Thunderstorm Wind, Paulding
- When
- August 24, 4:35 PM EST
- Where
- Paulding County, Paulding
- Property damage
- $50,000
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 41.130, -84.570
TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN THROUGHOUT PAULDING COUNTY.
Hail and Damaging Winds in Ohio, August 24, 1998
3 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it. 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
- $50,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 4
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), 98 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:37 UTC.
Event by event
3 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Van Wert
- When
- August 24, 4:47 PM EST
- Where
- Van Wert County, Scott
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 40.980, -84.570
Hail, Putnam
- When
- August 24, 5:10 PM EST
- Where
- Putnam County, 5 mi N of Columbus Grove
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 40.980, -84.050
Thunderstorm Wind, Putnam
- When
- August 24, 5:10 PM EST
- Where
- Putnam County, 5 mi N of Columbus Grove
- Measured
- 61 kt (70 mph)
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 40.980, -84.050
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
- 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
- Flash Flood and Hail in Ohio, 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
More
Every storm in Ohio in 1998Every state in 1998This day in weather historyWarnings in Ohio, August 1998
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: 5662057, 5662058, 5662059, 5662060.