Ohio, 2002

Hail and Damaging Winds in Ohio, June 5, 2002

June 5, 2002 · NWS CLE · 15 events in 10 counties and zones

8 thunderstorm wind, 6 hail, 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
$299,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
15

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 5, 2:07 PM EST, 28 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 5, 2:07 PM EST, 28 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
307 PM EDT WED JUN 5 2002

UPDATED FOR THUNDERSTORM WATCH IN NW PA

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

LKW

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jun 5, 10:52 AM EST, 3 hours 43 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND,OH
1152 AM EDT WED JUN 5 2002

TIME(EDT)  .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE   ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

1130 PM    PIERPONT                  OH   1.00 INCH HAIL
06/04/02   ASHTABULA                      TREES DOWN ON CREEK ROAD.

1145 PM    CAMBRIDGE SPRINGS         PA   WIND DAMAGE
06/04/02   CRAWFORD                       TREES DOWN

0130 AM    4 N PIERPONT              OH   .75 INCH HAIL
06/05/02   ASHTABULA
Local storm report, Jun 5, 12:49 PM EST, 1 hour 46 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND,OH
149 PM EDT WED JUN 5 2002

TIME(EDT)  .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE   ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

0100 PM    6 E REPUBLIC              OH   .88 INCH HAIL
06/04/02   SENECA                         60 MPH TSTM WIND GUST ROOF
                                          BLOWN OFF SHED

0105 PM    TIFFIN                    OHIO   WIND DAMAGE
06/04/02   SENECA                         TREES AND LARGE BRANCHES
                                          DOWN AND ALONG RTE 224

0400 PM    5 E CROSSINGVILLE         PA   .75 INCH HAIL
06/04/02   CRAWFORD                       DIME SIZE HAIL REPORTED AT
                                          I-79 WELCOME CENTER
Local storm report, Jun 5, 2:32 PM EST, 3 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND,OH
332 PM EDT WED JUN 5 2002

TIME(EDT)  .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE   ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

0420 PM    CORRY                     PA   .75 INCH HAIL
06/04/02   ERIE                           DIME SIZE HAIL...GUSTY
                                          WINDS AND VERY HEAVY RAIN

The radar

The Cleveland radar (KCLE), 66 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 19:33 UTC.

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Event by event

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

Hail, Stark

When
June 5, 2:35 PM EST
Where
Stark County, Hartville
Measured
0.75 in hail
Property damage
$2,000
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
40.967, -81.333

Dime size hail was observed.

Hail, Stark

When
June 5, 2:35 PM EST
Where
Stark County, Hartville
Measured
0.75 in hail
Property damage
$2,000
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
40.967, -81.333

Dime size hail was observed.

Hail, Morrow

When
June 5, 2:39 PM EST
Where
Morrow County, Mt Gilead
Measured
1 in hail
Property damage
$5,000
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
40.550, -82.833

Quarter size hail was observed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Stark

When
June 5, 2:59 PM EST
Where
Stark County, North Canton
Property damage
$50,000
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
40.867, -81.400

Thunderstorm winds downed a few trees in Plain and Lake Townships. A home was damaged by a tree in Lake Township west of Hartville.

Lightning, Summit

When
June 5, 3:00 PM EST
Where
Summit County, Fairlawn
Property damage
$75,000
Reported by
NEWSPAPER
Coordinates
41.126, -81.532 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Lightning caused a house fire.

Hail, Stark

When
June 5, 3:03 PM EST
Where
Stark County, Hartville
Measured
1 in hail
Property damage
$5,000
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
40.967, -81.333

Quarter size hail was observed just east of Hartville.

Hail, Mahoning

When
June 5, 3:05 PM EST
Where
Mahoning County, Poland
Measured
1 in hail
Property damage
$5,000
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
41.017, -80.617

Quarter size hail was observed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Knox

When
June 5, 3:10 PM EST
Where
Knox County, Mt Vernon
Property damage
$15,000
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
40.400, -82.483

Thunderstorm winds downed a few trees.

Hail, Holmes

When
June 5, 3:25 PM EST
Where
Holmes County, Lakeville
Measured
0.75 in hail
Property damage
$5,000
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
40.650, -82.133

Dime size hail was observed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Wayne

When
June 5, 3:26 PM EST to 3:30 PM EST
Where
Wayne County, Congress
Property damage
$10,000
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
40.917, -82.050

Thunderstorm winds downed trees near Congress and Creston.

Thunderstorm Wind, Holmes

When
June 5, 3:30 PM EST
Where
Holmes County, Countywide
Property damage
$35,000
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
40.550, -81.933

Thunderstorm winds downed many trees near Lakeville, Millersburg and Killbuck. A home in Killbuck was damaged by a tree.

Thunderstorm Wind, Geauga

When
June 5, 3:30 PM EST
Where
Geauga County, Bainbridge
Property damage
$10,000
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
41.383, -81.333

Thunderstorm winds downed trees near Bainbridge and just north of Welshfield.

Thunderstorm Wind, Ashland

When
June 5, 3:45 PM EST
Where
Ashland County, Ashland
Property damage
$25,000
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
40.867, -82.300

Thunderstorm winds downed many trees. A store building was slightly damaged by flying debris.

Thunderstorm Wind, Stark

When
June 5, 3:48 PM EST
Where
Stark County, Canton
Property damage
$30,000
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
40.800, -81.383

Thunderstorm winds downed several trees and large tree limbs. At least one home was damaged by a fallen tree and a second home had a chimney toppled.

Thunderstorm Wind, Trumbull

When
June 5, 4:08 PM EST to 4:25 PM EST
Where
Trumbull County, Countywide
Property damage
$25,000
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
41.300, -80.767

Thunderstorm winds downed many trees across the northern half of Trumbull County.

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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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: 5305648, 5305655, 5305651, 5305744, 5305747, 5305649, 5305650, 5305745, 5305652, 5305657, 5305653, 5305656, 5305743, 5305746, 5305654.