Flood, Washington
- When
- January 20, 12:00 PM EST to January 22, 7:00 AM EST
- Where
- Washington forecast zone
- Property damage
- $500,000
- Coordinates
- 39.455, -81.495 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flooding in Ohio, January 20 to 22, 1996
As a result of rain and melted snow in Pennsylvania, West Virginia,and western Maryland, the Ohio River crested 3 to 6 feet aboveflood stage from Marietta to Ironton. 6 feet.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 4 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
- $1.7 million
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 4
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 RLX wrote it up.
As a result of rain and melted snow in Pennsylvania, West Virginia,and western Maryland, the Ohio River crested 3 to 6 feet aboveflood stage from Marietta to Ironton. The crest at the Corps ofEngineers gauge at Marietta was 39.3 feet, Pomeroy reached 50.5 feet, Gallipolis saw 51.6 feet. This crest was slightly greater than the crest in January, 1994. A flood of equal magnitude occurred in February, 1979. In Washington County, 28 structures were reported destroyed, Meigs County had 20 dwelling destroyed,while Lawrence County had 19 destroyed.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
4 flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Flood, Meigs
- When
- January 20, 12:00 PM EST to January 22, 7:00 AM EST
- Where
- Meigs forecast zone
- Property damage
- $700,000
- Coordinates
- 39.082, -82.023 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flood, Gallia
- When
- January 20, 12:00 PM EST to January 22, 7:00 AM EST
- Where
- Gallia forecast zone
- Property damage
- $250,000
- Coordinates
- 38.825, -82.317 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flood, Lawrence
- When
- January 20, 12:00 PM EST to January 22, 7:00 AM EST
- Where
- Lawrence forecast zone
- Property damage
- $250,000
- Coordinates
- 38.599, -82.537 (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
- Flood in District of Columbia, January 20 to 23, 1996
- Flooding in West Virginia, January 20 to 22, 1996
- Flooding in Kentucky, January 20 to 23, 1996
- Flood in Maryland, January 20 to 22, 1996
- High Wind in Wyoming, January 20 to 21, 1996
- Heavy Snow in Washington, January 20, 1996
- Heavy Snow in Oregon, January 20 to 21, 1996
- Heavy Snow in Idaho, January 20 to 21, 1996
- High Wind in Alaska, January 20 to 21, 1996
- High Wind in Oregon, January 20 to 21, 1996
- High Wind in Colorado, January 20, 1996
- Heavy Snow in Wyoming, January 20 to 21, 1996
More
Every storm in Ohio in 1996Every state in 1996This day in weather historyWarnings in Ohio, January 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: 5541831, 5541832, 5541833, 5541834.