Ohio, 2000Flash Flooding in Ohio, January 3 to 4, 2000
January 3 to 4, 2000 · NWS ILN · 14 events in 14 counties and zones
14 flash flood, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Every event with a place to put it; 14 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
- $153,000
- 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.
Flash Flood, Hamilton
- When
- January 3, 7:00 PM EST to 9:50 PM EST
- Where
- Hamilton County, Countywide
- Property damage
- $20,000
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 39.196, -84.543 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Very heavy rainfall caused flooding of many roads across the county. Specifically, flooding of roads occurred in Covedale, Evendale and on Interstate 75.
Flash Flood, Butler
- When
- January 3, 7:12 PM EST to 9:50 PM EST
- Where
- Butler County, Countywide
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 39.439, -84.576 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Persistent heavy rainfall caused several roads to be flooded across the county.
Flash Flood, Clinton
- When
- January 3, 7:30 PM EST to 9:30 PM EST
- Where
- Clinton County, Countywide
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 39.415, -83.808 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Persistent heavy rainfall caused flooding across the county. Some roads were closed in the southern part of the county.
Flash Flood, Warren
- When
- January 3, 9:00 PM EST to 10:00 PM EST
- Where
- Warren County, Countywide
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 39.428, -84.167 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Several hours of heavy rainfall caused roads to flood across the county.
Flash Flood, Clermont
- When
- January 3, 9:00 PM EST to 10:35 PM EST
- Where
- Clermont County, Countywide
- Property damage
- $50,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 39.047, -84.152 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy rainfall over several hours caused flooding of roads and homes across the county.
Flash Flood, Pickaway
- When
- January 3, 10:00 PM EST to 11:30 PM EST
- Where
- Pickaway County, Circleville
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 39.642, -83.024 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy rainfall caused some streets to be flooded in Circleville.
Flash Flood, Delaware
- When
- January 3, 10:00 PM EST to January 4, 1:00 AM EST
- Where
- Delaware County, Countywide
- Property damage
- $3,000
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 40.278, -83.005 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Water flooded across Ohio Route 521 in the northeastern part of the county.
Flash Flood, Fayette
- When
- January 3, 10:05 PM EST to 11:20 PM EST
- Where
- Fayette County, Countywide
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 39.560, -83.456 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Several hours of heavy rainfall caused water to flood across roads across the county.
Flash Flood, Franklin
- When
- January 3, 10:10 PM EST to 11:50 PM EST
- Where
- Franklin County, Countywide
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 39.970, -83.009 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Persistent heavy rainfall caused flooding of roads across the county. Several roads were closed across the southern part of the county.
Flash Flood, Madison
- When
- January 3, 10:15 PM EST to 11:30 PM EST
- Where
- Madison County, Mt Sterling
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 39.894, -83.400 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Water flooded across roads from several hours of heavy rainfall.
Flash Flood, Fairfield
- When
- January 3, 10:20 PM EST to 11:50 PM 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 water to flood across roads.
Flash Flood, Brown
- When
- January 3, 11:15 PM EST to 11:50 PM EST
- Where
- Brown County, Countywide
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 38.934, -83.867 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy rain caused water to flood across county roads, mainly in the northern half of the county.
Flash Flood, Highland
- When
- January 3, 11:15 PM EST to January 4, 12:15 AM 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)
Persistent heavy rainfall caused water to flood across roads, mainly across the northern part of the county.
Flash Flood, Ross
- When
- January 3, 11:45 PM EST to January 4, 12:30 AM EST
- Where
- Ross County, Countywide
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 39.338, -83.057 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Water flooded across several roads across the county including State Route 180 in the northeastern part of the county.
- 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 Kentucky, January 3, 200018 injured · $64 million · F3 · 1 event
- Tornadoes in Kentucky, January 3, 20003 injured · $7.4 million · F3 · 2 events
- Tornadoes in Mississippi, January 3, 20007 injured · $450,000 · F3 · 3 events
- Tornado in Mississippi, January 3, 2000$125,000 · F2 · 1 event
- Flash Flooding in Kentucky, January 3, 2000$1.3 million · 4 events
- Flash Flooding in Kentucky, January 3, 2000$593,000 · 10 events
- Damaging Wind in Missouri, January 3, 20003 injured · $250,000 · 83 kt wind · 1 event
- Tornado and Flash Flooding in Indiana, January 3, 2000$62,000 · F1 · 29 events
- Flash Flooding and Damaging Winds in Kentucky, January 3, 2000$384,000 · 78 kt wind · 12 events
- Flash Flooding and Damaging Wind in Indiana, January 3 to 4, 2000$157,000 · 50 kt wind · 6 events
- Damaging Wind in Illinois, January 3, 2000$150,000 · 100 kt wind · 1 event
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Arkansas, January 3, 2000$101,000 · 1.75 in hail · 9 events
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: 5126985, 5126885, 5126886, 5126887, 5126888, 5126890, 5126984, 5126889, 5126979, 5126978, 5126980, 5126981, 5126982, 5126983.