1,899 first-hand accounts of flood events in Ohio, ranked by impact. Each is a NOAA-written narrative of the moment.
Some small streams, went out of their banks, flooding some roads and a few basements, in Adena and Dillionvale. Substantial damage occurred to Jug Run Road, just northeast of Dillonvale. Part of the road was washed away. A bridge and some trees were also swept into the creek.
Read the full account →Superstorm Sandy brought record rainfall and major flooding to northern portions of Ohio in late October 2012. The flooding was the result of three consecutive weather events; a cold front, hurricane Sandy remnants, and lake enhanced showers.
Read the full account →Superstorm Sandy brought record rainfall and major flooding to northern portions of Ohio in late October 2012. The flooding was the result of three consecutive weather events; a cold front, hurricane Sandy remnants, and lake enhanced showers.
Read the full account →Slow moving showers and thunderstorms moved into Ashtabula County with the heaviest rain falling between 8 am and noon. A COOP observer in Dorset measured over 4 inches of rain during this time.
Read the full account →In the late afternoon, a low level boundary existed along the Ohio River from near Cincinnati to Ironton, then east into central West Virginia. Rotating thunderstorms formed along this boundary, the strongest of which moved east across interior Lawrence County.
Read the full account →A slow moving cold front drifting south from the Great Lakes reached the Ohio Valley on the afternoon of the 3rd, promoting showers and thunderstorms across southeast Ohio.
Read the full account →A slow moving cold front drifting south from the Great Lakes reached the Ohio Valley on the afternoon of the 3rd, promoting showers and thunderstorms across southeast Ohio.
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 →Multiple rounds of showers and thunderstorms moved across central Ohio in the afternoon and evening of July 2nd. By the early morning hours of July 3, a third round of showers moved along the US 30 corridor mainly over Marion, Morrow, Knox and counties further south.
Read the full account →Another major rain event occurred from late on the 9th into the evening hours of the 10th. Rain amounts of 1 to 2 inches were common. Including this episode, the accumulative affects of 5 significant rain events since February 21st, caused the Ohio River to flood.
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 →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 →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 →Thunderstorms moved across the region during the late afternoon and evening hours. Heavy rains accompanied the thunderstorms with rainfall rates of nearly two inches per hour with the stronger storms. The heaviest rains fell in southern Medina and northern Wayne Counties.
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 →By 545 PM on 5th, Little Stillwater Creek flooded Rte 250 near Dennison. By 930 PM on 5th, these routes flooded: 39 near Dover; 93 near Dundee; 212; 258 east of Newcomerstown; 800 near Stillwater. Roads were still flooded on the 12th.
Read the full account →The remnants of Hurricane Katrina dumped locally heavy rains on portions of Northeast Ohio. The rain began during the morning hours of the 30th and tapered off after daybreak on the 31st.
Read the full account →Moisture from the remnants of Tropical Storm Erin interacted with a stationary front to cause heavy rain producing thunderstorms over portions of northern Ohio.
Read the full account →Moisture from the remnants of Tropical Storm Erin interacted with a stationary front to cause heavy rain producing thunderstorms over portions of northern Ohio.
Read the full account →A wave of low pressure and a surface front crossed West Virginia, producing heavy rainfall on the 16th. Generally 1 to 2 inches of rain fell on already saturated soil. This resulted in creek and stream flooding on the 16th and into the 17th.
Read the full account →A wave of low pressure and a surface front crossed West Virginia, producing heavy rainfall on the 16th. Generally 1 to 2 inches of rain fell on already saturated soil. This resulted in creek and stream flooding on the 16th and into the 17th.
Read the full account →A wave of low pressure and a surface front crossed West Virginia, producing heavy rainfall on the 16th. Generally 1 to 2 inches of rain fell on already saturated soil. This resulted in creek and stream flooding on the 16th and into the 17th.
Read the full account →A wave of low pressure and a surface front crossed West Virginia, producing heavy rainfall on the 16th. Generally 1 to 2 inches of rain fell on already saturated soil. This resulted in creek and stream flooding on the 16th and into the 17th.
Read the full account →A wave of low pressure and a surface front crossed West Virginia, producing heavy rainfall on the 16th. Generally 1 to 2 inches of rain fell on already saturated soil. This resulted in creek and stream flooding on the 16th and into the 17th.
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