Flood, Erie
- When
- May 25, 11:45 AM EST to May 26, 5:00 PM EST
- Where
- Erie forecast zone
- Property damage
- $50,000
- Coordinates
- 41.432, -82.700 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flood in Ohio, May 25 to 26, 1997
5 feet at 23:14 EST on 05/25/97. Flooding occurred in lagoon communities from Milan to Huron and flood waters approached some small businesses in Milan near Route 250.
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
- 0
- Property damage
- $50,000
- 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 Huron River at Milan exceeded its flood stage of 14.0 feet and and crested at 17.5 feet at 23:14 EST on 05/25/97. Flooding occurred in lagoon communities from Milan to Huron and flood waters approached some small businesses in Milan near Route 250.
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
- 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: 5601883.