Flash Flood and Damaging Winds in Ohio, July 3 to 4, 2000

Name: Flash Flood and Damaging Winds in Ohio, July 3 to 4, 2000
Start: 2000-07-03T14:00
End: 2000-07-04T00:15
Location: Ohio

July 3 to 4, 2000 · NWS ILN · 6 events in 6 counties and zones

5 thunderstorm wind, 1 flash flood, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 1 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: $55,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 6

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.

The radar

The Cincinnati radar (KILN), 47 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 19:00 UTC.

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Event by event

5 thunderstorm wind, 1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Brown

When: July 3, 2:00 PM EST to 2:05 PM EST
Where: Brown County, Sardinia
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph)
Property damage: $5,000
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 39.000, -83.800

Numerous trees downed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Adams

When: July 3, 4:00 PM EST to 4:10 PM EST
Where: Adams County, Countywide
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph)
Property damage: $10,000
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 38.850, -83.483

Numerous trees were knocked down across the county, one of which fell on a roof.

Thunderstorm Wind, Montgomery

When: July 3, 4:50 PM EST to 4:55 PM EST
Where: Montgomery County, Dayton
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph)
Property damage: $5,000
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 39.750, -84.183

Trees knocked down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Clark

When: July 3, 4:55 PM EST to 5:00 PM EST
Where: Clark County, Medway
Measured: 60 kt (69 mph)
Property damage: $25,000
Reported by: NWS STORM SURVEY
Coordinates: 39.883, -84.000

Numerous trees and large limbs were knocked down in a 3/4 mile long path.

Thunderstorm Wind, Greene

When: July 3, 5:10 PM EST to 5:15 PM EST
Where: Greene County, Beavercreek
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph)
Property damage: $5,000
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 39.750, -84.067

Several trees were knocked down in Beavercreek.

Flash Flood, Clinton

When: July 3, 10:22 PM EST to July 4, 12:15 AM EST
Where: Clinton County, 4 mi S of Wilmington
Property damage: $5,000
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 39.415, -83.808 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Three inches of rain in just a few hours caused flooding across State Route 134 at Brown Road. A few creeks exceeded their banks.

What these are

Thunderstorm Wind: Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.
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.

The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Ohio in 2000 Every state in 2000 This day in weather history Warnings in Ohio, July 2000

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: 5176041, 5176045, 5176042, 5176044, 5176043, 5176046.