Ohio, 1998Flash Flood in Ohio, May 1 to 2, 1998
May 1 to 2, 1998 · NWS RLX · 1 event in 1 county or zone
1 flash flood, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $15,000
- 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.
Flash Flood, Meigs
- When
- May 1, 7:00 PM EST to May 2, 8:00 AM EST
- Where
- Meigs County, Countywide
- Property damage
- $15,000
- Coordinates
- 39.082, -82.023 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Rains of 2 to 3 inches fell over the course of 48 hours, from Wednesday night April 29th to Friday night May 1st. The last inch of rain fell Friday evening on the 1st. Leading Creek flooded and closed roads in the Dexter and Langsville vicinity. Little Leading Creek flooded Route 124 at Rutland. The West Branch of the Shade River flooded Route 33 around Burlingham. No dwellings were flooded.
- 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.
- High Wind in Alabama, May 1, 19982 deaths · $30,000 · 1 event
- Heavy Rain in California, May 1 to 31, 1998$200 million · 1 event
- Heavy Rain in California, May 1 to 15, 1998$109 million · 6 events
- Hail in North Carolina, May 1, 1998$100,000 · 2.5 in hail · 1 event
- Drought in Texas, May 1 to 31, 199824 events
- Drought in Texas, May 1 to 31, 199823 events
- Lightning Strike in Oregon, May 1, 1998$25,000 · 1 event
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Virginia, May 1, 1998$20,000 · 1.25 in hail · 5 events
- Flooding in Illinois, May 1 to 20, 19986 events
- Flooding in Kentucky, May 1 to 16, 19985 events
- Hail in Texas, May 1, 19981.5 in hail · 5 events
- Hail in Georgia, May 1, 19980.75 in hail · 4 events
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: 5640126.