Flash Flood, Huron
- When
- June 1, 11:52 AM EST to 2:35 PM EST
- Where
- Huron County, Countywide
- Property damage
- $25,000
- Crop damage
- $15,000
- Coordinates
- 41.146, -82.598 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flash Flooding in Ohio, June 1, 1997
Heavy thunderstorm rain caused flooding of low lying areas, roads and at least one basement. A bridge was underwater in a park in Twinsburg (Summit County).
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 6 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
- $150,000
- Crop damage
- $90,000
- Events
- 6
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 thunderstorm rain caused flooding of low lying areas, roads and at least one basement. A bridge was underwater in a park in Twinsburg (Summit County). The rain, in some cases, aggravated flooding that had started during earlier thunderstorm rains.
The radar
The Cleveland radar (KCLE), 68 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 16:51 UTC.
Event by event
6 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Flash Flood, Wyandot
- When
- June 1, 11:52 AM EST to 2:00 PM EST
- Where
- Wyandot County, Countywide
- Property damage
- $25,000
- Crop damage
- $15,000
- Coordinates
- 40.842, -83.304 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flash Flood, Knox
- When
- June 1, 12:01 PM EST to 3:50 PM EST
- Where
- Knox County, Countywide
- Property damage
- $25,000
- Crop damage
- $15,000
- Coordinates
- 40.399, -82.421 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flash Flood, Richland
- When
- June 1, 12:04 PM EST to 3:35 PM EST
- Where
- Richland County, Countywide
- Property damage
- $25,000
- Crop damage
- $15,000
- Coordinates
- 40.775, -82.536 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flash Flood, Geauga
- When
- June 1, 12:31 PM EST to 3:00 PM EST
- Where
- Geauga County, Countywide
- Property damage
- $25,000
- Crop damage
- $15,000
- Coordinates
- 41.500, -81.179 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flash Flood, Summit
- When
- June 1, 1:30 PM EST to 3:55 PM EST
- Where
- Summit County, Countywide
- Property damage
- $25,000
- Crop damage
- $15,000
- Coordinates
- 41.126, -81.532 (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
- Flash Flooding in West Virginia, June 1, 1997
- Flooding in Idaho, June 1 to 30, 1997
- Flash Flooding in Ohio, June 1 to 2, 1997
- Flash Flooding in Ohio, June 1, 1997
- Flood in Ohio, June 1 to 3, 1997
- Drought in Texas, June 1 to 30, 1997
- Flooding in Idaho, June 1 to 15, 1997
- Tornadoes and Hail in North Dakota, June 1 to 30, 1997
- Flooding in Ohio, June 1 to 6, 1997
- Tornado and Damaging Winds in Florida, June 1, 1997
- Tornadoes and Flash Flood in Colorado, June 1 to 2, 1997
- Cold in Georgia, June 1 to 11, 1997
More
Every storm in Ohio in 1997Every state in 1997This day in weather historyWarnings in Ohio, June 1997
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: 5626537, 5626678, 5626538, 5626539, 5626536, 5626540.