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Hazard archive · 1950 — present

Flood in Scioto County, Ohio

67

Recorded events

1

Direct deaths

0

Direct injuries

$56K

Property damage

Flood in Scioto County, Ohio: 67 recorded events between 2008 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 0. That places the county #152 nationally and #6 statewide for this hazard.

Decade by decade

Flood in Scioto County, Ohio: events per decade

Flood in Scioto County, Ohio: recorded events per decade
Flood in Scioto County, Ohio: recorded events per decade

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

The busiest decade for flood in Scioto County is the 2010s, when 36 of the county's 67 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 Scioto County archive, flood makes up 12.5% of all recorded severe weather across 6 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #152 for this hazard and #6 within Ohio, putting it in the 94.8 percentile of all U.S. counties.

Seasonality

Events by month

3Jan
28Feb
2Mar
5Apr
5May
6Jun
2Jul
1Aug
6Sep
1Oct
0Nov
8Dec

Feb is the peak month for flood in Scioto County with 28 recorded events, while Nov 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

DateLocationScaleDeathsInjuriesDamage
May 11, 2011JUNIOR FURNACE010$0
Source: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events · dates UTC

Most recent

Latest recorded events

DateLocationMagnitudeDamage
Feb 16, 2025RARDEN0$0
Feb 16, 2025OTWAY0$0
Feb 16, 2025CAMP OYO0$0
Feb 16, 2025RARDEN0$0
Feb 16, 2025NEW BOSTON0$0
Feb 16, 2025NEW BOSTON0$0
Feb 16, 2025SOUTH WEBSTER0$0
Feb 16, 2025RUSHTOWN0$0
Jan 3, 2023RARDEN0$0
Jan 3, 2023YOUNGS0$0
Source: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events · dates UTC · recent entries may be preliminary

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Quick answers

Frequently asked

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

67 flood events are recorded in Scioto County between 2008 and 2025, causing 1 direct deaths.

What is the strongest flood recorded in Scioto County?

The strongest flood on record in Scioto County measured 0.

Where does the flood data for Scioto 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.

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“Flood in Scioto County, Ohio.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/ohio/scioto-county/flood/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.


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