Storm Surge/Tide in Ohio
Every storm surge/tide event the National Weather Service has filed in Ohio, year by year, with the most significant episodes. Water pushed ashore above the normal tide by a storm’s winds and low pressure.
The most significant on the map
The most significant storm surge/tide 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
The record
- Events
- 24
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Damage
- $5.8 million
Every year
The most significant
Ranked by deaths, injuries, damage and size together.
- Storm Surge in Ohio, April 9 to 10, 1998Northeast gales of 35 knots and water levels that peaked just below 100 inches above low water datum produced 10 to 14 foot waves which caused major damage along the lakeshore.
- Storm Surge in Ohio, February 17 to 18, 1998Northeast winds up to 40 miles per hour increased the water level at the Toledo Coast Guard Station (Lucas County) to around seven feet above low water datum.
- Storm Surge in Ohio, June 1 to 2, 1997Businesses and homes were flooded when strong northeasterly winds and near record high lake levels produced waves of six to eight feet, aggravating shoreline erosion and slowing discharge of stream outflow into Lake Erie.
- Storm Surge in Ohio, March 20 to 21, 1998North to northeast gales of 35 knots, with higher gusts, produced 11 to 14 foot waves on Lake Erie. Also, the water level at Toledo (Lucas County) was seven feet above low water datum. This combination resulted in major flooding and beach erosion.
- Storm Surge in Ohio, February 4 to 5, 1998Northeast winds up to 35 miles per hour caused flooding of the immediate lakeshore and beach erosion.
- Storm Surge in Ohio, March 13 to 14, 1997
- Storm Surge in Ohio, March 13 to 14, 1997Gale force east winds to 35 knots caused the water level at the west end of Lake Erie to rise to 79 inches above low water datum, around 35 inches above the recent average lake level.
- Storm Surge in Ohio, March 13 to 14, 1997
- Storm Surge in Ohio, March 13 to 14, 1997
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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.