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Flash Flood — Warren, OH

Jun 16, 2003

Thunderstorms producing heavy rain moved across portions of the Miami Valley and southwest Ohio throughout the morning. Some locations saw two to four inches of rain, and combined with rainfall over the previous few days, flooding problems developed. Numerous roads were flooded and closed across the region. Up to fifty homes and one business sustained flood damage in the Dayton suburb of Riverside, and a few homes had flooded basements in western Greene County.

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 5362596). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

Flood Risk Context for Warren, OH

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