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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.

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Gallia, OH · Jun 23, 2017

Tropical Storm Cindy made landfall in southwestern Louisiana on the 22nd. The storm weakened after making landfall and became post tropical as it moved through the Mississippi and lower Ohio River Valleys into the 23rd.

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Jackson, OH · Jun 23, 2017

Tropical Storm Cindy made landfall in southwestern Louisiana on the 22nd. The storm weakened after making landfall and became post tropical as it moved through the Mississippi and lower Ohio River Valleys into the 23rd.

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Belmont, OH · Jul 28, 2017

Unusually strong upper low for July dropped from the Great Lakes into western PA. A trowal/deformation zone set up over most of the area outside of southeast Ohio, producing torrential rainfall.

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Brown, OH · Mar 1, 2017

An unseasonably warm and moist air mass was in place across the region during the morning hours of March 1st. Showers and thunderstorms developed across the Ohio Valley during the early morning hours as a strong low pressure system lifted northeast into the Great Lakes region.

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Sandusky, OH · Nov 18, 2017

On Saturday the 18th of November an area of low pressure moved over the lower Great Lakes. A warm front lifted into the area during the morning hours with an initial round of rain showers.

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Hancock, OH · Nov 18, 2017

On Saturday the 18th of November an area of low pressure moved over the lower Great Lakes. A warm front lifted into the area during the morning hours with an initial round of rain showers.

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Morrow, OH · Nov 18, 2017

On Saturday the 18th of November an area of low pressure moved over the lower Great Lakes. A warm front lifted into the area during the morning hours with an initial round of rain showers.

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Marion, OH · Nov 18, 2017

On Saturday the 18th of November an area of low pressure moved over the lower Great Lakes. A warm front lifted into the area during the morning hours with an initial round of rain showers.

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Trumbull, OH · Jan 12, 2017

A surge of warm air with high moisture content moved into the region during the early morning hours of the 12th. Moderate to heavy rain showers developed over north central Ohio extending into northwest Pennsylvania with several locations receiving over an inch of rainfall.

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Cuyahoga, OH · Jan 12, 2017

A surge of warm air with high moisture content moved into the region during the early morning hours of the 12th. Moderate to heavy rain showers developed over north central Ohio extending into northwest Pennsylvania with several locations receiving over an inch of rainfall.

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Crawford, OH · Jan 12, 2017

A surge of warm air with high moisture content moved into the region during the early morning hours of the 12th. Moderate to heavy rain showers developed over north central Ohio extending into northwest Pennsylvania with several locations receiving over an inch of rainfall.

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Gallia, OH · Mar 31, 2017

A strong, slow moving storm system moved through the Ohio River Valley on March 31st. This brought widespread rainfall to the Middle Ohio River Valley. There was some training of storms, leading to localized rainfall amounts of around 2 inches.

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Hocking, OH · Mar 1, 2017

An unseasonably warm and moist air mass was in place across the region during the morning hours of March 1st. Showers and thunderstorms developed across the Ohio Valley during the early morning hours as a strong low pressure system lifted northeast into the Great Lakes region.

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Hamilton, OH · Mar 1, 2017

An unseasonably warm and moist air mass was in place across the region during the morning hours of March 1st. Showers and thunderstorms developed across the Ohio Valley during the early morning hours as a strong low pressure system lifted northeast into the Great Lakes region.

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Hocking, OH · Mar 1, 2017

An unseasonably warm and moist air mass was in place across the region during the morning hours of March 1st. Showers and thunderstorms developed across the Ohio Valley during the early morning hours as a strong low pressure system lifted northeast into the Great Lakes region.

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Washington, OH · Mar 31, 2017

A strong, slow moving storm system moved through the Ohio River Valley on March 31st. This brought widespread rainfall to the Middle Ohio River Valley. There was some training of storms, leading to localized rainfall amounts of around 2 inches.

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Vinton, OH · Mar 31, 2017

A strong, slow moving storm system moved through the Ohio River Valley on March 31st. This brought widespread rainfall to the Middle Ohio River Valley. There was some training of storms, leading to localized rainfall amounts of around 2 inches.

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Ross, OH · Mar 1, 2017

An unseasonably warm and moist air mass was in place across the region during the morning hours of March 1st. Showers and thunderstorms developed across the Ohio Valley during the early morning hours as a strong low pressure system lifted northeast into the Great Lakes region.

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Scioto, OH · Mar 1, 2017

An unseasonably warm and moist air mass was in place across the region during the morning hours of March 1st. Showers and thunderstorms developed across the Ohio Valley during the early morning hours as a strong low pressure system lifted northeast into the Great Lakes region.

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Noble, OH · Nov 6, 2017

A series of shortwaves and an approaching cold front produced rounds of showers and thunderstorms on the 5th and early on the 6th. A break in the precipitation in the afternoon allowed for sufficient heating and modest instability to support some strong to severe storms in the…

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Washington, OH · Apr 1, 2017

Following heavy rainfall on March 31, several creeks and streams remained above bankfull April 1st, and into the 3nd. The West Fork of Duck Creek at Macksburg in Washington County, Monday Creek at Doanville in Athens County, and Raccoon Creek at Bolins Mills in Vinton County…

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Vinton, OH · Apr 1, 2017

Following heavy rainfall on March 31, several creeks and streams remained above bankfull April 1st, and into the 3nd. The West Fork of Duck Creek at Macksburg in Washington County, Monday Creek at Doanville in Athens County, and Raccoon Creek at Bolins Mills in Vinton County…

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Meigs, OH · Apr 1, 2017

Following heavy rainfall on March 31, several creeks and streams remained above bankfull April 1st, and into the 3nd. The West Fork of Duck Creek at Macksburg in Washington County, Monday Creek at Doanville in Athens County, and Raccoon Creek at Bolins Mills in Vinton County…

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Athens, OH · Jun 24, 2017

Tropical Storm Cindy made landfall in southwestern Louisiana on the 22nd. The storm weakened after making landfall and became post tropical as it moved through the Mississippi and lower Ohio River Valleys into the 23rd.

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