Ohio, 2000

Excessive Heat in Ohio, January 2 to 4, 2000

January 2 to 4, 2000 · NWS RLX · 9 events in 9 counties and zones

Afternoon temperatures on the 2nd and the 3rd rose into the upper 60s to lower 70s. Gallipolis and Waterloo had 73 degrees on the 2nd.

Where it happened

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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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
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.

What happened

The episode as NWS RLX wrote it up.

Afternoon temperatures on the 2nd and the 3rd rose into the upper 60s to lower 70s. Gallipolis and Waterloo had 73 degrees on the 2nd. South Point and Marietta were 71 degrees.

The radar

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Event by event

9 excessive heat. Local standard time, as filed.

Excessive Heat, Athens

When
January 2, 12:00 PM EST to January 4, 8:00 AM EST
Where
Athens forecast zone
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
39.334, -82.045 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Excessive Heat, Gallia

When
January 2, 12:00 PM EST to January 4, 8:00 AM EST
Where
Gallia forecast zone
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
38.825, -82.317 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Excessive Heat, Jackson

When
January 2, 12:00 PM EST to January 4, 8:00 AM EST
Where
Jackson forecast zone
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
39.020, -82.618 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Excessive Heat, Lawrence

When
January 2, 12:00 PM EST to January 4, 8:00 AM EST
Where
Lawrence forecast zone
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
38.599, -82.537 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Excessive Heat, Meigs

When
January 2, 12:00 PM EST to January 4, 8:00 AM EST
Where
Meigs forecast zone
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
39.082, -82.023 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Excessive Heat, Morgan

When
January 2, 12:00 PM EST to January 4, 8:00 AM EST
Where
Morgan forecast zone
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
39.620, -81.853 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Excessive Heat, Perry

When
January 2, 12:00 PM EST to January 4, 8:00 AM EST
Where
Perry forecast zone
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
39.737, -82.236 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Excessive Heat, Vinton

When
January 2, 12:00 PM EST to January 4, 8:00 AM EST
Where
Vinton forecast zone
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
39.251, -82.485 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Excessive Heat, Washington

When
January 2, 12:00 PM EST to January 4, 8:00 AM EST
Where
Washington forecast zone
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
39.455, -81.495 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

What these are

Excessive Heat
Heat at or above the local excessive heat warning criteria, or heat that caused deaths.

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The same day elsewhere

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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: 5128145, 5128146, 5128232, 5128233, 5128234, 5128235, 5128236, 5128237, 5128238.