Ohio, 2000

Flash 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.

Where it happened

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.

  • Tornadoes
  • Tropical storms and surge
  • Floods
  • Wind
  • Hail
  • Winter weather
  • Heat and drought
  • Cold
  • Fire, smoke and dust
  • Marine and coastal
  • Other

Open the live radar over this ground

The toll

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.

The radar

The Cleveland radar (KCLE), 126 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 05:29 UTC.

Open the radar archive at this moment

Event by event

3 flash flood, 1 flood. Local standard time, as filed.

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.

What these are

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.

The same day elsewhere

More

Every storm in Ohio in 2000Every state in 2000This day in weather historyWarnings in Ohio, April 2000

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: 5139280, 5139281, 5139282, 5139283.