Ohio, 1997

Flash Flood and Hail in Ohio, July 14, 1997

July 14, 1997 · NWS ILN · 8 events in 5 counties and zones

4 thunderstorm wind, 3 hail, 1 flash flood, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$114,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
8

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.

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Event by event

4 thunderstorm wind, 3 hail, 1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Warren

When
July 14, 1:53 PM EST to 1:55 PM EST
Where
Warren County, Mason
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
39.370, -84.320

Thunderstorm Wind, Warren

When
July 14, 2:15 PM EST to 2:20 PM EST
Where
Warren County, Mason
Measured
50 kt (58 mph)
Property damage
$3,000
Coordinates
39.370, -84.320

Trees downed.

Hail, Hamilton

When
July 14, 2:20 PM EST to 2:25 PM EST
Where
Hamilton County, Norwood
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
39.150, -84.380

Flash Flood, Warren

When
July 14, 2:28 PM EST to 4:00 PM EST
Where
Warren County, Mason
Property damage
$100,000
Coordinates
39.428, -84.167 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A thunderstorm dropped around 5 inches of rain in just over 2 hours over parts of the county. Several houses were flooded, several roads were flooded including Interstate 71 around Kings Mills, and 135 cars were damaged due to flooding in the parking lot of the King's Island Amusement park.

Hail, Clinton

When
July 14, 2:40 PM EST to 2:45 PM EST
Where
Clinton County, New Antioch
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
39.400, -83.750

Thunderstorm Wind, Clinton

When
July 14, 3:05 PM EST to 3:10 PM EST
Where
Clinton County, Burtonville
Measured
50 kt (58 mph)
Property damage
$3,000
Coordinates
39.400, -83.820

Several trees knocked down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Auglaize

When
July 14, 4:32 PM EST to 4:35 PM EST
Where
Auglaize County, New Hampshire
Measured
50 kt (58 mph)
Property damage
$3,000
Coordinates
40.550, -83.950

Trees downed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Franklin

When
July 14, 10:10 PM EST to 10:15 PM EST
Where
Franklin County, Columbus
Measured
50 kt (58 mph)
Property damage
$5,000
Coordinates
40.030, -83.000

Tree and power lines downed.

What these are

Hail
Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
Thunderstorm Wind
Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.
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.

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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: 5612117, 5612118, 5612119, 5612206, 5612120, 5612121, 5612122, 5612123.