Thunderstorm Wind, Richland
- When
- August 23, 5:30 PM EST to 6:00 PM EST
- Where
- Richland County, Mansfield
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 40.767, -82.517
Thunderstorm winds downed many trees in Mansfield and Shenandoah.
Flash Flooding and Flooding in Ohio, August 23, 2000
2 hail, 2 flood, 2 flash flood, 1 thunderstorm wind, 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
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 7
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 national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
2 hail, 2 flood, 2 flash flood, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Ashland
- When
- August 23, 5:48 PM EST
- Where
- Ashland County, Mifflin
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 40.767, -82.367
Hail, Richland
- When
- August 23, 6:15 PM EST
- Where
- Richland County, Mansfield
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 40.767, -82.517
Dime size hail fell on the east side of Mansfield.
Flood, Ashland
- When
- August 23, 7:30 PM EST to 8:30 PM EST
- Where
- Ashland forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 40.846, -82.271 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Thunderstorms dumped heavy rain on Ashland County during the evening hours. 2.93 inches of rain was measured in Ashland. Widespread street flooding occurred in Ashland and several rural roads were temporarily closed because of flooding.
Flash Flood, Seneca
- When
- August 23, 8:00 PM EST to 10:30 PM EST
- Where
- Seneca County, Countywide
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 41.124, -83.128 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Thunderstorms dumped very heavy rain on Seneca County during the evening hours. Three to four inches of rain fell over most of the county with 6 inches reported near Attica and 4.3 inches measured in downtown Tiffin. Major street flooding occurred in both Fostoria and Tiffin with water on many streets one to two feet deep. Several vehicles became stranded in high water in downtown Fostoria and the Washington Street Viaduct in Tiffin was flooded with over four feet of water. US Highway 224 was closed in many spots because of flooding.
Flash Flood, Huron
- When
- August 23, 8:30 PM EST to 10:00 PM EST
- Where
- Huron County, Willard
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 41.146, -82.598 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Four to five inches of rain fell on southern Huron County during the evening hours. Many roads had to be closed in and around Willard because of flood waters one to two feet deep. A car became stuck in high water in Willard. The occupants of the car were rescued by firefighters.
Flood, Crawford
- When
- August 23, 10:00 PM EST to 11:45 PM EST
- Where
- Crawford forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 40.851, -82.920 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Thunderstorms dumped several inches of rain on Crawford County during the evening hours. Several roads in the county were covered with water and had to be temporarily closed.
What these are
- 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.
- Hail
- Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
- Flood
- Flooding that develops more slowly than a flash flood: rivers leaving their banks, or water standing over land for an extended time.
- 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.
The same day elsewhere
- Lightning Strike in Utah, August 23, 2000
- Dense Fog in Wisconsin, August 23, 2000
- Lightning Strike in Washington, August 23 to 27, 2000
- Damaging Winds in Missouri, August 23, 2000
- Lightning Strike in Louisiana, August 23, 2000
- Lightning Strike in Indiana, August 23, 2000
- Hail in Illinois, August 23, 2000
- Damaging Wind in Indiana, August 23, 2000
- Damaging Wind in Oklahoma, August 23, 2000
- Lightning Strike in Minnesota, August 23, 2000
- Tornado and Flash Flood in Illinois, August 23 to 24, 2000
- Flash Flood in Utah, August 23, 2000
More
Every storm in Ohio in 2000Every state in 2000This day in weather historyWarnings in Ohio, August 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: 5172138, 5172137, 5170685, 5170687, 5172139, 5170684, 5170686.