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Flood — Hancock, OH

May 9, 2021

A surface area of low pressure tracked from the high plains crossing northern Ohio on Sunday May 9th. Widespread light to moderate rain developed Sunday morning and was ongoing through much of the day. Temperatures were in the upper 30s to low 40s, and some snowflakes mixed in midday. As the system moved east, rain turned to snow in the primary snowbelt with reports up to 2��� in northwest Pennsylvania and Geauga County Ohio. ||Total rainfall amounts of 2 to 3 inches were observed over a l

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 949755). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

Flood Risk Context for Hancock, OH

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