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Wow. What a week! Is there any more active weather on the way?

Get the latest Power of 5 forecast from the News 5 weather team!

By: Katie McGraw

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This past week has been a wild ride of weather! After Tuesday's severe weather, nearly 200,000 people are still without power across northeast Ohio. Most of the extensive damage was caused by straight-line winds, but the National Weather Service in Cleveland did find evidence of four EF-1 tornadoes and one macroburst.

If that wasn't enough, the outer bands of the remnants of Hurricane Debby brought a skinny but long line of storms with intense rainfall on Thursday evening. This line put it in park and dropped several inches of rain in a few communities, leading to flash flooding.

Roadways in Northeast Ohio areas flooded, vehicles trapped

The NWS reported that three communities (near Orrville, NW of Akron near Cuyahoga Falls, and from Twinsburg into Hudson) received 5 to 7 inches of rain, generally in three hours or less. Some other totals are below.

Hudson: 6.98 inches
Millersburg: 2.20 inches
Aurora: 4.65 inches
Reminderville: 5.25 inches
Cuyahoga Falls: 4.86 inches
Barberton: 4.76 inches
Cuyahoga Falls: 4.50 inches
Twinsburg: 4.04 inches
Fairlawn 2.22 inches
Doylestown: 2.56 inches
Apple Creek: 2.45 inches
Wooster (R4) (R4) 5.62 inches

So the big question is, are there more storms on the way?
I am happy to report - NO! Severe weather or heavy rain will not be on the table for the next several days, but I did want to notify you about a few things to be aware of as we head into the weekend.

ALERTS:

Following all of this activity, it is breezy outside. Winds out of the NW/W could gust up to 25 mph. The winds will remain breezy all weekend long. The stronger winds have kicked up the waves on Lake Erie as well.

Therefore, a small craft advisory is in effect for much of the weekend. Northwest winds become westerly tonight with 10-20 knots and waves increasing to three to six feet. The increased wave and wind action will also make the lake more dangerous due to a high risk of rip currents. Currents can carry swimmers away from shore through a sand bar and along structures extending out into the lake. Remain out of the water to avoid hazardous swimming conditions through Saturday night.

CHOPPY! Thankfully, the weather is much quieter than yesterday and Tuesday! However, it is breezy outside with NW winds 10-20 mph and gusts up to 25 mph. These winds are making the waves larger on Lake Erie. There is a HIGH risk for rip currents today and a small craft advisory. pic.twitter.com/UTsbjdygHJ
— Katie McGraw (@KatieMcGrawx) August 9, 2024

TEMPERATURES

This weekend will be about 10 degrees below average! Plan for the 70s all weekend with low humidity!

RAIN CHANCES

Most of this weekend will be dry. For the majority of people in NEO, there is a 0% chance of rain. However, there is a chance for lake-effect rain showers on Saturday and Sunday. These look to be very light and isolated, but for folks who live in the northern primary snowbelt, it could be a bit of a nuisance at times this weekend.