Flood, Paulding
- When
- March 1, 12:00 AM EST to March 2, 5:00 AM EST
- Where
- Paulding forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 41.117, -84.580 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flooding in Ohio, March 1 to 2, 1997
Heavy rainfall brought area rivers, including the Blanchard, Maumee, Auglaize, and St. Mary's rivers, out of their banks in late February.
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
- None recorded
- 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.
What happened
The episode as NWS ILN wrote it up.
Heavy rainfall brought area rivers, including the Blanchard, Maumee, Auglaize, and St. Mary's rivers, out of their banks in late February. The crests occurred in late February but flooding continued into early March. The Blanchard river at Ottawa, which flooded area farmland and several city streets, went below flood stage on March 2nd at 500 am. Flood stage is 23.0 feet. The Auglaize river fell below flood stage at 300 pm on March 1st.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
5 flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Flood, Putnam
- When
- March 1, 12:00 AM EST to March 2, 5:00 AM EST
- Where
- Putnam forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 41.022, -84.132 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flood, Van Wert
- When
- March 1, 12:00 AM EST to March 2, 5:00 AM EST
- Where
- Van Wert forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 40.855, -84.586 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flood, Allen
- When
- March 1, 12:00 AM EST to March 2, 5:00 AM EST
- Where
- Allen forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 40.772, -84.106 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flood, Mercer
- When
- March 1, 12:00 AM EST to March 2, 5:00 AM EST
- Where
- Mercer forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 40.540, -84.629 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
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
- Tornado in Arkansas, March 1, 1997
- Tornado in Arkansas, March 1, 1997
- Tornado in Arkansas, March 1, 1997
- Flood in Kentucky, March 1 to 6, 1997
- Tornado in Arkansas, March 1, 1997
- Tornadoes in Tennessee, March 1, 1997
- Tornado in Arkansas, March 1, 1997
- Flooding in Tennessee, March 1 to 11, 1997
- Tornado in Arkansas, March 1, 1997
- Tornadoes in Arkansas, March 1, 1997
- Flash Flood in Ohio, March 1 to 2, 1997
- Tornadoes in Mississippi, March 1, 1997
More
Every storm in Ohio in 1997Every state in 1997This day in weather historyWarnings in Ohio, March 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: 5597052, 5597053, 5597054, 5597055, 5597056.