Ohio, 2000Flash Flooding and Damaging Wind in Ohio, August 17 to 18, 2000
August 17 to 18, 2000 · NWS ILN · 3 events in 3 counties and zones
2 flash flood, 1 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Every event with a place to put it; 2 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
- $15,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 3
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.
Thunderstorm Wind, Clermont
- When
- August 17, 10:45 PM EST to 10:50 PM EST
- Where
- Clermont County, New Richmond
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 38.950, -84.283
Trees were knocked down across roads around New Richmond.
Flash Flood, Franklin
- When
- August 18, 12:15 AM EST to 2:00 AM EST
- Where
- Franklin County, Columbus
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 39.970, -83.009 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy rainfall caused flooded roads across the city.
Flash Flood, Licking
- When
- August 18, 1:30 AM EST to 3:00 AM EST
- Where
- Licking County, Wagram
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 40.092, -82.483 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy rainfall caused the closure of Interstate 70 near Highway 256.
- Thunderstorm Wind
- Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.
- 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.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
- Flash Flooding in Colorado, August 17, 20001 death · 4 events
- Rip Current in California, August 17, 20001 death · 1 event
- Flood and Damaging Wind in Arizona, August 17, 20004 injured · $500,000 · 70 kt wind · 2 events
- Flooding and Hail in Indiana, August 17, 20001 injured · $370,000 · 2.5 in hail · 25 events
- Damaging Wind in Illinois, August 17, 20001 injured · $30,000 · 1 event
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Kentucky, August 17, 2000$30,000 · 50 kt wind · 8 events
- Damaging Winds in Indiana, August 17, 2000$35,000 · 59 kt wind · 4 events
- Damaging Wind in Wisconsin, August 17, 2000$35,000 · 52 kt wind · 1 event
- Flash Flood and Damaging Wind in California, August 17, 2000$30,000 · 64 kt wind · 2 events
- Damaging Wind in Tennessee, August 17, 2000$30,000 · 1 event
- Damaging Wind in Virginia, August 17, 2000$29,000 · 1 event
- Damaging Wind in Tennessee, August 17, 2000$28,000 · 1 event
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: 5170920, 5170921, 5170922.