Hail and Damaging Winds in Ohio, September 26 to 27, 2003

Name: Hail and Damaging Winds in Ohio, September 26 to 27, 2003
Start: 2003-09-26T20:45
End: 2003-09-27T02:15
Location: Ohio

September 26 to 27, 2003 · NWS CLE · 22 events in 18 counties and zones

18 thunderstorm wind, 4 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $124,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 22

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 Sep 26, 8:25 PM EST, 20 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Sep 26, 8:25 PM EST, 20 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
925 PM EDT FRI SEP 26 2003

INSTABILITY CURRENTLY CONFINED SOUTH OF I-70 BUT SOUTH WIND
CONTINUES AHD OF FNT WITH STG DYNAMICS ALOFT. STORMS MOVG E ALMOST
40 KTS. SOME EMBEDDED SUPERCELLS IN LINE. MESO LOW DVLPG ON CDFNT NR
LWR OH VLY PARTLY IN RESPONSE TO PRES FALLS FN STG STORMS IN
VICINITY. ULTIMATELY THE SOUTH END OF FNT MAY TAKE OVER LATER
TONIGHT. GOOD SHEAR PROFILE ON 00Z SOUNDINGS. CLUSTERS OF CELLS AHD
OF MAIN BAND WL HAVE TO BE WATCHED MOST CLOSELY NEXT FEW HOURS. NEW
TORNADO BOX WL CATCH W COUNTIES. WL UPDATE ZONES AND INCLUDE WATCH.
BELIEVE OUR SATURDAY FCST TOO PESSIMISTIC AS DRY AIR AND SUBSIDENCE
SWEEPING IN BHND FNT AND WORST CASE SCENARIO IS FOR A FEW
INSTABILITY SHOWERS DVLPG DURING THE AFTRN ALTHO IT WL BE BLUSTERY
AND COOLER. WL TRY TO FRESHEN WORDING A BIT IF I HAVE TIME. UPDATE
AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

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

KOSARIK

Hazardous weather outlook, Sep 26, 4:15 AM EST, 16 hours 30 minutes before

OHZ003-006>014-017>023-027>033-036>038-047-089-PAZ001>003-261200-

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
510 AM EDT THU SEP 25 2003

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR MUCH OF NORTHERN OHIO AND A
PORTION OF NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY

SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT
ASSOCIATED WITH A WARM FRONT AND A COLD FRONT THAT WILL MOVE THROUGH
THE AREA. THE CONDITIONS MAY BE RIGHT FOR A TORNADO. OTHERWISE THE
THREAT IS FOR DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT.

KIELTYKA

The radar

The Cleveland radar (KCLE), 93 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 01:47 UTC.

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Event by event

18 thunderstorm wind, 4 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Stark

When: September 26, 8:45 PM EST
Where: Stark County, East Sparta
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Property damage: $5,000
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 40.667, -81.350

Thunderstorm winds downed several large tree limbs.

Hail, Stark

When: September 26, 9:22 PM EST
Where: Stark County, Canton
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 40.800, -81.383

Dime size hail was observed.

Hail, Summit

When: September 26, 9:25 PM EST
Where: Summit County, Greensburg
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates: 40.933, -81.467

Penny size hail was observed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Mahoning

When: September 26, 9:25 PM EST
Where: Mahoning County, North Lima
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Property damage: $5,000
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 40.950, -80.650

Thunderstorm winds downed a few large tree limbs.

Thunderstorm Wind, Portage

When: September 26, 9:35 PM EST
Where: Portage County, Suffield
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Property damage: $3,000
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 41.017, -81.350

Thunderstorm winds downed a couple of large tree limbs.

Thunderstorm Wind, Hancock

When: September 26, 10:20 PM EST
Where: Hancock County, Countywide
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Property damage: $15,000
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 40.983, -83.633

Thunderstorm winds downed a few trees across the county.

Thunderstorm Wind, Wood

When: September 26, 10:30 PM EST
Where: Wood County, West Millgrove
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Property damage: $25,000
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates: 41.250, -83.500

Thunderstorm winds downed several trees southeast of West Millgrove and just to the northwest of Fostoria. A couple of homes sustained some roof damage.

Thunderstorm Wind, Wood

When: September 26, 10:33 PM EST
Where: Wood County, Bloomdale
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Property damage: $3,000
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 41.167, -83.567

Thunderstorm winds downed two trees.

Hail, Erie

When: September 26, 11:00 PM EST
Where: Erie County, Sandusky
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates: 41.450, -82.717

Penny size hail was observed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Erie

When: September 26, 11:20 PM EST
Where: Erie County, Vermilion
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Property damage: $5,000
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 41.417, -82.367

Thunderstorm winds downed a few large tree limbs.

Thunderstorm Wind, Marion

When: September 26, 11:30 PM EST
Where: Marion County, La Rue
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Property damage: $15,000
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 40.583, -83.317

Thunderstorm winds downed three power poles near La Rue.

Thunderstorm Wind, Lorain

When: September 27, 12:05 AM EST
Where: Lorain County, Amherst
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Property damage: $2,000
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 41.400, -82.217

Thunderstorm winds downed two large tree limbs.

Thunderstorm Wind, Richland

When: September 27, 12:15 AM EST
Where: Richland County, Mansfield
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Property damage: $3,000
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 40.767, -82.517

Thunderstorm winds downed a few large tree limbs.

Thunderstorm Wind, Crawford

When: September 27, 12:15 AM EST
Where: Crawford County, Bucyrus
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Property damage: $15,000
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 40.800, -82.983

Thunderstorm winds downed several trees in the Bucyrus area.

Thunderstorm Wind, Morrow

When: September 27, 12:30 AM EST
Where: Morrow County, Mt Gilead
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Property damage: $2,000
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 40.550, -82.833

Thunderstorm winds downed two large tree limbs north of Mount Gilead.

Thunderstorm Wind, Cuyahoga

When: September 27, 12:40 AM EST
Where: Cuyahoga County, Shaker Hgts
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Property damage: $8,000
Reported by: UTILITY COMPANY
Coordinates: 41.467, -81.567

Thunderstorm winds downed several large tree limbs.

Hail, Wayne

When: September 27, 1:00 AM EST
Where: Wayne County, Creston
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 40.983, -81.883

Penny size hail was observed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Portage

When: September 27, 1:00 AM EST
Where: Portage County, Hiram
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Property damage: $3,000
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 41.317, -81.150

Thunderstorm winds downed a couple of large tree limbs.

Thunderstorm Wind, Geauga

When: September 27, 1:30 AM EST
Where: Geauga County, Chardon
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Property damage: $6,000
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 41.583, -81.200

Thunderstorm winds downed three trees.

Thunderstorm Wind, Ashtabula

When: September 27, 1:55 AM EST
Where: Ashtabula County, Geneva
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Property damage: $4,000
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 41.800, -80.933

Thunderstorm winds downed two large trees.

Thunderstorm Wind, Trumbull

When: September 27, 2:10 AM EST
Where: Trumbull County, North Bloomfield
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Property damage: $3,000
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 41.467, -80.883

Thunderstorm winds downed a couple of large tree limbs.

Thunderstorm Wind, Knox

When: September 27, 2:15 AM EST
Where: Knox County, Mt Vernon
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Property damage: $2,000
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 40.400, -82.483

Thunderstorm winds downed one tree and one large limb.

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

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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: 5371935, 5371848, 5371853, 5371936, 5371937, 5371938, 5371939, 5371852, 5371851, 5371940, 5372219, 5372220, 5372221, 5372222, 5372223, 5372224, 5371849, 5372225, 5371850, 5372226, 5372227, 5372228.