Flood, Coshocton
- When
- May 1, 12:00 AM EST to May 31, 11:59 PM EST
- Where
- Coshocton forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 40.302, -81.920 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flood in Ohio, May 1 to 31, 1996
Flooding continued through the entire month of May and into June in Coshocton County. The flooding began in the county after a flash flood event on April 30th.
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 PBZ wrote it up.
Flooding continued through the entire month of May and into June in Coshocton County. The flooding began in the county after a flash flood event on April 30th. Additional, above normal rainfall in the following weeks kept the water levels high. The Muskingum River at Coshocton rose, at times, to 2 feet above flood stage. Also, numerous tributaries remained in flood and several state, county, and township roads were flooded and closed. Flooding was most prominent in the northern and western parts of the county, especially in the backwaters behind the Mohawk Dam near Nellie. There was flooding, as well, along Wills Creek in the southeast part of the county.
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
- 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: 5555537.