Ohio, 2000

Flooding in Ohio, December 17 to 19, 2000

December 17 to 19, 2000 · NWS ILN · 2 events in 2 counties and zones

2 flood, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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The toll

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.

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Event by event

2 flood. Local standard time, as filed.

Flood, Pike

When
December 17, 1:30 PM EST to December 19, 12:30 AM EST
Where
Pike forecast zone
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates
39.077, -83.067 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Persistent heavy rainfall caused the Scioto River at Piketon to overflow its banks. The river reached an estimated stage of 19.8 feet around 800 pm on the 17th. Flood stage is 18.0 feet. Flooding affected a few low lying roads in Pike and northern Scioto counties.

Flood, Scioto

When
December 17, 1:30 PM EST to December 19, 12:30 AM EST
Where
Scioto forecast zone
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates
38.804, -82.993 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

What these are

Flood
Flooding that develops more slowly than a flash flood: rivers leaving their banks, or water standing over land for an extended time.

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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: 5159250, 5159251.