Lightning, Hamilton
- When
- June 16, 4:30 PM EST
- Where
- Hamilton County, Covedale
- Property damage
- $20,000
- Coordinates
- 39.196, -84.543 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Lightning hit a house which started a fire causing significant damage.
Flash Flooding and Lightning Strike in Ohio, June 16, 1997
4 flash flood, 1 lightning, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 5 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
- $50,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 5
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.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
4 flash flood, 1 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.
Flash Flood, Hamilton
- When
- June 16, 6:00 PM EST to 7:30 PM EST
- Where
- Hamilton County, Countywide
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Coordinates
- 39.196, -84.543 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy rainfall caused numerous roads to be flooded, mainly in Anderson Township.
Flash Flood, Clermont
- When
- June 16, 6:25 PM EST to 7:45 PM EST
- Where
- Clermont County, Batavia
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Coordinates
- 39.047, -84.152 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Persistent heavy rainfall caused roads to be flooded. Several cars became submerged in the water.
Flash Flood, Franklin
- When
- June 16, 6:30 PM EST to 8:00 PM EST
- Where
- Franklin County, Countywide
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Coordinates
- 39.970, -83.009 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy rainfall flooded some roads and underpasses.
Flash Flood, Delaware
- When
- June 16, 7:00 PM EST to 8:00 PM EST
- Where
- Delaware County, Countywide
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Coordinates
- 40.278, -83.005 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy rainfall for several hours caused many roads to be flooded across the county.
What these are
- Lightning
- A lightning strike that killed, injured or caused damage.
- 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
- Tornadoes and Hail in Texas, June 16, 1997
- Flash Flooding in Kentucky, June 16 to 17, 1997
- Tornado in Florida, June 16, 1997
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Oklahoma, June 16, 1997
- Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Oklahoma, June 16 to 17, 1997
- Tornadoes and Hail in Texas, June 16, 1997
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, June 16, 1997
- Tornado in Alabama, June 16, 1997
- High Wind in New Mexico, June 16, 1997
- Flash Flood and Hail in Texas, June 16, 1997
- Tornadoes and Hail in Texas, June 16, 1997
- Tornadoes and Hail in Texas, June 16, 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: 5607512, 5607509, 5607508, 5607510, 5607511.