Flood, Trumbull
- When
- December 12, 9:00 AM EST to December 13, 10:00 PM EST
- Where
- Trumbull forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 41.317, -80.761 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flood in Ohio, December 12 to 13, 1996
The Mahoning River at Leavittsburg exceeded its flood stage of 10 feet and crested at 12 feet at 0200 EST on 12/13/96. Flooding was confined to lowland areas.
Where it happened
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- 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 CLE wrote it up.
The Mahoning River at Leavittsburg exceeded its flood stage of 10 feet and crested at 12 feet at 0200 EST on 12/13/96. Flooding was confined to lowland areas.
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
- Lightning Strike in Georgia, December 12, 1996
- Flood in Nevada, December 12, 1996
- Tornado in California, December 12, 1996
- Heavy Rain in New Jersey, December 12 to 14, 1996
- Damaging Wind in Tennessee, December 12, 1996
- Dense Fog in Iowa, December 12, 1996
- Heavy Rain in Maryland, December 12 to 14, 1996
- Hail in Alabama, December 12, 1996
- Heavy Snow in Wyoming, December 12 to 13, 1996
- Heavy Rain in Delaware, December 12 to 14, 1996
- Flooding in California, December 12, 1996
- Hail in Arkansas, December 12, 1996
More
Every storm in Ohio in 1996Every state in 1996This day in weather historyWarnings in Ohio, December 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: 5576869.