CLEVELAND — Cleveland Fire rescued a mother and her 2-year-old child after their car was stuck in about 30 inches of floodwater near East 75th Street and Crowell Avenue in Cleveland Monday morning.
Cleveland Fire’s Technical Rescue Squad 1 was able to remove the mother and child to safety, confirmed Mike Norman, the department’s public information officer.
When News 5 crews arrived on scene, Cleveland Police vehicles were blocking off the flooded section of East 75th Street.
A round of storms dumped heavy rain across Northeast Ohio Monday morning, with parts of Cleveland receiving over an inch of precipitation, according to the National Weather Service.
The Power of 5 Weather teams says to expect stronger storms this afternoon, with heavy rain, strong straight-line winds, and frequent lightning likely.
Thousands were without power in Lorain County Monday morning after heavy storms rolled through that area.
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