Washington storm history

The Ohio River gauge at Willow Island Lock rose above its flood stage on the morning of April 3rd, then reached a crest of around 41.3 feet the morning of the 5th. The river then receded below flood stage the next morning. With the river spilling out of its banks, water inundated…

Scattered locations throughout the county had trees or large branches blown down. Nine of the 10 power substations in the county were in the dark. Nearly 25,000 customers lost electricity. The public infrastructure damage assessment was around $975,000.

Near Upper Lowell, numerous trees were blown down, some of which were uprooted, with a very localized path of damage and measured wind gust of 52 mph.

In Newport, South Fork South Branch of Wolf Creek exceeded its banks and flooded the intersection of State Routes 550 and 339.

Duck Creek at Macksburg rose above a bankfull level of 13 feet on the morning of June 7th, then continued to rise to a crest near 13.6 feet that afternoon. After cresting, waters quickly receded back below bankfull during the evening. Impacts that occurred during the time the cre…

The Little Muskingum River at Bloomfield rose above a bankfull level of 16 feet on the night of May 30th. After rising to a crest of around 18 feet, the river slowly receded and returned to its banks the next morning. Route 26 near the intersection with Route 260 flooded along wi…

Over 200 homes in the area of Beverly were without power for a period of time due to nearby tree and power line damage.

A tree was blown down onto power lines along North West Hills Drive in Parkersburg.

Multiple trees were blown down in the Belpre area.

Uprooted and downed trees were observed outside of Belpre.

Several pine trees had their tops knocked off in Little Hocking. One large maple tree was uprooted nearby.

A barn in Belpre was destroyed due to strong winds. An adjacent barn had its roofing peeled off in spots.

The Muskingum River at Beverly rose above a flood stage for a second time on the morning of April 6th. The river crested around 29.4 feet that afternoon, then fell back below flood stage in the evening. Low areas, farmland, camps, and a few homes were flooded during that timefram…

The Little Muskingum River at Bloomfield exceeded a bankfull level of 16 feet on the morning of April 4th. After cresting around 23.9 feet during the afternoon, the river returned to its banks the morning of the 5th. Bloomfield Church Road near the gage, Route 26 near Route 260, …

Duck Creek below Whipple exceeded a bankfull level of 12 feet on the morning of April 4th. After cresting around 15.8 feet that afternoon, the river returned to its banks the morning of the 5th. The intersection of Kohl Road and Whipple Run Road, Route 16 above Stanleyville, and …

The Muskingum River at Beverly exceeded a flood stage of 26 feet on the morning of April 4th. After rising to a crest near 30 feet during the afternoon, the river fell back below flood stage that night. While the river was out of its banks, low areas, farmland, camps, and a few h…

State Route 821 was closed from Peaker Run Road to Fir Lane due to flooding.

Duck Creek at Macksburg exceeded a bankfull level of 13 feet on the evening of April 3rd. After cresting around 14.6 feet the night of the 4th, the creek returned to its banks the morning of the 5th. Waters briefly rose back above bankfull during the afternoon and evening of the …

Downed trees and power lines near Muskingum River Road resulted in local power outages in the Willow Farm area.

Duck Creek at Macksburg exceeded a bankfull level of 13 feet on the morning of February 16th. The creek plateaued around 14.4 feet that evening and then returned to its banks the next morning. This resulted in flooding of Main Street and agricultural fields adjacent to the creek.

Duck Creek below Whipple exceeded a bankfull level of 12 feet on the morning of February 16th. The creek continued to rise to a crest near 15 feet that night, then returned to its banks the afternoon of the 17th. While the creek was out of its banks, low sections of Route 821, th…

The Little Muskingum at Bloomfield exceeded a bankfull level of 16 feet on the morning of February 16th. After cresting around 21.4 feet during the evening, the river returned to its banks the next morning. Before doing so, however, flooding was observed at Route 26 near the inte…

A tree and nearby large tree limbs were blown down onto a road in the town of Devola.

Tree and power line damage were observed along McDonald Road in the Layman community.

A funnel cloud was spotted near Marietta.