Ohio, 1998

Flash Flood in Ohio, June 28, 1998

June 28, 1998 · NWS CLE · 1 event in 1 county or zone

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

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$150,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
1

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

The Cleveland radar (KCLE), 122 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 23:32 UTC.

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Event by event

1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.

Flash Flood, Knox

When
June 28, 6:35 PM EST to 10:25 PM EST
Where
Knox County, Countywide
Property damage
$150,000
Reported by
NEWSPAPER
Coordinates
40.399, -82.421 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

More thunderstorms with heavy rain added to flooding problems from the heavy rains on the 27th. Roads that were opened had to be closed due to the additional rains and new flooding; many roads countywide were closed. Flooding of homes and buildings continued in some towns and flooding persisted in some areas for several more days.

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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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: 5656864.