Ohio, 1999

Flash Flooding in Ohio, January 21 to 22, 1999

January 21 to 22, 1999 · NWS ILN · 7 events in 7 counties and zones

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

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 7 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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  • Cold
  • Fire, smoke and dust
  • Marine and coastal
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The toll

Deaths
2
Injuries
1
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
7

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

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Event by event

7 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.

Flash Flood, Champaign

When
January 21, 10:00 PM EST to January 22, 3:00 AM EST
Where
Champaign County, St Paris
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
40.138, -83.769 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy rainfall caused roads to be flooded.

Flash Flood, Fairfield

When
January 21, 11:00 PM EST to January 22, 2:00 AM EST
Where
Fairfield County, Pleasantville
Deaths
2 direct, 0 indirect
Injuries
1 direct, 0 indirect
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
39.752, -82.631 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy rain washed out part of Highway 188. Two cars fell into the washed out area with one person being injured and two killed.

Flash Flood, Union

When
January 21, 11:00 PM EST to January 22, 3:00 AM EST
Where
Union County, Countywide
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
40.299, -83.372 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy rain caused roads to be flooded.

Flash Flood, Darke

When
January 22, 12:20 AM EST to 3:50 AM EST
Where
Darke County, South Portion
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
40.133, -84.619 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Several hours of very heavy rainfall caused roads to be flooded. Maple Swamp creek flooded out of its banks causing 18 people to be evacuated and 8 homes to be flooded.

Flash Flood, Preble

When
January 22, 12:45 AM EST to 3:50 AM EST
Where
Preble County, New Paris
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
39.742, -84.648 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy rainfall caused roads to be closed and washed out. Evacuations occurred due to high water entering houses.

Flash Flood, Miami

When
January 22, 12:50 AM EST to 3:50 AM EST
Where
Miami County, Troy
Reported by
NWS EMPLOYEE(OFF DUTY)
Coordinates
40.053, -84.229 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

More than 3 inches of rain fell in only a few hours causing creeks and streams to rise out of their banks. Many roads and neighborhoods were flooded and a few buildings and homes were flooded.

Flash Flood, Shelby

When
January 22, 12:53 AM EST to 3:50 AM EST
Where
Shelby County, Countywide
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
40.332, -84.205 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy rainfall caused many roads and homes to be flooded.

The people who died

As the offices recorded each death: direct deaths were caused by the weather itself, indirect ones by something it set in motion.

EventDateAgeSexWhereKind
Flash Flood, Fairfield1999-01-2223FemaleVehicle/Towed TrailerDirect
Flash Flood, Fairfield1999-01-223FemaleVehicle/Towed TrailerDirect

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.

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: 5679346, 5679345, 5679421, 5679343, 5679341, 5679344, 5679342.