Ohio, 2000Flash Flooding and Flood in Ohio, April 8 to 11, 2000
April 8 to 11, 2000 · NWS CLE · 4 events in 4 counties and zones
3 flash flood, 1 flood, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Every event with a place to put it; 4 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 4
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.
Flash Flood, Morrow
- When
- April 8, 12:30 AM EST to 2:30 AM EST
- Where
- Morrow County, Countywide
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 40.524, -82.794 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Thunderstorms dumped two to three inches of rain on saturated ground. Significant lowland flooding occurred. Four roads had to be closed because of rapid rises in water.
Flash Flood, Crawford
- When
- April 8, 12:30 AM EST to 2:30 AM EST
- Where
- Crawford County, Countywide
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 40.851, -82.920 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Thunderstorms dumped up to three inches of rain on Crawford County. Several roads in the county had to be closed because of high water.
Flash Flood, Knox
- When
- April 8, 1:00 AM EST to 2:30 AM EST
- Where
- Knox County, Countywide
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 40.399, -82.421 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Thunderstorms dumped two to three inches of rain on saturated ground. High water forced the closure of several roads in the county. Significant lowland flooding also occurred.
Flood, Marion
- When
- April 9, 10:00 PM EST to April 11, 12:00 PM EST
- Where
- Marion forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 40.587, -83.161 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
The Scioto River at Prospect went into flood late on the 9th and crested at 10.15 feet at 6 pm on the 10th. The river went back below flood stage on the afternoon of the 11th. State Route 203 was closed just north of Prospect and Elm Street in Prospect was also flooded.
- Flash Flood
- Flooding that begins within six hours of the rain that causes it, or of a dam or levee failure or ice jam release, often with deadly speed.
- Flood
- Flooding that develops more slowly than a flash flood: rivers leaving their banks, or water standing over land for an extended time.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
- Avalanche in Alaska, April 8, 20001 death · 1 injured · 1 event
- High Wind in Alabama, April 8, 20001 death · $5,000 · 1 event
- Avalanche in Alaska, April 8 to 9, 20001 death · $2,000 · 1 event
- Strong Wind in Georgia, April 8, 200013 injured · $12,000 · 2 events
- Damaging Winds and Lightning Strike in North Carolina, April 8, 20001 injured · $110,000 · 50 kt wind · 15 events
- Damaging Wind in West Virginia, April 8, 2000$100,000 · 1 event
- High Wind in New York, April 8, 2000$50,000 · 1 event
- Damaging Winds and Strong Wind in Virginia, April 8 to 9, 2000$31,000 · 10 events
- High Wind in North Carolina, April 8, 2000$30,000 · 1 event
- Heavy Snow and High Wind in Pennsylvania, April 8 to 9, 200021 events
- High Wind in New Jersey, April 8, 200020 events
- High Wind and Strong Wind in Massachusetts, April 8, 200060 kt wind · 18 events
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: 5139280, 5139281, 5139282, 5139283.