FloodZoneMap.org

Home› Stories› Ohio› Flood 1996

Flood — Delaware, OH

Jan 17, 1996

The combination of significant prior snow cover, warm temperatures, and rainfall produced widespread tributary flooding in the Ohio river basin. Some ice jam flooding also occurred in the northern Scioto basin. Snow water equivalents of nearly 4 inches in portions of the Maumee and St. Mary's basins kept the St. Mary's river out of its banks through the 19th and 20th. Several rescues were made early on the 20th along the St. Mary's when at least 3 feet of flowing water was on a nearby road on

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 5569587). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

Flood Risk Context for Delaware, OH

This event is one of many recorded floods in Delaware County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.

View Delaware County flood data →

More Flood Stories

Flash Flood$100K damage

Delaware, OH · Jun 1, 1997

A cut-off low pressure in the upper levels of the atmosphere remained across the Ohio valley from late on May 31st through June 2nd. Heavy showers fell across Southern and Central Ohio from the 31st through the morning hours of the 1st.

Read the full account →
Flash Flood$20K damage

Delaware, OH · Jul 24, 2011

A weak shortwave combined with bulk shear and instability to produce thunderstorms during the early morning. One of these storms briefly became severe. The persistence of these storms along a convergence boundary also produced flash flooding in the area.

Read the full account →
Flash Flood5 deaths$10.0M damage

Noble, OH · Jun 27, 1998

Another round of thunderstorms starting on the evening of the 27th created widespread flash flooding throughout Noble County. These floods caused five deaths during the evening of the 27th and early morning hours of the 28th.

Read the full account →
Flash Flood3 deaths$3.0M damage

Brown, OH · Jul 18, 2015

Showers and thunderstorms developed during the evening hours across the Ohio Valley in association with an upper level disturbance that was moving through the region. The thunderstorms continued into the early morning hours of July 19th before tapering off.

Read the full account →