Toledo Area FloodsInformation taken from NWS Ohio River Forecast Center Maumee River at Waterville Flood Categories (in feet) Major Flood Stage: 15 Moderate Flood Stage: 12 Flood Stage: 9 Top 10 Historical Crests (1) 19.90 ft on 03/28/1913 (2) 16.17 ft on 02/12/1959 (3) 15.31 ft on 01/01/1991 (4) 15.21 ft on 02/26/1985 (5) 15.00 ft on 02/29/1936 (6) 14.96 ft on 03/14/1982 (7) 14.92 ft on 03/20/1978 (8) 14.60 ft on 01/25/1999 (9) 14.52 ft on 02/16/1950 (10) 14.07 ft on 02/08/2008 Information taken from NWS Ohio River Forecast Center Maumee River at Grand Rapids Flood Categories (in feet) Major Flood Stage: 20 Moderate Flood Stage: 16.5 Flood Stage: 15 Top 10 Historical Crests Historical Crests (1) 20.81 ft on 03/15/1982 (2) 19.96 ft on 03/23/1978 (3) 19.33 ft on 02/08/2008 (4) 19.15 ft on 01/14/2005 (5) 19.04 ft on 01/01/1991 (6) 18.30 ft on 01/30/1969 (7) 18.12 ft on 12/31/1990 (8) 17.50 ft on 02/15/1950 (9) 16.85 ft on 02/20/1981 (10) 16.00 ft on 08/23/2007 source: NCDC "Storm Data" Wood County
Lucas County
Recent Floods3/17/2003 Ice-Jam Flooding at Maumee and Toledo 1/14/2005 Toledo Blade 1/14/2005 Headline: Residents, rivers face off. Flooding forces dozens to flee, kills 1 near Deshler. The main article and the picture on front page featured people in Pemberville sandbagging near the Portage River. 1/15/2005 Toledo Blade, 1/15/2005. Headline: Floodwaters begin to recede. Residents, businesses shift focus to cleanup River crests on several rivers/locations: Findlay-Blanchard River: 1.2 ft above flood stage Ottawa-Blanchard River: 4.6 ft above flood stage Ft. Jennings - Auglaize River: 3.8 ft above flood stage Defiance - Auglaize River: 4.7 ft above flood stage Defiance - Maumee River: 6.8 ft above flood stage Napoleon - Maumee River: 4.9 ft above flood stage Grand Rapids - Maumee River: 4.5 ft above flood stage Waterville - Maumme River: 4.6 ft above flood stage Woodville - Portage River - 5.1 ft above flood stage 6/21/2006 Toledo Blade, 6/22/2006. Headline: Streets turned into rivers. Tornadoes, hail, torrents of water inundate area Within the article: Tornadoes and funnel clouds, winds in excess of 60 mph, intense lightning, large hail, and torrential rain that flooded many roads pummeled northwest Ohio and southeast Michigan last night -- the second severe storm to sweep across the area within a 12-hour period. The biggest problems were the leftover rainwater and downed power lines that left thousands without electricity. Later in the article: Some parts of Toledo got up to 5 inches of rain through 11 p.m. last night Later in the article: Virtually every underpass in the Toledo area was flooded, with reports of stranded vehicles Toledo Blade, 6/23/2006. Headline: Area bails out from storms. Lucas Co. to be declared disaster area; Mayor vows aid Toledo Blade, 6/24/2006. Headline: Lucas County officials declare state of emergency as residents mop up 7/12/2006 Toledo Blade, 7/13/2006. Headline: Rain renews surge of city flood woes 8/22/2007 Blanchard River at Findlay: 2nd highest water level in history. Maumee River at Grand Rapids:10th highest water level in history. 2/7/2008 Toledo Blade, 2/8/2008. Headline: WINTER FLOODING NW Ohioans are reliving summer's flood misery Water-logged residents await receding river, sunshine Beginning of article: FINDLAY For residents along the swollen Blanchard River, this week's flooding wasn't as bad as they experienced in August, but it wasn't what they'd call good, either, with flood waters covering large areas of northwest Ohio. Maumee River at Grand Rapids: 3rd highest water level in history. 7/2/2008 Flash flooding in Toledo similar to 6/21/2006 |