Hail in Ohio, May 31, 1977

Name: Hail in Ohio, May 31, 1977
Start: 1977-05-31T12:50
End: 1977-05-31T16:35
Location: Ohio

May 31, 1977 · NWS NG · 3 events in 3 counties and zones

3 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.

Tornadoes
Tropical storms and surge
Floods
Wind
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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: None recorded
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 3

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.

Event by event

3 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Greene

When: May 31, 12:50 PM CST
Where: Greene County
Measured: 2 in hail
Coordinates: 39.630, -83.930

Hail, Huron

When: May 31, 3:15 PM CST
Where: Huron County
Measured: 1.5 in hail
Coordinates: 41.080, -82.500

Hail, Ashland

When: May 31, 4:35 PM CST
Where: Ashland County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 40.770, -82.250

What these are

Hail: Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.

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The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Ohio in 1977 Every state in 1977 This day in weather history

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: 10098189, 10098190, 10098191.