1,899 first-hand accounts of flood events in Ohio, ranked by impact. Each is a NOAA-written narrative of the moment.
A low pressure system moved through the southern Ohio River Valley on the 6th, crossing the middle Ohio River Valley on the 7th. This system tapped into moisture from the Gulf of Mexico and brought a prolonged period of moderate to heavy rainfall.
Read the full account →A passing shortwave trough and surface cold front brought scattered showers and thunderstorm on July 11th. Increasing shear, building instability, and mid-level dry resulted in a few strong storms across the area.
Read the full account →A passing shortwave trough and surface cold front brought scattered showers and thunderstorm on July 11th. Increasing shear, building instability, and mid-level dry resulted in a few strong storms across the area.
Read the full account →A passing shortwave trough and surface cold front brought scattered showers and thunderstorm on July 11th. Increasing shear, building instability, and mid-level dry resulted in a few strong storms across the area.
Read the full account →An area of low pressure over Ohio drifted northeast driving a weak cold front south into the area in the evening. A lake breeze set up a convergence zone inland which enhanced storm development. Storms were slow movers and had rainfall rates around 2 inches per hour.
Read the full account →Showers and thunderstorms formed along a nearly stationary boundary that crept southeastward from the Great Lakes. Precipitable water values of around 1.6 inches and weak steering flow along the boundary led to a few areas of training thunderstorms.
Read the full account →Following on and off rain through the day on the 27th, a cold front pushed through during the evening with heavy rainfall leading to flooding. One low topped cell produced a concentrated damage path in Jackson County.
Read the full account →Several waves of low pressure moved through the middle Ohio River Valley from the 28th through the 30th. Each wave produced a round of showers, with areas of heavy rain. Over the 2 day event, 1.25-1.75 inches of rain fell.
Read the full account →Several waves of low pressure moved through the middle Ohio River Valley from the 28th through the 30th. Each wave produced a round of showers, with areas of heavy rain. Over the 2 day event, 1.25-1.75 inches of rain fell.
Read the full account →An upper level system interacted with an unstable environment, causing the development of thunderstorms. High precipitable water values and training of several thunderstorms cause a narrow swath of intense rainfall.
Read the full account →Thunderstorms existed at dawn on the 8th in Indiana. With support for the mid and upper level winds, this mesoscale convective complex maintained its intensity through the morning. It raced southeast at 50 mph reaching southeast Ohio during the midday time frame.
Read the full account →The edge of strong high pressure was situated over northwestern Ohio as a series of disturbances moved into the region. In addition, the remnants of a tropical system added to already abundant moisture to set the stage for isolated severe storms and several rounds of torrential…
Read the full account →The edge of strong high pressure was situated over northwestern Ohio as a series of disturbances moved into the region. In addition, the remnants of a tropical system added to already abundant moisture to set the stage for isolated severe storms and several rounds of torrential…
Read the full account →Thunderstorms produced torrential rainfall in portions of northwestern Ohio. A combination of upstream rainfall in Fort Wayne, Indiana and rainfall across Putnam county set the stage for flash flooding in the town of Payne, forcing evacuation of parts of the town as several…
Read the full account →Thunderstorms produced torrential rainfall in portions of northwestern Ohio. A combination of upstream rainfall in Fort Wayne, Indiana and rainfall across Putnam county set the stage for flash flooding in the town of Payne, forcing evacuation of parts of the town as several…
Read the full account →Steady rain began near dawn on the 10th in southeast Ohio. This was associated with a warm front. By late afternoon, rain amounts over an inch were becoming common in Gallia and Lawrence Counties. Less rain fell further to the north.
Read the full account →Moisture from the Gulf and Mid-Atlantic was pulled northward over the region through the 29th by an upper trough over the Lower Mississippi Valley and a cut-off low off of the Southeastern U.S. coast.
Read the full account →Thunderstorms produced torrential rainfall in portions of northwestern Ohio. A combination of upstream rainfall in Fort Wayne, Indiana and rainfall across Putnam county set the stage for flash flooding in the town of Payne, forcing evacuation of parts of the town as several…
Read the full account →The edge of strong high pressure was situated over northwestern Ohio as a series of disturbances moved into the region. In addition, the remnants of a tropical system added to already abundant moisture to set the stage for isolated severe storms and several rounds of torrential…
Read the full account →The edge of strong high pressure was situated over northwestern Ohio as a series of disturbances moved into the region. In addition, the remnants of a tropical system added to already abundant moisture to set the stage for isolated severe storms and several rounds of torrential…
Read the full account →The edge of strong high pressure was situated over northwestern Ohio as a series of disturbances moved into the region. In addition, the remnants of a tropical system added to already abundant moisture to set the stage for isolated severe storms and several rounds of torrential…
Read the full account →The edge of strong high pressure was situated over northwestern Ohio as a series of disturbances moved into the region. In addition, the remnants of a tropical system added to already abundant moisture to set the stage for isolated severe storms and several rounds of torrential…
Read the full account →Thunderstorms produced torrential rainfall in portions of northwestern Ohio. A combination of upstream rainfall in Fort Wayne, Indiana and rainfall across Putnam county set the stage for flash flooding in the town of Payne, forcing evacuation of parts of the town as several…
Read the full account →Thunderstorms produced torrential rainfall in portions of northwestern Ohio. A combination of upstream rainfall in Fort Wayne, Indiana and rainfall across Putnam county set the stage for flash flooding in the town of Payne, forcing evacuation of parts of the town as several…
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