Another series of thunderstorms passed over the county on the evening of the 27th, triggering extensive flash flooding across the entire county. Subsequent thunderstorms over the next several days continued the flooding through the end of the month.
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The episode as NWS PBZ wrote it up.
Another series of thunderstorms passed over the county on the evening of the 27th, triggering extensive flash flooding across the entire county. Subsequent thunderstorms over the next several days continued the flooding through the end of the month. Numerous roads across the county were closed due to flooding. The towns of Woodsfield and Cameron were especially hard hit. In Cameron, flood waters from Sunfish Creek prompted several evacuations. Extensive street flooding was reported in Woodsfield.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
2 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm rains produced flooding from Wills Creek onto SR 379 in Calais. Other roads in town were flooded as well.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Ohio in 1998Every state in 1998This day in weather historyWarnings in Ohio, June 1998
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: 5668502, 5668503.