Sep 17, 2004
Light rain spread north into southeast Ohio during the afternoon and evening hours of the 16th. The heavier rain from the remnants of Hurricane Ivan developed over Lawrence County before dawn on Friday the 17th, reaching the Athens and Marietta vicinity by 0900E on the 17th. By 1700E the heavy rain was pulling east and northeast, out of southeast Ohio. A rain event of 24 to 30 hours dumped 4 to 6.5 inches of rain. Some specific preliminary totals included Beverly 6.4 inches, McArthur 6 inche
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 5423788). 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.