Ohio, Pennsylvania Severe Flood Watch | Effective 09/03/2026 17:07

Headline: 
Flood Watch issued September 3 at 8:07PM EDT until September 4 at 12:00AM EDT by NWS Cleveland OH
Event: 
Flood Watch
Urgency: 
Future
Effective: 
September 3, 2026 - 5:07pm
Expires: 
September 3, 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, Geauga, Lake 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. Low-water crossings may be flooded. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - Heavy rain has fallen over the watch area over the last 24 hours. Additional showers and thunderstorms are expected later today which could produce locally heavy rainfall of 1 inch. These repeated rounds of rain could result in flooding of urban corridors along with flooding of streams, creeks, and other low lying areas. - 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: 
Lake; Geauga; Ashtabula Inland; Trumbull; Ashtabula Lakeshore; Northern Erie; Southern Erie; Crawford
Forcast Office: 
NWS Cleveland OH
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov