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The city had a cold winter, and the ground had not fully thawed, leading to a higher flood risk. Beginning late on March 24 and spanning 24 hours, about 5 inches of rain fell in Central Ohio. Flooding occurred across Ohio, with many of its major rivers flooding. By 2 a.m. on March 25, it became clear that a major flood was developing.
A large swath of heavy rain fell across most of southern Minnesota during Saturday, August 18, and Sunday, August 19, with the highest totals in the far southeast counties of the state. Twenty-four-hour rainfall totals of 15.10 inches (384 mm) were recorded in Hokah, which easily broke the old state record of 10.84 inches (275 mm).
The center of the storm became stationary over Thrall, dropping a storm total of 39.7 inches (1,010 mm) of rain in 36 hours. [24] The 24-hour rainfall total ending 7 AM on September 10, 1921 (38.2 inches) at a U.S. Weather Bureau station in Thrall remains the national official 24-hour rainfall record.
Record-breaking rain that month led to a devastating flood. The rainiest Jan. 23 was in 1996 with 1.57 inches of rain. By contrast, the NWS recorded 0.45 inches of rain Tuesday , and 0 inches ...
Ohio's capital received 2.05 inches of rain on Tuesday, a new record for April 2, according to the National Weather Service. In Akron, the NWS recorded 1.77 inches of precipitation. Likewise ...
heavy rain maximum rate of 24 millimetres (0.94 in) in 30 minutes near Lisbon, Portugal, with similar intensity of 1967 event; much lower fatalities due to lessons learned [3] 14 June 1990: 26 heavy rain Shadyside, Ohio, U.S. [5] 16 June 1990: 4 thunderstorm Duck Creek Floods of 1990 near Davenport, Iowa, U.S. [6] 12 August 1997: 11 thunderstorm
Other record-breaking totals were reported in Lewis Ranch, which recorded 7.04 inches of rain; Leona Valley and Crystal Lake, both of which recorded 6.97 inches; and Mt. Baldy, with 5.84 inches.
The heaviest rainfall noted over the past 30 years was from the precursor disturbance to Tropical Storm Isabel, when 31.67 inches (804 mm) fell at Toro Negro Forest. [107] Hurricane Eloise of 1975 dropped 33.29 inches (846 mm) of rainfall at Dos Bocas, with 23.07 inches (586 mm) falling in 24 hours.