Hail, Darke
- When
- May 18, 1:21 PM EST to 1:25 PM EST
- Where
- Darke County, Rossburg
- Measured
- 2.75 in hail
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 40.283, -84.633
Hail as large as baseballs fell across the northern part of the county.
Hail and Damaging Winds in Ohio, May 18, 2000
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
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $30,000
- 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 Cincinnati radar (KILN), 118 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 18:21 UTC.
Event by event
7 hail, 2 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Shelby
- When
- May 18, 1:50 PM EST to 1:55 PM EST
- Where
- Shelby County, Sidney
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 40.283, -84.150
Hail, Logan
- When
- May 18, 2:10 PM EST to 2:20 PM EST
- Where
- Logan County, De Graff
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 40.317, -83.917
Hail, Darke
- When
- May 18, 2:40 PM EST to 2:50 PM EST
- Where
- Darke County, Greenville
- Measured
- 2.75 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 40.100, -84.633
Hail as large as baseballs fell across the county for the second time in 90 minutes. This time the hail fell over a populated area causing damage to many cars, including 2 car lots.
Hail, Miami
- When
- May 18, 2:56 PM EST to 3:10 PM EST
- Where
- Miami County, Bradford
- Measured
- 2.75 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 40.133, -84.433
Hail as large as baseballs fell across much of county affecting the towns of Bradford, Pleasant Hill, Troy and Piqua. Significant damage occurred.
Hail, Champaign
- When
- May 18, 3:25 PM EST to 3:30 PM EST
- Where
- Champaign County, Urbana
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Property damage
- $25,000
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 40.117, -83.750
Large hail fell causing damage to the roof of a business. The hail also dented three trucks and cracked a car's windshield.
Hail, Madison
- When
- May 18, 3:50 PM EST to 3:55 PM EST
- Where
- Madison County, Rosedale
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 40.083, -83.450
Thunderstorm Wind, Montgomery
- When
- May 18, 6:37 PM EST to 6:40 PM EST
- Where
- Montgomery County, Northridge
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph)
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 39.817, -84.183
A spotter recorded a 65 mph wind gust at Northridge. Three-quarter inch diameter hail also occurred in Dayton at 1835 EST.
Thunderstorm Wind, Warren
- When
- May 18, 6:45 PM EST to 6:50 PM EST
- Where
- Warren County, Waynesville
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 39.533, -84.083
Trees knocked down.
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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- Tornadoes and Hail in Iowa, May 18, 2000
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: 5143069, 5143070, 5143071, 5143072, 5143375, 5143376, 5143377, 5143379, 5143378.