Ohio, Pennsylvania Severe Flood Watch | Effective 08/02/2026 15:33

Headline: 
Flood Watch issued August 2 at 6:33PM EDT until August 3 at 12:00AM EDT by NWS Cleveland OH
Event: 
Flood Watch
Urgency: 
Future
Effective: 
August 2, 2026 - 3:33pm
Expires: 
August 2, 2026 - 9:00pm
Description: 
* WHAT...Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be possible. * WHERE...Portions of northeast Ohio, including the following areas, Ashtabula Inland, Ashtabula Lakeshore, Mahoning and Trumbull and northwest Pennsylvania, including the following areas, Crawford, Northern Erie and Southern Erie. * WHEN...Until midnight EDT tonight. * IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - Showers and isolated thunderstorms will continue through this evening with locally heavy rainfall rates likely. Up to half an inch to an inch of additional rainfall is likely with locally higher amounts possible where rainfall persists. - Please visit www.weather.gov/safety/flood for flood safety and preparedness information.
Instruction: 
You should monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take action should Flash Flood Warnings be issued.
Area Description: 
Ashtabula Inland; Trumbull; Mahoning; Ashtabula Lakeshore; Northern Erie; Southern Erie; Crawford
Forcast Office: 
NWS Cleveland OH
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov