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Flash Flood — Guernsey, OH

Apr 9, 2015

Flood Cause
Heavy Rain

A cold front moving southeast from the eastern Great Lakes through the Upper Ohio Valley produced widespread showers and thunderstorms. Some of the thunderstorms were severe with damaging winds most commonly reported. The thunderstorms also produced torrential rainfall at times, with flash flooding reported across portions of eastern Ohio.

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 560238). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

Flood Risk Context for Guernsey, OH

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

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