Hail, Franklin
- When
- April 8, 12:50 PM EST
- Where
- Franklin County, Columbus
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 40.030, -83.000
Flash Flooding and Hail in Ohio, April 8 to 9, 1998
5 flash flood, 4 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 5 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. 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
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $3,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 10
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.
The radar
The Cincinnati radar (KILN), 98 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 18:06 UTC.
Event by event
5 flash flood, 4 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Franklin
- When
- April 8, 1:04 PM EST to 1:05 PM EST
- Where
- Franklin County, Flint
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 40.120, -83.000
Hail, Delaware
- When
- April 8, 1:20 PM EST
- Where
- Delaware County, Sunbury
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 40.230, -82.850
Thunderstorm Wind, Scioto
- When
- April 8, 3:45 PM EST
- Where
- Scioto County, Portsmouth
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Property damage
- $3,000
- Coordinates
- 38.730, -82.980
Several trees downed.
Hail, Hardin
- When
- April 8, 10:00 PM EST
- Where
- Hardin County, Kenton
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Coordinates
- 40.650, -83.600
Flash Flood, Logan
- When
- April 9, 12:33 AM EST to 1:30 AM EST
- Where
- Logan County, Bellefontaine
- Coordinates
- 40.388, -83.766 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy rainfall caused roads to be flooded.
Flash Flood, Shelby
- When
- April 9, 1:00 AM EST to 1:30 AM EST
- Where
- Shelby County, Sidney
- Coordinates
- 40.332, -84.205 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Persistent heavy rains caused roads to be close due to high water.
Flash Flood, Shelby
- When
- April 9, 6:00 AM EST to 8:45 AM EST
- Where
- Shelby County, Pemberton
- Coordinates
- 40.332, -84.205 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
After a short break, thunderstorms with heavy rainfall dropped 1-2 additional inches across the county causing more roads to be flooded.
Flash Flood, Logan
- When
- April 9, 7:00 AM EST to 7:40 AM EST
- Where
- Logan County, De Graff
- Coordinates
- 40.388, -83.766 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
After a few hours of dry conditions, thunderstorms with heavy rainfall returned to the county causing more roads to be flooded.
Flash Flood, Hardin
- When
- April 9, 7:00 PM EST to 10:00 PM EST
- Where
- Hardin County, Countywide
- Coordinates
- 40.662, -83.659 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy rainfall caused numerous county roads to be closed.
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.
- Flash Flood
- Flooding that begins within six hours of the rain that causes it, or of a dam or levee failure or ice jam release, often with deadly speed.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Tornadoes in Alabama, April 8, 1998
- Tornadoes and Hail in Georgia, April 8 to 9, 1998
- Tornado in Alabama, April 8, 1998
- Tornadoes in Alabama, April 8, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Mississippi, April 8, 1998
- Tornado in Alabama, April 8, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Tennessee, April 8, 1998
- Tornadoes and Hail in Texas, April 8, 1998
- Tornado in Louisiana, April 8, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Georgia, April 8 to 30, 1998
- Hail in Alabama, April 8, 1998
- Damaging Wind in Tennessee, April 8, 1998
More
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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: 5633469, 5633470, 5633471, 5633472, 5633473, 5633566, 5633567, 5633568, 5633569, 5633570.