Ohio, 1998

Heavy Rain in Ohio, September 1 to 30, 1998

September 1 to 30, 1998 · NWS RLX · 3 events in 3 counties and zones

The total monthly rainfall was an inch or less in extreme southeast Ohio. 07 inches.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 3 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.

  • Tornadoes
  • Tropical storms and surge
  • Floods
  • Wind
  • Hail
  • 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
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
3

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.

What happened

The episode as NWS RLX wrote it up.

The total monthly rainfall was an inch or less in extreme southeast Ohio. Some representative amounts included Patriot 0.40 inches, Willow Wood 0.41 inches, South Point 0.95, and Jackson 1.07 inches.

The radar

The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.

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Event by event

3 heavy rain. Local standard time, as filed.

Heavy Rain, Jackson

When
September 1, 12:00 AM EST to September 30, 11:00 PM EST
Where
Jackson forecast zone
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
39.020, -82.618 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Rain, Gallia

When
September 1, 12:00 AM EST to September 30, 11:00 PM EST
Where
Gallia forecast zone
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
38.825, -82.317 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Rain, Lawrence

When
September 1, 12:00 AM EST to September 30, 11:00 PM EST
Where
Lawrence forecast zone
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
38.599, -82.537 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

What these are

Heavy Rain
Rainfall totals unusual for the place and season that did not produce a flood.

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

The same day elsewhere

More

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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: 5667023, 5667024, 5667025.