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Flash FloodClark, Ohio

May 7, 1998 · NOAA Storm Events record

Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
0
Property damage
$50K
Area
Clark

Event narrative (NOAA)

From 2.5 to 5 inches of rain fell across Clark county with much of it falling in only a few hours. Numerous roads were flooded and people were rescued from their vehicles. A man was swept into Buck Creek and killed. The creek was 9 feet higher than normal.

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Source: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database. Deaths and injuries are those NOAA classifies as direct. Damage is the reporting office's estimate at the time and is not inflation-adjusted. This is a catalogue record, not a forecast.

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