1,899 first-hand accounts of flood events in Ohio, ranked by impact. Each is a NOAA-written narrative of the moment.
A line of thunderstorms with heavy rain trained over Cuyahoga and Lorain Counties during the evening hours of the 25th. Instantaneous rainfall rates around 7 inches/hour were estimated by dual pol radar, with a storm total rainfall estimated around 4 inches between 9 and 11 pm.
Read the full account →A cold front moving southeast from the eastern Great Lakes through the Upper Ohio Valley produced widespread showers and thunderstorms. Some of the thunderstorms were severe with damaging winds most commonly reported.
Read the full account →Rains of 2 to 4 inches fell in about an 18 hour period. A strong frontal zone was in the vicinity, as low pressure moved up the Ohio Valley. Southerly winds pulled low level moisture north from Tennessee and Kentucky .
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 →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 →An area of strong low pressure moved northeast across northern Ohio during the evening hours of January 5th, 2007. Moderate to heavy rainfall accompanied this storm system.
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 →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 →Rounds of convection began on Monday the 28th. A nearly stationary front was located across the Tri State area near extreme southeast Ohio on Tuesday the 29th with more unstable air upstream over Kentucky. Additional rounds of convection fell on Tuesday.
Read the full account →An arctic blast on January 6th and 7th dropped temperatures around -10F to -15F. This severe cold snap iced over most of Lake Erie and almost every river and creek in the region.
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 →Showers and thunderstorms, some of which were severe developed with support from an upper shortwave in advance of a cold front early on the 1st.
Read the full account →Showers and thunderstorms, some of which were severe developed with support from an upper shortwave in advance of a cold front early on the 1st.
Read the full account →Showers and thunderstorms, some of which were severe developed with support from an upper shortwave in advance of a cold front early on the 1st.
Read the full account →Showers and thunderstorms, some of which were severe developed with support from an upper shortwave in advance of a cold front early on the 1st.
Read the full account →A strong storm system brought a prolonged period of moderate to heavy rainfall to the middle Ohio River Valley on the 15th and 16th. Over a roughly 36 hour period, 1.5 to 3 inches of rain fell.
Read the full account →Several rounds of moderate to heavy rainfall occurred across parts of northwestern Ohio, beginning early on the 20th and continuing through the 22nd.
Read the full account →Several rounds of moderate to heavy rainfall occurred across parts of northwestern Ohio, beginning early on the 20th and continuing through the 22nd.
Read the full account →As a result of rain and melted snow in Pennsylvania, West Virginia,and western Maryland, the Ohio River crested 3 to 6 feet aboveflood stage from Marietta to Ironton.
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 strong frontal boundary pushed across southeast Ohio late on the 3rd. By dawn on the 4th, the frontal zone stalled just to the south. Late on the 4th and into the 5th, a low pressure wave lifted northeast, along this boundary, and through the Ohio River Valley.Rains of 1.5…
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.
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