Flood in Licking County, Ohio

Flood in Licking County, Ohio: 47 recorded events between 2007 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 0. That places the county #267 nationally and #15 statewide for this hazard.

Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.

The busiest decade for flood in Licking County is the 2010s, when 23 of the county's 47 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 Licking County archive, flood makes up 8.2% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #267 for this hazard and #15 within Ohio, putting it in the 90.9 percentile of all U.S. counties.

Jul is the peak month for flood in Licking County with 15 recorded events, while Jan 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.

• Thunderstorm Wind 333
• Hail 122

How many flood events are on record in Licking County, Ohio?

47 flood events are recorded in Licking County between 2007 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest flood recorded in Licking County?

The strongest flood on record in Licking County measured 0.

Where does the flood data for Licking 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.