Ohio, 2000

Flash Flood and Hail in Ohio, August 2, 2000

August 2, 2000 · NWS CLE · 16 events in 5 counties and zones

9 thunderstorm wind, 6 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.

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$110,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
16

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 Cleveland radar (KCLE), 124 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 17:00 UTC.

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Event by event

9 thunderstorm wind, 6 hail, 1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Ashtabula

When
August 2, 12:00 PM EST
Where
Ashtabula County, Conneaut
Property damage
$5,000
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
41.950, -80.550

Thunderstorm winds downed one large tree and many large limbs.

Thunderstorm Wind, Ashtabula

When
August 2, 12:14 PM EST
Where
Ashtabula County, Ashtabula
Measured
62 kt (71 mph)
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates
41.883, -80.800

A 71 mph thunderstorm wind gust was measured at the Ashtabula Light House.

Hail, Ashtabula

When
August 2, 2:35 PM EST
Where
Ashtabula County, Ashtabula
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
41.883, -80.800

Dime size hail fell five miles south of Ashtabula.

Hail, Ashtabula

When
August 2, 3:29 PM EST
Where
Ashtabula County, Pierpont
Measured
1.75 in hail
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
41.750, -80.567

Thunderstorm Wind, Wood

When
August 2, 3:30 PM EST
Where
Wood County, Perrysburg
Property damage
$10,000
Reported by
NEWSPAPER
Coordinates
41.567, -83.633

Thunderstorm winds downed many trees.

Thunderstorm Wind, Lucas

When
August 2, 3:45 PM EST
Where
Lucas County, Toledo
Property damage
$5,000
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
41.650, -83.550

Thunderstorm winds downed several large tree limbs.

Hail, Lucas

When
August 2, 6:05 PM EST
Where
Lucas County, Toledo
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
41.650, -83.550

Dime size hail was reported on the southwest side of Toledo.

Hail, Lucas

When
August 2, 6:23 PM EST
Where
Lucas County, Toledo Express Arpt
Measured
1.75 in hail
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
41.583, -83.800

Flash Flood, Lucas

When
August 2, 6:30 PM EST to 7:30 PM EST
Where
Lucas County, Toledo Express Arpt
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
41.684, -83.468 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorms dumped one to two inches of rain in a short period of time causing street flooding near Toledo Express Airport. Water two to three feet deep was reported on several roads.

Thunderstorm Wind, Wood

When
August 2, 7:00 PM EST
Where
Wood County, Tontogany
Property damage
$5,000
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
41.417, -83.750

Thunderstorm winds downed a few trees.

Hail, Ottawa

When
August 2, 7:00 PM EST
Where
Ottawa County, Oak Harbor
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
41.517, -83.150

Dime size hail fell six miles north of Oak Harbor.

Thunderstorm Wind, Wood

When
August 2, 7:38 PM EST
Where
Wood County, Perrysburg
Property damage
$5,000
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
41.567, -83.633

Thunderstorm winds downed a tree and one large limb.

Thunderstorm Wind, Ashtabula

When
August 2, 7:56 PM EST
Where
Ashtabula County, Ashtabula
Property damage
$5,000
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
41.883, -80.800

Thunderstorm winds downed a couple of trees approximately four miles south of Ashtabula.

Thunderstorm Wind, Erie

When
August 2, 8:02 PM EST
Where
Erie County, Sandusky
Property damage
$50,000
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
41.450, -82.717

Thunderstorm winds downed several trees. Two cars were crushed by trees.

Hail, Ashtabula

When
August 2, 8:08 PM EST
Where
Ashtabula County, Conneaut
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
41.950, -80.550

Thunderstorm Wind, Ashtabula

When
August 2, 8:30 PM EST
Where
Ashtabula County, Jefferson
Property damage
$25,000
Reported by
NEWSPAPER
Coordinates
41.733, -80.767

Thunderstorm winds downed 10 to 15 trees in Jefferson. A truck was crushed by one of the trees.

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.

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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: 5170087, 5170086, 5170085, 5172028, 5171704, 5171703, 5170088, 5170089, 5172032, 5170090, 5170091, 5172031, 5172027, 5172030, 5172029, 5172033.