1,899 first-hand accounts of flood events in Ohio, ranked by impact. Each is a NOAA-written narrative of the moment.
Heavy rain and runoff from snowmelt caused extensive flooding in Hancock County the first half of January. Most of the flooding occurred along the Blanchard River but lowland flooding was reported throughout the county.
Read the full account →Several cold fronts passed through southeast Ohio in the span of a few days, resulting in flooding due to both excessive rainfall and a rise in rivers, creeks, and streams.
Read the full account →Scattered showers and thunderstorms developed along a lake breeze on the afternoon and evening of the 28th. Though these storms pulsed up very quickly and didn���t last very long, they were very efficient at producing heavy rain.
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 across the middle Ohio River Valley on the morning of the 3rd. This brought a round of showers and thunderstorms. Showers lingered across central and eastern Ohio through much of the day with the warm front in the vicinity.
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 storm system moved out of the Plains into the Great Lakes on the 19th and 20th. Initially the precipitation started as a wintry mix, but accumulations were minor.
Read the full account →Streams and rivers were still swollen from previous rains and snow melt. The Ohio River was still having some minor overflow as more rain began during the afternoon of the 13th. This rain was associated with a warm front lifting north from Tennessee and southern Kentucky.
Read the full account →A weak trough was located across northwestern Ohio during the afternoon and evening hours. A moist, but marginally unstable atmosphere allowed for thunderstorms to develop and remain relatively stationary over the same areas.
Read the full account →Estimated rainfall of 5 to 10 inches across the county in less than 36 hours caused numerous creeks and streams to rise out of their banks. Numerous roads were covered and at least 2000 people were evacuated as water rose into many area homes. Several cars were washed away.
Read the full account →Waves of rain, heavy at times, moved across the region during the afternoon of February 26th through the morning of March 1st. Significant flooding occurred for the start of the new month, but reports of high water issues on local roadways were noted on the last day of February…
Read the full account →Thunderstorms developed over Michigan on the afternoon of the 2nd ahead of a cold front. These storms consolidated into a bow echo which moved rapidly eastward through southern Michigan and into Lake Erie near sunset.
Read the full account →A cold front passed through the middle Ohio River Valley on the morning of the 26th with showers preceding the boundary. There was a brief lull in activity behind the front, but as an upper disturbance crossed through in the afternoon an expansion in coverage of showers and…
Read the full account →Diurnal convection was being supported by the passage of an upper level shortwave on the evening of May 26th. The environment was favorable for heavy rain with high moisture content in the airmass.
Read the full account →A low pressure system moved through the Ohio River Valley on the 12th and 13th, bringing a period of moderate to heavy rain to southeast Ohio. Generally 1 to 2 inches of rain fell on already saturated soils, which led to minor flooding in several areas.
Read the full account →A low pressure system moved through the Ohio River Valley on the 12th and 13th, bringing a period of moderate to heavy rain to southeast Ohio. Generally 1 to 2 inches of rain fell on already saturated soils, which led to minor flooding in several areas.
Read the full account →South of a frontal zone, repetitive showers and thunderstorms moved west to east across Perry and Morgan Counties during the afternoon and evening hours of the 18th. The heaviest rains favored southern portions of Perry County and western sections of Morgan County.
Read the full account →Heavy rain and runoff from snowmelt caused extensive flooding in Wood, Lucas and Ottawa Counties the first half of January. The flooding was most severe along the Maumee and Portage Rivers.
Read the full account →Heavy rain and runoff from snowmelt caused widespread flooding throughout Northeast Ohio during the first half of January. January 2005 was among the wettest January's ever. At Cleveland, 5.92 inches of precipitation was recorded making it the 3rd wettest January ever.
Read the full account →Strong thunderstorms remained stationary across Butler and Preble counties beginning during the morning and continuing into the afternoon. The storms produced as much as six to eight inches of rain from near Eaton south through Butler County and into the northern Cincinnati…
Read the full account →A frontal boundary stretched from west to east across northern Ohio during the early morning hours of the 7th. This frontal boundary was associated with low pressure centered over the Plains.
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 →Light rain spread north into southeast Ohio during the afternoon and evening hours of the 16th. The heavier rain from the remnants of Hurricane Ivan developed over Lawrence County before dawn on Friday the 17th, reaching the Athens and Marietta vicinity by 0900E on the 17th.
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.
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