Ohio, 1998Hail and Damaging Winds in Ohio, May 20 to 21, 1998
May 20 to 21, 1998 · NWS ILN · 4 events in 4 counties and zones
3 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $23,000
- 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.
Thunderstorm Wind, Montgomery
- When
- May 20, 9:55 PM EST to 10:05 PM EST
- Where
- Montgomery County, Kettering to Oakwood
- Measured
- 60 kt (69 mph)
- Property damage
- $15,000
- Coordinates
- 39.730, -84.180
Trees and power lines downed. Also, a wooden baseball dugout was completely destroyed.
Hail, Greene
- When
- May 20, 10:15 PM EST to 10:20 PM EST
- Where
- Greene County, Bellbrook
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 39.630, -84.070
Thunderstorm Wind, Pike
- When
- May 20, 11:39 PM EST to 11:45 PM EST
- Where
- Pike County, Latham
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Property damage
- $3,000
- Coordinates
- 39.100, -83.250
Thunderstorm Wind, Scioto
- When
- May 21, 12:15 AM EST to 12:20 AM EST
- Where
- Scioto County, Lucasville
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Coordinates
- 38.880, -82.980
Trees and power lines downed.
- 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.
- Hail in Iowa, May 20, 1998$236,000 · 3.25 in hail · 9 events
- Lightning Strike in Nebraska, May 20, 1998$150,000 · 1 event
- Damaging Wind in Indiana, May 20, 1998$100,000 · 1 event
- Lightning Strike in West Virginia, May 20, 1998$50,000 · 1 event
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Kentucky, May 20, 1998$15,000 · 1.75 in hail · 22 events
- Tornado in Nebraska, May 20, 1998F1 · 1 event
- Damaging Wind in Virginia, May 20, 1998$20,000 · 1 event
- Damaging Wind and Lightning Strike in Oklahoma, May 20, 19981 injured · $2,000 · 2 events
- Damaging Wind in Virginia, May 20, 1998$15,000 · 1 event
- Hail in Nebraska, May 20, 1998$15,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event
- Drought in Louisiana, May 20 to 31, 19988 events
- Drought in Texas, May 20 to 31, 19986 events
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: 5641992, 5641993, 5641994, 5642091.