Ohio, 2000Flash Flooding in Ohio, August 23, 2000
August 23, 2000 · NWS PBZ · 2 events in 2 counties and zones
Thunderstorms producing torrential rainfall of over 2 inches in some locations resulted in minor flash flooding across portions of east central Ohio.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 2
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.
Thunderstorms producing torrential rainfall of over 2 inches in some locations resulted in minor flash flooding across portions of east central Ohio.
Flash Flood, Tuscarawas
- When
- August 23, 8:30 PM EST to 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- Tuscarawas County, Newcomerstown
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 40.441, -81.474 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Street flooding temporarily closed Heller Drive between Elizabeth and Oak Streets.
Flash Flood, Coshocton
- When
- August 23, 9:00 PM EST to 10:30 PM EST
- Where
- Coshocton County, 1 mi N of West Lafayette
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 40.302, -81.920 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Minor flooding was reported on State Route 93.
- 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.
- Lightning Strike in Utah, August 23, 20002 deaths · 4 injured · 1 event
- Dense Fog in Wisconsin, August 23, 20001 death · 1 event
- Lightning Strike in Washington, August 23 to 27, 2000$1.0 million · 1 event
- Damaging Winds in Missouri, August 23, 2000$95,000 · 70 kt wind · 7 events
- Lightning Strike in Louisiana, August 23, 2000$120,000 · 1 event
- Lightning Strike in Indiana, August 23, 2000$60,000 · 1 event
- Hail in Illinois, August 23, 2000$50,000 · 2.75 in hail · 2 events
- Damaging Wind in Indiana, August 23, 2000$50,000 · 60 kt wind · 1 event
- Damaging Wind in Oklahoma, August 23, 2000$50,000 · 1 event
- Lightning Strike in Minnesota, August 23, 2000$50,000 · 1 event
- Tornado and Flash Flood in Illinois, August 23 to 24, 2000$10,000 · F1 · 8 events
- Flash Flood in Utah, August 23, 2000$25,000 · 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: 5156264, 5156263.