Kelleys Island sat under a Flood Watch as the Fourth of July holiday weekend turned wet and stormy across Northeast Ohio. Rain and storms continued Sunday night after several Severe Thunderstorm Warnings and Tornado Warnings were issued during the evening.
Several Northeast Ohio counties were included in the watch while locally heavy rain fell and wind damage was reported in Mahoning Co. after a tornado-warned storm moved through. The NWS had not said whether that damage came from a tornado or damaging wind gusts, leaving the damage report tied to the warning but not yet to one type of wind.
NWS Sunday night forecast
The coverage and intensity of the downpours and storms were expected to ease as daytime heating faded, but spotty wet weather was still expected to continue into Sunday night. Overnight lows were expected in the upper 60s, with the night staying mild and muggy for residents in the watch area.
By Monday, scattered to numerous rain showers, downpours, and storms were expected to develop again. A stray rain shower could not be ruled out at any point, and the coverage of rain and storms was expected to peak in the afternoon. The strongest storms could bring gusty winds, heavy rain, and frequent lightning.
Monday rain and Thursday
High temperatures on Monday were expected to be on either side of 80 degrees, after Cleveland topped 95 degrees on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday last week. Cleveland’s three-day run at or above 95 degrees was the kind of heat stretch it had not seen since 1988, and the longest streak on record remains 9 days from August 27 to September 4, 1953.
Highs for the week were generally expected to stay in the lower to mid 80s, with a brief spike in temperatures on Thursday before more downpours and storms move through Thursday and Friday with a cold front. For residents in the watch area, the practical issue is simple: keep the forecast open through Monday and again late in the week, because the rain pattern was not set to break after Sunday night.
