Flood — Meigs, Ohio

2019-02-06 to 2019-02-07 · near Mt Blanco, Meigs, Ohio

Event narrative

Multiple roads were closed due to high water across central and western Meigs County. This included State Route 681 along the West Branch of the Shade River and State Route 124 along Thomas Fork. Leading Creek also flooded, closing parts of Leading Creek Road and State Route 124. A 54 year old man drowned in the flood waters along Leading Creek around 6 PM on the 6th. The man drove his car into the high water and became stranded. He abandoned the car and tried to make it to dry land but was swept away by the water.

Wider weather episode

Several waves of low pressure at the surface moved up the Ohio River Valley on the 6th and 7th. Rainfall amounts across Southeast Ohio through the period were 2 to 3 inches, with some localized amounts over 3 inches. This led to fairly widespread, but generally minor flooding on the 6th and 7th. As the water worked through the rivers, some river flooding also occurred from the 8th through the 10th, including the Hocking River, Muskingum River, and Ohio River.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 797147. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.