Flood in Wyandot County, Ohio
Flood January 12, 2018 – January 14, 2018 · Wyandot County, Ohio
Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.
What the National Weather Service wrote
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.
The wider storm
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.
Began near Belle Vernon (40.9500, -83.2100).
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 728988. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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