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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.
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 ...
The soil was saturated and nearly all the rain becomes runoff, flowing into the Great Miami River and its tributaries. Monday, March 24, 1913. 7:00 am—After a day and night of heavy rains, with precipitation between 8 and 11 inches (200 and 280 mm), the river reaches its high stage for the year at 11.6 feet (3.5 m), and continues to rise.
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. Eighty-seven people drowned in and near Taylor, and 93 in Williamson County. Thrall rainfall was 23.4 inches (590 mm) during 6 hours, 31.8 inches (810 mm) during 12 hours ...
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
Over the past 24 hours, 9.19 inches of rain have fallen over Dallas-Fort Worth, the second greatest 24-hour precipitation total recorded by the National Weather Service in Fort Worth. The first ...
There is a chance of rain, mainly before 8 p.m. Cloudy, with a low around 34. Southwest wind 5 to 7 mph, becoming northwest after midnight. The chance of precipitation is 40%.