Ohio, 2004

Flooding in Ohio, October 18, 2004

October 18, 2004 · NWS ILN · 2 events in 2 counties and zones

2 flood, as filed by the National Weather Service.

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
2

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

2 flood. Local standard time, as filed.

Flood, Clermont

When
October 18, 7:00 PM EST to 8:30 PM EST
Where
Clermont forecast zone
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
39.047, -84.152 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A low pressure system tracking through the Ohio Valley brought heavy rain southwest Ohio. Two to three inches of rain fell across the Cincinnati metro area east into Clermont County. This produced flooding of some roads. There were a few evacuations along Duck Creek in Fairfax.

Flood, Hamilton

When
October 18, 7:05 PM EST to 8:00 PM EST
Where
Hamilton forecast zone
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
39.196, -84.543 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A low pressure system tracking through the Ohio Valley brought heavy rain southwest Ohio. Two to three inches of rain fell across the Cincinnati metro area east into Clermont County. This produced flooding of some roads. There were a few evacuations along Duck Creek in Fairfax.

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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5427367, 5427368.