Ohio, 1999

Flash Flooding in Ohio, January 13 to 18, 1999

January 13 to 18, 1999 · NWS PBZ · 4 events in 2 counties and zones

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

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 4 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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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
4

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 Pittsburgh radar (KPBZ), 87 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 20:15 UTC.

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Event by event

4 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.

Flash Flood, Belmont

When
January 13, 3:16 PM EST to January 14, 11:00 AM EST
Where
Belmont County, 1 mi W of Powhatan Pt
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
40.016, -80.988 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

An ice jam on Cat Run produced some minor flooding onto County Road 56 just to the west of Powhatan Point.

Flash Flood, Belmont

When
January 18, 2:15 AM EST to 8:00 AM EST
Where
Belmont County, Alledonia
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
40.016, -80.988 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A debris jam formed on Captina Creek near Alledonia, producing minor flooding onto adjacent fields and a portion of State Route 148.

Flash Flood, Belmont

When
January 18, 10:23 AM EST to 2:00 PM EST
Where
Belmont County, 2 mi SE of Hunter
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
40.016, -80.988 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

More debris jams formed on Captina Creek and caused water to rise onto State Route 148. Water was reported on parts of the roadway beginning from the intersection of State Routes 148 and 26, eastward to near Armstrongs Mills.

Flash Flood, Monroe

When
January 18, 11:02 AM EST to 3:00 PM EST
Where
Monroe County, Cameron
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
39.727, -81.083 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The combination of heavy rain and a debris jam caused Sunfish Creek to rise out of its banks near the town of Cameron.

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: 5684238, 5684239, 5684240, 5684241.