WTOL Toledo:
TOLEDO, Ohio — A rare and unusual slow moving “meso low” pressure system remained nearly stationary for over 24 hours across northern Ohio with torrents of rain that fed off of the warmer waters of Lake Erie in what seemed to be endless waves of downpours.
The torrential rainfall has led to devastating flooding and what could amount to historic rainfall of biblical proportions. It appears that the Kelleys Island rainfall of 17.19 inches, according to personal weather stations, would be in line with at least 1-in-1,000+ year rain event.