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Toledo, Ohio the Venice of the Midwest
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Fresh idea: Toledo should transition toward being the Venice of the Midwest.
Douglas Rd near Laskey on June 25, 2014
2.20 inches of rain fell in 90-minutes over West Toledo this afternoon, swamping some roads, during rush hour traffic. With that much rain falling in such a short period of time, some street flooding is expected, I guess. Toledo Express Airport averages 3.57 inches of rainfall for the entire month of June.
For some reason, this stretch of Douglas Rd typically floods when we get a toad-strangler. It's located by the Douglas Square Apartments, north of Gracewood, and just south of Laskey. I heard that Sylvania Ave flooded by the Family Dollar store near Drummond, and that's also a usual flooded spot.
Today is June 25. Same thing happened six years ago today.
Toledo Talk - June 25, 2008 - Heavy rain and the usual street flooding
Douglas Rd near Laskey on June 25, 2008
Apparently, June is prime-time for this type of weather for Toledo.
Past Toledo Talk threads:
- June 26, 2006 - Toledo Flooded ... With Questions that pointed to a June 25, 2006 Blade story - the Toledo flooding rains occurred on June 21-22 that year.
- June 3, 2007 - Deluge and usual street flooding
Douglas just south of Laskey on June 3, 2007
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