Ohio, 2000Flash Flooding and Flooding in Ohio, February 18 to 19, 2000
February 18 to 19, 2000 · NWS ILN · 14 events in 10 counties and zones
9 flash flood, 3 flood, 1 lightning, 1 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Every event with a place to put it; 13 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
- $1.3 million
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 14
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.
Event by event
9 flash flood, 3 flood, 1 lightning, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Flash Flood, Hamilton
- When
- February 18, 10:00 AM EST to 6:30 PM EST
- Where
- Hamilton County, Countywide
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 39.196, -84.543 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Showers and thunderstorms with heavy rainfall came in several rounds causing many roads to be closed due to high water.
Lightning, Hamilton
- When
- February 18, 2:30 PM EST
- Where
- Hamilton County, Cincinnati
- Property damage
- $100,000
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 39.196, -84.543 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Lightning struck a home causing a fire in the attic, which spread toward the second floor before being extinguished. Significant fire and water damage occurred to the home.
Flash Flood, Adams
- When
- February 18, 4:00 PM EST to 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- Adams County, Countywide
- Property damage
- $50,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 38.846, -83.472 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Showers and thunderstorms with very heavy rainfall caused many roads to be closed due to high water. Four families were evacuated.
Flash Flood, Clermont
- When
- February 18, 4:30 PM EST to 6:15 PM EST
- Where
- Clermont County, Countywide
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 39.047, -84.152 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Creeks and streams came out of their banks due to heavy rainfall.
Flash Flood, Brown
- When
- February 18, 4:30 PM EST to 6:15 PM EST
- Where
- Brown County, Countywide
- Property damage
- $25,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 38.934, -83.867 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy rainfall caused creeks and streams across the county to come out of their banks.
Flash Flood, Hocking
- When
- February 18, 5:00 PM EST to 7:00 PM EST
- Where
- Hocking County, Countywide
- Property damage
- $25,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 39.497, -82.479 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy rainfall caused flooding of numerous county roads.
Flash Flood, Ross
- When
- February 18, 5:00 PM EST to 6:30 PM EST
- Where
- Ross County, 2 mi W of Chillicothe
- Property damage
- $25,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 39.338, -83.057 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
North Fork Creek flooded west of Chillicothe causing evacuation of a camp ground.
Flash Flood, Scioto
- When
- February 18, 5:00 PM EST to 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- Scioto County, Countywide
- Property damage
- $1.0 million
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 38.804, -82.993 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Widespread 2 to 4 inch rains with locally higher amounts contributed to serious flooding across the county. Over 100 roads were closed including State Route 73, over 100 basements were flooded, 50 homes were flooded on the main floors, and over 100 people were evacuated due to high water.
Flash Flood, Pike
- When
- February 18, 5:10 PM EST to 6:15 PM EST
- Where
- Pike County, Countywide
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 39.077, -83.067 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy rainfall caused roads to be flooded across the county.
Flash Flood, Highland
- When
- February 18, 5:10 PM EST to 6:15 PM EST
- Where
- Highland County, Countywide
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 39.185, -83.601 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy rainfall caused creeks and streams to overflow their banks.
Flood, Warren
- When
- February 18, 7:00 PM EST to February 19, 12:00 AM EST
- Where
- Warren forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 39.428, -84.167 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy rain caused the Little Miami River at Kings Mills to rise out of its banks. The river crested about 800 pm with an estimated stage of 17.9 feet. Flooding was limited to lowland areas along the river.
Hail, Scioto
- When
- February 18, 7:10 PM EST to 7:15 PM EST
- Where
- Scioto County, West Portsmouth
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 38.767, -83.033
Flood, Clermont
- When
- February 18, 9:00 PM EST to February 19, 2:00 AM EST
- Where
- Clermont forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 39.047, -84.152 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flood, Hamilton
- When
- February 18, 9:00 PM EST to February 19, 2:00 AM EST
- Where
- Hamilton forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 39.196, -84.543 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy rain caused the Little Miami River at Milford to rise out of its banks. The river crested at 17.5 feet about 3 A.M. on the 14th. Flooding was limited to areas immediately along the river.
- 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.
- Lightning
- A lightning strike that killed, injured or caused damage.
- Flood
- Flooding that develops more slowly than a flash flood: rivers leaving their banks, or water standing over land for an extended time.
- Hail
- Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
- Flash Flooding and Flooding in West Virginia, February 18 to 21, 20003 deaths · $6.7 million · 30 events
- Flash Flooding and Flooding in Ohio, February 18 to 21, 20001 death · $2.2 million · 11 events
- Flash Flooding in Kentucky, February 18, 20001 death · $35,000 · 13 events
- Winter Storm in New York, February 18 to 19, 20001 death · 10 events
- Flash Flooding in Kentucky, February 18, 2000$11 million · 12 events
- Flash Flooding and Flooding in Pennsylvania, February 18 to 20, 2000$5.0 million · 6 events
- Flash Flooding and Flooding in West Virginia, February 18 to 19, 2000$2.0 million · 9 events
- Flash Flooding and Flooding in Kentucky, February 18 to 21, 2000$1.6 million · 6 events
- Tornado in Arkansas, February 18, 20009 injured · F1 · 1 event
- Flash Flood in Kentucky, February 18, 2000$1.0 million · 1 event
- Tornadoes and Hail in Mississippi, February 18, 2000$387,000 · F0 · 13 events
- Damaging Wind in Illinois, February 18, 2000$500,000 · 100 kt wind · 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: 5132557, 5132444, 5132555, 5132553, 5132554, 5132445, 5132446, 5132556, 5132447, 5132448, 5134926, 5132558, 5132559, 5132560.