Thunderstorm Wind, Fulton
- When
- August 24, 2:30 AM EST
- Where
- Fulton County, Wauseon
- Property damage
- $50,000
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 41.550, -84.130
A FARM HAD ITS BARN COMPLETELY DEMOLISHED. NUMEROUS TREES WERE ALSO DAMAGED.
Flash Flood and Hail in Ohio, August 24, 1998
5 thunderstorm wind, 5 hail, 1 flash flood, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 1 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
- $880,000
- Crop damage
- $3.0 million
- Events
- 11
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 Northern Indiana radar (KIWX), 133 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 07:30 UTC.
Event by event
5 thunderstorm wind, 5 hail, 1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Williams
- When
- August 24, 5:00 AM EST
- Where
- Williams County, Pioneer
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 41.680, -84.530
Thunderstorm Wind, Williams
- When
- August 24, 5:00 AM EST
- Where
- Williams County, Bryan
- Property damage
- $20,000
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 41.470, -84.550
THE FRONTIER CABLEVISION BUILDING LOST PART OF ITS ROOF.
Thunderstorm Wind, Fulton
- When
- August 24, 5:15 AM EST
- Where
- Fulton County, Fayette
- Measured
- 56 kt (64 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 41.670, -84.320
NUMEROUS TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN THROUGHOUT THE TOWN.
Hail, Fulton
- When
- August 24, 5:25 AM EST
- Where
- Fulton County, Wauseon
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 41.550, -84.130
Thunderstorm Wind, Fulton
- When
- August 24, 5:25 AM EST
- Where
- Fulton County, Wauseon
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 41.550, -84.130
NUMEROUS TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN.
Hail, Williams
- When
- August 24, 5:50 AM EST
- Where
- Williams County, Montpelier
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 41.580, -84.600
Hail, Fulton
- When
- August 24, 6:14 AM EST
- Where
- Fulton County, Archbold
- Measured
- 4.5 in hail
- Property damage
- $650,000
- Crop damage
- $2.0 million
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 41.520, -84.300
SEVERAL HOMES NEAR ARCHBOLD SUSTAINED MODERATE TO SEVERE STRUCTURAL DAMAGE FROM THE HIGH WINDS. ONE HOME OWNER HAD HIS CHIMNEY COLLAPSE WHICH FELL THROUGH THE ROOF. THEY ALSO LOST SEVERAL WINDOWS ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE HOME FROM FLYING DEBRIS. ANOTHER HOME OWNER HAD HIS BARN BLOWN OFF ITS FOUNDATION AND HAD EVERY TREE ON THEIR PROPERTY UPROOTED. SEVERAL CROP FIELDS IN THE AREA WERE HEAVILY DAMAGED BY THE HIGH WINDS AND HAIL.
Thunderstorm Wind, Henry
- When
- August 24, 7:00 AM EST
- Where
- Henry County, Napoleon
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 41.380, -84.130
HIGH WINDS BROKE SEVEN UTILITY POLES ALONG COUNTY ROAD 12. THE CITY WAS ALSO HIT WITH DIME SIZE HAIL FOR ABOUT 10 MINUTES.
Hail, Henry
- When
- August 24, 7:00 AM EST
- Where
- Henry County, Napoleon
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 41.380, -84.130
Flash Flood, Fulton
- When
- August 24, 10:15 AM EST
- Where
- Fulton County, Archbold
- Property damage
- $150,000
- Crop damage
- $1.0 million
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 41.602, -84.130 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
TWO PEOPLE HAD TO BE RESCUED FROM THEIR VEHICLES AS THEY ATTEMPTED TO CROSS FLOODED ROADS. THE SAUDER VILLAGE MUSEUM SUSTAINED THE MOST DAMAGE AS FLAT RUN CREEK INUNDATED THE GROUND FLOOR WITH WATER. SEVERAL HOMES IN ARCHBOLD HAD WATER BACKUP THROUGH THE SEWER INTO THEIR BASEMENTS.
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.
- 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
- Flash Flood and Hail in New York, August 24, 1998
- Damaging Wind in Indiana, August 24, 1998
- Rip Current in New York, August 24, 1998
- Damaging Winds and High Wind in Illinois, August 24, 1998
- Hail and Lightning Strike in Wisconsin, August 24, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Indiana, August 24, 1998
- Flooding in Texas, August 24 to 25, 1998
- Damaging Wind in South Dakota, August 24, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Iowa, August 24, 1998
- Damaging Winds in Maine, August 24, 1998
- Flash Flooding in Puerto Rico, August 24, 1998
- Tornado and Damaging Winds in Illinois, August 24, 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: 5661955, 5661885, 5661956, 5661886, 5661887, 5661888, 5661889, 5661890, 5661953, 5661957, 5661954.