Hail and Damaging Winds in Ohio, May 15, 1988

Name: Hail and Damaging Winds in Ohio, May 15, 1988
Start: 1988-05-15T13:40
End: 1988-05-15T20:15
Location: Ohio

May 15, 1988 · NWS CLE · 23 events in 12 counties and zones

12 hail, 11 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: None recorded
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 23

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

12 hail, 11 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Lorain

When: May 15, 1:40 PM CST
Where: Lorain County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 41.280, -82.120

Hail, Lorain

When: May 15, 2:25 PM CST
Where: Lorain County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 41.380, -82.020

Hail, Cuyahoga

When: May 15, 2:30 PM CST
Where: Cuyahoga County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 41.470, -81.750

Hail, Medina

When: May 15, 3:46 PM CST
Where: Medina County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 41.130, -81.870

Hail, Cuyahoga

When: May 15, 4:10 PM CST
Where: Cuyahoga County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 41.430, -81.470

Hail, Medina

When: May 15, 4:20 PM CST
Where: Medina County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 41.130, -81.870

Hail, Summit

When: May 15, 4:50 PM CST
Where: Summit County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 41.180, -81.620

Hail, Summit

When: May 15, 5:15 PM CST
Where: Summit County
Measured: 1.5 in hail
Coordinates: 41.130, -81.480

Hail, Portage

When: May 15, 5:25 PM CST
Where: Portage County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 41.150, -81.350

Thunderstorm Wind, Williams

When: May 15, 5:30 PM CST
Where: Williams County
Coordinates: 41.580, -84.600

Thunderstorm Wind, Williams

When: May 15, 5:30 PM CST
Where: Williams County
Coordinates: 41.670, -84.430

Thunderstorm Wind, Williams

When: May 15, 5:30 PM CST
Where: Williams County
Coordinates: 41.500, -84.420

Thunderstorm Wind, Fulton

When: May 15, 5:45 PM CST
Where: Fulton County
Coordinates: 41.670, -84.320

Thunderstorm Wind, Fulton

When: May 15, 5:45 PM CST
Where: Fulton County
Coordinates: 41.670, -83.920

Hail, Portage

When: May 15, 5:55 PM CST
Where: Portage County
Measured: 2 in hail
Coordinates: 41.170, -81.230

Thunderstorm Wind, Lucas

When: May 15, 6:00 PM CST
Where: Lucas County
Coordinates: 41.650, -83.550

Hail, Mahoning

When: May 15, 6:40 PM CST
Where: Mahoning County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 41.100, -80.870

Hail, Trumbull

When: May 15, 6:40 PM CST
Where: Trumbull County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 41.170, -80.850

Thunderstorm Wind, Ottawa

When: May 15, 6:40 PM CST
Where: Ottawa County
Coordinates: 41.550, -82.750

Thunderstorm Wind, Lorain

When: May 15, 6:53 PM CST
Where: Lorain County
Measured: 54 kt (62 mph)
Coordinates: 41.280, -82.120

Thunderstorm Wind, Lorain

When: May 15, 7:10 PM CST
Where: Lorain County
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 41.370, -82.100

Thunderstorm Wind, Cuyahoga

When: May 15, 7:20 PM CST
Where: Cuyahoga County
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 41.320, -81.730

Thunderstorm Wind, Ashtabula

When: May 15, 8:15 PM CST
Where: Ashtabula County
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 41.880, -80.800

What these are

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

The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Ohio in 1988 Every state in 1988 This day in weather history Warnings in Ohio, May 1988

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: 10097172, 10097173, 10097174, 10097175, 10097176, 10097177, 10097178, 10097179, 10097180, 10097181, 10097182, 10097183, 10097184, 10097185, 10097186, 10097187, 10097188, 10097189, 10097190, 10097191, 10097192, 10097193, 10097194.