75
Recorded events
1
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$1.0M
Property damage
Flood in Meigs County, Ohio: 75 recorded events between 2007 and 2026. The strongest on record measured 0. That places the county #119 nationally and #2 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Flood in Meigs County, Ohio: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for flood in Meigs County is the 2020s, when 41 of the county's 75 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 Meigs County archive, flood makes up 27.4% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #119 for this hazard and #2 within Ohio, putting it in the 96.0 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Feb is the peak month for flood in Meigs County with 19 recorded events, while Jul 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.
Significant events
Deadliest on record
| Date | Location | Scale | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 6, 2019 | MT BLANCO | 0 | 1 | 0 | $15K |
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 4, 2026 | CHESTER | — | $0 |
| Mar 4, 2026 | HARRISONVILLE | — | $0 |
| Mar 4, 2026 | SALEM CENTER | — | $0 |
| May 31, 2025 | BRADBURY | 0 | $0 |
| Apr 7, 2025 | BASHAN | 0 | $0 |
| Apr 4, 2025 | BUNINGHAM | 0 | $0 |
| Apr 4, 2025 | BASHAN | 0 | $0 |
| Apr 3, 2025 | DANVILLE | 0 | $0 |
| Feb 16, 2025 | BASHAN | 0 | $0 |
| Feb 6, 2025 | BASHAN | 0 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Meigs County
- Thunderstorm Wind 100
- Hail 55
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
Multiple roads were closed due to high water across central and western Meigs County. This included State Route 681 along the West Branch of the Shade River and State Route 124 along Thomas Fork. Leading Creek also flooded, closing parts of Leading Creek Road and State Route 124. A 54 year old man drowned in the flood waters along Leading Creek around 6 PM on the 6th. The man drove his car into the high water and became stranded. He abandoned the car and tried to make it to dry land but was swept away by the water.
Small streams and the Shade River caused minor flooding. A few roads were closed. The Shade River crested at 17.28 feet on the gauge near Chester during the morning of the 23rd. Bankfull is 17 feet. The saturated ground caused a hill to slip on Butternut Drive in Pomeroy. This damaged a house.
The Ohio River at Pomeroy rose out of its 46 foot bankfull level on the evening of March 2nd. The river at this location crested at 46.70 feet on the 3rd and returned to its banks that evening. Pomeroy parking lots and the river amphitheater were flooded along the river. Main street in the town and some secondary roads became flooded due to backwater.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many flood events are on record in Meigs County, Ohio?
75 flood events are recorded in Meigs County between 2007 and 2026, causing 1 direct deaths.
What is the strongest flood recorded in Meigs County?
The strongest flood on record in Meigs County measured 0.
Where does the flood data for Meigs 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
“Flood in Meigs County, Ohio.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/ohio/meigs-county/flood/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.