Jan 28, 2024
Rain arrived into the area on January 27th ahead of a low pressure system and continued into the following day as the low progressed overhead. Around 1 to 2 inches of rain impacted portions of southeast Ohio, which had already experienced flooding with another system just days before. During the morning of the 28th, this new batch of rain initiated flooding along several creeks, streams, and rivers within the area. ||In addition to road closures, gages in Meigs and Washington Counties reported f
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 1152973). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Athens County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.