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Flood — Ashtabula, OH

Mar 1, 2020

New record high monthly mean water levels were set on Lakes Michigan-Huron, St. Clair, and Erie in March 2020. All three lakes surpassed their previous records set in 1986. The individual lakes basins experienced precipitation that was near to above average with the Lake Erie basin receiving the most precipitation, which was 121% of average. Water supplies for all of the lakes were above average in March. The higher than average water supply and high lake levels also contributed to outflows bein

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 877820). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

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