Ohio, 2000

Flash Flood and Damaging Winds in Ohio, August 6, 2000

August 6, 2000 · NWS PBZ · 4 events in 3 counties and zones

3 thunderstorm wind, 1 flash flood, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 1 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

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$120,000
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 Pittsburgh radar (KPBZ), 74 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 04:33 UTC.

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Event by event

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

Flash Flood, Carroll

When
August 6, 12:05 PM EST to 2:00 PM EST
Where
Carroll County, 2 mi SW of Perryville
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
40.580, -81.090 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorms training across the county produced rainfall amounts of between 2.0 and 2.5 inches in less than 2 hours, forcing Scott Run Creek out of its banks.

Thunderstorm Wind, Carroll

When
August 6, 11:33 PM EST to 11:43 PM EST
Where
Carroll County, Countywide
Property damage
$10,000
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
40.600, -81.117

Thunderstorm winds downed numerous trees and power lines.

Thunderstorm Wind, Tuscarawas

When
August 6, 11:34 PM EST to 11:44 PM EST
Where
Tuscarawas County, Countywide
Property damage
$10,000
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
40.450, -81.450

Thunderstorm winds downed numerous trees and power lines.

Thunderstorm Wind, Columbiana

When
August 6, 11:34 PM EST to 11:44 PM EST
Where
Columbiana County, Countywide
Property damage
$100,000
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
40.783, -80.783

Thunderstorm winds downed numerous trees and power lines across the county. In the Guilford Lake State Park area, two mobile homes were destroyed, two other mobile homes sustained major damage and five single-family dwellings sustained minor damage. A fallen tree also produced minor damage to the state park office, and another tree fell onto a vehicle.

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.
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.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

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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: 5157294, 5157295, 5156187, 5156259.