Thunderstorm Wind, Darke
- When
- May 25, 5:10 PM EST
- Where
- Darke County, 2 mi E of Union City
- Measured
- 63 kt (72 mph)
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 40.217, -84.767
Damaging Winds in Ohio, May 25, 2002
10 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $69,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 10
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 May 25, 4:35 PM EST, 35 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 25, 4:35 PM EST, 35 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH 535 PM EDT SAT MAY 25 2002 LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS LOOKS PRETTY SOLID...SO WILL UP POPS TO 100. REST OF FORECAST LOOKING GOOD. ILN...NONE. SITES
The radar
The Cincinnati radar (KILN), 120 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 22:09 UTC.
Event by event
10 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Shelby
- When
- May 25, 5:20 PM EST to 5:22 PM EST
- Where
- Shelby County, Sidney
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Property damage
- $2,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 40.283, -84.150
Two trees were downed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Darke
- When
- May 25, 5:33 PM EST to 5:36 PM EST
- Where
- Darke County, Versailles
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 40.217, -84.483
Several trees and powerlines knocked down.
Thunderstorm Wind, Butler
- When
- May 25, 6:45 PM EST
- Where
- Butler County, 6 mi SE of Oxford
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 39.450, -84.650
Thunderstorm Wind, Butler
- When
- May 25, 7:10 PM EST to 7:20 PM EST
- Where
- Butler County, Countywide
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Property damage
- $20,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 39.450, -84.583
Trees were knocked down across the county.
Thunderstorm Wind, Warren
- When
- May 25, 7:15 PM EST to 7:17 PM EST
- Where
- Warren County, 3 mi E of Springboro
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 39.550, -84.183
Trees were downed with several large branches blocking roadways.
Thunderstorm Wind, Hamilton
- When
- May 25, 7:20 PM EST to 7:23 PM EST
- Where
- Hamilton County, Sharonville
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Property damage
- $2,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 39.267, -84.400
Two trees were knocked down in the northern part of the county.
Thunderstorm Wind, Greene
- When
- May 25, 7:40 PM EST to 7:45 PM EST
- Where
- Greene County, Jamestown
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 39.650, -83.733
Trees were knocked down across much of the eastern part of the county.
Thunderstorm Wind, Clinton
- When
- May 25, 7:45 PM EST to 7:48 PM EST
- Where
- Clinton County, Wilmington
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Property damage
- $15,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 39.450, -83.833
A few trees were downed. Several homes had siding peeled from the structure.
Thunderstorm Wind, Fayette
- When
- May 25, 7:45 PM EST to 7:49 PM EST
- Where
- Fayette County, 4 mi N of Washington Court Hou
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 39.583, -83.433
Several trees were downed across the northern and central portions of the county.
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.
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: 5299217, 5299218, 5299216, 5299219, 5299220, 5299221, 5299222, 5299224, 5299223, 5299225.