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Ohio Flood Stories

1,899 first-hand accounts of flood events in Ohio, ranked by impact. Each is a NOAA-written narrative of the moment.

Lakeshore Flood

Lucas, OH · Jun 14, 2020

High pressure built over Ontario and lingered for several days. A persistent east northeast wind around 15 to 20 knots started late on the evening of the 12th and continued and increased in speed on the 14th.

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Lakeshore Flood

Ottawa, OH · Jun 14, 2020

High pressure built over Ontario and lingered for several days. A persistent east northeast wind around 15 to 20 knots started late on the evening of the 12th and continued and increased in speed on the 14th.

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Lakeshore Flood

Sandusky, OH · Jun 14, 2020

High pressure built over Ontario and lingered for several days. A persistent east northeast wind around 15 to 20 knots started late on the evening of the 12th and continued and increased in speed on the 14th.

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Lakeshore Flood

Erie, OH · Jun 14, 2020

High pressure built over Ontario and lingered for several days. A persistent east northeast wind around 15 to 20 knots started late on the evening of the 12th and continued and increased in speed on the 14th.

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Flash Flood

Vinton, OH · Jun 15, 2010

Localized heavy rain fell with showers and thunderstorms near a frontal boundary. Rain estimates of 2 to 3 inches fell over southeastern Vinton County between Radcliff and Minerton.

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Flash Flood$20K damage

Meigs, OH · Feb 13, 2000

Rains of 1.5 ot 2.5 inches fell from 1300E on the 13th to 0500E on the 14th. Jackson measured 2.07 inches, Salem Center had 2.16 inches, McArthur 2.18 inches, Beverly 2.3 inches, and Marietta 2.43 inches.

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Flash Flood$10K damage

Columbiana, OH · Mar 22, 2010

Scattered severe thunderstorms developed across eastern Ohio and the northern panhandle of West Virginia during the afternoon along a warm front moving north ahead of low pressure.

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Flood

Lake, OH · Oct 21, 2020

On the morning of October 21st a warm front stalled over northern Ohio. This feature brought repeating showers and thunderstorms to the City of Cleveland and surrounding areas.

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Flood

Lake, OH · Oct 21, 2020

On the morning of October 21st a warm front stalled over northern Ohio. This feature brought repeating showers and thunderstorms to the City of Cleveland and surrounding areas.

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Flood

Cuyahoga, OH · Oct 21, 2020

On the morning of October 21st a warm front stalled over northern Ohio. This feature brought repeating showers and thunderstorms to the City of Cleveland and surrounding areas.

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Flood

Morgan, OH · Jan 15, 2007

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.

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Flash Flood

Guernsey, OH · Mar 28, 2020

An advancing warm front promoted heavy rain and thunderstorms during the afternoon of March 28th. Substantial breaks in the clouds south of the boundary, along with substantial warm air advection, resulted in around 1500 J/kg of mean-layer CAPE, and substantial (60kts+)…

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Flood

Washington, OH · Feb 7, 2019

Several waves of low pressure at the surface moved up the Ohio River Valley on the 6th and 7th. Rainfall amounts across Southeast Ohio through the period were 2 to 3 inches, with some localized amounts over 3 inches.

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Flash Flood$15K damage

Jackson, OH · Feb 13, 2000

Rains of 1.5 ot 2.5 inches fell from 1300E on the 13th to 0500E on the 14th. Jackson measured 2.07 inches, Salem Center had 2.16 inches, McArthur 2.18 inches, Beverly 2.3 inches, and Marietta 2.43 inches.

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Flash Flood$15K damage

Washington, OH · Feb 13, 2000

Rains of 1.5 ot 2.5 inches fell from 1300E on the 13th to 0500E on the 14th. Jackson measured 2.07 inches, Salem Center had 2.16 inches, McArthur 2.18 inches, Beverly 2.3 inches, and Marietta 2.43 inches.

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Flash Flood

Hocking, OH · Jul 18, 2011

Thunderstorms developed in a very humid airmass over Ohio during the late afternoon. Some of these storms became severe. With the large amount of moisture to work with, some of these storms also produced flash flooding. The storms persisted into the early evening hours.

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Flash Flood

Gallia, OH · Aug 2, 2008

Out ahead of a cold front, with dew points on either side of 70 degrees, convection developed during the late afternoon on the 1st. A thunderstorm pulsed to severe limits during the evening hours over Vinton County.

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Flash Flood

Columbiana, OH · Jun 10, 2018

A wavy and nearly stationary frontal boundary was in place near the Mason-Dixon Line. Morning clouds hindered destabilization somewhat, but afternoon clearing and the arrival of a mesoscale low allowed storms to blossom during the afternoon and evening.

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Flash Flood

Harrison, OH · Jun 10, 2018

A wavy and nearly stationary frontal boundary was in place near the Mason-Dixon Line. Morning clouds hindered destabilization somewhat, but afternoon clearing and the arrival of a mesoscale low allowed storms to blossom during the afternoon and evening.

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Flash Flood

Jefferson, OH · Jun 10, 2018

A wavy and nearly stationary frontal boundary was in place near the Mason-Dixon Line. Morning clouds hindered destabilization somewhat, but afternoon clearing and the arrival of a mesoscale low allowed storms to blossom during the afternoon and evening.

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Flash Flood

Columbiana, OH · Jun 10, 2018

A wavy and nearly stationary frontal boundary was in place near the Mason-Dixon Line. Morning clouds hindered destabilization somewhat, but afternoon clearing and the arrival of a mesoscale low allowed storms to blossom during the afternoon and evening.

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Flash Flood

Jefferson, OH · Jun 10, 2018

A wavy and nearly stationary frontal boundary was in place near the Mason-Dixon Line. Morning clouds hindered destabilization somewhat, but afternoon clearing and the arrival of a mesoscale low allowed storms to blossom during the afternoon and evening.

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Flash Flood

Lucas, OH · Sep 3, 2018

Hot and humid conditions with temperatures in the 90s and dew points in the 70s on the afternoon of the 3rd produced torrential rainfall with radar estimated rainfall rates up to 5 inches and hour.

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Flood

Monroe, OH · Jan 12, 2018

Low pressure tracking up the Appalachians combined with a strong arctic cold front to produce a significant rain and snow producing storm for the region.

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