1,899 first-hand accounts of flood events in Ohio, ranked by impact. Each is a NOAA-written narrative of the moment.
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 →At 340 PM EDT on the 8th, Neffs was flooded by Big McMahon and Little McMahon Creeks. At 4 PM, flooding began in Colerain; school busses stranded. At 445 PM, Pine Creek flooded Shadyside. 549 PM, Rte 147 flooded at Bailey Mills; Rte 40 flooded Bannock. 6 PM, Lafferty flooded.
Read the full account →The low pressure remains of Hurricane Frances caused about a 30 hour rain event, from the afternoon of the 7th, into the evening hours of the 8th.
Read the full account →A strong southerly flow, ahead of a cold front, transported very moist air through Tennessee, Kentucky and into southeast Ohio. Surface dew points were in the mid and upper 60s.
Read the full account →A hot and humid airmass over the Ohio Valley was broken up on the 10th by a shortwave trough and a surface cold front that came moved through during the afternoon hours.
Read the full account →A strong storm system moved through the Ohio River Valley and central Appalachians on the 19th and 20th. Temperatures ahead of this system were warm, so precipitation started as rain. Around one inch of rain fell on the 19th.
Read the full account →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.
Read the full account →Northeast gales of 35 knots and water levels that peaked just below 100 inches above low water datum produced 10 to 14 foot waves which caused major damage along the lakeshore.
Read the full account →Strong support in the winds above the ground, caused showers and thunderstorms to form in the lower Ohio Valley during the evening of the 20th. Dew points were in the low and mid 50s.
Read the full account →Showers and thunderstorms were generated by an approaching shortwave. A prefrontal trough in the morning temporarily suppressed the potential for flooding. However, during the afternoon, storms were able to regenerate.
Read the full account →Showers and thunderstorms were generated by an approaching shortwave. A prefrontal trough in the morning temporarily suppressed the potential for flooding. However, during the afternoon, storms were able to regenerate.
Read the full account →A warm front lifted north out of the central plains and into Ohio on April 3 with a trailing area of low pressure over Michigan. Morning showers on April 3rd brought an inch or two of rain to southern portions of the area over the Ohio River drainage basin.
Read the full account →A warm front lifted north out of the central plains and into Ohio on April 3 with a trailing area of low pressure over Michigan. Morning showers on April 3rd brought an inch or two of rain to southern portions of the area over the Ohio River drainage basin.
Read the full account →Wet conditions were in place following 2 to 4 inches of rain that fell across much of northern Ohio during the June 12-14 period, which resulting in saturated soils.
Read the full account →Heavy rains on May 21st and 22nd caused rapid rises in the Cuyahoga River. At Independence, the river went above the flood stage of 16.0 feet around 9 p.m. on the 21st. The river crested at 21.66 feet around 6:30 p.m. on the 22nd and dropped below flood stage at 2 p.m.
Read the full account →Heavy rain and runoff from snowmelt caused widespread lowland flooding in Sandusky County during the first half of January. The worst flooding in the county occurred along the Portage and Sandusky Rivers.
Read the full account →Another day of heavy rain moved into Ohio bringing localized areas of 2 to 3 inches of rain. Runoff from these mainly afternoon and evening storms fell on saturated soils and caused the rivers and streams and streams to rise.
Read the full account →A hot and humid airmass over the Ohio Valley was broken up on the 10th by a shortwave trough and a surface cold front that came moved through during the afternoon hours.
Read the full account →On the evening of May 12th a warm front tracking north over Lake Erie, reversed itself and moved back inland over northern Ohio. An organized convective complex with embedded supercells developed over north-central Ohio.
Read the full account →A strong, slow moving storm system moved through the Ohio River Valley on March 31st. This brought widespread rainfall to the Middle Ohio River Valley. There was some training of storms, leading to localized rainfall amounts of around 2 inches.
Read the full account →A cold front approaching the area from Michigan triggered some convection over central Ohio during the midday of the 7th. Dew points were in the 60s and increasing shear supported developing storms. A severe thunderstorm watch was in effect from 10 am through 5 pm.
Read the full account →Between five and seven inches of rain fell over Ottawa County, with the highest amounts in Port Clinton. The rain fell as a result of an area of low pressure moving over the lakeshore, producing onshore winds out of the northeast.
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 →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.
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