Heavy Rain, Perry
- When
- June 1, 12:00 AM EST to June 30, 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- Perry forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 39.737, -82.236 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Rain in Ohio, June 1 to 30, 1998
The total June rainfall of 10 to 13 inches was common, except less for western portions of Athens County. 9 inches.
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
- 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 RLX wrote it up.
The total June rainfall of 10 to 13 inches was common, except less for western portions of Athens County. The greatest amounts from official cooperative observers included Beverly of Washington County with 15.9 inches. Bellville Lock at Reedsville of Meigs County had 15.3 inches.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
5 heavy rain. Local standard time, as filed.
Heavy Rain, Athens
- When
- June 1, 12:00 AM EST to June 30, 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- Athens forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 39.334, -82.045 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Rain, Meigs
- When
- June 1, 12:00 AM EST to June 30, 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- Meigs forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 39.082, -82.023 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Rain, Morgan
- When
- June 1, 12:00 AM EST to June 30, 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- Morgan forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 39.620, -81.853 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Rain, Washington
- When
- June 1, 12:00 AM EST to June 30, 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- Washington forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 39.455, -81.495 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
What these are
- Heavy Rain
- Rainfall totals unusual for the place and season that did not produce a flood.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Heat in Louisiana, June 1 to 30, 1998
- Heat in Texas, June 1 to 19, 1998
- Drought in Texas, June 1 to 30, 1998
- Tornado in Pennsylvania, June 1, 1998
- Flood in California, June 1 to 30, 1998
- Drought in Louisiana, June 1 to 30, 1998
- Heat in South Carolina, June 1 to 30, 1998
- Heat in Florida, June 1 to 30, 1998
- Heat in Texas, June 1 to 30, 1998
- Tornado and Damaging Winds in Tennessee, June 1 to 2, 1998
- Lightning Strikes in Pennsylvania, June 1, 1998
- Lightning Strike in New Jersey, June 1, 1998
More
Every storm in Ohio in 1998Every state in 1998This day in weather historyWarnings in Ohio, June 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: 5658675, 5658676, 5658677, 5658678, 5658679.