Flash Flood — Trumbull, Ohio

2004-09-08 to 2004-09-09 · near Countywide, Trumbull, Ohio

Event narrative

Heavy rains associated with the remnants of Tropical Storm Frances caused extensive flooding in Trumbull County. The worst flooding was reported in the eastern and central sections of the of the county where up to four inches of rainfall had fallen by late evening on September 8th. The rains continued into the 9th with another two to four inches reported in some areas before the rain finally ended around daybreak. Rainfall totals from the event included: 3.36 inches at Mosquito Creek State Park; 3.60 inches at Newton Falls; 3.85 inches in Leavittsburg; 4.45 inches at the Youngstown-Warren Regional Airport in Vienna Township and 9.40 inches at Brookfield. The Cortland area was especially hard hit by flooding. Between 20 and 30 families had to be evacuated from their homes around 2:30 a.m. after flood waters from Walnut Run rose to nearly four feet in depth in their neighborhood. A total of 118 homes were damaged by flooding in Cortland. Several roads and culverts were also washed out in the area. Flood waters along Tournament Trail and Old Oak Drive exceeded the 100 year flood plain. Brookfield Township was also hard hit as several small streams went into flood washing out a couple roads and forcing the closure of several more. To the south, Little Yankee Creek and Mud Run Creek went into flood in Hubbard damaging many homes and businesses along Main Street. Many other roads were washed out or damaged elsewhere in the county. A total of 309 homes were directly damaged by flash flooding in Trumbull County. Hundreds of additional homes and businesses experienced basement or nuisance flooding.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 5423341. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.