Hail, Logan
- When
- May 29, 2:52 PM EST to 2:55 PM EST
- Where
- Logan County, Lakeview
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 40.480, -83.920
Hail and Damaging Winds in Ohio, May 29, 1998
8 thunderstorm wind, 5 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
- $66,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 13
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), 118 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 19:50 UTC.
Event by event
8 thunderstorm wind, 5 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Logan
- When
- May 29, 3:14 PM EST to 3:20 PM EST
- Where
- Logan County, Rushsylvania
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 40.470, -83.670
Thunderstorm Wind, Delaware
- When
- May 29, 3:30 PM EST to 3:35 PM EST
- Where
- Delaware County, Ashley
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Property damage
- $2,000
- Coordinates
- 40.400, -82.950
Trees downed.
Hail, Union
- When
- May 29, 3:45 PM EST to 3:50 PM EST
- Where
- Union County, Marysville
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 40.230, -83.370
Thunderstorm Wind, Union
- When
- May 29, 4:08 PM EST to 4:12 PM EST
- Where
- Union County, Magnetic Spgs
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Property damage
- $3,000
- Coordinates
- 40.350, -83.270
Numerous trees downed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Franklin
- When
- May 29, 4:20 PM EST to 4:40 PM EST
- Where
- Franklin County, Worthington to Westerville
- Measured
- 59 kt (68 mph)
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Coordinates
- 40.100, -82.980
Winds gusted to 70 mph across the northern part of the county causing downed trees and power lines.
Thunderstorm Wind, Delaware
- When
- May 29, 4:30 PM EST to 4:45 PM EST
- Where
- Delaware County, Powell to Lewis Center
- Measured
- 59 kt (68 mph)
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Coordinates
- 40.170, -83.080
Winds gusted to 70 mph downing trees and power lines.
Hail, Darke
- When
- May 29, 4:30 PM EST to 4:35 PM EST
- Where
- Darke County, Bradford
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 40.130, -84.430
Thunderstorm Wind, Darke
- When
- May 29, 4:35 PM EST to 4:40 PM EST
- Where
- Darke County, Gettysburg to Bradford
- Measured
- 60 kt (69 mph)
- Property damage
- $25,000
- Coordinates
- 40.120, -84.500
High winds knocked trees and power lines down. Also, roofs were blown off mobile homes and barns.
Thunderstorm Wind, Licking
- When
- May 29, 5:00 PM EST to 5:15 PM EST
- Where
- Licking County, Hartford to Alexandria
- Measured
- 59 kt (68 mph)
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Coordinates
- 40.230, -82.680
Winds gusted to 70 mph causing downed trees and power lines.
Hail, Miami
- When
- May 29, 5:05 PM EST to 5:10 PM EST
- Where
- Miami County, Covington
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 40.120, -84.350
Thunderstorm Wind, Miami
- When
- May 29, 5:15 PM EST to 5:25 PM EST
- Where
- Miami County, 3 mi N of Troy
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Property damage
- $3,000
- Coordinates
- 40.100, -84.200
Numerous trees downed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Clark
- When
- May 29, 6:00 PM EST to 6:10 PM EST
- Where
- Clark County, Tremont City to Lawrenceville
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Property damage
- $3,000
- Coordinates
- 40.020, -83.830
Trees 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
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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: 5642111, 5642112, 5642115, 5642113, 5642114, 5642117, 5642116, 5642119, 5642120, 5642121, 5642118, 5642122, 5642123.