Flash Flooding in Ohio, June 1, 1997

Name: Flash Flooding in Ohio, June 1, 1997
Start: 1997-06-01T15:11
End: 1997-06-01T18:10
Location: Ohio

June 1, 1997 · NWS CLE · 8 events in 8 counties and zones

Heavy thunderstorm rain caused flooding of low lying areas and roads. Several roads were closed due to the flooding.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 8 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $240,000
Crop damage: $160,000
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.

What happened

The episode as NWS CLE wrote it up.

Heavy thunderstorm rain caused flooding of low lying areas and roads. Several roads were closed due to the flooding. The rain, in some cases, was aggravated by flooding that had started from earlier thunderstorm rains.

The radar

The Cleveland radar (KCLE), 25 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 20:10 UTC.

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Event by event

8 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.

Flash Flood, Lorain

When: June 1, 3:11 PM EST to 5:15 PM EST
Where: Lorain County, Countywide
Property damage: $30,000
Crop damage: $20,000
Coordinates: 41.453, -82.151 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Flash Flood, Wayne

When: June 1, 3:14 PM EST to 5:45 PM EST
Where: Wayne County, Countywide
Property damage: $30,000
Crop damage: $20,000
Coordinates: 40.829, -81.888 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Flash Flood, Ottawa

When: June 1, 3:16 PM EST to 6:05 PM EST
Where: Ottawa County, Countywide
Property damage: $30,000
Crop damage: $20,000
Coordinates: 41.497, -82.941 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Flash Flood, Stark

When: June 1, 3:18 PM EST to 6:10 PM EST
Where: Stark County, Countywide
Property damage: $30,000
Crop damage: $20,000
Coordinates: 40.814, -81.366 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Flash Flood, Marion

When: June 1, 3:19 PM EST to 5:40 PM EST
Where: Marion County, Countywide
Property damage: $30,000
Crop damage: $20,000
Coordinates: 40.587, -83.161 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Flash Flood, Morrow

When: June 1, 3:21 PM EST to 5:50 PM EST
Where: Morrow County, Countywide
Property damage: $30,000
Crop damage: $20,000
Coordinates: 40.524, -82.794 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Flash Flood, Holmes

When: June 1, 3:36 PM EST to 5:20 PM EST
Where: Holmes County, Countywide
Property damage: $30,000
Crop damage: $20,000
Coordinates: 40.561, -81.929 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Flash Flood, Sandusky

When: June 1, 3:49 PM EST to 5:55 PM EST
Where: Sandusky County, Countywide
Property damage: $30,000
Crop damage: $20,000
Coordinates: 41.357, -83.144 (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 1997 Every state in 1997 This day in weather history Warnings 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: 5626680, 5626686, 5626683, 5626685, 5626681, 5626682, 5626679, 5626684.