Feb 6, 2008
A snowpack of one to three inches rapidly melted as warm air arrive in the region. This snowmelt, combined with a partially frozen, very moist ground and rainfall from two to locally over 3 inches, resulted in an increase in low land and river flooding running south of a Paulding to Ottawa line. At the onset, some flash flooding occurred in areas experiencing rainfall rates of one-half to one inch per hour.
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 85799). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Van Wert County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.