Hail, Ashtabula
- When
- May 18, 5:40 PM EST
- Where
- Ashtabula County, Williamsfield
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 41.533, -80.567
Hail and Damaging Winds in Ohio, May 18, 2000
5 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, 1 lightning, 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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- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
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- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
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The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $185,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 8
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), 109 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 22:40 UTC.
Event by event
5 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, 1 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.
Lightning, Lorain
- When
- May 18, 8:35 PM EST to 8:50 PM EST
- Where
- Lorain County, Countywide
- Property damage
- $20,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 41.453, -82.151 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Thunderstorm winds downed trees in Elyria, Columbia Station, Oberlin and Carlisle Township. Two telephone poles were also snapped just south of Elyria.
Thunderstorm Wind, Medina
- When
- May 18, 8:55 PM EST
- Where
- Medina County, Countywide
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 41.133, -81.933
Thunderstorm winds downed several trees across the county.
Thunderstorm Wind, Summit
- When
- May 18, 9:14 PM EST to 9:25 PM EST
- Where
- Summit County, Countywide
- Property damage
- $75,000
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 41.167, -81.517
Thunderstorm winds downed trees in Akron, Richfield, Tallmadge and Copley. Two fallen trees damaged mobile homes in Tallmadge, and a third poked a hole into the roof of a house in Akron. A parked car in Akron was also slightly damaged by a tree.
Thunderstorm Wind, Portage
- When
- May 18, 9:30 PM EST
- Where
- Portage County, Kent
- Property damage
- $60,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 41.150, -81.350
Thunderstorm winds downed between 15 and 20 trees in Kent and surrounding Franklin Township. Two houses in Kent were damaged by fallen trees. Both houses sustained roof damage with one also having a wall knocked down.
Thunderstorm Wind, Mahoning
- When
- May 18, 9:50 PM EST to 10:20 PM EST
- Where
- Mahoning County, Countywide
- Measured
- 56 kt (64 mph)
- Property damage
- $20,000
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 41.033, -80.783
A 65 mph wind gust was measured in Poland. Many trees were downed in Youngstown, Austintown, Poland, Canfield and Milton Township.
Thunderstorm Wind, Trumbull
- When
- May 18, 9:50 PM EST
- Where
- Trumbull County, Lordstown
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 41.167, -80.850
Thunderstorm winds downed several trees.
Hail, Mahoning
- When
- May 18, 9:55 PM EST to 10:10 PM EST
- Where
- Mahoning County, Countywide
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 41.033, -80.783
Dime to nickel size hail was reported in Canfield, Austintown and Boardman.
What these are
- Hail
- Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
- Lightning
- A lightning strike that killed, injured or caused damage.
- 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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- Rip Current in California, May 18, 2000
- Tornadoes and Flooding in Iowa, May 18, 2000
- Wildfire in Alaska, May 18, 2000
- Flash Flood and Flooding in Wisconsin, May 18, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Illinois, May 18, 2000
- Flash Flooding in Michigan, May 18 to 20, 2000
- 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: 5147119, 5147120, 5147121, 5147122, 5147118, 5147115, 5147117, 5147116.