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 →The combination of a surface boundary and a surge of warm, moist air helped to initiate convective thunderstorms during the early afternoon hours of July 22nd. Widespread activity fired up across the area and persisted through the afternoon and early evening hours.
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 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 →Several more rounds of showers and thunderstorms moved through southeast Ohio from Friday the 22nd into Sunday the 24th. This time the heaviest rains were a bit further south. The counties of Gallia and Lawrence were hit the hardest.
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 →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 →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 →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 →Rain from the remnants of Hurricane Ivan began the night of the 16th and ended just before midnight on the 17th. At 1114 AM EDT on 17th, road flooding began in Sarahsville. By 1230 PM, major flooding occurred from Caldwell northward.
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 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 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 →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 →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 →A warm front lifted north across northern Ohio during the afternoon hours of May 31st. A cold front followed during the evening. Showers and thunderstorms developed in association with both of these fronts.
Read the full account →A warm front lifted north across northern Ohio during the afternoon hours of May 31st. A cold front followed during the evening. Showers and thunderstorms developed in association with both of these fronts.
Read the full account →By 630 PM EDT on 8th, flooding was reported countywide. 40 roads were closed by flooding, including SR 150. Towns that flooded include: Adena (evacuations), Connorsville, Dillonvale (evac), Glen Robbins (bridge washed out), Irondale (evac), Rayland, Smithfield (power substation…
Read the full account →After a 3 day reprieve from precipitation, more rain with embedded thunderstorms, crossed southeast Ohio during the afternoon and evening on the 11th. Rains of 1.25 to 1.75 inches were common, with isolated amounts over 2 inches. Nelsonville measured 2.25 inches.
Read the full account →A strong southerly flow, ahead of a cold front, transported very moist air through Tennessee, Kentucky and into southeast Ohio. Surface dew points were in the mid and upper 60s.
Read the full account →Businesses and homes were flooded when strong northeasterly winds and near record high lake levels produced waves of six to eight feet, aggravating shoreline erosion and slowing discharge of stream outflow into Lake Erie.
Read the full account →Businesses and homes were flooded when strong northeasterly winds and near record high lake levels produced waves of six to eight feet, aggravating shoreline erosion and slowing discharge of stream outflow into Lake Erie.
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 →Isolated thunderstorms developed along a Lake Erie lake breeze front in northeast Ohio during the early evening of the 5th. These storms then progressed southeastward over the course of several hours.
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