1,899 first-hand accounts of flood events in Ohio, ranked by impact. Each is a NOAA-written narrative of the moment.
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 →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 →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 →Showers and thunderstorms formed during the evening hours on the 12th. A weak low pressure was over southern Ohio. Minor flash flooding occurred in Jackson County.||After a lull in the rain during the morning into the early afternoon on the 13th, a mesoscale convective complex…
Read the full account →Thunderstorms flourished across southeast Ohio on the afternoon and evening of June 21st as a cold front glided through the region. Most of the storms became stronger after passing over the Ohio River, but there were a few instances of damaging wind gusts that resulted in downed…
Read the full account →Thunderstorms flourished across southeast Ohio on the afternoon and evening of June 21st as a cold front glided through the region. Most of the storms became stronger after passing over the Ohio River, but there were a few instances of damaging wind gusts that resulted in downed…
Read the full account →An intense low pressure system developed over the Southern Plains, in conjunction with an upper-level trough. This low pressure system developed much like a winter weather system, as the storm deepened as it progressed eastward.
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 →During the afternoon and early evening of August 10 an isolated storm cell formed along the lake breeze over eastern Cuyahoga County. The storm produced torrential rainfall, measured over 4 inches per hour.
Read the full account →A warm front over central Ohio on the morning of Saturday March 28, 2020 was the focus for several rounds of elevated thunderstorms through the early afternoon hours.
Read the full account →A warm front over central Ohio on the morning of Saturday March 28, 2020 was the focus for several rounds of elevated thunderstorms through the early afternoon hours.
Read the full account →A slow moving upper low over Illinois combined with a conveyor belt of humid air over Ohio supported widespread showers and thunderstorms over southern and central Ohio on the afternoon and evening of the 18th. The weather conditions supported not severe weather but heavy rain.
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 →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 →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 →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 →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 →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 →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 →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 →Showers and thunderstorms formed during the evening hours on the 12th. A weak low pressure was over southern Ohio. Minor flash flooding occurred in Jackson County.||After a lull in the rain during the morning into the early afternoon on the 13th, a mesoscale convective complex…
Read the full account →Wet conditions were in place following 2 to 4 inches of rain that fell across much of northern Ohio during the June 12-14 period, which resulting in saturated soils.
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 →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.
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