Flood — Belmont, Ohio

2004-09-17 to 2004-09-20 · Belmont, Ohio

Wider weather episode

At 11 AM EDT on 17th, CR 4 flooded near Neffs. By noon, roads were flooded in Bridgeport and St Clairsville. As of 9 AM on 18th, a few roads were still flooded but water was receding. A total of 521 structures damaged or destroyed. State Rte 7 was closed by multiple mud slides. 200 ft of Rte 40 washed away between Lansing and Brookside; 48-inch water main destroyed under road; thousands lose water service. Five businesses had major damage along Rte 40, including $1 million damage to Giant Eagle food store. House destroyed by mud slide on Rte 250. Duffy and Powhatan Point also flooded. Eight roads damaged by mud slides and floods. These routes were closed at one time: 7, 9, 145, 147, 148, 149, 250, 379, 647, 800. One woman died (age unknown) There was a record flood on Wheeling Creek at Blaine, which crested at 9.86 ft (previous record 8.21) Total rain: 6.1" in Colerain, 5.7" Morristown. (Just across the river, Wheeling storm total 9.5") Most small stream flooded ended by 9 AM EDT on 18th, but flooding on the Ohio River continued: Pike Island and Wheeling were above flood stage from 12 AM on 18th, til 5 AM 20th. Pike Island (flood stage 37 ft) crested 46.3 at 5 AM 19th. Wheeling (flood stage 36 ft) crested 45.3 at 5 AM 19th. Moundsville and Powhatan Point, (both flood stages 37 ft) were above flood from 1 AM on 18th, til 9 AM 20th. Moundsville crested 47.0 ft at 8 AM 19th; Powhatan Point crested 45.6 at 9 AM on 19th. (All times here EDT) (IVAN)

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 5422595. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.