1,899 first-hand accounts of flood events in Ohio, ranked by impact. Each is a NOAA-written narrative of the moment.
A low pressure system and associated cold front moved into the Ohio Valley on the evening of the 19th, which was already an environment primed for locally heavy rainfall given the abundant amount of low level moisture.
Read the full account →A frontal boundary moved into north central Ohio in the early morning hours of the 5th. As an upstream upper-level trough approached the region, a cluster of thunderstorms developed within a moderately moist airmass to the south of the boundary.
Read the full account →An intensifying surface low pressure system moved across the Great Lakes on the 29th and 30th. A warm front associated with this system lifted through the middle Ohio River Valley on the 29th, and a cold front pushed through early on the 30th.
Read the full account →An intensifying surface low pressure system moved across the Great Lakes on the 29th and 30th. A warm front associated with this system lifted through the middle Ohio River Valley on the 29th, and a cold front pushed through early on the 30th.
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 →A low pressure system moved through the Great Lakes on the 23rd and 24th. This brought a prolonged period of light to moderate rain to the middle Ohio River Valley. This rain fell on several inches of snowpack, melting it through the day on the 23rd.
Read the full account →A low pressure system moved through the Great Lakes on the 23rd and 24th. This brought a prolonged period of light to moderate rain to the middle Ohio River Valley. This rain fell on several inches of snowpack, melting it through the day on the 23rd.
Read the full account →A low pressure system moved through the Great Lakes on the 23rd and 24th. This brought a prolonged period of light to moderate rain to the middle Ohio River Valley. This rain fell on several inches of snowpack, melting it through the day on the 23rd.
Read the full account →A low pressure system moved through the Great Lakes on the 23rd and 24th. This brought a prolonged period of light to moderate rain to the middle Ohio River Valley. This rain fell on several inches of snowpack, melting it through the day on the 23rd.
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 →Thunderstorms dumped locally heavy rains on extreme eastern Cuyahoga County and extreme western Geauga County. Flash flooding occurred in both Chagrin Falls and Bainbridge after two inches of rain fell in about an hour.
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 →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 →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 →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 →On the 10th, several rounds of showers and thunderstorms crossed southeast Ohio. Flooding, gusty winds, hail, and even some funnel clouds occurred. The heaviest rains were across southern Jackson County on east, into Gallia County.
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 →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 →Torrential rainfall of 3-4 inches in less than 12 hours caused the Turkey Creek and Scioto/Ohio Brush Creek to overflow their banks. The flooding affected approximately 6 mobile homes.
Read the full account →A low pressure system moved through the central Appalachians on the 15th and 16th. This brought several waves of moderate to heavy rainfall, with total rain amounts in the 1.5 to 2 inch range.
Read the full account →Showers and thunderstorms formed during the evening hours on the 12th. A weak low pressure was over southern Ohio. Minor flash flooding occurred in Jackson County.||After a lull in the rain during the morning into the early afternoon on the 13th, a mesoscale convective complex…
Read the full account →Showers and thunderstorms formed during the evening hours on the 12th. A weak low pressure was over southern Ohio. Minor flash flooding occurred in Jackson County.||After a lull in the rain during the morning into the early afternoon on the 13th, a mesoscale convective complex…
Read the full account →Steady rain began near dawn on the 10th in southeast Ohio. This was associated with a warm front. By late afternoon, rain amounts over an inch were becoming common in Gallia and Lawrence Counties. Less rain fell further to the north.
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