Flood, Pickaway
- When
- May 1, 12:00 AM EST to May 18, 6:00 PM EST
- Where
- Pickaway forecast zone
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Coordinates
- 39.642, -83.024 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flooding in Ohio, May 1 to 18, 1996
Persistent heavy rainfall kept the Scioto river in flood stage for most of the month. Agricultural areas and low lying county roads close to the river were flooded.
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
- $35,000
- 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 ILN wrote it up.
Persistent heavy rainfall kept the Scioto river in flood stage for most of the month. Agricultural areas and low lying county roads close to the river were flooded. Also, the high water levels caused backwater flooding where the Ohio Brush and Darby creeks meet the Scioto river. State Highway 56 was under water and a trailer was swept into the river. The crest for the month at Piketon was 23.0 feet and was 20.4 feet at Circleville. Flood stage at Piketon is 16.0 feet and 14.0 feet at Circleville.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
4 flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Flood, Ross
- When
- May 1, 12:00 AM EST to May 18, 6:00 PM EST
- Where
- Ross forecast zone
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Coordinates
- 39.338, -83.057 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flood, Pike
- When
- May 1, 12:00 AM EST to May 18, 6:00 PM EST
- Where
- Pike forecast zone
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Coordinates
- 39.077, -83.067 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flood, Scioto
- When
- May 1, 12:00 AM EST to May 18, 6:00 PM EST
- Where
- Scioto forecast zone
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Coordinates
- 38.804, -82.993 (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
- Drought in Texas, May 1 to 31, 1996
- Cold in Iowa, May 1 to 31, 1996
- Drought in Texas, May 1 to 31, 1996
- Drought in Texas, May 1 to 31, 1996
- Drought in Texas, May 1 to 31, 1996
- Drought in Louisiana, May 1 to 31, 1996
- Tornado in Ohio, May 1, 1996
- Wildfire in California, May 1 to 3, 1996
- Flooding in Indiana, May 1 to 26, 1996
- Flooding in Illinois, May 1 to 31, 1996
- Flooding in Indiana, May 1 to 20, 1996
- Flood in Illinois, May 1 to 26, 1996
More
Every storm in Ohio in 1996Every state in 1996This day in weather historyWarnings in Ohio, May 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: 5558782, 5558783, 5558784, 5558785.