1,899 first-hand accounts of flood events in Ohio, ranked by impact. Each is a NOAA-written narrative of the moment.
A warm front lifted across the middle Ohio River Valley on July 22nd. A wave of low pressure moved along the front during the afternoon, causing increased coverage of showers and thunderstorms.
Read the full account →Thunderstorms producing heavy rain moved across portions of the Miami Valley and southwest Ohio throughout the morning. Some locations saw two to four inches of rain, and combined with rainfall over the previous few days, flooding problems developed.
Read the full account →A nearly stationary frontal boundary across the upper Ohio valley was the focus for severe thunderstorms. A few supercells developed along the front with one severe thunderstorm producing a tornado in Tuscarawas county Ohio.
Read the full account →A weak cold front sagged south through the Great Lakes region, stalling out as a stationary front through the Ohio Valley. This boundary, combined with a very warm and humid airmass, sparked showers and thunderstorms throughout the afternoon and into the evening hours on the…
Read the full account →A weak cold front sagged south through the Great Lakes region, stalling out as a stationary front through the Ohio Valley. This boundary, combined with a very warm and humid airmass, sparked showers and thunderstorms throughout the afternoon and into the evening hours on the…
Read the full account →A weak cold front sagged south through the Great Lakes region, stalling out as a stationary front through the Ohio Valley. This boundary, combined with a very warm and humid airmass, sparked showers and thunderstorms throughout the afternoon and into the evening hours on the…
Read the full account →A weak cold front sagged south through the Great Lakes region, stalling out as a stationary front through the Ohio Valley. This boundary, combined with a very warm and humid airmass, sparked showers and thunderstorms throughout the afternoon and into the evening hours on the…
Read the full account →A weak cold front sagged south through the Great Lakes region, stalling out as a stationary front through the Ohio Valley. This boundary, combined with a very warm and humid airmass, sparked showers and thunderstorms throughout the afternoon and into the evening hours on the…
Read the full account →A weak cold front sagged south through the Great Lakes region, stalling out as a stationary front through the Ohio Valley. This boundary, combined with a very warm and humid airmass, sparked showers and thunderstorms throughout the afternoon and into the evening hours on the…
Read the full account →A weak cold front sagged south through the Great Lakes region, stalling out as a stationary front through the Ohio Valley. This boundary, combined with a very warm and humid airmass, sparked showers and thunderstorms throughout the afternoon and into the evening hours on the…
Read the full account →A strong area of low pressure over the plains states on March 1st moved northeast and over the Northern Great Lakes through March 2nd and 3rd. This low pressure brought rainfall to the region along with warmer temperatures.
Read the full account →Low pressure drew an unseasonably warm and moist air mass across the region. Convection organized ahead of the low and brought heavy rainfall and damaging winds to the area from the evening of the 21st into the morning of the 22nd.
Read the full account →A deepening low pressure system, originating from the southern plains, moved towards the western Great Lakes on Wednesday March 9th. A wintry mix of precipitation changed over to all rain as the warm front associated with this system pushed across the region on Wednesday…
Read the full account →A deepening low pressure system, originating from the southern plains, moved towards the western Great Lakes on Wednesday March 9th. A wintry mix of precipitation changed over to all rain as the warm front associated with this system pushed across the region on Wednesday…
Read the full account →A deepening low pressure system, originating from the southern plains, moved towards the western Great Lakes on Wednesday March 9th. A wintry mix of precipitation changed over to all rain as the warm front associated with this system pushed across the region on Wednesday…
Read the full account →An cut off upper level low stalled over the Ohio Valley for several days in early September. The rain started on September 7th and continued through September 11th. During the event five flood warnings were issued.
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 →Two inches of rain in 1 to 2 hours caused flooding that was mainly concentrated along Symmes and Little Guyan Creeks in the eastern part of the county. Seven mobile homes and 8 low income houses were destroyed. About 30 familes were affected.
Read the full account →A front remained nearly stationary across northern Ohio on the afternoon of May 26th. Showers and thunderstorms developed over the area in association with this front. A couple of the thunderstorms became severe.
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 →The final period of heavy rain deposited a half inch to an inch, in less than 3 hours, over saturated ground. In Meigs County, 80 percent of the roads in Rutland Township were affected by high water.
Read the full account →Rains of 4 to 5 inches fell on southern Lawrence County in a 30 hour period on the 19th until after dawn on the 20th. The heaviest rains fell in about a 6 hour period, before dawn on the 20th. The most rain appeared to have fallen along the Ohio River.
Read the full account →Warm frontal rains of 1.5 to 2.5 inches were common in about an 18 hour period on the 21st. McArthur measured 2.27 inches, Gallipolis had 2 inches. Isolated amounts over 3 inches were likely. Roads were closed in the usual low spots by overflowing small streams.
Read the full account →Warm frontal rains of 1.5 to 2.5 inches were common in about an 18 hour period on the 21st. McArthur measured 2.27 inches, Gallipolis had 2 inches. Isolated amounts over 3 inches were likely. Roads were closed in the usual low spots by overflowing small streams.
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