Ohio, 1988Damaging Winds in Ohio, August 5, 1988
August 5, 1988 · NWS CLE · 13 events in 13 counties and zones
13 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 13
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, Cuyahoga
- When
- August 5, 1:00 PM CST
- Where
- Cuyahoga County
- Coordinates
- 41.470, -81.750
Thunderstorm Wind, Brown
- When
- August 5, 1:15 PM CST
- Where
- Brown County
- Coordinates
- 39.050, -83.920
Thunderstorm Wind, Medina
- When
- August 5, 1:20 PM CST
- Where
- Medina County
- Coordinates
- 41.130, -81.870
Thunderstorm Wind, Summit
- When
- August 5, 2:00 PM CST
- Where
- Summit County
- Coordinates
- 41.100, -81.630
Thunderstorm Wind, Hancock
- When
- August 5, 3:28 PM CST
- Where
- Hancock County
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph)
- Coordinates
- 41.030, -83.650
Thunderstorm Wind, Wyandot
- When
- August 5, 4:20 PM CST
- Where
- Wyandot County
- Coordinates
- 40.880, -83.280
Thunderstorm Wind, Sandusky
- When
- August 5, 4:50 PM CST
- Where
- Sandusky County
- Coordinates
- 41.350, -83.120
Thunderstorm Wind, Seneca
- When
- August 5, 4:53 PM CST
- Where
- Seneca County
- Coordinates
- 41.120, -83.120
Thunderstorm Wind, Erie
- When
- August 5, 5:15 PM CST
- Where
- Erie County
- Coordinates
- 41.470, -82.830
Thunderstorm Wind, Huron
- When
- August 5, 5:20 PM CST
- Where
- Huron County
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Coordinates
- 41.250, -82.700
Thunderstorm Wind, Knox
- When
- August 5, 5:30 PM CST
- Where
- Knox County
- Coordinates
- 40.400, -82.480
Thunderstorm Wind, Jackson
- When
- August 5, 5:35 PM CST
- Where
- Jackson County
- Coordinates
- 39.030, -82.620
Thunderstorm Wind, Clermont
- When
- August 5, 6:35 PM CST
- Where
- Clermont County
- Coordinates
- 38.950, -84.280
- 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.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
- Hail and Damaging Winds in New York, August 5, 19881 injured · 0.75 in hail · 21 events
- Tornado and Damaging Winds in Michigan, August 5, 1988F0 · 16 events
- Damaging Winds in Texas, August 5, 19881 injured · 4 events
- Damaging Winds in Indiana, August 5, 198861 kt wind · 4 events
- Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, August 5, 198860 kt wind · 3 events
- Damaging Winds in Pennsylvania, August 5, 19882 events
- Damaging Wind in Florida, August 5, 198855 kt wind · 1 event
- Hail in Nevada, August 5, 19880.75 in hail · 1 event
- Damaging Wind in Kentucky, August 5, 198852 kt wind · 1 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: 10097225, 10097226, 10097227, 10097228, 10097229, 10097230, 10097231, 10097232, 10097233, 10098079, 10098080, 10098081, 10098293.