Flood in Athens County, Ohio

Sunday Creek at Glouster rose above its bankfull level of 13 feet the night of May 24th, then rose to a crest around 14.4 feet the following morning. The creek then receded back below bankfull the afternoon of the 25th. Impacts include flooding of Palmer Street in Jacksonville, Route 13 in Trimble, and West Main Street, Oakdale Road, South Town Street, Kennedy Road and the Glouster Memorial Park in Glouster.

A warm front was lifted into the area by a passing low on the 23rd of May, then the front stalled over central West Virginia and southwest Virginia through the 24th. Another low eventually pushed the boundary northward and then steered a cold front west to east across the area on the 25th.

Rounds of rain and thunderstorms traversed southeast Ohio, with most robust activity occurring in the afternoon and evening hours of the 23rd and 24th. Much of southeast Ohio received one to two and a half inches of rain during this time, along with pockets of three to four and a half inch accumulations. Excessive rainfall flooded roads in Athens, Jackson, Perry, Morgan, Gallia, Meigs, and Lawrence counties and led to minor flooding on portions of Sunday Creek, Duck Creek, and the Little Muskingum.