Flash Flooding and Flooding in Ohio, April 22, 2005

Name: Flash Flooding and Flooding in Ohio, April 22, 2005
Start: 2005-04-22T18:50
End: 2005-04-22T23:00
Location: Ohio

April 22, 2005 · NWS ILN · 10 events in 5 counties and zones

4 hail, 2 thunderstorm wind, 2 flood, 2 flash flood, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 2 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
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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $73,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 10

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 Apr 22, 6:30 PM EST, 20 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 22, 6:30 PM EST, 20 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
730 PM EDT FRI APR 22 2005

.AVIATION (00Z-24Z)...
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE HEADED TOWARD TAF SITES, ESPECIALLY CVG LUK
AND ILN. EXPECT TSRA THROUGH THE FIRST FEW HOURS OF FORECAST.
ATMOSPHERE WILL STABILIZE LATE TONIGHT WITH SHOWERS TO FOLLOW, ALONG
WITH INCREASING NORTHWEST WINDS. CEILINGS WILL DROP TO IFR BEHIND
THE COLD FRONT, WITH MODELS SHOWING COPIOUS LOW LEVEL MOISTURE
THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE FORECAST.

&&

.SHORT TERM (TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT)...
SURFACE ANALYSIS SHOWS DEEPENING LOW OVER INDIANA WITH WARM FRONT
FROM JUST NORTH OF DAYTON TO NORTH OF PORTSMOUTH.  ASSOCIATED COLD
FRONT IS NEAR PADUCAH, KY.  SATELLITE IMAGERY SHOWING CLEAR SLOT
OVER SRN IL/IN.  CLOUDS ARE EVEN MIXING OUT IN THE SRN HALF FOR
FA.  BEST ORGANIZED THUNDERSTORMS ARE WITH THE UPPER LOW IN WRN
IL.  HOWEVER, THERE ARE SEVERAL BANDS ON SATELLITE THAT
LOOK LIKE THEY COULD BE THE FOCUS OF ADDITIONAL CONVECTION.

CHALLENGING FORECAST TODAY.  FOR THE REST OF THE AFTERNOON INTO
THIS EVENING...WILL LIKELY SEE SEVERE CONVECTION ACROSS THE
SOUTHER PART OF THE FA.  LATEST RUC SHOWING AROUND 1000 TO 1500
J/KG ACROSS SRN FA FOR THIS EVENING.  THE NAM IS A BIT MORE
GENEROUS.  0-4KM SHEAR ON THE RUC SHOWS GENERALLY 15 M/S.  BEST
LIFT WILL OCCUR BETWEEN 00 AND 03Z ACROSS OUR SOUTH.  BEST SEVERE
THREAT WILL BE WIND AND HAIL.  WET BULB ZERO WILL BE AROUND 8 TO 9 KFT
AND FREEZING LEVEL AROUND 10 KFT.  MID LEVEL FLOW WILL BE ABOUT 40
KTS. THE 40 KTS ALONG WITH STRONG UPDRAFTS AND POTENTIAL FOR
ROTATION WILL CREATE SOME DAMAGING WIND STORMS.

CONDITIONS WILL COOL OFF CONSIDERABLY AS DEEP UPPER LOW DIGS INTO
THE UPPER OHIO VALLEY FOR THE WEEKEND.  THIS WILL BRING PLENTY OF
PRECIPITATION INTO THE REGION.  TEMPS WILL BE STEADY ON SATURDAY
WITH RAIN.  TEMPS CONTINUE TO COOL TO BELOW FREEZING.  SATURDAY
NIGHT WITH 1000-850 MB THICKNESSES SHOWING SNOW ACROSS THE WHOLE
FA.  RIGHT NOW SEE A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW ON SUNDAY WITH MORE SNOW
THAN RAIN IN THE NE AND MORE RAIN THAN SNOW IN THE SE.  FOR THE
MOMENT WILL GO WITH ACCUMULATIONS OF A DUSTING TO AN INCH IN THE
SOUTHEAST TO AROUND 2 INCHES IN THE NORTHEAST.

WILL HOLD OF ON ISSUING A FREEZE WATCH FOR NOW AND LET NEXT SHIFT
HANDEL AS FOCUS AT THE MOMENT IS MORE ON THE SHORT TERM.  MAV
TEMPS LOOK GOOD WILL GO A BIT COOLER ON SUNDAY.

TIPTON

&&

.LONG TERM (MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY)...
TROUGH REMAINS IN PLACE ACROSS THE EAST.  SEVERAL SHORT WAVES AND
FRONTS MOVE ACROSS CWA WITH EACH PROVIDING CHC OF PRECIP. TIMING AND
COVERAGE OF PRECIP QUESTION MARK. TEMPS REMAIN ON THE COOL SIDE BUT
NOT AS COLD AS WEEKEND. WENT CLOSE TO GUID.

&&

.ILN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
OH...NONE.
KY...NONE.
IN...NONE.

&&

Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 22, 2:53 PM EST, 3 hours 57 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
353 PM EDT FRI APR 22 2005

INZ050-058-059-066-073>075-080-KYZ089>100-OHZ042-051>055-060>065-
070>074-077>082-088-230840-
ADAMS OH-BOONE KY-BRACKEN KY-BROWN OH-BUTLER OH-CAMPBELL KY-
CARROLL KY-CHAMPAIGN OH-CLARK OH-CLERMONT OH-CLINTON OH-DARKE OH-
DEARBORN IN-FAIRFIELD OH-FAYETTE OH-FAYETTE IN-FRANKLIN OH-
FRANKLIN IN-GALLATIN KY-GRANT KY-GREENE OH-HAMILTON OH-HIGHLAND OH-
HOCKING OH-KENTON KY-LEWIS KY-MADISON OH-MASON KY-MIAMI OH-
MONTGOMERY OH-OHIO IN-OWEN KY-PENDLETON KY-PICKAWAY OH-PIKE OH-
PREBLE OH-RIPLEY IN-ROBERTSON KY-ROSS OH-SCIOTO OH-SWITZERLAND IN-
UNION IN-WARREN OH-WAYNE IN-
353 PM EDT FRI APR 22 2005

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEASTERN INDIANA...
NORTHERN KENTUCKY AND THE SOUTHWEST HALF OF OHIO.

.DAY ONE...TODAY
DEEPENING LOW PRESSURE WILL TRACK EAST ACROSS SOUTHERN OHIO THIS
EVENING. THE ATMOSPHERE AHEAD OF THE LOW IS BECOMING MODERATELY
UNSTABLE. AS THE LOW APPROACHES SEVERE STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO
DEVELOP. THESE INDIVIDUAL STORMS WILL DEVELOP INTO AN ORGANIZED
SQUALL LINE AND PUSH EAST THROUGH THE EASTERN PORTION OF
THE REGION THIS EVENING. LARGE HAIL WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THESE
STORMS AS THEN MOVE THROUGH CENTRAL OHIO.  ACROSS EASTERN
INDIANA...NORTHERN KENTUCKY AND SOUTHERN OHIO THE MAIN THREAT WILL BE
FOR DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL.  THERE WILL ALSO BE A OUTSIDE
CHANCE FOR A TORNADO. THE GREATEST THREAT FOR SEVERE STORMS WILL BE
BETWEEN 4 PM EST AND 10 PM EST.

THEREFORE THE STORM PREDICTION CENTER IN NORMAN OKLAHOMA HAS PLACED
THE AREA UNDER A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY
AS THE LOW PULLS INTO THE APPALACHIANS...IT WILL STRENGTHEN AND WILL
PULL COLD AIR INTO THE REGION OVER THE WEEKEND. THERE IS A GOOD
CHANCE THAT TEMPERATURES WILL FALL BELOW FREEZING SATURDAY NIGHT INTO
SUNDAY MORNING.  THIS COLD REGIME WILL ALSO BRING SNOW.
ACCUMULATIONS SATURDAY NIGHT WILL RANGE FROM AN INCH OR LESS ACROSS
SOUTHERN OHIO...EASTERN INDIANA AND NORTHERN KENTUCKY.  ACROSS
CENTRAL OHIO 1 TO 2 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL BE LIKELY THIS EVENING.

OHZ026-034-035-043>046-056-230840-
AUGLAIZE OH-DELAWARE OH-HARDIN OH-LICKING OH-LOGAN OH-MERCER OH-
SHELBY OH-UNION OH-
353 PM EDT FRI APR 22 2005

THIS HAZARDOUS OUTLOOK IS FOR PARTS OF WEST CENTRAL AND CENTRAL OHIO

.DAY ONE...TODAY
DEEPENING LOW PRESSURE WILL TRACK EAST ACROSS SOUTHERN OHIO THIS
EVENING. THIS WILL BRING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVERNIGHT. SOME
WITH HEAVY RAINFALL AND SMALL HAIL.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY
AS THE LOW PULLS INTO THE APPALACHIANS...IT WILL STRENGTHEN AND WILL
PULL COLD AIR INTO THE REGION OVER THE WEEKEND. THERE IS A GOOD
CHANCE THAT TEMPERATURES WILL FALL BELOW FREEZING SATURDAY NIGHT INTO
SUNDAY MORNING.  THIS COLD REGIME WILL ALSO BRING SNOW.
ACCUMULATIONS SATURDAY NIGHT WILL RANGE FROM AN INCH OR LESS ACROSS
SOUTHERN OHIO...EASTERN INDIANA AND NORTHERN KENTUCKY.  ACROSS
CENTRAL OHIO 2 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL BE LIKELY.

 TIPTON

In the hours before

Local storm report, Apr 22, 5:11 PM EST, 1 hour 39 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
611 PM EDT FRI APR 22 2005

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

0600 PM     HAIL             5 W MILAN               39.13N 85.22W
04/22/2005  0.50 INCH        RIPLEY             IN   AMATEUR RADIO

            ESTIMATED TO BE DIME SIZE HAIL.

&&

TIPTON

Local storm report, Apr 22, 5:54 PM EST, 56 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
654 PM EDT FRI APR 22 2005

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

0605 PM     HAIL             2 S OSGOOD              39.10N 85.29W
04/22/2005  0.88 INCH        RIPLEY             IN   AMATEUR RADIO

&&

RYAN

Special weather statement, Apr 22, 5:57 PM EST, 53 minutes before

INZ058-059-066-073>075-080-KYZ089>099-OHZ060-070-071-077>079-230030-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
657 PM EDT FRI APR 22 2005

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH MIDNIGHT...

A LINE OF STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS FROM BLOOMINGTON INDIANA
TO LOUISVILLE KENTUCKY WAS MOVING TO THE NORTHEAST TOWARD THE
TRI-STATE AT 50 MPH.  AHEAD OF THIS LINE THERE ARE A FEW SCATTERED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS JUST EAST OF THE CINCINNATI NEAR VERSAILLES.

THE LINE WILL AFFECT CARROLLTON AND VERSAILLES ABOUT 730 PM...
AND THE CINCINNATI...OWENTON...HAMILTON AND CONNERSVILLE BY 815
MPH.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER ALL HAZARDS RADIO AND OTHER MEDIA OUTLETS
FOR POTENTIAL WARNINGS FOR THIS LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS AND ANY OTHER
THUNDERSTORM THAT MAY DEVELOP AHEAD OF THIS LINE.

TIPTON

Local storm report, Apr 22, 6:31 PM EST, 19 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
731 PM EDT FRI APR 22 2005

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

0711 PM     HAIL             5 SE HARRISON           39.20N 84.73W
04/22/2005  0.50 INCH        HAMILTON           OH   STORM CHASER

&&

TIPTON

Local storm report, Apr 22, 6:39 PM EST, 11 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
739 PM EDT FRI APR 22 2005

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

0711 PM     HAIL             CARROLLTON              38.68N 85.16W
04/22/2005  0.88 INCH        CARROLL            KY   STORM CHASER

&&

TIPTON

Local storm report, Apr 22, 6:39 PM EST, 11 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
739 PM EDT FRI APR 22 2005

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

073 PM     HAIL             CARROLLTON              38.68N 85.16W
04/22/2005  0.88 INCH        CARROLL            KY   STORM CHASER

&&

TIPTON

The radar

The Cincinnati radar (KILN), 81 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 23:50 UTC.

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Event by event

4 hail, 2 thunderstorm wind, 2 flood, 2 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Hamilton

When: April 22, 6:50 PM EST to 6:54 PM EST
Where: Hamilton County, Delhi
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Property damage: $20,000
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 39.117, -84.683

Hail, Hamilton

When: April 22, 6:52 PM EST to 6:56 PM EST
Where: Hamilton County, Cheviot
Measured: 1.25 in hail
Property damage: $15,000
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 39.150, -84.583

Thunderstorm Wind, Clermont

When: April 22, 7:25 PM EST to 7:29 PM EST
Where: Clermont County, 2 mi N of Pt Pleasant
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Property damage: $3,000
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 38.933, -84.233

Several trees and large limbs were downed.

Hail, Highland

When: April 22, 8:15 PM EST to 8:19 PM EST
Where: Highland County, Hillsboro
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates: 39.200, -83.617

Flood, Clermont

When: April 22, 8:25 PM EST to 8:40 PM EST
Where: Clermont forecast zone
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 39.150, -83.617

Flood, Highland

When: April 22, 8:35 PM EST to 8:40 PM EST
Where: Highland forecast zone
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 39.185, -83.601 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A cluster of thunderstorms produced about two inches of rain across Clermont and Highland counties. The heavy rain caused a number of flooded roads in both counties.

Flash Flood, Clermont

When: April 22, 8:40 PM EST to 10:00 PM EST
Where: Clermont County, Batavia
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 39.067, -84.167

Several roads were flooded.

Flash Flood, Highland

When: April 22, 9:15 PM EST to 11:00 PM EST
Where: Highland County, 3 mi S of Hillsboro
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 39.185, -83.601 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A vehicle became trapped in high water on State Route 247 south of Hillsboro.

Thunderstorm Wind, Scioto

When: April 22, 9:30 PM EST to 9:35 PM EST
Where: Scioto County, Wheelersburg
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Property damage: $20,000
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates: 38.733, -82.833

Numerous trees were knocked down from a possible downburst. Two cars also sustained significant damage from falling tree debris.

Hail, Ross

When: April 22, 9:31 PM EST to 9:35 PM EST
Where: Ross County, Chillicothe
Measured: 1.25 in hail
Property damage: $15,000
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 39.333, -82.983

What these are

Hail: Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
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.
Flood: Flooding that develops more slowly than a flash flood: rivers leaving their banks, or water standing over land for an extended time.
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 2005 Every state in 2005 This day in weather history Warnings in Ohio, April 2005

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: 5447176, 5447172, 5447173, 5447174, 5447179, 5447180, 5447178, 5447255, 5447177, 5447175.