Flood — Lucas, Ohio

2019-07-01 to 2019-07-31 · near Toledo, Lucas, Ohio

Event narrative

Several local and state parks adjacent to the lake have sustained millions of dollars in flood damage and erosion. Put-in-Bay Township had several roads wash out due to high water, with recurring standing water issues at Middle Bass Island's Burgundy Bay subdivision. The Lake Erie water levels flooded agricultural fields and resulted in no crops on some fields in Sandusky County. Several seasonal and year round properties need to be elevated due to repeated flooding this year.

Wider weather episode

Lake Erie remained at record levels during the month of July. Lake Erie received 110% above average precipitation for July. Overall outflows exceeded inflows for Lake Erie, so water levels were able to peak and then slowly subside. The mean level of Lake Erie fell by less than an inch from June to July from 574.61 ft to 574.57 ft. This monthly mean level broke the record high July level, and it is the lake's highest recorded July monthly level mean since 1918, the beginning of its period of record. Lake Erie's July monthly mean level was 12 inches above its level of a year ago and 31 inches above its LTA level. Lakeshore flooding continued into early July with one flood event noted on the 7th when winds reached 20 knots out of the northeast.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 847044. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.