Flash Flood, Hancock
- When
- May 25, 6:00 AM EST
- Where
- Hancock County, Countywide
- Coordinates
- 41.002, -83.666 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flash Flooding in Ohio, May 25, 1997
Heavy thunderstorm rain caused flooding of low lying areas, streams and roads. There was 5 feet of water on some roads in Wood County , and in Hancock County some people had to be rescued from their cars.
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.
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- Heat and drought
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- 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 CLE wrote it up.
Heavy thunderstorm rain caused flooding of low lying areas, streams and roads. There was 5 feet of water on some roads in Wood County , and in Hancock County some people had to be rescued from their cars.
The radar
The Cleveland radar (KCLE), 158 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 11:01 UTC.
Event by event
5 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Flash Flood, Wood
- When
- May 25, 6:00 AM EST
- Where
- Wood County, Countywide
- Coordinates
- 41.362, -83.623 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flash Flood, Huron
- When
- May 25, 7:14 AM EST
- Where
- Huron County, Countywide
- Coordinates
- 41.146, -82.598 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flash Flood, Medina
- When
- May 25, 8:10 AM EST
- Where
- Medina County, Countywide
- Coordinates
- 41.118, -81.900 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flash Flood, Crawford
- When
- May 25, 10:15 AM EST
- Where
- Crawford County, Countywide
- Coordinates
- 40.851, -82.920 (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
- Tornadoes and Hail in Oklahoma, May 25, 1997
- Tornado in Kansas, May 25, 1997
- Heavy Rain in Pennsylvania, May 25, 1997
- Tornadoes and Flash Flood in Texas, May 25, 1997
- Tornado in Maryland, May 25, 1997
- Tornado in Kansas, May 25, 1997
- Tornado in Kansas, May 25, 1997
- Flash Flood in Pennsylvania, May 25 to 26, 1997
- Tornado and Flash Flood in Virginia, May 25, 1997
- Flood in Ohio, May 25 to 26, 1997
- Flash Flood in Pennsylvania, May 25 to 26, 1997
- Tornadoes and Hail in Texas, May 25, 1997
More
Every storm in Ohio in 1997Every state in 1997This day in weather historyWarnings in Ohio, May 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: 5601870, 5601871, 5601872, 5601873, 5601874.