Hail and Damaging Winds in Ohio, May 9, 1988

Name: Hail and Damaging Winds in Ohio, May 9, 1988
Start: 1988-05-09T11:56
End: 1988-05-09T17:17
Location: Ohio

May 9, 1988 · NWS CLE · 38 events in 34 counties and zones

25 thunderstorm wind, 13 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 2
Property damage: None recorded
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 38

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

25 thunderstorm wind, 13 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Fulton

When: May 9, 11:56 AM CST
Where: Fulton County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 41.670, -84.150

Hail, Paulding

When: May 9, 12:10 PM CST
Where: Paulding County
Measured: 1.12 in hail
Coordinates: 41.120, -84.570

Hail, Henry

When: May 9, 12:15 PM CST
Where: Henry County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 41.380, -84.130

Hail, Darke

When: May 9, 12:25 PM CST
Where: Darke County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 40.100, -84.630

Hail, Putnam

When: May 9, 12:30 PM CST
Where: Putnam County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 41.120, -84.250

Hail, Putnam

When: May 9, 12:30 PM CST
Where: Putnam County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 41.150, -84.030

Thunderstorm Wind, Butler

When: May 9, 12:40 PM CST
Where: Butler County
Coordinates: 39.520, -84.730

Thunderstorm Wind, Hancock

When: May 9, 12:49 PM CST
Where: Hancock County
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 41.020, -83.680

Hail, Lucas

When: May 9, 12:54 PM CST
Where: Lucas County
Measured: 2 in hail
Coordinates: 41.650, -83.550

Hail, Montgomery

When: May 9, 1:10 PM CST
Where: Montgomery County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 39.750, -84.180

Hail, Logan

When: May 9, 1:23 PM CST
Where: Logan County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 40.250, -83.750

Thunderstorm Wind, Greene

When: May 9, 1:50 PM CST
Where: Greene County
Coordinates: 39.680, -83.930

Thunderstorm Wind, Crawford

When: May 9, 2:15 PM CST
Where: Crawford County
Coordinates: 40.730, -82.780

Thunderstorm Wind, Madison

When: May 9, 2:29 PM CST
Where: Madison County
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 39.820, -83.370

Thunderstorm Wind, Erie

When: May 9, 2:40 PM CST
Where: Erie County
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph)
Coordinates: 41.420, -82.370

Hail, Franklin

When: May 9, 2:57 PM CST
Where: Franklin County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 40.000, -82.880

Thunderstorm Wind, Lorain

When: May 9, 3:05 PM CST
Where: Lorain County
Coordinates: 41.070, -82.170

Thunderstorm Wind, Lorain

When: May 9, 3:05 PM CST
Where: Lorain County
Injuries: 2 direct, 0 indirect
Coordinates: 41.370, -82.100

Thunderstorm Wind, Medina

When: May 9, 3:10 PM CST
Where: Medina County
Coordinates: 41.100, -82.120

Thunderstorm Wind, Ashland

When: May 9, 3:20 PM CST
Where: Ashland County
Coordinates: 40.800, -82.200

Thunderstorm Wind, Licking

When: May 9, 3:22 PM CST
Where: Licking County
Coordinates: 40.020, -82.450

Hail, Adams

When: May 9, 3:30 PM CST
Where: Adams County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 38.680, -83.600

Thunderstorm Wind, Highland

When: May 9, 3:30 PM CST
Where: Highland County
Coordinates: 39.220, -83.430

Thunderstorm Wind, Cuyahoga

When: May 9, 3:30 PM CST
Where: Cuyahoga County
Measured: 62 kt (71 mph)
Coordinates: 41.520, -81.680

Thunderstorm Wind, Wayne

When: May 9, 3:34 PM CST
Where: Wayne County
Coordinates: 40.800, -81.930

Thunderstorm Wind, Adams

When: May 9, 3:50 PM CST
Where: Adams County
Coordinates: 38.850, -83.480

Thunderstorm Wind, Lake

When: May 9, 3:50 PM CST
Where: Lake County
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 41.630, -81.400

Thunderstorm Wind, Cuyahoga

When: May 9, 3:50 PM CST
Where: Cuyahoga County
Measured: 61 kt (70 mph)
Coordinates: 41.480, -81.600

Thunderstorm Wind, Summit

When: May 9, 4:00 PM CST
Where: Summit County
Coordinates: 41.170, -81.520

Thunderstorm Wind, Geauga

When: May 9, 4:05 PM CST
Where: Geauga County
Coordinates: 41.580, -81.200

Hail, Muskingum

When: May 9, 4:07 PM CST
Where: Muskingum County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 39.950, -81.900

Hail, Scioto

When: May 9, 4:18 PM CST
Where: Scioto County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 38.730, -82.980

Thunderstorm Wind, Ashtabula

When: May 9, 4:30 PM CST
Where: Ashtabula County
Coordinates: 41.880, -80.800

Thunderstorm Wind, Guernsey

When: May 9, 4:35 PM CST
Where: Guernsey County
Coordinates: 40.050, -81.600

Thunderstorm Wind, Mahoning

When: May 9, 5:00 PM CST
Where: Mahoning County
Coordinates: 41.030, -80.780

Thunderstorm Wind, Trumbull

When: May 9, 5:00 PM CST
Where: Trumbull County
Coordinates: 41.300, -80.770

Thunderstorm Wind, Columbiana

When: May 9, 5:10 PM CST
Where: Columbiana County
Coordinates: 40.780, -80.780

Thunderstorm Wind, Gallia

When: May 9, 5:17 PM CST
Where: Gallia County
Coordinates: 38.820, -82.200

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

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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: 10100514, 10100515, 10100516, 10100517, 10100518, 10100519, 10100520, 10100521, 10100522, 10100523, 10100524, 10100525, 10100526, 10100527, 10100528, 10100529, 10100530, 10100531, 10100532, 10100533, 10100534, 10100535, 10100536, 10100537, 10100538, 10100539, 10100540, 10100541, 10100542, 10096951, 10096952, 10096953, 10097166, 10097167, 10097168, 10097169, 10097170, 10097171.