Rains of 2 to 4 inches fell in about an 18 hour period.  A strong frontal zone was in the vicinity, as low pressure moved up the Ohio Valley.  Southerly winds pulled low level moisture north from Tennessee and Kentucky .  Surface dew points were in the 55 to 60 degree range south of the frontal boundary.   Carpenter of western Meigs County had 4.1 inches, Gallipolis meausred 3.7 inches, Jackson 3.45 inches, Patriot, Salem Center, and Willow wood all had around 3.3 inches, while McArthur had 3.2 inches.  A spotter network in Meigs County revealed 3.9 inches at Racine and 3.6 inches at Syracuse.Preliminary damage accessment figures from emergency management officials had 3 homes in Meigs County and 2 homes inLawrence County sustaining major damage.  Minor damage to homes was reported in Athens, Gallia, Meigs, and Washington Counties.   In Gallia County, about a dozen homes sustained minor damage.   Racoon Creek flooded and closed roads.Minor river flooding occurred after the flash flooding on the small streams.  The Hocking River in Athens County  crested just over its 20 foot flood stage at 20.49 feet around 0600E on the 20th.  The Ohio River caused the usual backwater flooding from below Belleville Lock and Dam to the Ironton vicinity.  The crest at Pomeroy was a half of a foot over the 46 foot flood stage around 0500E on the 21st.  This was not high enough to affect the businesses in town.   In Meigs County, a 51 year old man drowned in the flooded backwaters of  the Ohio River near the mouth of Leading Creek.  The area is known as Shady Cove near Hudson.   A father and his son were in a small boat, ferrying across a flooded area.  The boat hit a submerged object around 1430E on the 20th.  The father fell out of the boat.  He was not wearing a life jacket.  His body was recovered that evening by the fire department.

Flash Flood in GALLIA, OHIO
From 18-FEB-00 16:00:00 to 19-FEB-00 15:00:00 (EST)
Location: COUNTYWIDE
Property damage: 600K
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER

Flood in ATHENS, OHIO
From 19-FEB-00 11:00:00 to 20-FEB-00 15:00:00 (EST)
Property damage: 50K
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Flash Flood in VINTON, OHIO
From 18-FEB-00 16:00:00 to 19-FEB-00 15:00:00 (EST)
Location: COUNTYWIDE
Property damage: 75K
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER

Flash Flood in JACKSON, OHIO
From 18-FEB-00 16:00:00 to 19-FEB-00 00:30:00 (EST)
Location: COUNTYWIDE
Property damage: 50K
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER

Flash Flood in LAWRENCE, OHIO
From 18-FEB-00 16:00:00 to 19-FEB-00 00:30:00 (EST)
Location: COUNTYWIDE
Property damage: 400K
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER

Flood in LAWRENCE, OHIO
From 19-FEB-00 12:00:00 to 21-FEB-00 15:00:00 (EST)
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Flood in GALLIA, OHIO
From 19-FEB-00 12:00:00 to 21-FEB-00 15:00:00 (EST)
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Flash Flood in MEIGS, OHIO
From 18-FEB-00 16:00:00 to 19-FEB-00 00:30:00 (EST)
Location: COUNTYWIDE
Property damage: 700K
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER

Flash Flood in WASHINGTON, OHIO
From 18-FEB-00 16:00:00 to 19-FEB-00 00:30:00 (EST)
Location: COUNTYWIDE
Property damage: 200K
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER

Flash Flood in ATHENS, OHIO
From 18-FEB-00 16:00:00 to 19-FEB-00 00:30:00 (EST)
Location: COUNTYWIDE
Property damage: 100K
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER

Flood in MEIGS, OHIO
From 19-FEB-00 12:00:00 to 21-FEB-00 15:00:00 (EST)
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER