Ohio, 2000Flash Flooding in Ohio, December 16 to 17, 2000
December 16 to 17, 2000 · NWS ILN · 9 events in 9 counties and zones
9 flash flood, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Every event with a place to put it; 9 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
- $160,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 9
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.
Flash Flood, Clermont
- When
- December 16, 4:50 PM EST to 8:15 PM EST
- Where
- Clermont County, Countywide
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 39.047, -84.152 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy rainfall caused flooded roads across the county.
Flash Flood, Brown
- When
- December 16, 5:10 PM EST to 8:15 PM EST
- Where
- Brown County, Countywide
- Property damage
- $100,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 38.934, -83.867 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Several hours of heavy rainfall caused flooded roads across the county. A bridge was also washed out.
Flash Flood, Highland
- When
- December 16, 5:20 PM EST to 8:15 PM EST
- Where
- Highland County, Countywide
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 39.185, -83.601 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy rainfall across the county caused the closing of Bald Knob Road.
Flash Flood, Hocking
- When
- December 16, 8:00 PM EST to December 17, 3:00 AM EST
- Where
- Hocking County, Countywide
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 39.497, -82.479 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy rainfall flooded 5 roads across the county.
Flash Flood, Fairfield
- When
- December 16, 8:00 PM EST to December 17, 3:00 AM EST
- Where
- Fairfield County, Countywide
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 39.752, -82.631 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy rainfall caused the closing of several roads across the county.
Flash Flood, Adams
- When
- December 16, 8:00 PM EST to 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- Adams County, Countywide
- Property damage
- $20,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 38.846, -83.472 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Persistent heavy rainfall caused the flooding of roads across the county. A truck was washed into a creek by the water.
Flash Flood, Scioto
- When
- December 16, 8:00 PM EST to December 17, 3:00 AM EST
- Where
- Scioto County, Countywide
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 38.804, -82.993 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Numerous roads across the county were flooded due to heavy rainfall.
Flash Flood, Pike
- When
- December 16, 8:00 PM EST to 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- Pike County, Countywide
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 39.077, -83.067 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Four roads were closed, including Highway 124 in the western part of the county, due to heavy rainfall.
Flash Flood, Licking
- When
- December 16, 10:00 PM EST to December 17, 3:00 AM EST
- Where
- Licking County, Countywide
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 40.092, -82.483 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Several hours of heavy rainfall caused roads to be closed. A few creeks also overflowed.
- 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.
- Tornado in Alabama, December 16, 200011 deaths · 144 injured · $13 million · F4 · 1 event
- Tornadoes in Alabama, December 16, 200014 injured · $10 million · F3 · 2 events
- Tornado in Alabama, December 16, 20001 death · 9 injured · $2.5 million · F2 · 1 event
- High Wind in Louisiana, December 16, 20002 deaths · $575,000 · 8 events
- Tornado and Damaging Winds in Mississippi, December 16, 200017 injured · $2.1 million · F2 · 5 events
- Tornado and Damaging Winds in Georgia, December 16 to 17, 20001 injured · $1.1 million · F2 · 16 events
- Tornado in Alabama, December 16, 2000$2.0 million · F2 · 1 event
- Extreme Cold and Lightning Strike in Tennessee, December 16, 20001 death · $50,000 · 2 events
- Tornado in Florida, December 16, 2000$750,000 · F2 · 1 event
- Tornado in Georgia, December 16, 2000$750,000 · F2 · 1 event
- Extreme Cold in Illinois, December 16 to 17, 20001 death · 17 events
- Tornado in Alabama, December 16, 20002 injured · $175,000 · F2 · 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: 5159714, 5159715, 5159716, 5159246, 5159247, 5159713, 5159717, 5159718, 5159248.