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Flash Flood in Gallia County, Ohio

Flash Flood May 27, 2026 · Gallia County, Ohio

Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.

What the National Weather Service wrote

State Route 218 was briefly closed by high water near Lovers Lane.

The wider storm

A mainly stationary front sprawled across southeast Ohio and West Virginia on the 26th and 27th of May, then a cold front arrived and sank down through the middle Ohio Valley and central Appalachians. This second front exited to the south by mid-day on the 28th. Precipitation spread north across the area on the 26th, then additional rounds of rain and storms continued to traverse the area through the 27th.

With soils already saturated from previous rainfall, the additional one to three inches of rain that fell over southeast Ohio prompted more flooded roads in Gallia and minor flooding on portions of Duck Creek, the Muskingum River and Little Muskingum River.

Began near Chipper Mills (38.7700, -82.2200).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1335218. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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