Ohio, 2000

Heavy Rain in Ohio, December 16 to 17, 2000

December 16 to 17, 2000 · NWS RLX · 8 events in 8 counties and zones

5 inches fell ahead of a strong cold front. A few streams swelled into the usual low spots, such as fields.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 8 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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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
8

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.

What happened

The episode as NWS RLX wrote it up.

Rains of 1.5 to 2.5 inches fell ahead of a strong cold front. A few streams swelled into the usual low spots, such as fields.

The radar

The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.

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Event by event

8 heavy rain. Local standard time, as filed.

Heavy Rain, Gallia

When
December 16, 2:00 PM EST to December 17, 2:00 AM EST
Where
Gallia County, Countywide
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
38.825, -82.317 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Rain, Jackson

When
December 16, 2:00 PM EST to December 17, 2:00 AM EST
Where
Jackson County, Countywide
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
39.020, -82.618 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Rain, Lawrence

When
December 16, 2:00 PM EST to December 17, 2:00 AM EST
Where
Lawrence County, Countywide
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
38.599, -82.537 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Rain, Meigs

When
December 16, 2:00 PM EST to December 17, 2:00 AM EST
Where
Meigs County, Countywide
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
39.082, -82.023 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Rain, Morgan

When
December 16, 2:00 PM EST to December 17, 2:00 AM EST
Where
Morgan County, Countywide
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
39.620, -81.853 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Rain, Perry

When
December 16, 2:00 PM EST to December 17, 2:00 AM EST
Where
Perry County, Countywide
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
39.737, -82.236 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Rain, Vinton

When
December 16, 2:00 PM EST to December 17, 2:00 AM EST
Where
Vinton County, Countywide
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
39.251, -82.485 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Rain, Washington

When
December 16, 2:00 PM EST to December 17, 2:00 AM EST
Where
Washington County, Countywide
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
39.455, -81.495 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

What these are

Heavy Rain
Rainfall totals unusual for the place and season that did not produce a flood.

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

The same day elsewhere

More

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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: 5162016, 5162017, 5162382, 5162383, 5162384, 5162385, 5162386, 5162387.