Ohio, 1998

Flood in Ohio, March 10 to 11, 1998

March 10 to 11, 1998 · NWS CLE · 1 event in 1 county or zone

1 flood, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
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.

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Event by event

1 flood. Local standard time, as filed.

Flood, Lucas

When
March 10, 6:30 AM EST to March 11, 1:15 PM EST
Where
Lucas forecast zone
Coordinates
41.684, -83.468 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The Maumee River at Waterville exceeded its flood stage of nine feet and crested at 9.8 feet at 1300 EST on 03/10/98. Flooding was confined to low lying areas.

What these are

Flood
Flooding that develops more slowly than a flash flood: rivers leaving their banks, or water standing over land for an extended time.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

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: 5637712.