Hail, Champaign
- When
- May 13, 2:25 PM EST to 2:30 PM EST
- Where
- Champaign County, Mechanicsburg
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 40.070, -83.550
Hail and Damaging Winds in Ohio, May 13, 1998
19 hail, 4 thunderstorm wind, 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
- $135,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 23
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), 76 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 19:23 UTC.
Event by event
19 hail, 4 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Madison
- When
- May 13, 3:26 PM EST to 3:35 PM EST
- Where
- Madison County, London
- Measured
- 1.5 in hail
- Coordinates
- 39.880, -83.450
Hail, Clark
- When
- May 13, 3:30 PM EST to 3:35 PM EST
- Where
- Clark County, South Vienna
- Measured
- 1.5 in hail
- Coordinates
- 39.920, -83.620
Hail, Butler
- When
- May 13, 4:30 PM EST to 4:40 PM EST
- Where
- Butler County, Trenton to Monroe
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 39.480, -84.450
Hail, Greene
- When
- May 13, 4:30 PM EST to 4:35 PM EST
- Where
- Greene County, 5 mi NW of Xenia
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 39.730, -84.000
Hail, Fayette
- When
- May 13, 4:55 PM EST to 5:00 PM EST
- Where
- Fayette County, Jeffersonville
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 39.650, -83.570
Hail, Clinton
- When
- May 13, 5:02 PM EST to 5:05 PM EST
- Where
- Clinton County, Kingman
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 39.500, -83.950
Hail, Miami
- When
- May 13, 5:07 PM EST to 5:10 PM EST
- Where
- Miami County, Tipp City
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 39.970, -84.170
Hail, Clinton
- When
- May 13, 5:12 PM EST to 5:20 PM EST
- Where
- Clinton County, Wilmington to 3 mi of Wilmington Arpt
- Measured
- 2.75 in hail
- Property damage
- $100,000
- Coordinates
- 39.500, -83.830
Hail as large as baseballs occurred around Wilmington. Extensive damage occurred ranging from broken car windows to 4 airplanes at Airborne Express, which is located at the Wilmington Airport.
Hail, Warren
- When
- May 13, 5:17 PM EST to 5:25 PM EST
- Where
- Warren County, South Lebanon
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 39.370, -84.220
Thunderstorm Wind, Fayette
- When
- May 13, 5:18 PM EST to 5:25 PM EST
- Where
- Fayette County, Octa
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Coordinates
- 39.600, -83.620
A wind gust to 58 mph occurred.
Hail, Clinton
- When
- May 13, 5:50 PM EST to 5:55 PM EST
- Where
- Clinton County, New Vienna
- Measured
- 2.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 39.320, -83.700
Hail, Montgomery
- When
- May 13, 5:51 PM EST to 5:55 PM EST
- Where
- Montgomery County, Huber Hgts
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 39.830, -84.130
Hail, Clermont
- When
- May 13, 6:15 PM EST to 6:20 PM EST
- Where
- Clermont County, Batavia
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 39.070, -84.170
Hail, Brown
- When
- May 13, 6:15 PM EST to 6:20 PM EST
- Where
- Brown County, Fayetteville
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 39.180, -83.920
Hail, Highland
- When
- May 13, 6:21 PM EST to 6:25 PM EST
- Where
- Highland County, Hillsboro
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 39.200, -83.620
Hail, Clermont
- When
- May 13, 6:35 PM EST to 6:40 PM EST
- Where
- Clermont County, Bethel
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 38.970, -84.080
Hail, Highland
- When
- May 13, 6:54 PM EST to 7:00 PM EST
- Where
- Highland County, Hillsboro
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 39.200, -83.620
Thunderstorm Wind, Highland
- When
- May 13, 6:55 PM EST to 7:00 PM EST
- Where
- Highland County, Hillsboro
- Measured
- 60 kt (69 mph)
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Coordinates
- 39.200, -83.620
Winds lifted a roof off a building. Also, trees were downed some of which fell on cars.
Hail, Clinton
- When
- May 13, 6:55 PM EST to 7:00 PM EST
- Where
- Clinton County, 6 mi NW of Wilmington
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 39.520, -83.920
Thunderstorm Wind, Brown
- When
- May 13, 7:20 PM EST to 7:25 PM EST
- Where
- Brown County, Georgetown
- Measured
- 60 kt (69 mph)
- Property damage
- $20,000
- Coordinates
- 38.870, -83.900
Trees were downed and roofs were blown off a house and barn.
Hail, Brown
- When
- May 13, 7:45 PM EST to 7:50 PM EST
- Where
- Brown County, Ripley
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Coordinates
- 38.730, -83.830
Thunderstorm Wind, Clermont
- When
- May 13, 8:00 PM EST to 8:10 PM EST
- Where
- Clermont County, Loveland
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Coordinates
- 39.270, -84.250
Trees and power lines downed.
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.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Tornadoes and Hail in North Dakota, May 13 to 30, 1998
- Tornado and Hail in South Dakota, May 13 to 20, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Kentucky, May 13, 1998
- High Wind in Alaska, May 13 to 15, 1998
- High Surf in Hawaii, May 13, 1998
- Hail in Indiana, May 13, 1998
- Hail in Indiana, May 13, 1998
- Heavy Snow in California, May 13, 1998
- Heavy Snow in Nevada, May 13, 1998
- Damaging Wind in California, May 13, 1998
- Flood in Oregon, May 13, 1998
- Tornado in California, May 13, 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: 5641962, 5641964, 5641963, 5641966, 5641967, 5641965, 5641970, 5641973, 5641971, 5641968, 5641969, 5641972, 5641975, 5641974, 5641976, 5641977, 5641978, 5641979, 5641980, 5641981, 5641983, 5641982, 5641984.