Ohio, 2000

Flash Flood and Hail in Ohio, August 2, 2000

August 2, 2000 · NWS CLE · 9 events in 6 counties and zones

6 hail, 2 thunderstorm wind, 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.

  • Tornadoes
  • Tropical storms and surge
  • Floods
  • Wind
  • Hail
  • Winter weather
  • Heat and drought
  • Cold
  • Fire, smoke and dust
  • Marine and coastal
  • Other

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$40,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
9

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 Detroit radar (KDTX), 117 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 23:02 UTC.

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Event by event

6 hail, 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.

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 fell three miles southwest of Toledo.

Hail, Erie

When
August 2, 6:10 PM EST to 6:20 PM EST
Where
Erie County, Kelleys Is
Measured
0.88 in hail
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
41.600, -82.700

Hail, Lucas

When
August 2, 6:19 PM EST to 6:22 PM EST
Where
Lucas County, Toledo Express Arpt
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
41.583, -83.800

Dime size hail was reported near Toledo Express Airport.

Hail, Lucas

When
August 2, 6:23 PM EST
Where
Lucas County, Holland
Measured
1 in hail
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
41.617, -83.717

Hail, Wood

When
August 2, 6:23 PM EST
Where
Wood County, Perrysburg
Measured
1.75 in hail
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
41.567, -83.633

Hail, Hancock

When
August 2, 7:45 PM EST
Where
Hancock County, Rawson
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
40.967, -83.667

Dime size hail was reported five miles southwest of Rawson near the Bluffton Airport.

Thunderstorm Wind, Erie

When
August 2, 8:02 PM EST
Where
Erie County, Sandusky
Property damage
$35,000
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
41.450, -82.717

Thunderstorm winds knocked downed several trees. Two of the trees damaged cars.

Thunderstorm Wind, Huron

When
August 2, 9:10 PM EST
Where
Huron County, Wakeman
Property damage
$5,000
Reported by
FIRE DEPT/RESCUE SQUAD
Coordinates
41.250, -82.400

Thunderstorm winds downed several large limbs.

Flash Flood, Ashtabula

When
August 2, 9:30 PM EST to 11:00 PM EST
Where
Ashtabula County, Countywide
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
41.896, -80.759 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorms dumped three to four inches of rain on Ashtabula County during the evening hours. Many streams and creeks went into flood and a small earthen dam near Sheffield failed. Several roads were washed out by flood waters in Monroe Township.

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.
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: 5172037, 5172035, 5172038, 5172039, 5172042, 5172034, 5172040, 5172036, 5172041.