PHOTO: Cedar Point floods amid storms, downpours
In a photo shared with FOX 8 News, guests are seen standing in the flooded parking lot outside the amusement park around 7 p.m.
'Crazy storm rolled in REAL quick at Cedar Point and now kids are paddle boarding in the PARKING LOT,' Lauren LaPinta wrote on social media.
Thousands without power in Northeast Ohio as storms roll throughv
She said the storm hit around 4:30 p.m.
'I walked down the boardwalk to get a video of lightning in the distance and within 60 seconds, it started pouring to where I couldn't see anything and tree limbs started flying off trees,' LaPinta said.
FOX 8 reached out to Cedar Point officials for a statement regarding the flooding.
'There were a few areas of the peninsula with higher levels of water due to the rain, but they tend to recede shortly after storms,' a spokesperson said.
1 lane open after flooding shuts down I-90 West near Lakewood
A flash flood warning was issued for several western counties on Monday evening, including in Erie County, according to the National Weather Service.
Flooding concerns are ongoing across Northeast Ohio, including in Lakewood where Interstate 90 was shut down for hours as a vehicle was submerged in floodwater.
Keep up with the latest weather conditions right here.
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