Ohio, 1998

Flash Flood in Ohio, June 29, 1998

June 29, 1998 · NWS CLE · 1 event in 1 county or zone

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

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 1 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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  • Wind
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  • Winter weather
  • Heat and drought
  • Cold
  • Fire, smoke and dust
  • Marine and coastal
  • Other

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$40,000
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), 72 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 23:24 UTC.

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Event by event

1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.

Flash Flood, Ashland

When
June 29, 6:23 PM EST to 8:10 PM EST
Where
Ashland County, Hayesville
Property damage
$40,000
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
40.846, -82.271 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Flooding occurred from heavy thunderstorm rains on top of already saturated soil. Roads were closed from flood waters. Telephone poles being readied to replace storm damage poles from previous days floated away down County Road 1802.

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.

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The same day elsewhere

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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: 5656866.