1,899 first-hand accounts of flood events in Ohio, ranked by impact. Each is a NOAA-written narrative of the moment.
Rains of 1.5 to over 3 inches fell along a frontal boundary in 12 to 18 hours. The heaviest rains in southeast Ohio were over Perry, Vinton, and Jackson Counties. McArthur reported 3.25 inches of rain.
Read the full account →Rains of 1.5 to over 3 inches fell along a frontal boundary in 12 to 18 hours. The heaviest rains in southeast Ohio were over Perry, Vinton, and Jackson Counties. McArthur reported 3.25 inches of rain.
Read the full account →Rains of 1.5 to over 3 inches fell along a frontal boundary in 12 to 18 hours. The heaviest rains in southeast Ohio were over Perry, Vinton, and Jackson Counties. McArthur reported 3.25 inches of rain.
Read the full account →Three day rain totals, along a front, reached into the 2 to 2.25 inch range across Perry and Morgan Counties. Small streams overflowed across northern portions of Perry County. The small streams in the Jonathan and Painter Creek basins flooded and closed roads.
Read the full account →A mesoscale convective system affected eastern Ohio during the morning of July 29th. Much of the convection was elevated, and only isolated wind damage reports were received.
Read the full account →A mesoscale convective system affected eastern Ohio during the morning of July 29th. Much of the convection was elevated, and only isolated wind damage reports were received.
Read the full account →With plenty of sunshine, a convective complex developed during the heat of the afternoon over central Ohio in a weak wind flow. The storms intensified as they drifted southeast into southern Ohio. The rain did bring some temporary relief from the heat.
Read the full account →A stationary boundary stretched from west to east through northern Ohio during the morning hours of the 20th, and remained nearly stationary for the next several days.
Read the full account →Numerous thunderstorms developed and organized ahead of a cold front during the afternoon. The main severe threats from these storms were damaging winds and large hail.
Read the full account →The western basin of Lake Erie from Lucas to Erie Counties was under a lakeshore flood warning on the evening of March 22nd into the early morning of the 23rd as an area of low pressure passed to the southeast of the lake.
Read the full account →The western basin of Lake Erie from Lucas to Erie Counties was under a lakeshore flood warning on the evening of March 22nd into the early morning of the 23rd as an area of low pressure passed to the southeast of the lake.
Read the full account →The western basin of Lake Erie from Lucas to Erie Counties was under a lakeshore flood warning on the evening of March 22nd into the early morning of the 23rd as an area of low pressure passed to the southeast of the lake.
Read the full account →The western basin of Lake Erie from Lucas to Erie Counties was under a lakeshore flood warning on the evening of March 22nd into the early morning of the 23rd as an area of low pressure passed to the southeast of the lake.
Read the full account →A stationary boundary stretched from west to east through northern Ohio during the morning hours of the 20th, and remained nearly stationary for the next several days.
Read the full account →Isolated severe thunderstorms developed in the afternoon as a cold front began to sag across the region on the 3rd. The weak front then stalled along the Mason-Dixon line. As an upper level short wave progressed across the front on July 4th, additional thunderstorms developed.
Read the full account →Isolated severe thunderstorms developed in the afternoon as a cold front began to sag across the region on the 3rd. The weak front then stalled along the Mason-Dixon line. As an upper level short wave progressed across the front on July 4th, additional thunderstorms developed.
Read the full account →Three separate mesoscale convective systems moved across Southeast Ohio, Western Pennsylvania, Northern West Virginia, and Garrett county Maryland. Widespread wind damage, flash flooding, and an EF0 tornado occurred during the event.
Read the full account →Heavy downpours inflicted by afternoon convection across Ohio on April 28th led to a rise along the Duck Creek at Macksburg and Whipple. Minor flooding along low lying areas adjacent to the creek was the main result before the creek returned to its banks at both locations on the…
Read the full account →Heavy downpours inflicted by afternoon convection across Ohio on April 28th led to a rise along the Duck Creek at Macksburg and Whipple. Minor flooding along low lying areas adjacent to the creek was the main result before the creek returned to its banks at both locations on the…
Read the full account →On Wills Creek, Cambridge was above flood stage (15 ft), from 1 PM on 12th to 430 AM on 16th; it crested 19.3 5 PM on 13th. New round of small stream flooding began just after midnight on the 13th. Roads were still closed 3 PM on 14th, when most of the small stream flooded ended.
Read the full account →By the middle of April Lake Erie was observing water levels 2 feet above normal, and rising. Lake Erie is in the midst of its seasonal rise and its mean monthly level surged 7 inches upward from March to April.
Read the full account →A stationary front that had brought a series of flash floods to Ohio earlier in the week continued to linger across the area on the afternoon of the 20th. Flash flood watches were in effect for northern and central Ohio for the afternoon and early evening.
Read the full account →A warm and moist airmass was draped across Ohio on July 5th. Slow moving showers and thunderstorms developed along the afternoon lake breeze and outflow boundaries.
Read the full account →Low pressure over west central Indiana moved slowly east in Ohio on the afternoon and evening of the 21st. The boundary slowed to a stationary front across central Ohio, becoming a catalyst for storm development.
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