Flash Flood, Cuyahoga
- When
- September 7, 6:00 AM EST
- Where
- Cuyahoga County, Countywide
- Property damage
- $100,000
- Coordinates
- 41.479, -81.678 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flash Flood in Ohio, September 7, 1996
Four to six inches of heavy rain from the remnants of Hurricane Fran caused flooding of streets, basements and low lying areas in several locations, especially in Cleveland, Parma, Strongsville and Olmsted Falls. Monkey Island, at the Cleveland zoo, was inundated, and picnic tables, asphalt and fences were damaged, but no animals were injured.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 1 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $100,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 1
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
What happened
The episode as NWS CLE wrote it up.
Four to six inches of heavy rain from the remnants of Hurricane Fran caused flooding of streets, basements and low lying areas in several locations, especially in Cleveland, Parma, Strongsville and Olmsted Falls. Monkey Island, at the Cleveland zoo, was inundated, and picnic tables, asphalt and fences were damaged, but no animals were injured. There was up to one foot of water on some streets in Parma.
The radar
The Cleveland radar (KCLE), 17 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 11:01 UTC.
Event by event
1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
What these are
- Flash Flood
- Flooding that begins within six hours of the rain that causes it, or of a dam or levee failure or ice jam release, often with deadly speed.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
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- Flash Flood in Ohio, September 7, 1996
- Flash Flood in Ohio, September 7, 1996
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- Lightning Strike in Illinois, September 7, 1996
- Damaging Wind in South Carolina, September 7, 1996
- Lightning Strike in Illinois, September 7, 1996
More
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Sources
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5564454.