Ohio, 2003

Flash Flood in Ohio, June 16, 2003

June 16, 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 Jun 16, 3:15 PM EST, 4 hours 45 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 16, 3:15 PM EST, 4 hours 45 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
415 PM EDT MON JUN 16 2003

AN UPPER TROF WITH WEAK SHRT/WVS WILL AFFECT CWA DURING FCST PERIOD.
MDLS CONT TO SHOW STRONG MOISTURE CONVG/PWS AOA 1.6 TNGT MAINLY ECNTRL
OHIO WHERE FFA HAS BEEN XNTD IN AREAL CVG/TIME. ALSO LOW-MID LVL WINDS
ARE UNDER 15 KTS SO ANY STORMS WITH HVY RAINS WILL MOVE SLOWLY...THIS
SCENARIO IS EXPECTED TO TRANSLATE ESEWD TUES AND AFFECT XTREME SRN ZONES
CWA ALONG/SOUTH OF M/D LINE. ATMS ALSO BECOMES MORE UNSTABLE TUES-WED
BFR FRONT IN NRN PLAINS PUSHES THRU REGION DURG THRS NW-SE...USHERING
IN DRY/PLSNT WX THRU THE WKND. TEMPS BLEND WITH ADJ OFFICES.

.PBZ...
MD...NONE.
OH...FLOOD WATCH TIL 4AM TUES OHZ039-040-048>049-O57>059-O68-069.
PA...NONE.
WV...NONE.
Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 16, 4:09 AM EST, 15 hours 51 minutes before
MDZ001-OHZ039>041-048>050-057>059-068-069-PAZ007>009-013>016-020>023-
029>032-WVZ001>004-012-021>023-041-160915-

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
509 AM EDT MON JUN 16 2003

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...

THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY DOWNPOURS ARE POSSIBLE FOR TUESDAY THROUGH
THURSDAY. PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN COULD PRODUCE FLASH FLOODING IN SOME
AREAS.

.SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jun 16, 5:40 PM EST, 2 hours 20 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH, PA
640 PM EDT MON JUN 16 2003

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

0335 PM    2 NE ZANESVILLE           OH   FLASH FLOODS
06/16/03   MUSKINGOM                      WATER ON ADAMSVILLE ROAD.
                                          REPORTED BY LAW ENFORCEMENT

0615 PM    ADAMSVILLE                OH   FLASH FLOODS
06/16/03   MUSKINGUM                      SEVERAL RURAL ROADS
                                          FLOODED, INCLUDING MOLLIES
                                          ROCK ROAD. REPORTED BY LAW
                                          ENFORCEMENT

0640 PM    BLOOMFIELD                OH   FLASH FLOODS
06/16/03   MUSKINGOM                      FLOODING ON LOWER
                                          BLOOMFIELD ROAD AND OTHER
                                          RURAL ROADS. REPORTED BY
                                          LAW ENFORCEMENT

The radar

The Pittsburgh radar (KPBZ), 159 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 00:58 UTC.

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Event by event

1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.

Flash Flood, Muskingum

When
June 16, 8:00 PM EST to 9:00 PM EST
Where
Muskingum County, Philo
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
39.965, -81.944 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Mansfork Rd 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

More

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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: 5365264.