Flood, Erie
- When
- March 20, 10:00 AM EST to 11:00 AM EST
- Where
- Erie forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 41.432, -82.700 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flood in Ohio, March 20, 1996
The Huron River at Milan briefly reached flood stage of 14 feet and caused only minor flooding in low lying areas along the river.
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 CLE wrote it up.
The Huron River at Milan briefly reached flood stage of 14 feet and caused only minor flooding in low lying areas along the river.
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
- High Wind in Wisconsin, March 20, 1996
- High Wind in Vermont, March 20, 1996
- Heavy Snow in Kentucky, March 20, 1996
- Heavy Snow in Georgia, March 20 to 21, 1996
- High Wind in New York, March 20, 1996
- Heavy Snow in North Carolina, March 20, 1996
- Winter Weather in West Virginia, March 20 to 23, 1996
- Cold in North Carolina, March 20 to 21, 1996
- Heavy Snow in North Carolina, March 20 to 21, 1996
- High Wind in Alaska, March 20 to 21, 1996
- High Wind in Indiana, March 20, 1996
- High Wind in Illinois, March 20, 1996
More
Every storm in Ohio in 1996Every state in 1996This day in weather historyWarnings in Ohio, March 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: 5543130.