Flood — Crawford, Ohio

2021-05-09 to 2021-05-10 · near Bucyrus, Crawford, Ohio

Event narrative

Moderate rainfall on May 9th was reported up to 3.32 in the headwaters of the Sandusky River. At Bucyrus, the river came out of banks resulting in moderate flooding including the downtown district. Closed roads were Lane St., River St., and most notably N. Sandusky Ave. at River St. where some businesses were inundated. Both

Aumiller Park and Harmon Park were flooded with several feet of water. There were three water rescues during the event.

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 949894. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.