Hail and Damaging Winds in Ohio, August 1, 2003

Name: Hail and Damaging Winds in Ohio, August 1, 2003
Start: 2003-08-01T16:00
End: 2003-08-01T17:17
Location: Ohio

August 1, 2003 · NWS IWX · 7 events in 3 counties and zones

6 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: None recorded
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 7

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 Northern Indiana wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Aug 1, 1:40 PM EST, 2 hours 20 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 1, 1:40 PM EST, 2 hours 20 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
140 PM EST FRI AUG 1 2003

FIRST AREA OF STORMS EXITING TO THE NE INTO SE MI WITH NEXT LINE
DEVELOPING WEST OF CHICAGO. FRONT IS STILL BACK INTO NW IL AS MODELS
GRADUALLY MOVE SFC LOW OVER LAKES EAST AND FRONT SLIDES THROUGH
REGION. WHILE SOME TIMING DIFFERENCES WITH SHORTWAVES AND USUAL
CONVECTIVE FEEDBACK PROBLEMS MODELS IN OVERALL AGREEMENT IN SLOWLY
ROTATING CLOSED LOW ACROSS LAKES THROUGH WEEKEND. WILL GO LIKELY
POPS TONIGHT AND KEEP CHC THROUGH MONDAY. MUCH OF ACTIVITY MAY BE
DIURNAL SUNDAY AND MONDAY BUT SHORTWAVES ROTATING THROUGH WILL KEEP
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE ABOUT ANYTIME. NOT MUCH CHANGE TO
PREVIOUS TEMPERATURES AND IN LINE WITH MODEL MOS.

NO CHANGES NECESSARY TO EXTENDED FORECAST. STACKED LOW IN THE
VICINITY OF THE LAKES TUE-WED...THEN OPENS UP INTO A TROF FROM THE
ST LAWRENCE SEAWAY INTO THE OHIO VALLEY THURSDAY...AND GRUDGINGLY
MOVES OFF TO THE EAST FRIDAY. SHOWERS AND A FEW STORMS STILL
POSSIBLE TUE-WED...PARTICULARLY NORTHEAST...WITH TEMPS NEAR OR
SLIGHTLY BELOW NORMAL.

AVIATION DISCUSSION FOR 18Z...
THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AS SHORTWAVES
INTERACT WITH MOISTURE AND UNSTABLE ATMOSPHERE. FOG EXPECTED AROUND
DAWN GIVEN LIGHT WINDS...THIS AFTERNOONS RAINFALL...AND POSSIBLY
SOME BREAKS IN THE CLOUDS.  12

.IWX...
IN...NONE.
MI...NONE.
OH...NONE.

RES/12

Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 1, 5:42 AM EST, 10 hours 18 minutes before

INZ003>009-012>018-020-022>027-032>034-MIZ077>081-OHZ001-002-004-005-
015-016-024-025-021045-

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
542 AM EST FRI AUG 1 2003

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHERN INDIANA...NORTHWEST
OHIO AND SOUTHWEST LOWER MICHIGAN.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE LIKELY WITH A FEW OF THE STORMS BECOMING
SEVERE WITH ISOLATED DAMAGING WIND GUSTS AND LARGE HAIL. THE PRIMARY
TIME FRAME FOR POTENTIALLY SEVERE STORMS IS LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO
THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. WHILE THE ENTIRE AREA MAY EXPERIENCE SEVERE
STORMS...THE GREATEST CHANCE IS WEST OF A BENTON HARBOR MICHIGAN TO
SOUTH BEND TO MARION INDIANA LINE WHERE THE INSTABILITY WILL BE
GREATER.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY
THERE IS A CHANCE FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS AGAIN ON SATURDAY.
ADDITIONAL STORMS ARE POSSIBLE SUNDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. IT IS NOT
YET KNOWN WHETHER ANY OF THE STORMS FROM SUNDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY
WILL BE SEVERE OR NOT. THESE STORMS ARE POSSIBLE BECAUSE OF A SLOW
MOVING LOW PRESSURE CENTER THAT WILL BE AROUND THE REGION INTO NEXT
WEEK.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUIRED LATER THIS AFTERNOON.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES, OR
CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.CRH.NOAA.GOV/IWX

In the hours before

Local storm report, Aug 1, 3:17 PM EST, 43 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
0317 PM EST FRI AUG 01 2003

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

0258 PM    3 SW HILLSDALE            MI   0.88 IN HAIL
08/01/03   HILLSDALE

0255 PM    4 N BRONSON               MI   2.75 IN HAIL
08/01/03   BRANCH                         GOLFBALL TO BASEBALL SIZE
                                          HAIL REPORTED BY COUNTY
                                          DISPATCH.

AL

Local storm report, Aug 1, 3:22 PM EST, 38 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
0322 PM EST FRI AUG 01 2003

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

0315 PM    4 SW COLDWATER            MI   1.75 IN HAIL
08/01/03   BRANCH                         DIME TO GOLFBALL SIZED
                                          HAIL REPORTED.

0320 PM    ST. JOE                   IN   0.75 IN HAIL
08/01/03   DE KALB

AL

Local storm report, Aug 1, 3:27 PM EST, 33 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
0327 PM EST FRI AUG 01 2003

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

0325 PM    2 N COLDWATER             MI   0.75 IN HAIL
08/01/03   BRANCH

AL

Local storm report, Aug 1, 3:34 PM EST, 26 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
0334 PM EST FRI AUG 01 2003

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

0329 PM    4 N NORTH ADAMS           MI   1.00 IN HAIL
08/01/03   HILLSDALE

AL

Local storm report, Aug 1, 3:45 PM EST, 15 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
0345 PM EST FRI AUG 01 2003

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

0336 PM    3 S ANGOLA                IN   0.75 IN HAIL
08/01/03   STEUBEN

0336 PM    4 SW COLDWATER            MI   0.75 IN HAIL
08/01/03   BRANCH

AL

Local storm report, Aug 1, 3:49 PM EST, 11 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
0349 PM EST FRI AUG 01 2003

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

0336 PM    4 N NORTH ADAMS           MI   1.75 IN HAIL
08/01/03   HILLSDALE                      NICKEL TO GOLFBALL SIZED
                                          HAIL REPORTED.

AL

The radar

The Northern Indiana radar (KIWX), 95 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:00 UTC.

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Event by event

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

Thunderstorm Wind, Williams

When: August 1, 4:00 PM EST
Where: Williams County, Montpelier
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 41.583, -84.600

Trees and power lines down.

Hail, Paulding

When: August 1, 4:40 PM EST
Where: Paulding County, Payne
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates: 41.083, -84.717

Thunderstorm Wind, Paulding

When: August 1, 4:52 PM EST
Where: Paulding County, Payne
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 41.083, -84.717

Thunderstorm Wind, Paulding

When: August 1, 5:00 PM EST
Where: Paulding County, Payne
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 41.083, -84.717

Trees and limbs down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Van Wert

When: August 1, 5:05 PM EST
Where: Van Wert County, 2 mi N of Convoy
Measured: 51 kt (59 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates: 40.950, -84.700

Barn roof blown off.

Thunderstorm Wind, Paulding

When: August 1, 5:17 PM EST
Where: Paulding County, Payne
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates: 41.083, -84.717

Trees down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Paulding

When: August 1, 5:17 PM EST
Where: Paulding County, Grover Hill
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates: 41.017, -84.483

Trees down.

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

Every storm in Ohio in 2003 Every state in 2003 This day in weather history Warnings in Ohio, August 2003

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: 5333505, 5333506, 5333507, 5333508, 5333509, 5333510, 5377976.