Ohio, 2001

Heavy Rain in Ohio, September 1 to 30, 2001

September 1 to 30, 2001 · NWS RLX · 5 events in 5 counties and zones

September rains accumulated into the 1 to 2 inch range, or about half the norm. 1 inches of rain.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 5 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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  • Floods
  • Wind
  • Hail
  • Winter weather
  • Heat and drought
  • Cold
  • Fire, smoke and dust
  • Marine and coastal
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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
5

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 RLX wrote it up.

September rains accumulated into the 1 to 2 inch range, or about half the norm. Athens measured only 1.1 inches of rain. Other preliminary reports included Nelsonville with 1.25 inches, while Marietta had 1.9 inches.

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 Charleston, WV wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Aug 31, 8:22 PM EST, 3 hours 38 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 31, 8:22 PM EST, 3 hours 38 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
922 PM EDT FRI AUG 31 2001

FRONT BEGINNING TO PUSH THROUGH CWA WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
STORMS ACCOMPANYING IT.  RAIN THREAT SHOULD END IN THE FAR NW ZONE
IN THE NEXT HOUR OR SO...WILL BE REMOVING POP HERE AND LEAVING
SCATTERED RAINS IN THROUGH AT LEAST PART OF THE OVERNIGHT
ELSEWHERE.  DO NOT FORESEE ANY FLOODING PROBLEMS AS STORMS ARE
MOVING AT A DECENT CLIP.  NOT MUCH ELSE NEEDS CHANGING AT THIS TIME.

.RLX...
WV...NONE.
VA...NONE.
KY...NONE.
OH...NONE.

.END/CL

The radar

The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.

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Event by event

5 heavy rain. Local standard time, as filed.

Heavy Rain, Athens

When
September 1, 12:00 AM EST to September 30, 11:00 PM EST
Where
Athens forecast zone
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
39.334, -82.045 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Rain, Meigs

When
September 1, 12:00 AM EST to September 30, 11:00 PM EST
Where
Meigs forecast zone
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
39.082, -82.023 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Rain, Morgan

When
September 1, 12:00 AM EST to September 30, 11:00 PM EST
Where
Morgan forecast zone
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
39.620, -81.853 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Rain, Perry

When
September 1, 12:00 AM EST to September 30, 11:00 PM EST
Where
Perry forecast zone
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
39.737, -82.236 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Rain, Washington

When
September 1, 12:00 AM EST to September 30, 11:00 PM EST
Where
Washington forecast zone
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
39.455, -81.495 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

What these are

Heavy Rain
Rainfall totals unusual for the place and season that did not produce a flood.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

More

Every storm in Ohio in 2001Every state in 2001This day in weather historyWarnings in Ohio, September 2001

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: 5262949, 5262950, 5262951, 5262952, 5262953.