Ohio, 2002

Hail and Damaging Winds in Ohio, August 23, 2002

August 23, 2002 · NWS CLE · 8 events in 8 counties and zones

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

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$83,000
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.

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 Aug 23, 1:00 PM EST, 2 hours 45 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 23, 1:00 PM EST, 2 hours 45 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
200 PM EDT FRI AUG 23 2002

MDLS SOLUTIONS AT UPR LVLS VERY CLOSE THRU 60S HRS. WK UPR RDG ACRS
AREA ATTM WL BE REPLACED BY DIGGING S/W COMING DWN THRU GRT LKS TNGT
AND SAT. THIS S/W MOVES TO E OF AREA BY 36 HRS LIFTING OUT OVR NEW
ENG BY 60 HRS. LWR LVL FEATURES WL FIGURE MOST PROMINANTLY IN FCST
FOR NXT 24 TO 36 HRS. FNT WL WAVER N AND S OVR THE CWA THRU THE PD
WITH PW VALUES 1.5 TO 2 INCHES. ALMOST TROPICAL TYPE RAINS POSSIBLE
WITH WARM CLD DEPTHS IN EXCESS OF 12K FT. TYPICAL Z/R RELATIONSHIP
HAS BEEN UNDERESTIMATING GROUND TRUTH OBSERVATIONS AND THIS IS
LIKELY TO CARRY ON REST OF TDA...TNGT...AND INTO SAT. SERIES OF WK
SHOTS OF PVA WL ACT TO ENHANCE PCPN LATE AFTN AND EVE AND AGN LATE
TNGT AND SAT MRNG. MN RH VALUES BEGIN TO DROP OFF RPDLY SAT AFTN. WL
BE GOING WITH LKLY TO CAT POPS ACRS CWA TNGT...THEN CHC W TO LKLY E
FOR SAT. ALTHO FAIRLY STG VORT MX MOVS ACRS AREA SAT NGT... REL LTL
IF ANY  MSTR TO WORK WITH. CDFNT DROPS S OF AREA DURG DAY SAT WITH
HIGH PRES BLDG IN SAT NGT.  WL HV A DRY FCST THEN SAT NGT AND SUN.
GUID TMPS DONT LOOK TOO BAD BUT ENUF VRBLTY AMG MDLS TO ALLOW FOR A
LTL MANIPULATION.

AGN...CONDS WL HV TO BE WATCHED RATHER CLOSELY FOR POTENTIAL FOR
SOME HVY RAIN TNGT AND SAT MRNG.

.CLE...
OH...NONE.
PA...NONE.

VRCEK

The radar

The Cleveland radar (KCLE), 136 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 20:43 UTC.

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Event by event

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

Thunderstorm Wind, Wyandot

When
August 23, 3:45 PM EST
Where
Wyandot County, Upper Sandusky
Property damage
$5,000
Reported by
NEWSPAPER
Coordinates
40.833, -83.283

Thunderstorm winds downed two trees.

Thunderstorm Wind, Marion

When
August 23, 4:00 PM EST
Where
Marion County, Marion
Property damage
$5,000
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
40.583, -83.133

Thunderstorm winds downed a couple trees south of Marion and a large limb near Green Camp..

Hail, Morrow

When
August 23, 4:43 PM EST
Where
Morrow County, Fulton
Measured
1 in hail
Property damage
$15,000
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
40.467, -82.833

Quarter size hail was observed east of Fulton along State Route 61. A car was damaged.

Thunderstorm Wind, Knox

When
August 23, 5:10 PM EST
Where
Knox County, Mt Vernon
Property damage
$25,000
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
40.400, -82.483

Thunderstorm winds downed a few trees along State Route 661 to the south of Mount Vernon. A car was crushed by a fallen tree.

Thunderstorm Wind, Seneca

When
August 23, 6:05 PM EST to 6:20 PM EST
Where
Seneca County, Fostoria
Property damage
$5,000
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
41.167, -83.400

Thunderstorm winds downed trees and large limbs in Fostoria and Tiffin.

Thunderstorm Wind, Crawford

When
August 23, 6:35 PM EST to 6:45 PM EST
Where
Crawford County, Galion
Property damage
$3,000
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
40.733, -82.783

Thunderstorm winds downed a large tree limb west of Galion and a tree in Crestline.

Thunderstorm Wind, Medina

When
August 23, 7:55 PM EST to 8:10 PM EST
Where
Medina County, Seville
Property damage
$5,000
Reported by
NEWSPAPER
Coordinates
41.017, -81.883

Thunderstorm winds downed trees in Seville and Wadsworth.

Thunderstorm Wind, Summit

When
August 23, 8:15 PM EST
Where
Summit County, Barberton
Property damage
$20,000
Reported by
NEWSPAPER
Coordinates
41.000, -81.633

Thunderstorm winds downed a large tree which crushed a parked car.

What these are

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.
Hail
Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.

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: 5313678, 5313676, 5313673, 5313674, 5313675, 5313677, 5312395, 5312396.