Flash Flood in Ohio, August 27, 2003

Name: Flash Flood in Ohio, August 27, 2003
Start: 2003-08-27T16:30
End: 2003-08-27T17:00
Location: Ohio

August 27, 2003 · NWS PBZ · 1 event in 1 county or zone

1 flash flood, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 1 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: 1

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 Pittsburgh, PA wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Aug 27, 2:44 PM EST, 1 hour 46 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 27, 2:44 PM EST, 1 hour 46 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
344 PM EDT WED AUG 27 2003

VERY BUSY WITH SEVERE WEATHER SO THIS WILL BE QUICK.

FRONT IS SLOWLY PUSHING SOUTHEAST AND KICKING OFF NUMEROUS STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS FROM PITTSBURGH SOUTH AND WEST.  THESE STORMS ARE
DROPPING VERY LARGE HAIL AND HEAVY DOWNPOURS.  HAVE FLASH FLOOD AND
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCHES OUT FOR MOST OF THE AREA SOUTH AND WEST
OF PITTSBURGH.

MODELS HAVE BOUNDARY MOVING THROUGH BY THURSDAY MORNING...HOWEVER
IT MAY STALL OUT NEAR THE MASON-DIXON LINE.  THIS WILL KEEP
THUNDERSTORMS AROUND THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF OUR CWA.

FCSTID =  66
PIT   62  84  65  83 /  30  20  30  40
HLG   63  85  66  83 /  60  20  30  40
MGW   65  85  67  84 /  60  20  20  40
ZZV   64  86  67  84 /  60  20  20  40
PHD   63  85  66  84 /  60  20  30  40
FKL   57  81  63  81 /  10  10  30  40
DUJ   56  80  62  80 /  10  10  30  40
LBE   61  84  64  82 /  30  20  30  40
BTP   60  83  64  82 /  30  10  30  40
IDI   58  82  63  81 /  30  10  30  40
ODM   60  82  61  81 /  60  20  20  30

.PBZ...
MD...FLOOD WATCH UNTIL 1000 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON FOR ZONE MDZ001.

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH UNTIL 1000 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON FOR ZONE
MDZ001.

OH...FLOOD WATCH UNTIL 1000 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON FOR ZONES
OHZ039>040...OHZ048>050...OHZ057>059...OHZ068>069.

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH UNTIL 700 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON FOR ZONES
OHZ039>040...OHZ048>050...OHZ057>059...OHZ068>069.

PA...FLOOD WATCH UNTIL 1000 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON FOR ZONES
PAZ029...PAZ031>032.

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH UNTIL 700 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON FOR ZONES
PAZ029...PAZ031>032.

WV...FLOOD WATCH UNTIL 1000 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON FOR ZONES
WVZ002>004...WVZ012...WVZ021>023...WVZ041.

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH UNTIL 700 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON FOR ZONES
WVZ002>004...WVZ012...WVZ021>023...WVZ041.

CAT

Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 27, 10:35 AM EST, 5 hours 55 minutes before

MDZ001-OHZ039>041-048>050-057>059-068-069-PAZ007>009-013>016-020>023-
029>032-WVZ001>004-012-021>023-041-272130-

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
1135 AM EDT WED AUG 27 2003

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA...EAST
CENTRAL OHIO...NORTHERN WEST VIRGINIA AND GARRETT COUNTY MARYLAND.

.DAY ONE...TODAY

THERE IS A RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON. THE PRIMARY
THREAT IS FOR LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WIND. THE MAIN CONCERN WILL BE
SOUTH AND EAST OF THE METROPOLITAN PITTSBURGH AREA.  THERE IS ALSO A
RISK OF FLOODING...ESPECIALLY IN EASTERN OHIO...NORTHERN WEST
VIRGINIA...AND WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA FROM AROUND THE BUTLER
PENNSYLVANIA AREA AND SOUTH.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...

ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA ON FRIDAY WHICH MAY
RESULT IN STRONG THUNDERSTORMS.

.SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUIRED.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Aug 27, 1:42 PM EST, 2 hours 48 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH, PA
242 PM EDT WED AUG 27 2003

TIME(EDT)  .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE   ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

0235 PM    CARROLLTON                OH   2.75 INCH HAIL
08/27/03   CARROLL                        REPORTED BY SKYWARN
                                          SPOTTERS

Local storm report, Aug 27, 2:05 PM EST, 2 hours 25 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH, PA
305 PM EDT WED AUG 27 2003

TIME(EDT)  .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE   ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

0235 PM    CARROLLTON                OH   2.75 INCH HAIL
08/27/03   CARROLL                        REPORTED BY SKYWARN
                                          SPOTTERS

0355 PM    COSHOCTON                 OH   FLASH FLOODS
08/27/03   COSHOCTON                      STREETS IN DOWNTOWN
                                          COSHOCTON FLOODED.REPORTED
                                          BY SKYWARN SPOTTERS

Special weather statement, Aug 27, 2:31 PM EST, 1 hour 59 minutes before

MDZ001-280200-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
331 PM EDT WED AUG 27 2003

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM EDT WEDNESDAY
EVENING
FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...

IN MARYLAND...

  GARRETT

Local storm report, Aug 27, 2:41 PM EST, 1 hour 49 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH, PA
341 PM EDT WED AUG 27 2003

TIME(EDT)  .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE   ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

0340 PM    BOBTOWN                   PA   1.25 INCH HAIL
08/27/03   GREENE                         REPORTED BY
PUBLIC

Local storm report, Aug 27, 3:30 PM EST, 1 hour before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH, PA
430 PM EDT WED AUG 27 2003

TIME(EDT)  .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE   ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

0420 PM    BRUCETON MILLS            WV   FLASH FLOODS
08/27/03   PRESTON                        STREAM AND ROADWAYS
                                          FLOODING REPORTED BY
                                          EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT

0420 PM    MASONTOWN                 WV   WIND DAMAGE
08/27/03   PRESTON                        TREES DOWN REPORTED BY
                                          EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT

0410 PM    BRUCETON MILLS            WV   WIND DAMAGE
08/27/03   PRESTON                        TREES DOWN REPORTED BY
                                          EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT

Local storm report, Aug 27, 3:56 PM EST, 34 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH, PA
456 PM EDT WED AUG 27 2003

TIME(EDT)  .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE   ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

0420 PM    BRUCETON MILLS            WV   FLASH FLOODS
08/27/03   PRESTON                        STREAM AND ROADWAYS
                                          FLOODING REPORTED BY
                                          EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT

0420 PM    MASONTOWN                 WV   WIND DAMAGE
08/27/03   PRESTON                        TREES DOWN REPORTED BY
                                          EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT

0410 PM    BRUCETON MILLS            WV   WIND DAMAGE
08/27/03   PRESTON                        TREES DOWN REPORTED BY
                                          EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT

0445 PM    AURORA                    WV   .75 INCH HAIL
08/27/03   PRESTON                        REPORTED BY SKYWARN
                                          SPOTTERS.

The radar

The Pittsburgh radar (KPBZ), 87 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:27 UTC.

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Event by event

1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.

Flash Flood, Belmont

When: August 27, 4:30 PM EST to 5:00 PM EST
Where: Belmont County, Centerville
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates: 40.016, -80.988 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Route 9 flooded.

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.

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

The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Ohio in 2003 Every state in 2003 This day in weather history Warnings in Ohio, August 2003

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: 5368777.