Flood, Hancock
- When
- June 1, 5:30 AM EST to June 3, 1:45 PM EST
- Where
- Hancock forecast zone
- Injuries
- 5 direct, 0 indirect
- Property damage
- $1.0 million
- Coordinates
- 41.002, -83.666 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flood in Ohio, June 1 to 3, 1997
5 feet at 1000 on 06/02/97. Local police used boats to ferry residents to and from their homes along the river when access was cut off due to the flooding.
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
- 5
- Property damage
- $1.0 million
- 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 CLE wrote it up.
The Blanchard River at Findlay exceeded its flood stage of 11 feet and crested at 15.5 feet at 1000 on 06/02/97. Local police used boats to ferry residents to and from their homes along the river when access was cut off due to the flooding. US Route 68 was closed as well as St. Rts. 236 and 568. The Red Cross used Findlay High School as a shelter and housed 60 people while another 106 people stayed at local hotels. The only north-south road open near Findlay for 14 hours was Interstate 75, which became clogged with traffic. A family of five was taken to the hospital after being overcome by fumes from a gas water pump which they were using to pump out their house.
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
- 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
- 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
- Heavy Rain in Alabama, June 1 to 30, 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: 5606187.