Ohio, 2024Drought in Ohio, October 1 to 31, 2024
October 1 to 31, 2024 · NWS PBZ · 9 events in 9 counties and zones
Extreme (D3) and Exceptional (D4) Drought continued for many counties in eastern Ohio through the entire month of October as dry conditions persisted. Most of the region saw 25% or less of their normal precipitation for the month.
Every event with a place to put it; 9 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
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 9
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.
Extreme (D3) and Exceptional (D4) Drought continued for many counties in eastern Ohio through the entire month of October as dry conditions persisted. Most of the region saw 25% or less of their normal precipitation for the month.
Drought, Muskingum
- When
- October 1, 12:00 AM EST to October 31, 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- Muskingum forecast zone
- Reported by
- Drought Monitor
- Coordinates
- 39.965, -81.944 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
D3 and D4 conditions continued through the county during the month of October.
Drought, Noble
- When
- October 1, 12:00 AM EST to October 31, 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- Noble forecast zone
- Reported by
- Drought Monitor
- Coordinates
- 39.766, -81.456 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
D3 and D4 conditions continued through the county during the month of October.
Drought, Harrison
- When
- October 1, 12:00 AM EST to October 31, 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- Harrison forecast zone
- Reported by
- Drought Monitor
- Coordinates
- 40.294, -81.091 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
D3 and D4 conditions continued through the county during the month of October.
Drought, Belmont
- When
- October 1, 12:00 AM EST to October 31, 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- Belmont forecast zone
- Reported by
- Drought Monitor
- Coordinates
- 40.016, -80.988 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
D3 and D4 conditions continued through the county during the month of October.
Drought, Monroe
- When
- October 1, 12:00 AM EST to October 31, 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- Monroe forecast zone
- Reported by
- Drought Monitor
- Coordinates
- 39.727, -81.083 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
D3 and D4 conditions continued through the county during the month of October.
Drought, Jefferson
- When
- October 1, 12:00 AM EST to October 31, 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- Jefferson forecast zone
- Reported by
- Drought Monitor
- Coordinates
- 40.385, -80.761 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
D3 and D4 conditions continued through the county during the month of October.
Drought, Carroll
- When
- October 1, 12:00 AM EST to October 31, 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- Carroll forecast zone
- Reported by
- Drought Monitor
- Coordinates
- 40.580, -81.090 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
D3 conditions continued through the county during the month of October.
Drought, Tuscarawas
- When
- October 1, 12:00 AM EST to October 31, 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- Tuscarawas forecast zone
- Reported by
- Drought Monitor
- Coordinates
- 40.441, -81.474 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
D3 conditions continued through the county during the month of October.
Drought, Guernsey
- When
- October 1, 12:00 AM EST to October 31, 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- Guernsey forecast zone
- Reported by
- Drought Monitor
- Coordinates
- 40.052, -81.494 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
D3 and D4 conditions continued through the county during the month of October.
- Drought
- A drought reaching severe (D2) or worse on the US Drought Monitor, or with notable impacts.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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- Wildfire in Idaho, October 1 to 15, 2024$1.5 million · 1 event
- Wildfire in Colorado, October 1 to 29, 2024$185,000 · 1 event
- Wildfire in Washington, October 1 to 3, 2024$100,000 · 1 event
- Drought in West Virginia, October 1 to 31, 202440 events
- Drought in Tennessee, October 1 to 31, 202433 events
- Drought in Missouri, October 1 to 31, 202429 events
- Drought in Oklahoma, October 1 to 31, 202422 events
- Drought in Nebraska, October 1 to 31, 202421 events
- Flash Flooding in Virginia, October 1, 202416 events
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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 1222096, 1222097, 1222098, 1222099, 1222100, 1222101, 1222102, 1222103, 1222104.