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Storm Surge/Tide — Sandusky, OH

Jun 1, 1997

Property Damage
$25K

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 5606209). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

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