70
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$5.4M
Property damage
Flash Flood in Coshocton County, Ohio: 70 recorded events between 1996 and 2024. The strongest on record measured 0. That places the county #339 nationally and #6 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Flash Flood in Coshocton County, Ohio: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for flash flood in Coshocton County is the 2000s, when 23 of the county's 70 recorded events were logged. Comparing decades is useful for spotting active periods, but the earliest years are thin because systematic reporting for this hazard began later.
Within the Coshocton County archive, flash flood makes up 15.7% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #339 for this hazard and #6 within Ohio, putting it in the 88.9 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Jun is the peak month for flash flood in Coshocton County with 23 recorded events, while Sep is the quietest. Seasonality here is a property of the archive as much as the climate: reports cluster where population and spotter networks are densest.
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 17, 2024 | MOHAWK VLG | 0 | $3K |
| Apr 3, 2024 | WALHONDING | 0 | $0 |
| Apr 3, 2024 | BLISSFIELD | 0 | $0 |
| Apr 3, 2024 | WALHONDING | 0 | $0 |
| Jul 25, 2023 | ROSCOE | 0 | $0 |
| Jul 25, 2023 | COSHOCTON | 0 | $0 |
| Mar 29, 2020 | WAKATOMIKA | 0 | $10K |
| Jul 30, 2019 | WARSAW | 0 | $25K |
| Jul 30, 2019 | KEENE | 0 | $10K |
| Jul 11, 2019 | BLISSFIELD | 0 | $1K |
Other hazards here
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From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
School buses stranded by flash flood at intersection of County Road 41 and Township Road 78. Another person stranded in car, surrounded by high water, on Township Road 48. Bridge washed out on State Route 60. Doppler radar estimated that on Simmons Run, more than 3 inches of rain fell from 2 to 3 pm EDT with a total of 6.2 inches, from 1 pm to 4 pm EDT. On Flint Run, more than 3.5 inches of rain fell from 2 to 3 pm EDT, with a total of 6.9 inches from 1 pm to 4 pm EDT. Flooding of State Route 60, Township Road 55, and County Road 41 continued through 9 PM EDT.
Rainfall and snowmelt caused the Muskingum River to rise to nearly three and a half feet above flood stage at Coshocton. The river crested at around 16.4 feet on the afternoon of the 23rd and did not fall below the flood stage of 13.0 feet until the early morning hours of the 31st. During this period minor flooding was also reported at other locations across the county. Several state and county roads were closed during this time period as water rose onto low-lying parts of the roadways.
Prolonged heavy rainfall across the area caused tributaries of the Muskingum River to rise to near or just over their banks. Such tributaries included: Killbuck Creek, Kokosing River, and the Tuscarawas River. The increased runoff pushed the Muskingum River at Coshocton above its 13 foot flood stage on the evening of the 1st. State Routes 60 and 715, along the Killbuck Creek and Kokosing River respectively, were closed due to high water by the morning of the 2nd. The Muskingum River at Coshocton rose to near 14.5 feet on the morning of the 4th. The water level did not recede below flood stage until the morning of June 8.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many flash flood events are on record in Coshocton County, Ohio?
70 flash flood events are recorded in Coshocton County between 1996 and 2024, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest flash flood recorded in Coshocton County?
The strongest flash flood on record in Coshocton County measured 0.
Where does the flash flood data for Coshocton County come from?
All events come from the NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database, the federal public-domain archive of severe weather reports. Dates are UTC, damage is as reported and not inflation-adjusted, and the most recent entries may still be revised.
Cite this page
“Flash Flood in Coshocton County, Ohio.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/ohio/coshocton-county/flash-flood/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.