1,899 first-hand accounts of flood events in Ohio, ranked by impact. Each is a NOAA-written narrative of the moment.
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.
Read the full account →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.
Read the full account →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.
Read the full account →On January 11 the region was impacted by anomalously high temperatures around 60 degrees. This was accompanied by gusty winds around 25 mph. The area snowpack was completely reduced in a combination of melting and evaporation.
Read the full account →On January 11 the region was impacted by anomalously high temperatures around 60 degrees. This was accompanied by gusty winds around 25 mph. The area snowpack was completely reduced in a combination of melting and evaporation.
Read the full account →On January 11 the region was impacted by anomalously high temperatures around 60 degrees. This was accompanied by gusty winds around 25 mph. The area snowpack was completely reduced in a combination of melting and evaporation.
Read the full account →A warm front lifted north out of the central plains and into Ohio on April 3 with a trailing area of low pressure over Michigan. Morning showers on April 3rd brought an inch or two of rain to southern portions of the area over the Ohio River drainage basin.
Read the full account →Low pressure moved northeast across northwest Ohio during the overnight hours of the 15th into the 16th. Locally heavy rainfall fell across eastern Ohio with amounts of one to two inches, with amounts over three inches in Cuyahoga County.
Read the full account →Several low pressure systems lifted through the Appalachians between the 20th and 24th. The strongest impacted the area on the 21st with moderate to heavy rain totaling 1.25 to 1.5 inches over 24 hours.
Read the full account →A cold front slowly progressed east of the Ohio River on August 11th after an active afternoon and evening the day before. Local runoff in Meigs County spilled into the Shade River near Chester just after midnight on the 11th and caused the river to come out of its banks for a…
Read the full account →Despite the cloud morning, an approaching short wave trough, crossing during the afternoon and evening hours, helped spark showers and thunderstorms on the 22nd.
Read the full account →On the evening of July 7th a frontal boundary moved away from Lake Erie and inland across northeast Ohio. Dewpoints were in the lower to mid 70s with some deep midlevel moisture convergence during the afternoon hours.
Read the full account →On the evening of July 7th a frontal boundary moved away from Lake Erie and inland across northeast Ohio. Dewpoints were in the lower to mid 70s with some deep midlevel moisture convergence during the afternoon hours.
Read the full account →On the evening of July 7th a frontal boundary moved away from Lake Erie and inland across northeast Ohio. Dewpoints were in the lower to mid 70s with some deep midlevel moisture convergence during the afternoon hours.
Read the full account →On the evening of July 7th a frontal boundary moved away from Lake Erie and inland across northeast Ohio. Dewpoints were in the lower to mid 70s with some deep midlevel moisture convergence during the afternoon hours.
Read the full account →Flooding occurred on the Great Miami River. The flood stage at Miamitown was 16 feet while the crest reached 25 feet. A campground was evacuated in Butler County due to high water. Numerous roads were closed due to high water.
Read the full account →Flooding occurred on the Great Miami River. The flood stage at Miamitown was 16 feet while the crest reached 25 feet. A campground was evacuated in Butler County due to high water. Numerous roads were closed due to high water.
Read the full account →Scattered showers and thunderstorms developed during the afternoon of the 7th. Dewpoints were in the 70s with high humidity values. The environment supported torrential rainfall rates of 3 inches per hour, with instantaneous rates up to 5 inches an hour.
Read the full account →Waves of rain, heavy at times, moved across the region during the afternoon of February 26th through the morning of March 1st. Significant flooding occurred for the start of the new month, but reports of high water issues on local roadways were noted on the last day of February…
Read the full account →Waves of rain, heavy at times, moved across the region during the afternoon of February 26th through the morning of March 1st. Significant flooding occurred for the start of the new month, but reports of high water issues on local roadways were noted on the last day of February…
Read the full account →Severe thunderstorms developed on May 21st as an upper level low moved across the area and encountered an unstable air mass. Surface winds were from the southeast which helped to add to low level shear and tornado development.
Read the full account →Two clusters of thunderstorms caused significant damage on the 9th. During the morning hours, a large bow echo raced across the area causing widespread wind damage.
Read the full account →Two clusters of thunderstorms caused significant damage on the 9th. During the morning hours, a large bow echo raced across the area causing widespread wind damage.
Read the full account →Two clusters of thunderstorms caused significant damage on the 9th. During the morning hours, a large bow echo raced across the area causing widespread wind damage.
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