Event narrative (NOAA)
Heavy thunderstorm rains on the 21st caused the Mahoning River to go into flood. At Leavittsburg, the river went into flood around midnight on the 22nd and crested at 17.16 feet during the early morning hours of the 23rd. The river went back below the flood stage of 10 feet at 7 a.m. on the 24th. At Warren, the river when above the 10 foot flood stage at 6 a.m. on the 22nd and crested at 14.88 feet just after daybreak on the 23rd. The river went back below flood stage at 6 a.m. on the 24th. Flooding occurred along the river in Trumbull County. Extensive damage was done in Leavittsburg, Warren and Niles. Evacuations were conducted in all three of these cities. Most of Leavittsburg was under water at the river's crest. The first major evacuation occurred at a mobile home park in Nil
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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.