Sep 4, 2026

S-FLD FLOODWATER RESCUES


S-FLD FLOODWATER RESCUES

IN NORTHEAST OHIO, SEVERE OVERNIGHT STORMS IN SUMMIT COUNTY REQUIRED CITIZEN WATER RESCUES FROM FLOODWATERS SURROUNDING SPRINGFIELD LAKE.
A LOT OF IT WAS CENTRALIZED TO THE SAWYER WOOD COMMUNITY THERE BY SPRINGFIELD LAKE ALONG ABINGTON RD. FIRE AND POLICE. BOTH OF THEM POSTED VIDEOS TO SOCIAL MEDIA SHOWING THEMSELVES IN KNEE HIGH WATER AT TIMES USING SMALL BOATS IN ORDER TO GET PEOPLE OUT OF THEIR HOMES AFTER THAT FLOODING TOOK PLACE AND GET THEM TO SAFE LOCATIONS FOR THE NIGHT. SO THOSE WATERS APPEAR TO HAVE RECEDED, WHICH IS VERY, VERY GOOD NEWS AND NO SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE OUT HERE EITHER, AT LEAST FROM THE AREAS THAT WE HAVE GONE THROUGH.


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