Ohio, 1998Flash Flooding in Ohio, June 26 to 30, 1998
June 26 to 30, 1998 · NWS PBZ · 6 events in 1 county or zone
Thunderstorm continued to move across Tuscarawas County during the day of the 28th. By that evening, major flash flooding problems were reported countywide.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $20 million
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 6
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.
Thunderstorm continued to move across Tuscarawas County during the day of the 28th. By that evening, major flash flooding problems were reported countywide. The city of Uhrichsville was especially hard hit, with 300 families forced to evacuated. The west side of town was reported to be mostly under water by the early morning hours of the 30th. Flooding problems continued across the county past the end of the month, as several roads in low-lying and flood control areas remained closed well into July.
Flash Flood, Tuscarawas
- When
- June 26, 7:30 PM EST to 10:00 PM EST
- Where
- Tuscarawas County, Newcomerstown
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 40.441, -81.474 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Thunderstorm rains produced street flooding in Newcomerstown.
Flash Flood, Tuscarawas
- When
- June 26, 9:30 PM EST to June 27, 3:00 AM EST
- Where
- Tuscarawas County, South Portion
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 40.441, -81.474 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Thunderstorm rains produced widespread flash flooding, with water reported on numerous roads across the southern part of the county.
Flash Flood, Tuscarawas
- When
- June 27, 9:00 AM EST to 12:00 PM EST
- Where
- Tuscarawas County, Gnadenhutten
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 40.441, -81.474 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Thunderstorm rains produced flodding on US Route 36.
Flash Flood, Tuscarawas
- When
- June 27, 10:30 AM EST to 12:00 PM EST
- Where
- Tuscarawas County, 1 mi NE of Newcomerstown
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 40.441, -81.474 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Thunderstorm rains produced flooding on SR 258.
Flash Flood, Tuscarawas
- When
- June 27, 7:20 PM EST to June 28, 3:00 AM EST
- Where
- Tuscarawas County, Countywide
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 40.441, -81.474 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Creeks reported out of banks countywide.
Flash Flood, Tuscarawas
- When
- June 28, 6:00 PM EST to June 30, 11:59 PM EST
- Where
- Tuscarawas County, Countywide
- Property damage
- $20 million
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 40.441, -81.474 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
- 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.
- Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Minnesota, June 26 to 27, 19983 deaths · $2.5 million · F0 · 94 events
- Flash Flooding in Ohio, June 26 to 30, 19981 death · $10 million · 7 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Maryland, June 26, 19981 death · 2 injured · $130,000 · 1 in hail · 14 events
- Heat in Illinois, June 26 to 28, 19981 death · 35 events
- Damaging Winds and Lightning Strike in New York, June 26, 19981 death · 3 injured · $13,000 · 4 events
- Flash Flooding in Ohio, June 26 to 30, 1998$19 million · 4 events
- Heat in Oklahoma, June 26, 19981 death · 1 event
- Flash Flooding in Ohio, June 26 to 30, 1998$15 million · 2 events
- Flash Flooding and Hail in New York, June 26, 1998$8.2 million · 1 in hail · 11 events
- Flash Flooding and Hail in West Virginia, June 26 to 27, 1998$726,000 · 1.5 in hail · 26 events
- Tornado and Damaging Winds in New York, June 26, 19983 injured · $160,000 · F1 · 7 events
- Damaging Wind in Delaware, June 26, 1998$1.5 million · 70 kt wind · 1 event
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: 5668336, 5668337, 5668338, 5668339, 5668340, 5668341.