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MAP: Some cities in Northeast Ohio saw more than 2 inches of rain in a 9-hour period last night

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Mike Vielhaber.

Car driving through high water on MLK Blvd.

Posted at 5:14 AM, Oct 21, 2020

and last updated 2020-10-21 10:19:05-04

CLEVELAND — The National Weather Service issued a Flood Advisory early Wednesday for Cuyahoga, Lake and Lorain counties as heavy showers and thunderstorms moved through Northeast Ohio overnight. Those advisories have since been lifted, but we're seeing the impact this morning.

Several cities saw more than 2 inches of rainfall in a nine-hour period, from midnight to 9 a.m., with Mentor and Euclid getting the worst of it.

Power of 5 meteorologist Trent Magill gave a weather update Wednesday morning at 7:30 a.m. Watch it in the media player below:

Power of 5 meteorologist Trent Magill gives weather update

A River Flood Warning was issued for the Chagrin River at Willoughby until 8:23 p.m.

Flash flood warning in effect until 9:45 this morning... SEVERAL reports of flooded roads, accidents and hydroplaning this morning. Get out the door early and never drive through flooded roads! #WEWS #OHwx #GMCle pic.twitter.com/6NohikFTq8
— Trent Magill (@TrentMWeather) October 21, 2020

The following locations were deemed flood risks:

Cleveland
Lorain
Elyria
Vermilion
Parma
Lakewood
Euclid
Cleveland Heights
Strongsville
Brunswick
Westlake
North Royalton
North Ridgeville
Solon
Avon Lake
Warrensville Heights
Amherst
Macedonia
Grafton
Wellington

Some streets that experienced flooding include Martin Luther King Boulevard, which was closed for a period of time last night.

It rained. A lot. MLK south of I-90 is closed for obvious reasons. Video shot before CPD got it closed. pic.twitter.com/rQr2tM2o8J
— Mike Vielhaber (@MVielhaber) October 21, 2020