Ohio, 2000

Flooding in Ohio, April 20, 2000

April 20, 2000 · NWS IWX · 2 events in 2 counties and zones

Synoptic and Mesoscale conditions for April 20, 2000. A significant mid-latitude cyclone developed over the midwest on the 19th and 20th.

Where it happened

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  • Wind
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  • Cold
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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
2

Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.

What happened

The episode as NWS IWX wrote it up.

Synoptic and Mesoscale conditions for April 20, 2000. . .A significant mid-latitude cyclone developed over the midwest on the 19th and 20th. A strong mid-level jet at 75 knots combined with a 40 knot low level jet triggered rapid severe storm development across central and northern Illinois during the morning hours of the 20th. Storms quickly organized into a squall line with several embedded bows which then tracked across northern Indiana and northwest Ohio. Reports of damaging winds and large hail were common with the storms during the afternoon of the 20th.

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Event by event

2 flood. Local standard time, as filed.

Flood, Henry

When
April 20, 8:00 PM EST
Where
Henry County, Holgate
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
41.334, -84.068 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

School's creek out of banks forced evacuation of 2 dozen homes.

Flood, Paulding

When
April 20, 8:00 PM EST
Where
Paulding County, Countywide
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
41.117, -84.580 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

SR 613 . . . CR 209 and CR 140 flooded in spots.

What these are

Flood
Flooding that develops more slowly than a flash flood: rivers leaving their banks, or water standing over land for an extended time.

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Sources

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5139035, 5139036.