1,899 first-hand accounts of flood events in Ohio, ranked by impact. Each is a NOAA-written narrative of the moment.
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 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 →By the 23rd many tributaries to the Ohio river had already crested and were receding back within their banks. However, a significant rain event occurred on the 23rd bringing over 2 inches of rain to South Central areas with lesser amounts to the north.
Read the full account →By the 23rd many tributaries to the Ohio river had already crested and were receding back within their banks. However, a significant rain event occurred on the 23rd bringing over 2 inches of rain to South Central areas with lesser amounts to the north.
Read the full account →A closed upper low pressure system remained across the Ohio valley from late on May 31st until June 2nd and dropped very heavy rainfall across central and southern Ohio. Several rivers rose out of their banks as a result of the heavy rainfall.
Read the full account →By 615 PM EDT, SR 524 flooded 8 miles northeast of Carrollton. By 827 PM, Antigua Rd was flooded about 1 mile west of Carrollton, at the intersection of routes 9 and 171 (rescue needed). Several roads remained closed the morning of the 9th.
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 →Following several days of showers and thunderstorms, a final upper level disturbance crossed on the 31st bringing another round of showers and storms. A couple of the storms produced hail.
Read the full account →Warm moist air ahead of a slow moving cold front supported storms with torrential rain June 23rd through midday on the 25th. Numerous thunderstorms produced rainfall amounts around 1 to 2 inches during that time.
Read the full account →Flood waters from the Allegheny and the Monongahela Rivers crested in phase at the Point in Pittsburgh. Water from these two mainstem rivers flow into the Ohio River.
Read the full account →A wavy and nearly stationary frontal boundary was in place near the Mason-Dixon Line. Morning clouds hindered destabilization somewhat, but afternoon clearing and the arrival of a mesoscale low allowed storms to blossom during the afternoon and evening.
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 →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 →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 →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 →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.
Read the full account →The remnants of what was Tropical Storm Bill moved east, through northern Kentucky during the morning hours, reaching near Portsmouth during the mid afternoon hours.||Showers were more persistent from northern Vinton County and the Hocking River Valley on north.
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 →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 →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.
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