Ohio, 1999

Flooding in Ohio, January 23 to 24, 1999

January 23 to 24, 1999 · NWS ILN · 3 events in 3 counties and zones

3 flood, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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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.

The radar

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Event by event

3 flood. Local standard time, as filed.

Flood, Pickaway

When
January 23, 4:45 AM EST to January 24, 6:00 PM EST
Where
Pickaway forecast zone
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates
39.642, -83.024 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The Scioto River came out of its banks at Circleville and Piketon. At Circleville, the river crested at 14.3 feet at noon on the 23rd. Flood stage is 14.0 feet. The flooding was limited to bottomland areas along the river near Circleville. At Piketon, the river crested at an estimated 18.5 feet at noon on the 24th. Flood stage is 18.0 feet. Backwater flooding occurred along area creeks in southern Pike and and along Scioto Brush Creek in northern Scioto county.

Flood, Pike

When
January 23, 4:45 AM EST to January 24, 6:00 PM EST
Where
Pike forecast zone
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates
39.077, -83.067 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Flood, Scioto

When
January 23, 4:45 AM EST to January 24, 6:00 PM EST
Where
Scioto forecast zone
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates
38.804, -82.993 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

What these are

Flood
Flooding that develops more slowly than a flash flood: rivers leaving their banks, or water standing over land for an extended time.

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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: 5678576, 5678577, 5678578.