Flash Flood in Ohio, September 7, 1996

Name: Flash Flood in Ohio, September 7, 1996
Start: 1996-09-07T08:15
End: 1996-09-07T08:15
Location: Ohio

September 7, 1996 · NWS CLE · 1 event in 1 county or zone

Heavy rain from remnants of Hurricane Fran caused widespread flooding of streets, basements, low lying areas and streams. Several roads were closed from flooding.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $200,000
Crop damage: $75,000
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.

Heavy rain from remnants of Hurricane Fran caused widespread flooding of streets, basements, low lying areas and streams. Several roads were closed from flooding. Seven inches of rain was reported in Amherst with four to five inches reported in most other locations. Standing water remained for several days in some areas, including farmland which resulted in damage to crops.

The radar

The Cleveland radar (KCLE), 25 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 13:16 UTC.

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Event by event

1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.

Flash Flood, Lorain

When: September 7, 8:15 AM EST
Where: Lorain County, Northern Half
Property damage: $200,000
Crop damage: $75,000
Coordinates: 41.453, -82.151 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

What these are

Flash Flood: Flooding that begins within six hours of the rain that causes it, or of a dam or levee failure or ice jam release, often with deadly speed.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Ohio in 1996 Every state in 1996 This day in weather history Warnings in Ohio, September 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: 5564459.