Flood, Coshocton
- When
- April 30, 8:00 PM EST to 11:59 PM EST
- Where
- Coshocton forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 40.302, -81.920 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flood in Ohio, April 30, 1996
A flash flood event earlier in the day turned into a prolonged flood that lasted through the end of April and continued into May. Numerous state, county, and township roads, especially in the northern and western part of the county were closed.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 1 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 1
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
What happened
The episode as NWS PBZ wrote it up.
A flash flood event earlier in the day turned into a prolonged flood that lasted through the end of April and continued into May. Numerous state, county, and township roads, especially in the northern and western part of the county were closed.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
1 flood. Local standard time, as filed.
What these are
- Flood
- Flooding that develops more slowly than a flash flood: rivers leaving their banks, or water standing over land for an extended time.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Tornado in Florida, April 30, 1996
- Damaging Wind in Pennsylvania, April 30, 1996
- Damaging Wind in Florida, April 30, 1996
- Damaging Wind in Pennsylvania, April 30, 1996
- Damaging Wind in New Jersey, April 30, 1996
- High Wind in New York, April 30, 1996
- High Wind in West Virginia, April 30, 1996
- High Wind in Pennsylvania, April 30, 1996
- Damaging Wind in North Carolina, April 30, 1996
- Tornado in Florida, April 30, 1996
- Flash Flood in New York, April 30, 1996
- Damaging Wind in Florida, April 30, 1996
More
Every storm in Ohio in 1996Every state in 1996This day in weather historyWarnings in Ohio, April 1996
Sources
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5544978.