Ohio, 1978Hail and Damaging Winds in Ohio, August 19, 1978
August 19, 1978 · NWS NG · 5 events in 4 counties and zones
4 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.
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- Wind
- Hail
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- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 5
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.
Thunderstorm Wind, Marion
- When
- August 19, 12:50 PM CST
- Where
- Marion County
- Coordinates
- 40.080, -83.320
Thunderstorm Wind, Cuyahoga
- When
- August 19, 2:00 PM CST
- Where
- Cuyahoga County
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Coordinates
- 41.520, -81.680
Hail, Cuyahoga
- When
- August 19, 2:45 PM CST
- Where
- Cuyahoga County
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 41.470, -81.570
Thunderstorm Wind, Ashtabula
- When
- August 19, 3:10 PM CST
- Where
- Ashtabula County
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Coordinates
- 41.880, -80.800
Thunderstorm Wind, Franklin
- When
- August 19, 4:00 PM CST
- Where
- Franklin County
- Coordinates
- 39.850, -82.820
- 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.
- Hail
- Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
- Tornadoes and Hail in Michigan, August 19, 19788 injured · $275,000 · F2 · 11 events
- Tornado in Idaho, August 19, 19781 injured · $25,000 · F1 · 1 event
- Damaging Winds in Illinois, August 19, 197878 kt wind · 4 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Alabama, August 19, 19781.75 in hail · 4 events
- Tornado in Florida, August 19, 1978$3,000 · F0 · 1 event
- Damaging Wind in Indiana, August 19, 19781 event
- Damaging Wind in Georgia, August 19, 19781 event
- Damaging Wind in New York, August 19, 197861 kt wind · 1 event
- Damaging Wind in Tennessee, August 19, 19781 event
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: 10099942, 10099943, 10099944, 10099945, 10099946.