Flood — Wyandot, Ohio

2018-01-12 to 2018-01-14 · near Belle Vernon, Wyandot, Ohio

Event narrative

At 100 PM EST, emergency management reported an ice jam on the Sandusky River near the Seneca and Wyandot county line just west of Sycamore. The jam estimated around a mile long produced minor flooding of County Highway 37 near County Highway 29. Backwater caused portions of the Tymochtee Creek and Sycamore Creeks to rise but not flood. A log jam was contributing to the development of the ice jam.

Wider weather episode

On January 11 the region was impacted by anomalously high temperatures around 60 degrees. This was accompanied by gusty winds around 25 mph. The area snowpack was completely reduced in a combination of melting and evaporation. Rainfall amounts of a half an inch upwards of an inch in eastern Ohio, in combination with snowmelt, led to river rises. The runoff was not sufficient to produce flooding in itself, however all area rivers and creeks were ice covered due to a previous arctic blast. Ice jams with minor impacts developed across portions of northern Ohio.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 728988. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.