concern stretches from eastern Ohio into western Pennsylvania, including Pittsburgh. Stark, Summit, Mahoning, and Trumbull counties fall within the zone marked by the Weather Prediction Center as having a Level 2 (Slight) risk for excessive rainfall. The exact axis of the heaviest rain remains uncertain, but residents across northeast Ohio should remain alert…