Mar 18, 2013
A prefrontal band of fast moving showers and thunderstorms trained over extreme southeast Ohio from 0630E through 1300E. The maximum observed rainfall was on the order of an inch in 3 hours, with 1.25 to 1.75 inches in 6 hours. The maximum amount measured was 1.73 inches in Kitts Hill in about 6 hours. ||With the ground wet from previous rain and snow melt, plus the lack of spring vegetation, some streams overflowed, causing minor flooding. Water blocked and closed roads. No evacuations or
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 429612). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Gallia County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.