Jun 1, 1997
Businesses and homes were flooded when strong northeasterly winds and near record high lake levels produced waves of six to eight feet, aggravating shoreline erosion and slowing discharge of stream outflow into Lake Erie. In Erie County,seventy five to one hundred families evacuated near the Vermilion and Huron Rivers, while those on Mudbrook Road moved to the second floor to escape the flood waters. Also in Erie County, Riverside Avenue residents were evacuated as well as those in Franklin Fl
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 5606207). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Lorain County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.