Ohio, 2002

Hail and Damaging Wind in Ohio, August 23, 2002

August 23, 2002 · NWS ILN · 2 events in 2 counties and zones

1 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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  • 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
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
2

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 Wilmington, OH wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Aug 23, 2:50 PM EST, 35 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 23, 2:50 PM EST, 35 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
350 PM EDT FRI AUG 23 2002

LOOKS LIKE THERE SHOULD BE A PRETTY GOOD CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION FOR
THE ENTIRE FORECAST AREA TONIGHT. SEVERAL FACTORS INVOLVED WHICH
COULD MAKE FINAL SOLUTION A BIT COMPLICATED.

SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS HAVE DEVELOPED ACROSS THE
SOUTHERN PART OF THE FORECAST AREA CLOSE TO OLD OUTFLOW BOUNDARY AND
IN AXIS OF BEST INSTABILITY. THESE STORMS APPEAR PRIMARILY
DIURNALLY DRIVEN AND SO EXPECT THEM TO DIMINISH THIS EVENING. A LINE
OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN SOUTHERN ILLINOIS APPEAR RELATED TO
A CONVECTIVE VORTICITY CENTER. WITH THIS SUPPORT WOULD THINK THAT
THESE STORMS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE NIGHT. EXTRAPOLATION WOULD BRING
THIS INTO THE SOUTHERN ZONES AFTER DARK. ANOTHER SHORT WAVE IS
FORECAST TO MOVE ACROSS THE GREAT LAKES TAKING A SURFACE LOW ACROSS
NORTHERN OHIO. AND THIS SHOULD BE ANOTHER TRIGGER FOR SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUING OR POSSIBLY REDEVELOPING DURING THE NIGHT.
GIVEN ALL OF THIS WILL GO WITH 60 TO 80 PROBABILITIES. WILL CONTINUE
TO MENTION HEAVY RAIN AS MOISTURE WILL BE PLENTIFUL ALLOWING FOR
VERY HEAVY DOWNPOURS. HOWEVER FLASH FLOOD GUIDANCE IS HIGH AND
EXPECT THE STORMS TO BE PROGRESSIVE SO DO NOT FEEL THERE IS A NEED
FOR A WATCH.

PRECIPITATION MAY LINGER INTO THE MORNING ACROSS SOUTHEAST HALF OF
THE FORECAST AREA SO WILL KEEP A CHANCE THROUGH THE MORNING. BUT ALL
MODELS SHOW DEEPER MOISTURE BEING SHUNTED OFF TO THE EAST DURING THE
DAY. LOW LEVEL MOISTURE MAY LINGER AND AN ISOLATED SHOWER OR
THUNDERSTORM IS NOT OUT OF THE QUESTION WITH AFTERNOON HEATING. BUT
BELIEVE CHANCE IS TOO LOW TO WARRANT A CONTINUED MENTION IN THE
FORECAST.

THE AREA SHOULD DRY OUT FOR THE REST OF THE WEEKEND. THERE IS STILL
A CONSIDERABLE AMOUNT OF UNCERTAINTY FOR THE FORECAST NEXT WEEK AS
MEDIUM RANGE MODELS CONTINUE TO HAVE QUITE A BIT OF VARIABILITY IN
THEIR SOLUTIONS. DO NOT WANT TO MAKE MUCH OF A CHANGE UNTIL THINGS
BECOME A LITTLE CLEARER SO WILL KEEP A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS FOR TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY FOR NOW.

.ILN...NONE.

The radar

The Cincinnati radar (KILN), 79 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 20:23 UTC.

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Event by event

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

Hail, Scioto

When
August 23, 3:25 PM EST to 3:28 PM EST
Where
Scioto County, 4 mi N of Otway
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
38.917, -83.183

Thunderstorm Wind, Delaware

When
August 23, 4:45 PM EST
Where
Delaware County, Delaware
Measured
52 kt (60 mph)
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
40.300, -83.067

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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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: 5315145, 5315146.