Feb 24, 2019
A warm front lifted northward into Ohio on the evening of the 23rd, promoting widespread showers and a few isolated thunderstorms due to the close proximity of an approaching cold front. Local reports of 1 to 1.5 inches of rain had fallen between the evening of the 23rd and the morning of the 24th.||Behind the cold front, very gusty winds developed with most areas seeing gusts of 40 to 50 knots. Combined with the soggy ground, these winds led to power outages due to downed trees and power lines.
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 799715). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Lawrence County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.