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The boats helped local residents save flood victims during the crisis. Over the next five days of high waters, the local government, countless volunteers, and five National Guard companies rescued people and worked to save properties. [3] The flooding shut down the city for five days, and the west side of Columbus for six weeks.
The Dayton flood of March 1913 was caused by a series of severe winter rainstorms that hit the Midwest in late March. Within three days, 8–11 inches (200–280 mm) of rain fell throughout the Great Miami River watershed on already saturated soil, [ 2 ] resulting in more than 90 percent runoff .
The official death toll range for Ohio falls between 422 and 470. Flood-related death estimates in Indiana range from 100 to 200. More than a quarter million people were left homeless. The death toll from the flood of 1913 places it second to the Johnstown Flood of 1889 as one of the deadliest floods in the United States. The flood remains Ohio ...
On Easter 1913, the rains began for three days, and Ohio lost 470 people to one of the deadliest floods in U.S. history. 111 years later, recalling the tragedy and heroism of the 1913 Fremont ...
The deadliest tornado struck Xenia, Ohio. In all, 42 deaths were recorded in the state, as well as 1,379 injuries and over $250 million in property damage, according to NOAA. ... Tornadoes hit ...
Ohio's tornado season considered to be April through June, according to the National Weather Service. However, tornadoes can and have happened in every month of the year. However, tornadoes can ...
Another strong and violent F4 tornado hit Trumbull County, downing trees at F0 and F1 intensity before rapidly intensifying on the Ohio-Pennsylvania border. The tornado would go on to kill 18 people in Pennsylvania and caused an estimated $5,000,000 (1985 USD) in damages. An F2 tornado hit Dorset, before crossing the state border into ...
A tornado hit Montgomery and Blue Ash in 1999 Six days after the 25th anniversary of those tornadoes, Cincinnati was forced into a sequel. Shortly before 5:30 a.m. on April 9, 1999, an F4 tornado ...