Ohio, 2001

Flash Flooding and Damaging Wind in Ohio, August 30, 2001

August 30, 2001 · NWS ILN · 4 events in 2 counties and zones

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

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 3 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.

  • Tornadoes
  • Tropical storms and surge
  • Floods
  • Wind
  • Hail
  • Winter weather
  • Heat and drought
  • Cold
  • Fire, smoke and dust
  • Marine and coastal
  • Other

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
4

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 forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Wilmington, OH wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Aug 30, 2:15 PM EST, 3 hours 45 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 30, 2:15 PM EST, 3 hours 45 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
315 PM EDT THU AUG 30 2001

TAKING ANOTHER LOOK AT THE WATER VAPOR IMAGERY...IT APPEAR THERE IS
A CIRCULATION OVER NRN ILLINOIS ATTM.  MESO ETA AT 300 MB LEVEL
SHOWS AN AREA OF VORTICITY...WHICH IS FCST TO MOVE DUE EAST TOWARD
THE NRN MIAMI VALLEY LATE THIS AFTN/EVENING.  WITH THAT IN
MIND...MAY HAVE TO INCREASE COVERAGE WORDING OF THUNDERSTORMS HERE
SINCE AIR MASS IS BECOMING UNSTABLE AND THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT TO
THE WEST IS INCREASING.

.ILN...NONE.

HICKMAN

The radar

The Cincinnati radar (KILN), 55 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 23:00 UTC.

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Event by event

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

Thunderstorm Wind, Clark

When
August 30, 6:00 PM EST to 6:05 PM EST
Where
Clark County, Springfield
Measured
50 kt (58 mph)
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
39.917, -83.800

Trees, large limbs, and power lines knocked down across the city.

Lightning, Clark

When
August 30, 6:20 PM EST
Where
Clark County, Springfield
Reported by
NEWSPAPER
Coordinates
39.917, -83.784 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Lightning struck a home causing a fire.

Flash Flood, Clark

When
August 30, 6:24 PM EST to 9:00 PM EST
Where
Clark County, Springfield
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
39.917, -83.784 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy rainfall caused the flooding of streets. US Highway 40 was closed for a period.

Flash Flood, Darke

When
August 30, 8:10 PM EST to 9:30 PM EST
Where
Darke County, Greenville
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
40.133, -84.619 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy rainfall flooded roads.

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.
Lightning
A lightning strike that killed, injured or caused damage.
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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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: 5257372, 5257375, 5257373, 5257374.