Coastal Flood in Ohio

8 coastal flood events since 2019

Every coastal flood event the National Weather Service has filed in Ohio, year by year, with the most significant episodes. Flooding of coastal land by the sea, from storm surge, onshore wind or high tides.

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The most significant coastal flood episodes in Ohio.

Tornadoes
Tropical storms and surge
Floods
Wind
Hail
Winter weather
Heat and drought
Cold
Fire, smoke and dust
Marine and coastal
Other

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The record

Events: 8
Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Damage: $315,000

Every year

The most significant

Ranked by deaths, injuries, damage and size together.

Coastal Flood in Ohio, April 14, 2019$160,000 · 2 eventsA meteotsunami edge wave affected Lake Erie on the evening of April 14, 2019 and caused damage along the shoreline and flooding of homes. The event occurred at approximately 7:17 PM EDT and affected the shores from Madison Township, Ohio to Conneaut, Ohio.
Coastal Flood in Ohio, April 11, 2019$120,000 · 2 eventsBy the middle of April Lake Erie was observing water levels 2 feet above normal, and rising. Lake Erie is in the midst of its seasonal rise and its mean monthly level surged 7 inches upward from March to April.
Coastal Flood in Ohio, May 8 to 13, 2019$35,000 · 3 eventsRecord Lake Erie water levels in May. May averaged 574.3 feet over sea level, about 30 inches above normal, according to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. This was a quarter-inch above the all-time record, set in June 1986.
Coastal Flood in Ohio, April 19 to 20, 20191 eventBy the middle of April Lake Erie was observing water levels 2 feet above normal, and rising. Lake Erie is in the midst of its seasonal rise and its mean monthly level surged 7 inches upward from March to April.

Coastal Flood everywhere Every kind of event in Ohio

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.