Hail and Damaging Wind in Ohio, April 12, 1996

Name: Hail and Damaging Wind in Ohio, April 12, 1996
Start: 1996-04-12T15:55
End: 1996-04-12T15:55
Location: Ohio

April 12, 1996 · NWS CLE · 2 events in 1 county or zone

Hail, three quarter inch in diameter fell in Oak Harbor. Trees were downed.

Where it happened

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The toll

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

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.

What happened

The episode as NWS CLE wrote it up.

Hail, three quarter inch in diameter fell in Oak Harbor. Trees were downed.

The radar

The Cleveland radar (KCLE), 91 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 20:56 UTC.

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Event by event

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

Hail, Ottawa

When: April 12, 3:55 PM EST
Where: Ottawa County, Countywide
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 41.497, -82.941 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Ottawa

When: April 12, 3:55 PM EST
Where: Ottawa County, Countywide
Measured: 1 kt (1 mph)
Coordinates: 41.497, -82.941 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

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.

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The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Ohio in 1996 Every state in 1996 This day in weather history Warnings in Ohio, April 1996

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: 5555443, 5725443.