Ohio, 2001

Hail and Damaging Wind in Ohio, June 19, 2001

June 19, 2001 · NWS CLE · 11 events in 3 counties and zones

10 hail, 1 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
$75,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
11

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.

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Cleveland, OH wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jun 19, 3:54 PM EST, 3 hours 20 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 19, 3:54 PM EST, 3 hours 20 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
454 PM EDT TUE JUN 19 2001

UPDATING TO INCLUDE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR EXTREME WESTERN
COUNTIES OF LUCAS...WOOD...AND HANCOCK COUNTIES UNTIL 10 PM.

CONVECTION IS BEGINNING TO FIRE ALONG THE WESTERN EDGE OF THE BOX
AND WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE EAST. THE CONVECTION IS ASSOCIATED WITH AN
OUTFLOW BOUNDARY WHILE THE COLD FRONT IS STILL WELL WEST OF THE AREA.

ZONE FORECASTS WILL BE OUT SHORTLY.

LOMBARDY

344 PM EDT TUE JUN 19 2001

SO FAR AMS RMNS CAPPED WI ONLY SCT CU OVR FAR NW SXS. AS FNT NEARS
TNGT XPCT MRE ACTVY AS AMS DESTBLZS ALG WI UPR DYNMCS. MST OF THE
ACTVTY TO BE ALG & POST FNTL LATE TNGT & ON WED. WO FNT SLOING XPCT
A WAV TO DVLP ON FNT ADDING TO THE OVRALL ACTVRY. HI CAPES OVR THE
NW FOR THIS EVENG & HAV ADDED THE SVR WX POTENTAL. ONCE THE FNL
SLIDES WEELL TO OUR S ON THURS, A 2ND FNTL BNDRY WILL PUSH THRU WI
MUCH COOLER & DRIER AIR. MADE A FEW ADJ IN THE TEMPS BUT OVRALL IN
THE BALLPARK.
...MISCLE AVBL...

.CLE...
OH...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT FOR
LUCAS...WOOD...AND HANCOCK COUNTIES.
PA...NONE.



The radar

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Event by event

10 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Lucas

When
June 19, 7:14 PM EST to 7:20 PM EST
Where
Lucas County, Toledo Express Arpt
Measured
1.25 in hail
Property damage
$25,000
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
41.583, -83.800

Half dollar size hail was reported just west of Toledo Express Airport. A few cars suffered minor damage.

Thunderstorm Wind, Lucas

When
June 19, 7:15 PM EST to 7:55 PM EST
Where
Lucas County, Countywide
Property damage
$30,000
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
41.633, -83.650

Thunderstorm winds downed many trees across the county.

Hail, Lucas

When
June 19, 7:26 PM EST
Where
Lucas County, Holland
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
41.617, -83.717

Dime size hail was reported two miles west of Holland.

Hail, Lucas

When
June 19, 7:32 PM EST
Where
Lucas County, Holland
Measured
0.88 in hail
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
41.617, -83.717

Nickel size hail was reported one mile west of Holland.

Hail, Lucas

When
June 19, 7:34 PM EST
Where
Lucas County, Ottawa Hills
Measured
1.25 in hail
Property damage
$20,000
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
41.667, -83.633

Half dollar to quarter size hail was reported three miles west of Ottawa Hills. A few cars were damaged.

Hail, Lucas

When
June 19, 7:36 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 just west of Toledo Express Airport.

Hail, Lucas

When
June 19, 7:46 PM EST
Where
Lucas County, West Toledo
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
41.700, -83.567

Dime size hail was reported.

Hail, Lucas

When
June 19, 7:48 PM EST
Where
Lucas County, Toledo
Measured
0.88 in hail
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
41.650, -83.550

Nickel to dime size hail was reported on the northwest side of Toledo.

Hail, Seneca

When
June 19, 9:06 PM EST
Where
Seneca County, Tiffin
Measured
1 in hail
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
41.100, -83.167

Quarter size hail was reported just southeast of Tiffin.

Hail, Seneca

When
June 19, 9:14 PM EST
Where
Seneca County, Bloomville
Measured
1 in hail
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
41.050, -82.983

Quarter size hail was reported.

Hail, Huron

When
June 19, 9:50 PM EST
Where
Huron County, Hartland
Measured
0.88 in hail
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
41.167, -82.483

Nickel size hail was reported.

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: 5252656, 5252663, 5252657, 5252658, 5252659, 5252662, 5252660, 5252661, 5252654, 5252655, 5252957.