Ohio, 2000

Hail and Damaging Winds in Ohio, July 28, 2000

July 28, 2000 · NWS CLE · 9 events in 6 counties and zones

7 hail, 2 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

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$25,000
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 Cleveland radar (KCLE), 60 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 20:30 UTC.

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Event by event

7 hail, 2 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Ashland

When
July 28, 3:30 PM EST to 3:45 PM EST
Where
Ashland County, Polk
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
40.950, -82.217

Hail, Ashland

When
July 28, 3:47 PM EST
Where
Ashland County, Sullivan
Measured
1 in hail
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
41.033, -82.233

Hail, Lorain

When
July 28, 3:47 PM EST
Where
Lorain County, Penfield
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
41.167, -82.117

Hail, Lorain

When
July 28, 3:50 PM EST
Where
Lorain County, La Grange
Measured
1 in hail
Reported by
NEWSPAPER
Coordinates
41.233, -82.117

Hail, Lorain

When
July 28, 3:52 PM EST
Where
Lorain County, Penfield
Measured
1 in hail
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
41.167, -82.117

Hail, Medina

When
July 28, 4:10 PM EST to 4:15 PM EST
Where
Medina County, Medina
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
41.133, -81.867

Dime size hail was observed near Litchfield six miles to the west of Medina.

Thunderstorm Wind, Portage

When
July 28, 6:00 PM EST
Where
Portage County, Kent
Property damage
$10,000
Reported by
NEWSPAPER
Coordinates
41.150, -81.350

Thunderstorm winds downed many trees on the west side of Kent.

Thunderstorm Wind, Lucas

When
July 28, 6:30 PM EST
Where
Lucas County, Toledo
Property damage
$15,000
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
41.650, -83.550

Thunderstorm winds downed three trees, many large limbs and a large advertisement sign on the south side of Toledo. One of the trees landed on a car.

Hail, Knox

When
July 28, 8:36 PM EST
Where
Knox County, Mt Vernon
Measured
0.88 in hail
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
40.400, -82.483

Nickel size hail was observed six miles southeast of Mt. Vernon.

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.

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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: 5176628, 5176629, 5176631, 5176412, 5176630, 5176626, 5176633, 5176632, 5176627.