Ohio, 2002Flooding and Damaging Winds in Ohio, August 18, 2002
August 18, 2002 · NWS ILN · 8 events in 6 counties and zones
3 flood, 3 thunderstorm wind, 2 lightning, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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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- Deaths
- 1
- Injuries
- 3
- Property damage
- $19,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 8
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 18, 1:25 PM EST, 20 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 18, 1:25 PM EST, 20 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
225 PM EDT SUN AUG 18 2002
REMNANTS OF OVRNGT MCS HAVE PUSHED E INTO CWA WITH ADDITIONAL
TSTM DVLPMNT ALONG BOUNDARY ORIENTED FM NR CVG THRU CNTRL OH.
PRECIP WATER VALUES ARE APPROACHING 2 INCHES AND WITH TRAINING OF
CNVCTN TAKING PLACE ALONG THIS BNDRY THE POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING
WL EXIST INTO THE EARLY EVE ACRS SRN OH AND NRN KY. WL MONITOR
LATEST RADAR TRENDS BUT PLAN ON CONTG FLOOD WATCH UNTIL 7 PM.
XPCT THESE STORMS TO DIMINISH AS MESOSCALE INDUCED VORT MAX
PUSHES TO THE SE AND WITH LOSS OF DAYTIME HEATING. PATCHY FOG
IS A GOOD BET TNGT DUE TO RAINFALL...HI DWPTS AMS AND LGT WND
REGIME. HAVE STAYED CLOSE OR A LTL WRMR THAN GUID TEMPS TNGT.
S/WV TO TRACK E FM MID MS VLY ACRS OH ON MON. ETA/AVN TRACK
ASSOCIATED SFC LO ACRS OH MON AFTN/EVE WITH WK COLDFRONT PUSHING
THRU THE AREA DURG AFTN. THIS WV WL ENHANCE PRECIP CHCS WITH
AXIS OF H8 CONVERGE AND UPR DIV SWINGING THRU CWA. WL GO CATAGORICAL
ACRS CNTRL AND NRN COUNTIES AND LKLY ACRS THE S. CLDS AND PRECIP
SHUD KEEP TEMPS DOWN A BIT SO WL GO A LTL COOLER THAN GUID VALUES.
WL LINGER A CHC OF TSTMS INTO MON EVE IN THE E WITH SKIES BECOMING
PARTLY CLOUDY OVRNGT.
SFC RDG AXIS BLDS E ACRS GRTLKS TUE/WED PROVIDING DRY WEATHER.
WL SHOW A WARMING TREND IN TEMPS THRU THE END OF THE WEEK WITH
UPR LVL RDG AXIS REESTABLISHING ITSELF OVER THE OH VLY.
ILN...FLOOD WATCH UNTIL 7 PM EDT FOR INZ066-073>075-080-
KYZ089>100-
OHZ070>073-077>082-088-
RANDALLEvent by event
3 flood, 3 thunderstorm wind, 2 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.
Flood, Clinton
- When
- August 18, 1:45 PM EST to 2:40 PM EST
- Where
- Clinton forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 39.415, -83.808 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Thunderstorms producing torrential rains developed along a slow moving frontal boundary across southwest Ohio. Measured rainfall amounts up to three and one half inches were recorded across this region during the late morning and afternoon hours. The rain forced road closures because of high water and caused basement flooding in the Cincinnati vicinity and in Wilmington.
Lightning, Clermont
- When
- August 18, 2:00 PM EST
- Where
- Clermont County, Milford
- Injuries
- 3 direct, 0 indirect
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 39.047, -84.152 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Three people were injured when lightning struck in Miami Meadows Park.
Thunderstorm Wind, Highland
- When
- August 18, 2:30 PM EST to 3:00 PM EST
- Where
- Highland County, Countywide
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Property damage
- $8,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 39.200, -83.617
Numerous trees were downed across the county.
Flood, Hamilton
- When
- August 18, 2:30 PM EST to 3:30 PM EST
- Where
- Hamilton forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 39.196, -84.543 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Thunderstorms producing torrential rains developed along a slow moving frontal boundary across southwest Ohio. Measured rainfall amounts up to three and one half inches were recorded across this region during the late morning and afternoon hours. The rain forced road closures because of high water and caused basement flooding in the Cincinnati vicinity and in Wilmington.
Flood, Highland
- When
- August 18, 2:30 PM EST to 4:00 PM EST
- Where
- Highland forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 39.185, -83.601 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Thunderstorms producing torrential rains developed along a slow moving frontal boundary across southwest Ohio. Measured rainfall amounts up to three and one half inches were recorded across this region during the late morning and afternoon hours. The rain forced road closures because of high water and caused basement flooding in the Cincinnati vicinity and in Wilmington.
Thunderstorm Wind, Hamilton
- When
- August 18, 2:30 PM EST to 2:34 PM EST
- Where
- Hamilton County, California
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Property damage
- $3,000
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 39.067, -84.417
A half dozen large trees were downed near Coney Island Amusement Park.
Lightning, Franklin
- When
- August 18, 2:30 PM EST
- Where
- Franklin County, 1 mi S of Reynoldsburg
- Deaths
- 1 direct, 0 indirect
- Reported by
- BROADCAST MEDIA
- Coordinates
- 39.970, -83.009 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
A man working on the roof of an apartment complex was struck by lightning. Witnesses said that the man shot up several feet in the air, landing back on the roof where he was unresponsive. The man was rushed to a local hospital where he died from his injuries one day later.
Thunderstorm Wind, Adams
- When
- August 18, 2:40 PM EST to 3:10 PM EST
- Where
- Adams County, Countywide
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Property damage
- $8,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 38.850, -83.483
Several trees were knocked down in various parts of the county.
- Flood
- Flooding that develops more slowly than a flash flood: rivers leaving their banks, or water standing over land for an extended time.
- Lightning
- A lightning strike that killed, injured or caused damage.
- 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.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
- Lightning Strike in Alabama, August 18, 20021 death · 1 injured · $100,000 · 1 event
- Lightning Strikes in Virginia, August 18, 2002$55,000 · 2 events
- Hail and Damaging Wind in New Hampshire, August 18, 20023 injured · 50 kt wind · 3 events
- Damaging Wind in Colorado, August 18, 2002$30,000 · 78 kt wind · 1 event
- Lightning Strike in Alabama, August 18, 20022 injured · 1 event
- Damaging Wind in Tennessee, August 18, 2002$20,000 · 1 event
- Flash Flood in Alabama, August 18, 2002$18,000 · 1 event
- Flash Flood in Missouri, August 18, 20021 injured · 1 event
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Arkansas, August 18, 2002$12,000 · 1.75 in hail · 3 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Tennessee, August 18, 200260 kt wind · 6 events
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Kansas, August 18 to 20, 2002$3,000 · 52 kt wind · 5 events
- Hail in Kansas, August 18, 20021 in hail · 4 events