Flash Flood, Henry
- When
- February 17, 3:30 PM EST to 6:40 PM EST
- Where
- Henry County, North Portion
- Coordinates
- 41.334, -84.068 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flash Flooding in Ohio, February 17, 1998
Heavy thunderstorm rain caused flooding of roads, basements and low lying areas. Basement flooding was particularly prevalent in Point Place near Toledo in Lucas County.
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
- $70,000
- 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.
What happened
The episode as NWS CLE wrote it up.
Heavy thunderstorm rain caused flooding of roads, basements and low lying areas. Basement flooding was particularly prevalent in Point Place near Toledo in Lucas County.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
5 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Flash Flood, Lucas
- When
- February 17, 3:30 PM EST to 6:30 PM EST
- Where
- Lucas County, Countywide
- Property damage
- $70,000
- Coordinates
- 41.684, -83.468 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flash Flood, Fulton
- When
- February 17, 3:40 PM EST to 4:45 PM EST
- Where
- Fulton County, Countywide
- Coordinates
- 41.602, -84.130 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flash Flood, Ottawa
- When
- February 17, 4:00 PM EST to 8:00 PM EST
- Where
- Ottawa County, Oak Harbor
- Coordinates
- 41.497, -82.941 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flash Flood, Wood
- When
- February 17, 4:30 PM EST to 6:40 PM EST
- Where
- Wood County, Central Portion
- Coordinates
- 41.362, -83.623 (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.
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The same day elsewhere
- Winter Storm in North Carolina, February 17 to 18, 1998
- Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Florida, February 17, 1998
- Flooding in Michigan, February 17 to 18, 1998
- Damaging Wind in Florida, February 17, 1998
- Storm Surge in Ohio, February 17 to 18, 1998
- Tornado in Florida, February 17, 1998
- Tornado in Florida, February 17, 1998
- Tornado in Florida, February 17, 1998
- Tornado in Georgia, February 17, 1998
- Flood in Florida, February 17 to 28, 1998
- Tornado and Hail in Virginia, February 17, 1998
- Flood in Florida, February 17 to 28, 1998
More
Every storm in Ohio in 1998Every state in 1998This day in weather historyWarnings in Ohio, February 1998
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: 5634181, 5634182, 5634180, 5634183, 5634184.