One minute you needed your sunglasses, the next moment, torrential rains pounded northeast Ohio.
This happened a few weeks ago, not as severe.
Two weeks ago, as my crews approached a scene, the water had receded just as quickly as it fell and the situation had ended by the time they exited their vehicle.
There was not much to that storm.
Like night and day.
Today, the rain only lasted maybe 1/2 hour and then the sun came out again.
But the damage and destruction left behind by swift-moving Mother Nature left an impression sure to be felt for days.
In situations such as these, everything literally flies out the window. No logging. No beat calls except to follow up on damage, power outages, and details pertaining to the storm.
Our weather forecasters usually begin a LIVE web chat which lasts for the duration of the weather event so they can not only give up-to-the-minute details to our customers, but our viewers can share the severity of the incident in their neck of the woods.
Our LIVE web chats get dozens and dozens of followers, even hundreds who know they will get the latest news at their fingertips.
We were fortunate today. Clear details were coming in loud and strong on the scanners and we were on top of the hardest hit areas.
Crews were in Shaker Heights, Warrensville Heights, North Randall, Cleveland Heights, and of course, Cleveland.
I'm very proud of the way the desk handled today's event.
We had the latest details from First Energy, the cities in trouble, and shot a number of conditions from flooding, to wires down, poles down, trees blocking entire roadways.
On a scale of 1-5 with 5 being the best, I believe the news desk scored a 5!
It feels good to know you've done everything you can and more and given your all.
This is bound to be a big story at least tomorrow but, more than likely, throughout the week ahead.
Stay tuned.....
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