Jul 27, 1997
A warm front which was across central Ohio at peak heating on the 26th became the focus for a Mesoscale Convective System that lasted well into the early morning hours on the 27th. Severe thunderstorms moved repeatedly over the same areas causing substantial damage. The continuous rainfall also caused flash flooding in Licking county. Over 400 homes received damage from the combined severe thunderstorm and flooding event.
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 5612301). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Hocking County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.