News: Freak Storm Floods Channel 3

This afternoon, an intense thunderstorm over downtown Cleveland led to 4.45" of rain falling in about an hour.

This led to severe flooding including at the Channel 3 Digital Broadcast Center. The basement parking garage had 6 to 7 inches of standing water at one point. Also, many cars surrounding the station were partially-submerged under water, while many roads were temporarily closed until the water could run off.

Sportstime Ohio, which has a studio in the basement, was almost forced to higher ground during a live broadcast of "All Bets Are Off with Bruce Drennan" because of the flooding situation. However, they continued broadcasting as former Tribe Skipper, Mike Hargrove, was being interviewed by Bruce.

To see our storm coverage @ 6 PM: CLICK HERE
To see a live report from Paul Thomas @ 7 PM: CLICK HERE
To watch video for amazing pictures of swamped roadways: CLICK HERE

These are pictures from the Channel 3 Studios & Parking Garage....

These are other pictures around the station:

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