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 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 →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 →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 →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 →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 →Late night and predawn thunderstorms moved out of northeastKentucky and dumped 2 to 4 inches of rain in less than 6 hours across Lawrence and southern Gallia Counties. Gallipolismeasured 4.7 inches in the 24 hour period. Waterloo had4 inches of rain.
Read the full account →The second night of thunderstorms hit during Saturday night the 27th, into Sunday morning, the 28th. Portions of Athens, Washington, and Meigs Counties were hit hard by flooding from this round. The third night of thunderstorms was on Sunday the 28th into Monday the 29th.
Read the full account →Synoptic and Mesoscale conditions for August 6th...The same storm system which had plagued parts of eastern Indiana the night before with very heavy rain shifted its focus into northwest Ohio the night of August 5.
Read the full account →The second night of thunderstorms hit during Saturday night the 27th, into Sunday morning, the 28th. Portions of Athens, Washington, and Meigs Counties were hit hard by flooding from this round. The third night of thunderstorms was on Sunday the 28th into Monday the 29th.
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 →Warm frontal rain began near 0000E, but intensified toward dawn. Embedded convection caused narrow bands of heavy rain to cross the county from southwest to northeast between 0500E and 0830E. The rain ended by midmorning, as the warm front lifted north of Lawrence County.
Read the full account →Heavy rain and runoff from snowmelt caused widespread lowland flooding in Crawford, Seneca, Wyandot and Huron Counties the first half of January.
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 →A storm system moved into the Ohio Valley from the plains over the weekend of the 22nd, bringing heavy rain and severe storms to central and northern Ohio.
Read the full account →In the muggy summer environment, a complex of showers and thunderstorms formed during the evening hours in central Ohio. The individual cells moved southeast.
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 →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 cold front slowly crossed through on September 3rd with several rounds of showers and thunderstorms. Several counties in southeast Ohio were vulnerable to flooding due to already saturated soils from rain that had fallen over the past few days.
Read the full account →Heavy rain and runoff from snowmelt caused widespread lowland flooding in Crawford, Seneca, Wyandot and Huron Counties the first half of January.
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 →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.
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