Hail and Damaging Winds in Ohio, June 4, 2002

Name: Hail and Damaging Winds in Ohio, June 4, 2002
Start: 2002-06-04T14:00
End: 2002-06-04T19:00
Location: Ohio

June 4, 2002 · NWS RLX · 16 events in 7 counties and zones

9 hail, 6 thunderstorm wind, 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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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $325,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 16

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 Charleston, WV wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jun 4, 1:50 PM EST, 10 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 4, 1:50 PM EST, 10 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
250 PM EDT TUE JUN 4 2002

TSTMS THAT POP THIS AFTERNOON WILL GENERALLY DISSIPATE A FEW HOURS
AFTER SUNSET..EXCEPT OVER SOUTHEAST OHIO AND FAR NORTHERN WEST
VIRGINIA WHERE SOME OUTFLOW BOUNDARIES MAY KEEP THINGS GOING UNTIL
AROUND MIDNIGHT.  DO NOT EXPECT ENOUGH ORGANIZED CONVECTION TO ISSUE
A FLOOD WATCH..BUT A FEW STORM UP NORTH MAY CAUSE SOME LOCALIZED
WATER PROBLEMS THIS EVENING.

MODELS ARE A BIT SLOWER WITH COLD FRONT PUSHING ACROSS WEDNESDAY
NIGHT AND THURSDAY..SO PREFER THE SLOWEST MODEL WHICH IS THE ETA.
THIS WILL LIKELY KEEP ORGANIZED CONVECTION DURING THE DAY WEDNESDAY
MAINLY OVER THE WESTERN HALF OF THE CWA AND MAINLY IN THE
AFTERNOON..GOING LIKELY POPS ALONG AND WEST OF OHIO RIVER WITH
CHANCE ELSEWHERE. POPS HIGHEST WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING
WITH COLD FRONT ALONG OHIO RIVER BY 12Z THURSDAY MORNING.  WE MAY
HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT MORE WIDESPREAD WATER PROBLEMS WEDNESDAY NIGHT
IF THE FRONT SLOWS DOWN SOME MORE..AS EXTREMELY HIGH PWS ARE WITH
THIS SYSTEM..BUT NO FLOOD WATCHES ARE EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.  FRONT
WILL PUSH BEYOND CWA BY 21Z..BUT THERE WILL BE POST FRONTAL
PRECIPITATION AS THE MAIN SHORT WAVE LAGS THE FRONT.  CLEARING
THURSDAY NIGHT AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN.

MOS GUIDANCE TEMPERATURES ARE CLOSE AND LOOK REASONABLE.

FRIDAY THROUGH NEXT TUESDAY...

TWEAKED TEMPS HERE AND THERE...BUT OVERALL SIMILAR STORY.  MODELS
MOVING A LITTLE SLOWER WITH PUSHING SYSTEM OUT ON THURSDAY...SO WILL
HAVE MORE CLOUDS LINGERING ACROSS NORTHEASTERN ZONES FRIDAY
MORNING.  WILL LEAVE OUT WORDING OF PRECIP UNTIL MONDAY...AS
PREVIOUS GO AROUND...AND ADD TUESDAY TO THE MIX.

.RLX...
WV...NONE.
VA...NONE.
KY...NONE.
OH...NONE.

.END/JMV/KS

The radar

The Cincinnati radar (KILN), 141 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 19:01 UTC.

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Event by event

9 hail, 6 thunderstorm wind, 1 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Perry

When: June 4, 2:00 PM EST
Where: Perry County, 3 mi NE of Somerset
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 39.833, -82.267

Thunderstorm Wind, Perry

When: June 4, 2:00 PM EST
Where: Perry County, Glenford
Property damage: $1,000
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 39.883, -82.317

Several trees fell across roads.

Hail, Perry

When: June 4, 2:45 PM EST
Where: Perry County, Somerset
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 39.800, -82.300

Hail, Perry

When: June 4, 3:30 PM EST
Where: Perry County, 2 mi SW of Somerset
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates: 39.783, -82.333

Thunderstorm Wind, Perry

When: June 4, 3:45 PM EST
Where: Perry County, New Lexington
Property damage: $1,000
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 39.717, -82.200

Large tree branches were blown down.

Hail, Perry

When: June 4, 5:05 PM EST
Where: Perry County, 1 mi N of Hemlock
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 39.600, -82.150

Hail, Jackson

When: June 4, 5:11 PM EST
Where: Jackson County, Coalton
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 39.117, -82.600

Hail, Morgan

When: June 4, 5:35 PM EST
Where: Morgan County, 1 mi NE of Chesterhill
Measured: 1.25 in hail
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 39.480, -81.850

Thunderstorm Wind, Athens

When: June 4, 5:40 PM EST to 5:45 PM EST
Where: Athens County, Athens
Property damage: $200,000
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates: 39.333, -82.100

Numerous large trees and branches were blown down in the city. The Emergency Management Agency reported 2 houses were severely damaged by fallen trees. Trees also fell across roads, sidewalks, driveways, and yards. Electrical power was lost.

Hail, Meigs

When: June 4, 5:40 PM EST
Where: Meigs County, 1 mi NW of Darwin
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 39.150, -82.033

Hail, Athens

When: June 4, 5:45 PM EST
Where: Athens County, Athens
Measured: 1 in hail
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 39.333, -82.100

Lightning, Washington

When: June 4, 6:00 PM EST
Where: Washington County, 5 mi NW of Porterfield
Property damage: $100,000
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates: 39.455, -81.495 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

An old ridgetop church on Route 3 in Decaturville burned down, after it was struck by lightning. Firefighters from 4 departments salvaged an organ and a few keepsakes of the church.

Thunderstorm Wind, Washington

When: June 4, 6:25 PM EST to 6:30 PM EST
Where: Washington County, Marietta
Property damage: $10,000
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 39.417, -81.450

Several trees were blown down. The lightning intensity was also intense.

Hail, Athens

When: June 4, 6:32 PM EST
Where: Athens County, 4 mi NW of Coolville
Measured: 1.25 in hail
Property damage: $10,000
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates: 39.250, -81.950

Thunderstorm Wind, Meigs

When: June 4, 6:40 PM EST
Where: Meigs County, Burlingham
Property damage: $2,000
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 39.167, -82.017

Trees and large branches were fallen.

Thunderstorm Wind, Gallia

When: June 4, 7:00 PM EST
Where: Gallia County, Gallia
Property damage: $1,000
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 38.833, -82.517

Large trees fell across Route 233 near the Jackson County line.

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.
Lightning: A lightning strike that killed, injured or caused damage.

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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: 5301478, 5301479, 5301480, 5301481, 5301482, 5301483, 5301484, 5301485, 5301554, 5301557, 5301555, 5301561, 5301558, 5301556, 5301560, 5301559.