Ohio, 2000

Flash Flooding in Ohio, June 12, 2000

June 12, 2000 · NWS PBZ · 2 events in 2 counties and zones

Thunderstorms training over the same area of East Central Ohio produced minor flash flooding problems across Columbiana and Carroll Counties.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$2,000
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.

What happened

The episode as NWS PBZ wrote it up.

Thunderstorms training over the same area of East Central Ohio produced minor flash flooding problems across Columbiana and Carroll Counties.

The radar

The Pittsburgh radar (KPBZ), 54 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 20:57 UTC.

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Event by event

2 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.

Flash Flood, Columbiana

When
June 12, 4:00 PM EST to 7:00 PM EST
Where
Columbiana County, 5 mi SE of Gavers
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
40.768, -80.777 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Minor flooding was reported along portions of the North Branch of the Yellow Creek in Wayne Township.

Flash Flood, Carroll

When
June 12, 4:00 PM EST to 7:00 PM EST
Where
Carroll County, Augusta
Property damage
$2,000
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
40.580, -81.090 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

2.5 inches of rain in a one-hour period washed out a culvert.

What these are

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.

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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: 5153457, 5153458.