Jan 1, 2005
Heavy rain and runoff from snowmelt caused widespread lowland flooding in Crawford, Seneca, Wyandot and Huron Counties the first half of January. January 2005 was among the wettest January's on record with 6.95 inches of rain measured at Bucyrus (Crawford County), 7.65 inches at Galion (Crawford County) and 6.14 inches at Norwalk (Huron County). Temperatures in the 50s the first three days of the month caused a rapid snowmelt and brought area streams and creeks to bankfull just in time for a s
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 5435332). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Huron County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.