Hail and Damaging Winds in Ohio, August 31, 1993

Name: Hail and Damaging Winds in Ohio, August 31, 1993
Start: 1993-08-31T08:05
End: 1993-08-31T17:40
Location: Ohio

August 31, 1993 · 13 events in 12 counties and zones

12 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 13 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $195,000
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.

Event by event

12 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Ashtabula

When: August 31, 8:05 AM EST
Where: Ashtabula County, Orwell
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 41.896, -80.759 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Tree were downed and a local police officer reported winds estimated to 80 mph.

Thunderstorm Wind, Ashtabula

When: August 31, 12:35 PM EST to 12:50 PM EST
Where: Ashtabula County
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 41.896, -80.759 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees down in a number of locations.

Hail, Medina

When: August 31, 1:30 PM EST
Where: Medina County, Medina
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Coordinates: 41.118, -81.900 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Mahoning

When: August 31, 2:00 PM EST
Where: Mahoning County, Sebring
Property damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 41.015, -80.776 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees were downed and a porch roof was destroyed by large limb in Poland.

Thunderstorm Wind, Summit

When: August 31, 2:05 PM EST
Where: Summit County, Twinsburg
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 41.126, -81.532 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Portage

When: August 31, 2:09 PM EST
Where: Portage County, Aurora
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 41.168, -81.197 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees and large limbs were downed by thunderstorm winds.

Thunderstorm Wind, Columbiana

When: August 31, 2:45 PM EST
Where: Columbiana County
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 40.768, -80.777 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Numerous large tree limbs downed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Marion

When: August 31, 3:00 PM EST to 3:15 PM EST
Where: Marion County, Prospect
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 40.587, -83.161 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees downed in Prospect and surrounding south-central Marion County.

Thunderstorm Wind, Morrow

When: August 31, 4:20 PM EST
Where: Morrow County, Chesterville
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 40.524, -82.794 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Richland

When: August 31, 4:30 PM EST to 5:00 PM EST
Where: Richland County, Butler
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 40.775, -82.536 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Strong thunderstorm winds downed trees in Butler.

Thunderstorm Wind, Knox

When: August 31, 4:30 PM EST to 5:00 PM EST
Where: Knox County, Fredericktown
Property damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 40.399, -82.421 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Numerous trees and large limbs downed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Carroll

When: August 31, 4:50 PM EST to 5:10 PM EST
Where: Carroll County, Brown and to Augusta Townships
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 40.580, -81.090 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees were downed by thunderstorm winds.

Thunderstorm Wind, Muskingum

When: August 31, 5:07 PM EST to 5:40 PM EST
Where: Muskingum County
Property damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 39.965, -81.944 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees down in a number of locations, especially near Interstate 70.

What these are

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.

The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Ohio in 1993 Every state in 1993 This day in weather history Warnings in Ohio, August 1993

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: 10337185, 10337186, 10340639, 10340454, 10340059, 10340006, 10337377, 10340538, 10340189, 10339670, 10340439, 10337360, 10340213.