Ohio, 2000

Flood in Ohio, April 4 to 5, 2000

April 4 to 5, 2000 · NWS ILN · 1 event in 1 county or zone

1 flood, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
1

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.

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Event by event

1 flood. Local standard time, as filed.

Flood, Hocking

When
April 4, 5:15 AM EST to April 5, 3:45 AM EST
Where
Hocking forecast zone
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates
39.497, -82.479 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy rainfall caused the Hocking River at Enterprise to exceed its banks reaching a crest around 12.4 feet around 1310 pm EST on the 4th. Flood stage is 12 feet. The flooding was limited to the flood plane along the river.

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: 5140784.