Ohio, 1999

Flash Flood in Ohio, January 19 to 31, 1999

January 19 to 31, 1999 · NWS PBZ · 1 event in 1 county or zone

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

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 1 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
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.

The radar

The Cleveland radar (KCLE), 124 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 20:20 UTC.

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Event by event

1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.

Flash Flood, Coshocton

When
January 19, 3:23 PM EST to January 31, 7:45 AM EST
Where
Coshocton County, Countywide
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
40.302, -81.920 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Rainfall and snowmelt caused the Muskingum River to rise to nearly three and a half feet above flood stage at Coshocton. The river crested at around 16.4 feet on the afternoon of the 23rd and did not fall below the flood stage of 13.0 feet until the early morning hours of the 31st. During this period minor flooding was also reported at other locations across the county. Several state and county roads were closed during this time period as water rose onto low-lying parts of the roadways.

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.

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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: 5684243.