Ohio, 1999Flash 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.
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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- 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.
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.
- 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.
- Winter Storm and Heavy Rain in Pennsylvania, January 13 to 15, 1999120 injured · 12 events
- Winter Storm and Heavy Rain in New Jersey, January 13 to 15, 199925 injured · 28 events
- Winter Storm in Ohio, January 13, 1999$58,000 · 23 events
- Winter Storm in Ohio, January 13 to 15, 1999$85,000 · 11 events
- Winter Storm in West Virginia, January 13 to 15, 1999$85,000 · 9 events
- Winter Weather in Vermont, January 13, 1999$60,000 · 12 events
- Hail in Louisiana, January 13, 1999$60,000 · 1.75 in hail · 3 events
- Winter Weather in New York, January 13, 1999$40,000 · 8 events
- Cold in Maine, January 13 to 14, 199930 events
- Winter Weather in Maine, January 13, 199926 events
- Winter Storm in Ohio, January 13 to 14, 199924 events
- Winter Storm in New York, January 13 to 15, 199918 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: 5684238, 5684239, 5684240, 5684241.