Flash Flood, Summit
- When
- January 9, 2:00 AM EST to 3:35 AM EST
- Where
- Summit County, Southeast Portion
- Property damage
- $50,000
- Coordinates
- 41.126, -81.532 (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, roads, basements and low lying areas. Several basements were flooded around Green in Summit County, and there was flooding of Breakneck Creek in Ravenna (Portage County).
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 4 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
- $65,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 4
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, roads, basements and low lying areas. Several basements were flooded around Green in Summit County, and there was flooding of Breakneck Creek in Ravenna (Portage County).
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
4 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Flash Flood, Portage
- When
- January 9, 2:13 AM EST to 3:15 AM EST
- Where
- Portage County, Ravenna
- Property damage
- $15,000
- Coordinates
- 41.168, -81.197 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flash Flood, Geauga
- When
- January 9, 2:17 AM EST to 4:00 AM EST
- Where
- Geauga County, Countywide
- Coordinates
- 41.500, -81.179 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flash Flood, Ashtabula
- When
- January 9, 2:26 AM EST to 4:00 AM EST
- Where
- Ashtabula County, Countywide
- Coordinates
- 41.896, -80.759 (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
- Tornado in West Virginia, 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
- Cold in Nebraska, 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: 5636031, 5636030, 5636029, 5636028.