Ohio, 1998

Flash Flooding in Ohio, June 11, 1998

June 11, 1998 · NWS ILN · 8 events in 8 counties and zones

8 flash flood, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 8 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$45,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
8

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.

The radar

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Event by event

8 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.

Flash Flood, Clermont

When
June 11, 9:55 AM EST to 1:30 PM EST
Where
Clermont County, Countywide
Property damage
$5,000
Coordinates
39.047, -84.152 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Numerous roads were closed due to heavy rainfall.

Flash Flood, Shelby

When
June 11, 9:56 AM EST to 2:30 PM EST
Where
Shelby County, Countywide
Property damage
$5,000
Coordinates
40.332, -84.205 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy rainfall caused numerous roads to be closed.

Flash Flood, Butler

When
June 11, 10:15 AM EST to 11:45 AM EST
Where
Butler County, Countywide
Property damage
$5,000
Coordinates
39.439, -84.576 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Numerous roads were closed due to heavy rainfall.

Flash Flood, Darke

When
June 11, 10:25 AM EST to 1:00 PM EST
Where
Darke County, Countywide
Property damage
$5,000
Coordinates
40.133, -84.619 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy rainfall caused several roads to be closed.

Flash Flood, Hamilton

When
June 11, 10:30 AM EST to 1:30 PM EST
Where
Hamilton County, Countywide
Property damage
$10,000
Coordinates
39.196, -84.543 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Several hours of heavy rainfall caused numerous roads to be closed.

Flash Flood, Miami

When
June 11, 10:40 AM EST to 1:00 PM EST
Where
Miami County, Countywide
Property damage
$5,000
Coordinates
40.053, -84.229 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Numerous roads closed due to heavy rainfall.

Flash Flood, Adams

When
June 11, 3:00 PM EST to 3:30 PM EST
Where
Adams County, Countywide
Property damage
$5,000
Coordinates
38.846, -83.472 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Roads were closed due to heavy rainfall.

Flash Flood, Brown

When
June 11, 3:00 PM EST to 3:30 PM EST
Where
Brown County, Countywide
Property damage
$5,000
Coordinates
38.934, -83.867 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Numerous roads closed.

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.

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More

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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: 5648356, 5648354, 5648355, 5648358, 5648357, 5648359, 5648360, 5648361.