10 flash flood, 3 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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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 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 Jun 6, 2:15 PM EST, 1 hour 18 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH 315 PM EDT WED JUN 6 2001 KILN SHOWING CONVECTION DEVELOPING ALONG STATIONARY FRONT WHICH STRETCHES FROM NORTH OF CMH TO DAY TO VERSAILLES. THERE IS A WEAK SURFACE LOW NEAR DAY WHICH HELP TO INITIATE THE CONVECTION. CONVECTION IS A BIT STRONGER/DEEPER TOWARD VERSAILLES WHICH IS CLOSER TO HIGH THETA-E AIR. SATELLITE IMAGERY SHOWING CLOUDS THINNING OVER SOUTHERN OHIO AND CLEARING OUT OVER CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN IL/INDIANA. WILL TRIM BACK THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN THE DAYTON AND RICHMOND AREAS AND EXTEND WATCH THROUGH MIDNIGHT TONIGHT FOR THE REST OF THE SOUTHERN HALF OF FA. PWS ARE BETWEEN 1.5 AND 2 INCHES THROUGH THIS EVENING. MEAN FLOW STILL SHOWING TRAINING ECHOES WILL BE A PROBLEM. ETA SHOWING LOW LEVEL CONVERGENCE OVER ALONG AND NEAR THE OHIO RIVER BETWEEN 00Z AND 06Z THIS EVENING. MODELS ARE ALL IN GENERAL AGREEMENT WITH SLIDING FRONT TO THE SOUTH OF FA BY LATE TONIGHT. NOT REAL CONFIDENT ON THIS ASPECT OF FORECAST. TROPICAL DEPRESSION ALLISON OVER SOUTHERN MS MAY HELP TO HOLD THINGS UP. QUASI-STATIONARY BOUNDARIES SEEM TO HANG AROUND THE OHIO VALLEY LONGER THAN EXPECTED. ETA AND ESPECIALLY THE AVN BRING A NORTHERLY WAVE DOWN INTO REGION BY LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING ON THURSDAY. THIS IS A BIT FASTER THAN RUNS FROM YESTERDAY. AS A RESULT OF THESE INGREDIENTS WILL LEAVE 30 AFTERNOON POP EVEN THOUGH ALL THE GUIDANCE IS QUIET PALTRY. WILL KEEP EXTENDED RELATIVELY DRY EXCEPT FOR THE THREAT OF CONVECTION SUNDAY AND WEDNESDAY. .ILN... IN...FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR THIS EVENING FOR ZONES INZ066... INZ073>075...INZ080. KY...FLAShH FLOOD WATCH FOR THIS EVENING FOR ZONES KYZ089>100. OH...FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR THIS EVENING FOR ZONES OHZ063>064... OHZ070>074...OHZ077>082...OHZ088. TIPTON
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON, OH
324 PM EDT WED JUN 6 2001
TIME(EDT) .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0945 PM BUSBY MILL KY FLOOD
06/06/01 OWEN HIGH WATER CAUSED ROAD TO
CLOSE
0914 PM ELK LAKE KY .75 INCH HAIL
06/06/01 OWEN S
1230 AM WILLIAMSTOWN KY FLOOD
06/06/01 GRANT HEKIN-CLARK CREEK OUT OF
BANKS- BRIDGE DAMAGE
RLB/RLBPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON, OH
334 PM EDT WED JUN 6 2001
TIME(EDT) .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
1200 PM 8 SW OWENTON KY FLOOD
06/06/01 OWEN HIGH WATER ON RAODWAY
RLB/LBThe Cincinnati radar (KILN), 67 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:20 UTC.
10 flash flood, 3 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Numerous roads flooded. High water causing basement flooding reported in Colerain
Barn was damaged along with several trees knocked down
High water on roadways in Mason and Deerfield Township
Structural damage to and the roof pulled off of one house
High water on Gurneyville Road
Numerous trees knocked down
4 to 8 inches of water on US Route 23
High water on US 62 and Washington Road
Nine roads were closed due to high water across the eastern part of the county and in Lebanon. There was a small landslide on Corwin Road near Fort Ancient State Park
Street flooding throughout town
High water on roadways throughout Springfield Township. A creek was also reported out of its banks
Streets and roads flooded
High water on roadways
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Ohio in 2001Every state in 2001This day in weather historyWarnings in Ohio, June 2001
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: 5247000, 5247003, 5247002, 5247004, 5247001, 5247005, 5247006, 5247007, 5247008, 5247009, 5247010, 5247011, 5247012, 5247013.