June 30, 2009 Rainfall Totals and Erie Flash Flood

PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
SPOTTER REPORTS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
1030 AM EDT WED JUL 1 2009

THE FOLLOWING ARE UPDATED TWO DAY RAINFALL OBSERVATIONS AS OF 8 AM
THIS MORNING FOR THE HEAVY RAINFALL EVENT WHICH IMPACTED NORTHEAST
OHIO AND NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA.

DATA IS FROM COOPERATIVE OBSERVERS AND SPOTTERS...COCORAHS
VOLUNTEERS...AND AUTOMATED GAGES OPERATED BY THE OHIO STATE
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY.

SIGNIFICANT FLASH FLOODING DEVELOPED IN THE ERIE AREA TUESDAY
MORNING AS A LAKE ENHANCED AREA OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS STALLED
OVER THE INTERSTATE 90 CORRIDOR IN NORTHWESTERN PENNSYLVANIA.  MANY
AREAS ALONG A LINE FROM GIRARD TO JUST SOUTH OF ERIE RECEIVED
BETWEEN  FOUR AND SIX INCHES OF RAINFALL BETWEEN 3AM AND NOON.

IN THE GREATER CLEVELAND AREA...HEAVY RAINFALL OF TWO TO LOCALLY
FOUR INCHES FELL IN THE EASTERN SUBURBS TUESDAY MORNING DUE TO
ANOTHER QUASI-STATIONARY LAKE ENHANCED RAIN BAND.


********************STORM TOTAL RAINFALL*******************

LOCATION              RAINFALL    COMMENTS
                      (INCHES)

PENNSYLVANIA

...ERIE COUNTY...
   ERIE 6 SE              5.63    COCORAHS OBSERVER
   ERIE 5 SW              5.59    COCORAHS OBSERVER
   GREENFIELD TWP         3.18    SPOTTER
   ERIE AIRPORT           2.31    NWS ASOS

OHIO

...ASHTABULA COUNTY...
   CONNEAUT               2.19    OHIO STORMS GAGE
   NEW LYME               1.43    OHIO STORMS GAGE

...CUYAHOGA COUNTY...
   RICHMOND HEIGHTS       3.41    COCORAHS OBSERVER
   MAYFIELD               2.56    OHIO STORMS GAGE
   EUCLID 3 NE            2.04    COCORAHS OBSERVER
   FAIRVIEW PARK          1.23    COCORAHS OBSERVER

...GEAUGA COUNTY...
   NOVELTY                3.70    SPOTTER
   CHESTERLAND            3.36    OHIO STORMS GAGE
   GEAUGA EMA OFFICE      2.60    OHIO STORMS GAGE
   CHARDON                2.48    COOP OBSERVER
   MONTVILLE              2.32    COCORAHS OBSERVER
   SOUTH RUSSELL 2 W      1.69    COCORAHS OBSERVER

...LAKE COUNTY...
   WILLOUGHBY HILLS       2.62    COCORAHS OBSERVER
   KIRTLAND 1 SW          2.00    COCORAHS OBSERVER
   WILLOUGHBY HILLS 1NNE  1.67    COCORAHS OBSERVER
   PAINESVILLE            1.00    COCORAHS OBSERVER


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