Flood in Ohio, June 17, 2004

Name: Flood in Ohio, June 17, 2004
Start: 2004-06-17T21:50
End: 2004-06-17T23:00
Location: Ohio

June 17, 2004 · NWS PBZ · 1 event in 1 county or zone

1 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.

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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 17, 2:08 PM EST, 7 hours 42 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 17, 2:08 PM EST, 7 hours 42 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
308 PM EDT THU JUN 17 2004

SVR WATCH IN EFFECT TIL 8PM FOR MUCH OF THE AREA. FF WATCH TIL 10
PM. SBCAPES 1500-2500 AND HIGH PRECIPBLE WATER FAVOR CONTINUANCE OF
BOTH SEVERE AND FLOODING RAINFALL WORDING AT LEAST INTO THE EVENING
UNTIL SHORT WV PASSES LATER TONIGHT. STILL UNSTABLE ON FRIDAY WITH
SECONDARY FRONT TO COME THROUGH. WILL KEEP IN CHC POPS FOR FRI AND
FRIDAY NIGHT THOUGH IF WE STABILIZE ENOUGH COULD JUST BE EVENING.
BOTH GFS AND ETA SHOWS WV CROSSING TO THE SOUTH ON SAT SO KEPT IN
CHC FOR OUR EXTREME SRN ZNS. SFC RIDGE BUILDS IN SAT NIGHT AND
SUNDAY. RETURN TO OVERRUNNING FOR MONDAY.

TEMPS SIMILAR TO FWC MOS INITIALLY THEN CLOSE TO MAV NOS.

.PBZ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
MD...FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING FOR ZONE
MDZ001.

OH...FLOOD WARNING UNTIL 400 PM EDT THURSDAY FOR ZONE OHC031.

FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING FOR ZONES
OHZ039>041...OHZ048>050...OHZ057>059...OHZ068>069.

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM (WCN) WATCH FOR THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING FOR
ZONES OHC013...OHC019...OHC029...OHC031...OHC059...OHC067...OHC081...
OHC111...OHC119...OHC121...OHC157.

PA...FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING FOR ZONES
PAZ007>009...PAZ013>016...PAZ020>023...PAZ029>032.

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM (WCN) WATCH FOR THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING FOR
ZONES PAC003...PAC005...PAC007...PAC019...PAC031...PAC051...PAC053...
PAC059...PAC063...PAC065...PAC073...PAC085...PAC121...PAC125...
PAC129.

WV...FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING FOR ZONES
WVZ001>004...WVZ012...WVZ021>023...WVZ041.

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM (WCN) WATCH FOR THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING FOR
ZONES WVC009...WVC029...WVC051...WVC069.

&&

Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 17, 12:06 PM EST, 9 hours 44 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
106 PM EDT THU JUN 17 2004

MDZ001-OHZ039>041-048>050-057>059-068-069-PAZ007>009-013>016-020>023-
029>032-WVZ001>004-012-021>023-041-170843-
ALLEGHENY PA-ARMSTRONG PA-BEAVER PA-BELMONT OH-BROOKE WV-BUTLER PA-
CARROLL OH-CLARION PA-COLUMBIANA OH-COSHOCTON OH-FAYETTE PA-
FOREST PA-GARRETT MD-GREENE PA-GUERNSEY OH-HANCOCK WV-HARRISON OH-
INDIANA PA-JEFFERSON PA-JEFFERSON OH-LAWRENCE PA-MARION WV-
MARSHALL WV-MERCER PA-MONONGALIA WV-MONROE OH-MUSKINGUM OH-NOBLE OH-
OHIO WV-PRESTON WV-TUCKER WV-TUSCARAWAS OH-VENANGO PA-WASHINGTON PA-
WESTMORELAND PA-WETZEL WV-
106 PM EDT THU JUN 17 2004

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY

NOAA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAYS THAT THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE
UPPER OHIO VALLEY THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING HAVE A SLIGHT RISK OF
CAUSING SEVERE WEATHER. THE PRIME THREAT IS DAMAGING WIND.
THUNDERSTORM WIND GUSTS THAT GO OVER 60 MPH CAN CAUSE DAMAGE. HAIL IS
ALSO POSSIBLE.

THE THUNDERSTORMS MAY ALSO PRODUCE FLOODING RAIN. LOCATIONS THAT GET
MORE THAN 1.5 INCHES OF RAIN IN 2 OR 3 HOURS CAN CAUSE FLOODING. A
FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES UNTIL 10 PM.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...
NOAA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAYS THAT THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE UPPER
OHIO VALLEY FRIDAY AND SATURDAY HAVE A SLIGHT RISK OF CAUSING SEVERE
WEATHER. THE PRIME THREAT WILL BE DAMAGING WIND.

.SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUIRED THIS AFTERNOON OR EVENING.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jun 17, 8:50 PM EST, 1 hour before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
950 PM EDT THU JUN 17 2004

..TIME...   ...EVENT...     ...CITY LOCATION...      ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....     ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0940 PM     FLASH FLOOD      NEW KENSINGTON          40.57N 79.75W
06/17/2004                   WESTMORELAND       PA   TRAINED SPOTTER

            CONSTITUTION BLVD IN NEW KENSINGTON WASHED OUT.

0947 PM     FLASH FLOOD      TARENTUM                40.61N 79.76W
06/17/2004                   ALLEGHENY          PA   TRAINED SPOTTER

            URBAN FLOODING AND BASEMENT FLOODING. NUMEROUS STREETS IN
            TOWN FLOODED.

&&

Local storm report, Jun 17, 9:13 PM EST, 37 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
1013 PM EDT THU JUN 17 2004

..TIME...   ...EVENT...     ...CITY LOCATION...      ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....     ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1002 PM     FLOOD            8 N COSHOCTON           40.38N 81.85W
06/17/2004                   COSHOCTON          OH   AMATEUR RADIO

            ROUTE 83 FLOODED.

&&

Local storm report, Jun 17, 9:21 PM EST, 29 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
1021 PM EDT THU JUN 17 2004

..TIME...   ...EVENT...     ...CITY LOCATION...      ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....     ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1020 PM     FLASH FLOOD      SARVER                  40.73N 79.73W
06/17/2004                   BUTLER             PA   TRAINED SPOTTER

            POND AND CREEK FLOODING EKASTOWN ROAD.

&&

Local storm report, Jun 17, 9:38 PM EST, 12 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
1038 PM EDT THU JUN 17 2004

..TIME...   ...EVENT...     ...CITY LOCATION...      ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....     ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0900 PM     FLASH FLOOD      1 NW UNIONTOWN          39.91N 79.74W
06/17/2004                   FAYETTE            PA   EMERGENCY MNGR

            JENNINGS RUN OUT OF BANKS.

0900 PM     FLASH FLOOD      1 NW UNIONTOWN          39.91N 79.74W
06/17/2004                   FAYETTE            PA   EMERGENCY MNGR

            MUDSLIDE ONTO ROUTE 40.

&&

Local storm report, Jun 17, 9:46 PM EST, 4 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
1046 PM EDT THU JUN 17 2004

..TIME...   ...EVENT...     ...CITY LOCATION...      ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....     ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1040 PM     FLASH FLOOD      2 W TARENTUM            40.61N 79.80W
06/17/2004                   ALLEGHENY          PA   EMERGENCY MNGR

            IN CREIGHTON PA. EVACUATING APARTMENT BUILDING DUE TO
            FLASH FLOODING.

&&

Local storm report, Jun 17, 9:50 PM EST, 0 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
1050 PM EDT THU JUN 17 2004

..TIME...   ...EVENT...     ...CITY LOCATION...      ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....     ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1040 PM     FLASH FLOOD      NEW KENSINGTON          40.57N 79.75W
06/17/2004                   WESTMORELAND       PA   TRAINED SPOTTER

            MUDSLIDES ONTO ROUTE 56.

&&

The radar

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Event by event

1 flood. Local standard time, as filed.

Flood, Tuscarawas

When: June 17, 9:50 PM EST to 11:00 PM EST
Where: Tuscarawas forecast zone
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates: 40.441, -81.474 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Flooding on Stone Creek, and at Port Washington.

What these are

Flood: Flooding that develops more slowly than a flash flood: rivers leaving their banks, or water standing over land for an extended time.

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

The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Ohio in 2004 Every state in 2004 This day in weather history Warnings in Ohio, June 2004

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: 5404406.