Flood, Ottawa
- When
- February 27, 4:00 PM EST to February 28, 8:00 PM EST
- Where
- Ottawa forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 41.497, -82.941 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flooding in Ohio, February 27 to 28, 1996
5 feet on 2/28/0450 EST. Extensive flooding of low lying areas occurred from near Milan to Huron.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 2 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
- 2
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 Huron River at Milan exceeded flood stage of 14 feet and crested at 17.5 feet on 2/28/0450 EST. Extensive flooding of low lying areas occurred from near Milan to Huron. Access roads and areas around summer homes and cottages were flooded. Damage to structures was minimal.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
2 flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Flood, Sandusky
- When
- February 27, 4:00 PM EST to February 28, 8:00 PM EST
- Where
- Sandusky forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 41.357, -83.144 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
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
- Heavy Snow in Michigan, February 27 to 28, 1996
- Cold in New Hampshire, February 27, 1996
- Damaging Wind in Illinois, February 27, 1996
- Lightning Strike in Ohio, February 27, 1996
- Lightning Strike in Illinois, February 27, 1996
- Damaging Wind in Mississippi, February 27, 1996
- Heat in West Virginia, February 27, 1996
- Damaging Wind in Arkansas, February 27, 1996
- Lightning Strike in Alabama, February 27, 1996
- Blizzard in Minnesota, February 27, 1996
- Blizzard in North Dakota, February 27, 1996
- Hail in West Virginia, February 27, 1996
More
Every storm in Ohio in 1996Every state in 1996This day in weather historyWarnings in Ohio, February 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: 5548823, 5548824.