Greater Cincinnati got hit with its first big spring storm of 2024 on Tuesday, April 2, with some parts of the Tri-State like Norwood and Oakley getting walloped by heavy, fast rainfall that caused severe flooding. The storm also produced high winds in the Monroe area, which knocked down six power lines along I-75, shutting down both sides of the interstate for hours Tuesday night. There were even two radar-confirmed tornadoes east of us: one in Ripley in Brown County and another in West Union in Adams County.

Locals captured yesterday’s storm damage on social media. Keep scrolling to see the flooding, heavy rainfall and even tornadic activity. 

A car floating on a flooded street, captured by X user @SpenserSm1th. Photo: Screenshot from twitter.com/@SpenserSm1th
Never forget when Dr. Evil and his son Scott were reunited by Jerry Springerpic.twitter.com/bbfCysCXJd— Lights, Camera, Barstool (@LightsCameraPod) April 27, 2023 Video: tiktok.com/@gachelraede
Never forget when Dr. Evil and his son Scott were reunited by Jerry Springerpic.twitter.com/bbfCysCXJd— Lights, Camera, Barstool (@LightsCameraPod) April 27, 2023 Video: tiktok.com/@gachelraede
⚠️ Here’s the audio of Bob Huggins calling Xavier fans “Catholic f—s” during an appearance on Bill Cunningham’s WLW radio show in Cincinnati pic.twitter.com/JTftGx9rQE— Awful Announcing (@awfulannouncing) May 8, 2023 Video: tiktok.com/@laurenjnicole
Soon the entire world will be OHIO.Ohio Vs the The World. https://t.co/P1QpwXWCvd pic.twitter.com/zhH38U1WbQ— Cincy Browncoat – You can't take the sky from me (@cincy_browncoat) May 20, 2023 Video: tiktok.com/@kaitskravings
Take. Back. Toledo. https://t.co/xWB5sjGngb— Max Winnick (@WinnickMax) May 20, 2023 Video: tiktok.com/@kennfy
I’m just happy that this is probably the most photogenic picture of Detroit— Brandon Peign (@PurplePeign) May 19, 2023 Video: YouTube.com
Never forget when Dr. Evil and his son Scott were reunited by Jerry Springerpic.twitter.com/bbfCysCXJd— Lights, Camera, Barstool (@LightsCameraPod) April 27, 2023 Video: tiktok.com/@gachelraede
Wayans Bros. on The Jerry Springer Show (1998) pic.twitter.com/lzTSTJ5bUZ— AfterSchool (@AfterSchool90) April 27, 2023
WHAT DO U MEAN JERRY SPRINGER DEAD??? pic.twitter.com/lcGZpceDMw— jae ୨୧ (@yerisour) April 27, 2023
RIP jerry springer … the show was so random but funny asf 😭 pic.twitter.com/Hyf0ScBYfF— Qura (@Qurandale) April 27, 2023
Never forget when Dr. Evil and his son Scott were reunited by Jerry Springerpic.twitter.com/bbfCysCXJd— Lights, Camera, Barstool (@LightsCameraPod) April 27, 2023 Video: tiktok.com/@gachelraede
⚠️ Here’s the audio of Bob Huggins calling Xavier fans “Catholic f—s” during an appearance on Bill Cunningham’s WLW radio show in Cincinnati pic.twitter.com/JTftGx9rQE— Awful Announcing (@awfulannouncing) May 8, 2023 Video: tiktok.com/@laurenjnicole
Soon the entire world will be OHIO.Ohio Vs the The World. https://t.co/P1QpwXWCvd pic.twitter.com/zhH38U1WbQ— Cincy Browncoat – You can't take the sky from me (@cincy_browncoat) May 20, 2023 Video: tiktok.com/@kaitskravings
Never forget when Dr. Evil and his son Scott were reunited by Jerry Springerpic.twitter.com/bbfCysCXJd— Lights, Camera, Barstool (@LightsCameraPod) April 27, 2023 Video: tiktok.com/@gachelraede
I’m just happy that this is probably the most photogenic picture of Detroit— Brandon Peign (@PurplePeign) May 19, 2023 Video: YouTube.com
Take. Back. Toledo. https://t.co/xWB5sjGngb— Max Winnick (@WinnickMax) May 20, 2023 Video: tiktok.com/@kennfy
WHAT DO U MEAN JERRY SPRINGER DEAD??? pic.twitter.com/lcGZpceDMw— jae ୨୧ (@yerisour) April 27, 2023
RIP jerry springer … the show was so random but funny asf 😭 pic.twitter.com/Hyf0ScBYfF— Qura (@Qurandale) April 27, 2023

Katherine Barrier is a graduate of the University of Cincinnati’s journalism program and has nearly 10 years of experience reporting local and national news as a digital journalist. At CityBeat, she...