Hail, Montgomery
- When
- May 18, 10:43 AM EST to 10:45 AM EST
- Where
- Montgomery County, Englewood
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 39.867, -84.300
Tornado and Hail in Ohio, May 18, 2006
4 hail, 1 tornado, 1 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
- $13,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 6
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 18, 5:47 AM EST, 4 hours 56 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 18, 5:47 AM EST, 4 hours 56 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH 647 AM EDT THU MAY 18 2006 .AVIATION /12Z-12Z/... COLD FRONT HAS MOVED E OF FORECAST AREA. NEXT SHORTWAVE SHOULD MOVE ACROSS THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON ONCE AGAIN DESTABILIZING THE ATMOSPHERE AND TRIGGERING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. SINCE THE AIR ALOFT CONTINUES ON THE COOL SIDE SEVERAL OF THESE THUNDERSTORMS COULD CONTAIN SMALL HAIL. WITH THE AIR DRIER TODAY THUNDERSTORMS SHOULD BE SOMEWHAT LESS WIDESPREAD THAN THAN YESTERDAY. A FEW PATCHES OF MVFR CLOUDS AND FOG WILL BE AROUND TILL 14Z, OTHERWISE CLEAR SKIES. CLOUDS WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON IN ADVANCE OF THE NEXT SHORT WAVE BUT SHOULD STAY VFR THROUGH THE FORECAST PERIOD. A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL PRODUCE NW WINDS BETWEEN 15 AND 20 KTS WITH GUSTS TO 25 KTS. HAYDU && .PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 357 AM EDT THU MAY 18 2006/ SHORT TERM /TODAY THROUGH SATURDAY/... CLDFNT IS PUSHING THRU THE ERN COUNTIES ATTM...RUNNING FROM NR CMH-RZT-FGX. FRONT SHOULD BE EAST OF THE FA IN THE NEXT HOUR OR SO. A FEW STRAY SHOWERS ARE BEHIND THE FRONT IN CNTRL OH...BUT THOSE SHOULD SLIDE THRU IN THE NEXT HOUR OR SO ALSO. H5 LOW IS CLOSING OFF OVER LAKE ERIE ATTM AND AS IT DOES...H5 VORTS WILL SWING AROUND ACROSS THE FA TODAY. THIS COMBINED WITH CAA ALOFT SHOULD ALLOW FOR SHRA TO DEVELOP AGAIN...DROPPING IN FROM THE NW. NAM IS A LITTLE MORE UNSTABLE THAN THE GFS WITH LI DOWN TO -2. GFS LOWER TO AROUND ZERO. THREW IN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF TS THIS AFTERNOON IN THE HEAT OF THE DAY. GFS IS MORE PESSIMISTIC THAN NAM WITH PCPN WRAPPING AROUND LOW TONIGHT. RAN WITH A COMPROMISE WITH KEEPS PCPN IN THE NORTHERN THIRD. STILL A POSSIBILITY OF A STRAY SHOWER ON FRI IN THE EXTREME NE. REST OF FA SHOULD BE DRY WITH HIGH PRESSURE RIDGING IN FROM THE SOUTHWEST. HIGH BUILDS IN FOR EVERYONE FOR SATURDAY. MAV TEMPS LOOKED REASONABLE. SITES LONG TERM /SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY/... NO CHANGES TO PREVIOUS FORECAST. && .ILN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... OH...NONE. KY...NONE. IN...NONE. &&
Hazardous weather outlook, May 18, 4:13 AM EST, 6 hours 30 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH 513 AM EDT THU MAY 18 2006 INZ050-058-059-066-073>075-080-KYZ089>100-OHZ026-034-035-042>046- 051>056-060>065-070>074-077>082-088-190915- WAYNE-FAYETTE IN-UNION IN-FRANKLIN IN-RIPLEY-DEARBORN-OHIO- SWITZERLAND-CARROLL-GALLATIN-BOONE-KENTON-CAMPBELL-OWEN-GRANT- PENDLETON-BRACKEN-ROBERTSON-MASON-LEWIS-HARDIN-MERCER-AUGLAIZE- DARKE-SHELBY-LOGAN-UNION OH-DELAWARE-MIAMI-CHAMPAIGN-CLARK- MADISON-FRANKLIN OH-LICKING-PREBLE-MONTGOMERY-GREENE-FAYETTE OH- PICKAWAY-FAIRFIELD-BUTLER-WARREN-CLINTON-ROSS-HOCKING-HAMILTON- CLERMONT-BROWN-HIGHLAND-ADAMS-PIKE-SCIOTO- 513 AM EDT THU MAY 18 2006 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL INDIANA...SOUTHEAST INDIANA...NORTHEAST KENTUCKY...NORTHERN KENTUCKY...CENTRAL OHIO...MIAMI VALLEY OF OHIO...SOUTH CENTRAL OHIO...SOUTHWEST OHIO AND WEST CENTRAL OHIO. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED.
In the hours before
Local storm report, May 18, 8:50 AM EST, 1 hour 53 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
950 AM EDT THU MAY 18 2006
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0525 PM HAIL 3 E DUVALL 39.77N 82.90W
05/17/2006 E0.75 INCH PICKAWAY OH COUNTY OFFICIAL
0650 PM TSTM WND DMG ARCANUM 39.99N 84.55W
05/17/2006 DARKE OH LAW ENFORCEMENT
TREES AND POWER LINES DOWNED
0816 PM HAIL PLAIN CITY 40.11N 83.27W
05/17/2006 E0.75 INCH MADISON OH AMATEUR RADIO
1020 PM FLOOD CONNERSVILLE 39.66N 85.14W
05/17/2006 FAYETTE IN LAW ENFORCEMENT
WATER ONE FEET DEEP ON A COUNTY ROAD
1030 PM FLOOD LIBERTY 39.63N 84.93W
05/17/2006 UNION IN LAW ENFORCEMENT
HIGH WATER ON SOME ROADS
&&Special weather statement, May 18, 9:49 AM EST, 54 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH 1049 AM EDT THU MAY 18 2006 INZ050-058-059-066-073>075-080-KYZ089>100-OHZ026-034-035-042>046- 051>056-060>065-070>074-077>082-088-181700- WAYNE-FAYETTE IN-UNION IN-FRANKLIN IN-RIPLEY-DEARBORN-OHIO- SWITZERLAND-CARROLL-GALLATIN-BOONE-KENTON-CAMPBELL-OWEN-GRANT- PENDLETON-BRACKEN-ROBERTSON-MASON-LEWIS-HARDIN-MERCER-AUGLAIZE- DARKE-SHELBY-LOGAN-UNION OH-DELAWARE-MIAMI-CHAMPAIGN-CLARK- MADISON-FRANKLIN OH-LICKING-PREBLE-MONTGOMERY-GREENE-FAYETTE OH- PICKAWAY-FAIRFIELD-BUTLER-WARREN-CLINTON-ROSS-HOCKING-HAMILTON- CLERMONT-BROWN-HIGHLAND-ADAMS-PIKE-SCIOTO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RICHMOND...CONNERSVILLE...LIBERTY... BROOKVILLE...VERSAILLES...LAWRENCEBURG...RISING SUN...VEVAY... CARROLLTON...WARSAW...BURLINGTON...INDEPENDENCE...ALEXANDRIA... OWENTON...WILLIAMSTOWN...FALMOUTH...BROOKSVILLE...MOUNT OLIVET... MAYSVILLE...VANCEBURG...KENTON...CELINA...WAPAKONETA... GREENVILLE...SIDNEY...BELLEFONTAINE...MARYSVILLE...DELAWARE... PIQUA...URBANA...SPRINGFIELD...LONDON...COLUMBUS...NEWARK... EATON...DAYTON...XENIA...WASHINGTON COURT HOUSE...CIRCLEVILLE... LANCASTER...HAMILTON...LEBANON...WILMINGTON...CHILLICOTHE... LOGAN...CINCINNATI...MILFORD...GEORGETOWN...HILLSBORO... WEST UNION...PIKETON...PORTSMOUTH 1049 AM EDT THU MAY 18 2006 ...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE PRODUCING HAIL... SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE FORMING IN A COOL ENVIRONMENT THAT IS FAVORABLE FOR HAIL. SEVERAL LOCATIONS HAVE REPORTED SMALL HAIL THIS MORNING. HALF INCH HAIL BRIEFLY COVERED THE GROUND AT BELLEFONTAINE AND SPRINGFIELD. LARGER HAIL WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY THIS AFTERNOON...WHEN THE THUNDERSTORMS WILL GROW MORE INTENSE. KEEP TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO ALL HAZARDS FOR FURTHER STATEMENTS...AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. CONIGLIO
The radar
The Cincinnati radar (KILN), 64 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 15:41 UTC.
Event by event
4 hail, 1 tornado, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Montgomery
- When
- May 18, 11:00 AM EST to 11:04 AM EST
- Where
- Montgomery County, Trotwood
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- NWS EMPLOYEE(OFF DUTY)
- Coordinates
- 39.800, -84.317
Tornado, Auglaize
- When
- May 18, 12:00 PM EST to 12:03 PM EST
- Where
- Auglaize County, New Knoxville
- Rating
- F0
- Path length
- 0.1 mi
- Path width
- 10 yd
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 40.517, -84.317
A cold air funnel touched down briefly near New Knoxville. A garage had its roof blown off, and several power poles were knocked down. Large tree limbs were also downed.
Hail, Warren
- When
- May 18, 12:10 PM EST to 12:14 PM EST
- Where
- Warren County, Waynesville
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 39.533, -84.083
Thunderstorm Wind, Auglaize
- When
- May 18, 3:00 PM EST to 3:04 PM EST
- Where
- Auglaize County, 2 mi N of Wapakoneta
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
- Property damage
- $3,000
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 40.600, -84.200
Rafters were torn off of a home under construction.
Hail, Shelby
- When
- May 18, 4:15 PM EST to 4:20 PM EST
- Where
- Shelby County, 3 mi NW of Sidney
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 40.317, -84.183
Hail ranging from pea to penny size accumulated to a depth of one foot on roads and surfaces.
What these are
- Hail
- Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
- Tornado
- A violently rotating column of air in contact with the ground and extending from a thunderstorm, filed with its path, width and Fujita or Enhanced Fujita rating from the damage survey.
- 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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- Damaging Wind in Georgia, May 18, 2006
- Damaging Wind in Virginia, May 18, 2006
- Damaging Wind in Tennessee, May 18, 2006
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Indiana, May 18, 2006
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- Damaging Wind in Tennessee, May 18, 2006
- Damaging Wind in Tennessee, May 18, 2006
- Damaging Wind in Tennessee, May 18, 2006
More
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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: 5509369, 5509370, 5509368, 5509371, 5509373, 5509372.