1,899 first-hand accounts of flood events in Ohio, ranked by impact. Each is a NOAA-written narrative of the moment.
A weak cold front sagged south through the Great Lakes region, stalling out as a stationary front through the Ohio Valley. This boundary, combined with a very warm and humid airmass, sparked showers and thunderstorms throughout the afternoon and into the evening hours on the…
Read the full account →A prolonged period of rain between January 3rd through 4th was the result of a large upper level disturbance swinging through the middle Ohio Valley. Local trained spotters and cooperative observers measured between 2 to 3 inches of rain had fallen during this time.
Read the full account →By the middle of April Lake Erie was observing water levels 2 feet above normal, and rising. Lake Erie is in the midst of its seasonal rise and its mean monthly level surged 7 inches upward from March to April.
Read the full account →On the evening of May 12th a warm front tracking north over Lake Erie, reversed itself and moved back inland over northern Ohio. An organized convective complex with embedded supercells developed over north-central Ohio.
Read the full account →A stationary front supported widespread showers and thunderstorms across northern and central Ohio. During the overnight of June 16th into the morning of the 17th heavy showers developed along this boundary.
Read the full account →A stationary front stalled across central Ohio on the afternoon of the 16th. Warm moist air was in place with dew points near 70 degrees. Recent rains across the region had produced nearly saturated ground conditions supporting rapid runoff and an increased risk of flash…
Read the full account →A stationary front that had brought a series of flash floods to Ohio earlier in the week continued to linger across the area on the afternoon of the 20th. Flash flood watches were in effect for northern and central Ohio for the afternoon and early evening.
Read the full account →Periods of moderate to heavy rain occurred on February 17th into the 18th in response to a passing cold front. Southeast Ohio took the brunt of precipitation, resulting in 1 to 2 inches of rainfall accumulations.
Read the full account →The leading edge of a trough initiated convection across the region during the early afternoon of August 29th. With little deep-layer wind shear available for quick storm motion, flash flooding occurred under warm, moist conditions (PWATs ranging 1.8 to 2.0 inches under…
Read the full account →A cold front moved slowly southward across Lake Erie and northern Ohio into a moist environment early Labor Day morning. A strong jet aloft fueled persistent moisture advection along with significant backbuilding and training of thunderstorms across the area between about 6am…
Read the full account →A stationary front stalled across central Ohio on the afternoon of the 16th. Warm moist air was in place with dew points near 70 degrees. Recent rains across the region had produced nearly saturated ground conditions supporting rapid runoff and an increased risk of flash…
Read the full account →During the morning hours of June 1, 2019, a few showers were present over western lower Michigan along a stationary front, before a developing low pressure over lower Michigan initiated thunderstorm development over southern Lower Michigan, generally oriented north to south and…
Read the full account →A mid-level shortwave trough moved across the northern Great Lakes with a belt of stronger flow moving through the southern Great Lakes. Scattered thunderstorms|developed through midday into the afternoon. Forecast soundings showed some low-level hodograph curvature.
Read the full account →A mid-level shortwave trough moved across the northern Great Lakes with a belt of stronger flow moving through the southern Great Lakes. Scattered thunderstorms|developed through midday into the afternoon. Forecast soundings showed some low-level hodograph curvature.
Read the full account →An arctic cold front approached and passed through the area February 3rd into February 4th. Multiple waves of low pressure moved along this front, allowing for a slow moving system which provided plenty of rainfall, heavy at times, to the Ohio Valley.
Read the full account →A surface area of low pressure tracked from the high plains crossing northern Ohio on Sunday May 9th. Widespread light to moderate rain developed Sunday morning and was ongoing through much of the day.
Read the full account →Periods of rain that occurred from Friday February 26th through the morning of Monday March 1st due to multiple disturbances caused flooding to occur across southeast Ohio.
Read the full account →An area of low pressure moved east along a stationary front across Indiana and Ohio on the evening of the 19th. A strong storm convective complex in Indiana moved southeast into central Ohio as a result.
Read the full account →From mid-January through early March of 2015, frigid and much below normal temperatures set the stage for ice jam development along rivers and creeks in the Lake Erie drainage basin.
Read the full account →During the morning hours of June 1, 2019, a few showers were present over western lower Michigan along a stationary front, before a developing low pressure over lower Michigan initiated thunderstorm development over southern Lower Michigan, generally oriented north to south and…
Read the full account →A meteotsunami edge wave affected Lake Erie on the evening of April 14, 2019 and caused damage along the shoreline and flooding of homes. The event occurred at approximately 7:17 PM EDT and affected the shores from Madison Township, Ohio to Conneaut, Ohio.
Read the full account →A wave of low pressure and a surface front crossed West Virginia, producing heavy rainfall on the 16th. Generally 1 to 2 inches of rain fell on already saturated soil. This resulted in creek and stream flooding on the 16th and into the 17th.
Read the full account →Low pressure tracked through the central Great Lakes bringing widespread rain to the area along with temperatures in the mid 40s. This warm up was preceded by a significant snow event on the 19th and 20th which produced widespread snow amounts from 6 to 16 inches.
Read the full account →A stationary front stalled across central Ohio on the afternoon of the 16th. Warm moist air was in place with dew points near 70 degrees. Recent rains across the region had produced nearly saturated ground conditions supporting rapid runoff and an increased risk of flash…
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