Athens storm history

Small streams across the northern portion of the county flooded. An elderly couple was driving home along Linscott Run. This is a small tributary to Federal Creek near Amesville. Close to home, the husband decided to stop his vehicle and wait out some high water. Their vehicle be…

The upstream tornado lifted, as the rear flank downdraft of the rotating thunderstorm took over. This downburst became the dominant feature in The Plains and around the community of Athens. The width of the damage path widened to about a quarter of a mile. Winds were estimated as…

Thunderstorm wind gusts of 40 to 50 mph caused tree damage and collapsed a county fair tent. The tent collapsed during the swine judging, with as many as 400 people inside. Many of those caught in the tent, appeared stunned, but calm. Eight people received minor injuries. No anim…

Numerous trees or large branches fell across the county. Nearly 24,000 customers lost electricity. Damage assessment included 1 home destroyed, 4 with major damage, and 3 with minor damage across the county. The public infrastructure damage assessment was around $580,000.

A tree fell onto a car along Rallen Drive near The Plains. There were no occupants in the car at the time of the downed tree.

In Nelsonville, a tree blew down onto Diamond Brick Road.

A downed tree also brought down power lines at Fossil Rock Road and Sargent Road in Guysville.

Flooding was observed along Route 329 and local side streets of Guysville.

Power lines were blown down along the road that leads towards the Athens University Airport.

Flooding was observed on Strouds Road, State Route 690, and State Route 550 between State Routes 690 and 329. A van was stranded in flood water at Sand Rock Road in Amesville. Another vehicle became stranded on State Route 690.

Flood waters were observed at the entrance of Desonier State Park. Visitors were unable to get out due to flood waters and a tree down blocking the road. A road was also washed out near Coolville.

Flooding was observed on Long Run Road, Willow Creek Road, and near Mansfield Road.

In the community of Amesville, a few trees blew down across Kasler Creek Road.

A power line blew down onto Carbondale Road.

Outside of Nelsonville, a tree, power lines and utility poles were blown down on Burr Oak Boulevard, shutting down the road for a period of time.

Near the community of Frost, a tree down blew down onto power lines and caught on fire.

Multiple trees and adjacent power lines blew down around the Amesville area.

A few trees and adjacent power lines were blown down onto Dixon Road.

Multiple downed trees were observed around the town of Nelsonville. These included Meyers Street, Canal Street, and Burr Oak Boulevard. Local power outages occurred due to the tree and power line damage.

Tree and power line damage in between Chauncey and Millfield resulted in over 500 homes in the area to be without power for a period of time.

A tree fell onto power lines along State Route 78 in Glouster.

In Nelsonville, a tree was blown down near East Columbus Street and another along Buchtel Road.

Downed trees were observed along Myers Street in Nelsonville.

A tree was blown down at the intersection of West Franklin Street and Madison Street in downtown Nelsonville.

A tree was blown down near the Trimble Trail apartments in Glouster.

A tree was blown down along Utah Ridge Road outside the town of Buchtel.

Several roads were closed due to flooding. These roads closed included State Route 56 between Routes 691 and 278, State Route 356 between Route 56 and Rockcamp Road, State Route 681 between Route 356 and Mansfield Road, and State Route 550 from Route 13 to Route 690.

Flooding was observed on roads in the Glouster, Trimble, and Jacksonville areas. State Route 685 was closed due to flooding between Route 78 and Martin Road. On the afternoon of May 4th, an SUV became stuck in floodwaters just before the Glen Ebon Road bridge, with water reaching…

Sunday Creek at Glouster exceeded a bankfull level of 13 feet on the evening of May 3rd. The creek continued to rise to a crest of 15.3 feet the next morning, then gradually receded back into its banks the night of the 4th. In Glouster, the Trimble High School parking lot, Glouce…

A downed tree was observed near a home along Riverside Drive in Nelsonville.

Near the community of Trimble, a tree was blown down and blocked portions of Fierce Ridge Road just past the Kassler farm.

A tree was knocked down onto a transformer on Selby Road near Hebbardsville.

A downed tree and power lines were observed along Happy Hollow Road.

A tree was blown down across Mush Run Road.

A tree fell onto an unoccupied home along Meadowbrook Road near Hebbardsville.

Numerous downed trees and power outages were observed in and south of Athens.