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Flood — Jackson, OH

Jul 17, 2025

Several days of active weather took place from July 17th to the 20th across southeast Ohio as a cold front approached from the west and then stalled over the area. The boundary eventually slid north as a warm front on the 19th of July while a disturbance passed across the Great Lakes region and took aim for New England. A secondary cold front encroached from the north and then sank down through the middle Ohio Valley and Central Appalachians on the 21st. During this time, the Middle Ohio Valley

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 1268198). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

Flood Risk Context for Jackson, OH

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