Apr 3, 2024
Multiple rounds of showers and thunderstorms moved across parts of Ohio at the start of the month of April. An intense squall line raced through portions of southeast Ohio on the late morning of April 2nd, which spawned four tornadoes and caused numerous other locations to observe straight-line wind damage. Additional severe thunderstorms occurred late in the afternoon and into the evening of April 2nd, producing additional tornadoes and wind damage centered within southern and eastern Ohio. ||T
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 1171149). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Athens County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.