May 27, 2009
A warm front lifted north across northern Ohio during the afternoon hours of May 27th. Showers and thunderstorms developed along this front. A few of the thunderstorms became severe and locally heavy rainfall was also reported. Flash flooding occurred in Ottawa and Sandusky Counties.
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 173997). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Ottawa County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.