Flood — Holmes, Ohio

2021-05-09 to 2021-05-15 · near Killbuck, Holmes, Ohio

Event narrative

Minor flooding on the Killbuck Creek which crested at 16.6 feet, inundated multiple roads in the Killbuck area. Water Street, County roads 88, 621 and 53, County Road 200 between state Route 241 and U.S. Route 62 were flooded.

Wider weather episode

A surface area of low pressure tracked from the high plains crossing northern Ohio on Sunday May 9th. Widespread light to moderate rain developed Sunday morning and was ongoing through much of the day. Temperatures were in the upper 30s to low 40s, and some snowflakes mixed in midday. As the system moved east, rain turned to snow in the primary snowbelt with reports up to 2' in northwest Pennsylvania and Geauga County Ohio.

Total rainfall amounts of 2 to 3 inches were observed over a large swath of the area. Despite mild drought conditions, a recent rain event had contributed to increasing soil moisture. Runoff resulted in flooding over a dozen rivers and creeks, with moderate flooding observed on the Eagle Creek at Findlay, Scioto River at La Rue, and Sandusky River at La Rue.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 949882. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.