Apr 9, 1998
Perhaps the worst lakeshore flood on western Lake Erie in 25 years developed rapidly on the 9th. Low pressure intensified along the Indiana-Ohio border on the morning of the 9th, and moved to near Cleveland, Ohio by evening. Lake Erie water levels were already rather high due to the wet winter and early spring. Northeast gales to 45 knots (52 mph) caused that water to pile up in the shallow western basin of the lake. The Coast Guard station in Toledo, Ohio recorded a maximum water level of a
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 5639665). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Wayne County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.