Flash Flood — Hamilton, Ohio

2001-07-17 to 2001-07-18 · near Countywide, Hamilton, Ohio

Event narrative

389 dwellings sustained damage due to flooding. Several businesses were flooded along Mill Creek in Sharonville. Two people, a young woman, 21, and her father, 48, died in their flooded basement in Fairfax, when Little Duck Creek flooded in their neighborhood. A young woman, 16, was swept away while attempting to escape a vehicle which had become trapped in high water on a bridge. Total estimate of public assistance is 3,565,315.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 5257022. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.