1,899 first-hand accounts of flood events in Ohio, ranked by impact. Each is a NOAA-written narrative of the moment.
A stationary front supported widespread showers and thunderstorms across northern and central Ohio. During the overnight of June 16th into the morning of the 17th heavy showers developed along this boundary.
Read the full account →Slow-moving low pressure provided rounds of rain to eastern Ohio on May 6th-7th. Widespread 48 hour rainfall totals of 1 to 2 inches were observed, with locally higher amounts. Low-level convergence and frontogenesis fueled the heavier rainfall rates.
Read the full account →Heavy rain and runoff from snowmelt caused widespread flooding in Stark County the first half of January. January 2005 was the fifth wettest January ever at the Akron-Canton Airport with 5.62 inches of rain for the month.
Read the full account →Thunderstorms existed at dawn on the 8th in Indiana. With support for the mid and upper level winds, this mesoscale convective complex maintained its intensity through the morning. It raced southeast at 50 mph reaching southeast Ohio during the midday time frame.
Read the full account →From mid-January through early March of 2015, frigid and much below normal temperatures set the stage for ice jam development along rivers and creeks in the Lake Erie drainage basin.
Read the full account →Several waves of low pressure at the surface moved up the Ohio River Valley on the 6th and 7th. Rainfall amounts across Southeast Ohio through the period were 2 to 3 inches, with some localized amounts over 3 inches.
Read the full account →A warm front lifted north across northern Ohio during the afternoon hours of May 31st. A cold front followed during the evening. Showers and thunderstorms developed in association with both of these fronts.
Read the full account →South of a cold front, mid level support and upper level jet dynamics helped form and enhance showers and thunderstorms in eastern Ohio during the late evening on the 12th. These clusters trained across portions of Vinton, Athens, and Washington Counties.
Read the full account →Separate waves of rain moved along a strong west to east frontal zone in the Ohio Valley, from late on the 3rd into the early morning hours of the 8th. To the south of the boundary, dew points were in the 50 to 55 degree range.
Read the full account →A strong area of low pressure moved northeast across Ohio on February 28th. Heavy rain fell over northern Ohio in association with this low. Rainfall totals of between one and three inches were reported.
Read the full account →During the early morning hours of July 19th a dissipating storm complex over Michigan reintensified as it moved over Lake Erie. These strong storms produced a narrow swath of 3 to 6 inches of rain fell over north central Ohio.
Read the full account →Showers with isolated thunderstorms developed along and ahead of a cold front across northern Ohio. These storms produced moderate to heavy rain concentrated along the frontal boundary stalled over lakeshore counties.
Read the full account →A cold front moved slowly southward across Lake Erie and northern Ohio into a moist environment early Labor Day morning. A strong jet aloft fueled persistent moisture advection along with significant backbuilding and training of thunderstorms across the area between about 6am…
Read the full account →An intense low pressure system crossed into the Ohio Valley during the early morning hours on the 13th, with a strong line of thunderstorms aligned along a surface cold front.
Read the full account →A strong low pressure system crossing through the state inflicted multiple rounds of severe weather across southeast Ohio. Starting on the 7th, a warm front draped across the Ohio Valley was the primary focus for convection to develop that evening.
Read the full account →A slow moving low pressure system positioned over Tennessee and Kentucky caused multiple heavy bands of rain to move into southeast Ohio through the majority of the work week.
Read the full account →A strong low pressure system crossing through the state inflicted multiple rounds of severe weather across southeast Ohio. Starting on the 7th, a warm front draped across the Ohio Valley was the primary focus for convection to develop that evening.
Read the full account →An unseasonably warm and moist air mass was in place across the region during the morning hours of March 1st. Showers and thunderstorms developed across the Ohio Valley during the early morning hours as a strong low pressure system lifted northeast into the Great Lakes region.
Read the full account →Showers and thunderstorms developed along a stalled frontal boundary draped across Lake Erie and the upper Ohio Valley. Locally heavy rainfall was reported across northern Ohio with reports of up 6 inches in Lake County.
Read the full account →The second night of thunderstorms hit during Saturday night the 27th, into Sunday morning, the 28th. Portions of Athens, Washington, and Meigs Counties were hit hard by flooding from this round. The third night of thunderstorms was on Sunday the 28th into Monday the 29th.
Read the full account →Well south of a frontal boundary, a moist and unstable air mass resided over the Ohio Valley. The ground was already wetter than normal from previous rains. A southwest and west wind along with daytime heating formed showers and thunderstorms during the afternoon of the 20th.
Read the full account →Heavy rainfall occurred across Southern Ohio and Northern Kentucky on the 1st and 2nd with areas along the Ohio river receiving up to 12 inches of rainfall. The river rose rapidly reaching a crest of 59.8 feet at Portsmouth at 1000 pm on the 4th. Flood stage is 50.0 feet.
Read the full account →Heavy rainfall occurred across Southern Ohio and Northern Kentucky on the 1st and 2nd with areas along the Ohio river receiving up to 12 inches of rainfall. The river rose rapidly reaching a crest of 59.8 feet at Portsmouth at 1000 pm on the 4th. Flood stage is 50.0 feet.
Read the full account →Slow moving low pressure system over the Ohio Valley allowed for multiple rounds of showers and thunderstorms on March 18th and the first few hours of the 19th.
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