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Flash Flood — Tuscarawas, OH

Jun 28, 1998

Thunderstorm continued to move across Tuscarawas County during the day of the 28th. By that evening, major flash flooding problems were reported countywide. The city of Uhrichsville was especially hard hit, with 300 families forced to evacuated. The west side of town was reported to be mostly under water by the early morning hours of the 30th. Flooding problems continued across the county past the end of the month, as several roads in low-lying and flood control areas remained closed well int

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 5668341). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

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