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 the morning of the 3rd. This brought a round of showers and thunderstorms. Showers lingered across central and eastern Ohio through much of the day with the warm front in the vicinity.
Read the full account →A warm front lifted across the middle Ohio River Valley on the morning of the 3rd. This brought a round of showers and thunderstorms. Showers lingered across central and eastern Ohio through much of the day with the warm front in the vicinity.
Read the full account →A warm front lifted across the middle Ohio River Valley on the morning of the 3rd. This brought a round of showers and thunderstorms. Showers lingered across central and eastern Ohio through much of the day with the warm front in the vicinity.
Read the full account →A warm front lifted across the middle Ohio River Valley on the morning of the 3rd. This brought a round of showers and thunderstorms. Showers lingered across central and eastern Ohio through much of the day with the warm front in the vicinity.
Read the full account →A warm front lifted across the middle Ohio River Valley on the morning of the 3rd. This brought a round of showers and thunderstorms. Showers lingered across central and eastern Ohio through much of the day with the warm front in the vicinity.
Read the full account →A warm front lifted across the middle Ohio River Valley on the morning of the 3rd. This brought a round of showers and thunderstorms. Showers lingered across central and eastern Ohio through much of the day with the warm front in the vicinity.
Read the full account →Rains of 1.5 to 2 inches fell over portions of Meigs County during a 24 hour period from the 13th into the 14th. The ground was already wet from previous rains. Minor small stream overflow occurred late on the 13th.
Read the full account →A weak and slow Southward-moving cold front was located over the southern Great Lakes on the afternoon of the 13th. To the south of the boundary, a warm and moist airmass was present where clusters of showers and thunderstorms began to develop.
Read the full account →The risk for severe storms continued May 29th as necessary ingredients stayed in place. An unstable/ buoyant atmosphere, wind shear to sustain updrafts, and large scale |ascension with a crossing shortwave were all present on May 29th.
Read the full account →The risk for severe storms continued May 29th as necessary ingredients stayed in place. An unstable/ buoyant atmosphere, wind shear to sustain updrafts, and large scale |ascension with a crossing shortwave were all present on May 29th.
Read the full account →A frontal boundary sagged south over southeast Ohio on the afternoon of June 26th. Thunderstorms developed along this boundary but most weakened during the afternoon hours.
Read the full account →Isolated thunderstorms developed along a Lake Erie lake breeze front in northeast Ohio during the early evening of the 5th. These storms then progressed southeastward over the course of several hours.
Read the full account →As a cold front moved east toward the region on the morning and afternoon of the 23rd it interacted with an anomalously moist airmass associated with the remants of Tropical Storm Cindy over the Mississippi River Valley.
Read the full account →An area of low pressure moved into the Ohio Valley on the 23rd followed by another slightly stronger low on the 25th. A near persistent north to northeast wind of 15 to 20 knots piled water up on the western basin on an already record lake levels.
Read the full account →An area of low pressure moved into the Ohio Valley on the 23rd followed by another slightly stronger low on the 25th. A near persistent north to northeast wind of 15 to 20 knots piled water up on the western basin on an already record lake levels.
Read the full account →An area of low pressure moved into the Ohio Valley on the 23rd followed by another slightly stronger low on the 25th. A near persistent north to northeast wind of 15 to 20 knots piled water up on the western basin on an already record lake levels.
Read the full account →A strong low pressure system tracking from the southeast U.S. across the Mid Atlantic region produced a long period of steady rainfall across portions of southeast Ohio. Storm total rainfall of 1 to 2 inches was observed over the area over a two day period on the 21st/22nd.
Read the full account →A stationary front lingered along the US 30 corridor in northern Ohio. Afternoon and early evening thunderstorm development occurred along and near the front. Some storms produced heavy rainfall and isolated minor flooding.
Read the full account →A stationary front lingered along the US 30 corridor in northern Ohio. Afternoon and early evening thunderstorm development occurred along and near the front. Some storms produced heavy rainfall and isolated minor flooding.
Read the full account →Rains of 1.5 to 2 inches fell in about 12 hours, as a low pressure system lifted northeast toward the eastern Ohio Valley. The wet soils and lack of vegetation caused strong rises on streams and rivers. Flooding was restricted to roads.
Read the full account →Rains of 1.5 to 2 inches fell in about 12 hours, as a low pressure system lifted northeast toward the eastern Ohio Valley. The wet soils and lack of vegetation caused strong rises on streams and rivers. Flooding was restricted to roads.
Read the full account →A very moist and unstable airmass lead to thunderstorms in the northeast ahead of a cold front. PWAT values continued to be high; the PBZ 12Z sounding measured 2.04 inches (this was noted to be the top 5 reading for PWAT of all time).
Read the full account →Moderate rain along a warm front lifting across the upper Ohio Valley resulted in flooding across portions of eastern Ohio and southwestern Pennsylvania on the 3rd, which was further exacerbated by the passing cold front later that evening.
Read the full account →Moderate rain along a warm front lifting across the upper Ohio Valley resulted in flooding across portions of eastern Ohio and southwestern Pennsylvania on the 3rd, which was further exacerbated by the passing cold front later that evening.
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