1,899 first-hand accounts of flood events in Ohio, ranked by impact. Each is a NOAA-written narrative of the moment.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Read the full account →An area of low pressure over western Indiana was slowly drifting towards northern Ohio on the afternoon of June 22nd. A series of lines of convection rotated into central Ohio from the south. These storms had heavy rainfall, which for most areas only lasted around 15 minutes.
Read the full account →A slow moving warm front lifted across the middle Ohio River Valley on the 30th. Additional support was provided by several mid level shortwave troughs and a weak surface low.
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 →After a 3 day reprieve from precipitation, more rain with embedded thunderstorms, crossed southeast Ohio during the afternoon and evening on the 11th. Rains of 1.25 to 1.75 inches were common, with isolated amounts over 2 inches. Nelsonville measured 2.25 inches.
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 stalled frontal boundary was the focus for showers and thunderstorms to develop and train across portions of eastern Ohio, the northern West Virginia panhandle, and western Pennsylvania producing flash flooding and flooding.
Read the full account →On the morning of October 21st a warm front stalled over northern Ohio. This feature brought repeating showers and thunderstorms to the City of Cleveland and surrounding areas.
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 warm front lifted north through southeast Ohio on the 3rd with a quarter to a half inch of rain. Late afternoon and evening temperatures rose into the 40s and 50s. Winds and dew points also increased.
Read the full account →Low pressure moved northeast across northwest Ohio during the overnight hours of the 15th into the 16th. Locally heavy rainfall fell across eastern Ohio with amounts of one to two inches, with amounts over three inches in Cuyahoga County.
Read the full account →Several low pressure systems lifted through the Appalachians between the 20th and 24th. The strongest impacted the area on the 21st with moderate to heavy rain totaling 1.25 to 1.5 inches over 24 hours.
Read the full account →Several low pressure systems lifted through the Appalachians between the 20th and 24th. The strongest impacted the area on the 21st with moderate to heavy rain totaling 1.25 to 1.5 inches over 24 hours.
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 →At 215 PM EDT on 17th, there were multiple mud slides on Route 7 from Steubenville to Brilliant from heavy rain and flooding. By 333 PM, there was widespread flooding throughout Jefferson Co.
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 →Heavy rain and runoff from snowmelt caused extensive flooding in Marion County the first half of January. The worst of the flooding occurred along the Scioto River with the communities of LaRue and Prospect especially hard hit.
Read the full account →Heavy rain and runoff from snowmelt caused widespread lowland flooding in Ashland, Knox, Morrow, Richland Counties during the first two-thirds of January. January 2005 was the wettest January ever at Mansfield Lahm Airport with 6.08 inches of precipitation during the month.
Read the full account →Convection dropped from northwestern Ohio during the late afternoon and reached into southeast Ohio during the evening hours of the 4th. This was south of an east to west cold front in northern Ohio. That front was sinking slowly south. Surface dew points were in the mid 60s.
Read the full account →During the afternoon of the 26th, a low pressure system was organizing over the lower Ohio River. Meanwhile, ahead of that system, a frontal boundary stretched east through southern Ohio and central West Virginia.
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