Ohio, 2002

Hail and Damaging Winds in Ohio, July 19, 2002

July 19, 2002 · NWS CLE · 12 events in 7 counties and zones

9 thunderstorm wind, 3 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
$51,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
12

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 Jul 19, 1:55 AM EST, 9 hours 45 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 19, 1:55 AM EST, 9 hours 45 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
255 AM EDT FRI JUL 19 2002

CDFNT APPEARS TO BE ALG N SHORE OF LERI. WL PROB MOVE VERY LITTLE
EARLY THIS MORN UNTIL PASSAGE OF NEXT S/WV OVR W GRTLKS ATTM. BASED
ON CURRENT SPPED BACK EDGE OF PCPN THREAT STILL LOOKS LIKE MAINLY
EARLY AFTRN N COUNTIES THRU LATE AFTRN FARTHER S. WL USE LIKELY POPS
MT VERNON TO CANTON. STILL WARM ALOFT. INSTABILITY PROGGED TO INCR
TO MODERATE LEVELS AND A FEW STG STORMS WITH LOCAL HEAVY RAIN PSBL S
PORTION OF FCST AREA WHERE ENUF TIME TO DVLP AHD OF FNT. TEMPS
ALREADY IN LWR 70S AND WL FCST LWR/MID 80S TDY A LITLE ABV TEMP
GUIDANCE. CUD BE LINGERING CLOUDS FOR A WHILE TNGT BUT EVENTUALLY
DRIER AIR WL FILTER SWRD. PLEASANT SAT WITH SUNSHINE AND LWR
DEWPOINTS. TEMPS WL REBOUND SUN AS RIDGE ALOFT REBUILDS BUT NOT
QUITE AS HOT AS AVIATION TEMP GUIDANCE INDICATES AND DEWPOINTS SHUD
STILL HOLD IN THE LWR/MID 60S. NEXT CHC OF PCPN MONDAY FOR THOSE OF
US STILL WAITING FOR RAIN FOR THE LAWN/GARDEN.

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

KOSARIK

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Event by event

9 thunderstorm wind, 3 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Seneca

When
July 19, 11:40 AM EST
Where
Seneca County, Fostoria
Measured
0.75 in hail
Property damage
$2,000
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
41.167, -83.400

Dime size hail was reported three miles northeast of Fostoria.

Thunderstorm Wind, Seneca

When
July 19, 11:57 AM EST
Where
Seneca County, Fostoria
Property damage
$2,000
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
41.167, -83.400

Thunderstorm winds downed several large tree limbs four miles northeast of Fostoria.

Thunderstorm Wind, Mahoning

When
July 19, 12:35 PM EST
Where
Mahoning County, Damascus
Property damage
$2,000
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
40.900, -80.933

Thunderstorm winds downed two large tree limbs.

Thunderstorm Wind, Richland

When
July 19, 12:44 PM EST
Where
Richland County, Ontario
Property damage
$10,000
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
40.750, -82.633

Thunderstorm winds downed several trees and large limbs.

Thunderstorm Wind, Richland

When
July 19, 1:00 PM EST
Where
Richland County, Spring Mill
Property damage
$10,000
Reported by
FIRE DEPT/RESCUE SQUAD
Coordinates
40.817, -82.583

Thunderstorm winds downed several trees.

Thunderstorm Wind, Holmes

When
July 19, 1:10 PM EST
Where
Holmes County, Lakeville
Property damage
$5,000
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
40.650, -82.133

Thunderstorm winds downed one tree and several large limbs two miles west of Lakeville.

Thunderstorm Wind, Holmes

When
July 19, 1:13 PM EST
Where
Holmes County, Nashville
Property damage
$2,000
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
40.600, -82.117

Thunderstorm winds downed one tree near Nashville.

Thunderstorm Wind, Crawford

When
July 19, 1:30 PM EST
Where
Crawford County, Bucyrus
Property damage
$2,000
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
40.800, -82.983

Thunderstorm winds downed one tree in Bucyrus.

Thunderstorm Wind, Marion

When
July 19, 4:24 PM EST to 4:32 PM EST
Where
Marion County, Countywide
Property damage
$10,000
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
40.567, -83.167

Thunderstorm winds downed several trees across the county.

Hail, Marion

When
July 19, 5:00 PM EST
Where
Marion County, Marion
Measured
0.75 in hail
Property damage
$2,000
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
40.583, -83.133

Dime size hail was observed just east of Marion.

Thunderstorm Wind, Morrow

When
July 19, 5:20 PM EST
Where
Morrow County, Iberia
Property damage
$2,000
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
40.667, -82.850

Thunderstorm winds downed two large tree limbs north of Iberia.

Hail, Marion

When
July 19, 5:45 PM EST
Where
Marion County, Caledonia
Measured
0.75 in hail
Property damage
$2,000
Reported by
POST OFFICE
Coordinates
40.633, -82.967

Dime size hail was observed.

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: 5306877, 5306876, 5306881, 5306879, 5306878, 5306880, 5306885, 5306886, 5306887, 5306882, 5306884, 5306883.