Ohio, 1999

Flood in Ohio, January 23 to 24, 1999

January 23 to 24, 1999 · NWS ILN · 1 event in 1 county or zone

1 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
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.

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Event by event

1 flood. Local standard time, as filed.

Flood, Hamilton

When
January 23, 2:00 AM EST to January 24, 6:00 PM EST
Where
Hamilton forecast zone
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates
39.196, -84.543 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The Great Miami River came out of its banks around Miamitown and crested at an estimated 19.0 feet at 100 am on the 24th. Flood stage is 16.0 feet. The high water affected low land areas near the river and some cottages along the river near Miamitown.

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: 5678582.