Flash Flood, Henry
- When
- January 9, 12:15 AM EST to 2:00 AM EST
- Where
- Henry County, Countywide
- Coordinates
- 41.334, -84.068 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flash Flooding in Ohio, January 9, 1998
Heavy thunderstorm rain on already saturated ground caused flooding of small streams, streets and low lying areas. On Hillman-Ford Road In Morral (Marion County), the driver of a school bus attempted to drive through high water from the Little Scioto River.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 11 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
- 11
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 on already saturated ground caused flooding of small streams, streets and low lying areas. On Hillman-Ford Road In Morral (Marion County), the driver of a school bus attempted to drive through high water from the Little Scioto River. The bus slid into a ditch but the more than 30 students and bus driver were rescued from the precariously tilted vehicle.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
11 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Flash Flood, Sandusky
- When
- January 9, 12:30 AM EST to 3:00 AM EST
- Where
- Sandusky County, Countywide
- Coordinates
- 41.357, -83.144 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flash Flood, Marion
- When
- January 9, 12:40 AM EST to 6:00 AM EST
- Where
- Marion County, Prospect
- Coordinates
- 40.587, -83.161 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flash Flood, Erie
- When
- January 9, 12:42 AM EST to 2:00 AM EST
- Where
- Erie County, Countywide
- Coordinates
- 41.432, -82.700 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flash Flood, Huron
- When
- January 9, 12:46 AM EST to 2:30 AM EST
- Where
- Huron County, Monroeville
- Coordinates
- 41.146, -82.598 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flash Flood, Richland
- When
- January 9, 12:51 AM EST to 1:30 AM EST
- Where
- Richland County, Countywide
- Coordinates
- 40.775, -82.536 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flash Flood, Ashland
- When
- January 9, 12:55 AM EST to 5:30 AM EST
- Where
- Ashland County, Countywide
- Coordinates
- 40.846, -82.271 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flash Flood, Holmes
- When
- January 9, 1:09 AM EST to 2:00 AM EST
- Where
- Holmes County, Big Prairie
- Coordinates
- 40.561, -81.929 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flash Flood, Lorain
- When
- January 9, 1:13 AM EST to 5:00 AM EST
- Where
- Lorain County, Lorain
- Coordinates
- 41.453, -82.151 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flash Flood, Cuyahoga
- When
- January 9, 1:17 AM EST to 2:30 AM EST
- Where
- Cuyahoga County, Cleveland
- Coordinates
- 41.479, -81.678 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flash Flood, Medina
- When
- January 9, 1:21 AM EST to 1:50 AM EST
- Where
- Medina County, Chippewa on the Lake
- Coordinates
- 41.118, -81.900 (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
- Tornado in West Virginia, January 9, 1998
- Flash Flooding in Ohio, January 9, 1998
- Flash Flooding in Pennsylvania, January 9, 1998
- Flood in Pennsylvania, January 9 to 10, 1998
- Flood in Ohio, January 9 to 12, 1998
- Tornado in California, January 9, 1998
- Flood in New York, January 9 to 13, 1998
- Flood in New York, January 9 to 11, 1998
- Dense Fog in New York, January 9, 1998
- Winter Weather in California, January 9 to 10, 1998
- Ice Storm in Massachusetts, January 9, 1998
- Flash Flood in Pennsylvania, January 9, 1998
More
Every storm in Ohio in 1998Every state in 1998This day in weather historyWarnings in Ohio, January 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: 5635918, 5636027, 5636024, 5635917, 5635920, 5636026, 5635915, 5635919, 5635921, 5635916, 5636025.