Hail and Damaging Winds in Ohio, June 8, 2007

Name: Hail and Damaging Winds in Ohio, June 8, 2007
Start: 2007-06-08T14:12
End: 2007-06-08T16:50
Location: Ohio

June 8, 2007 · NWS PBZ · 7 events in 5 counties and zones

A strong cold front moving southeast from the Great lakes produced widespread severe weather across Southeast Ohio, Western Pennsylvania, and Northern West Virginia.

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

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $3,000
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 happened

The episode as NWS PBZ wrote it up.

A strong cold front moving southeast from the Great lakes produced widespread severe weather across Southeast Ohio, Western Pennsylvania, and Northern West Virginia.

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 Pittsburgh, PA wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jun 8, 2:06 PM EST, 6 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 8, 2:06 PM EST, 6 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
306 PM EDT FRI JUN 8 2007

.SYNOPSIS...
COLD FRONT WILL MOVE FROM NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST THIS EVENING.
SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS...SOME POSSIBLY SEVERE THROUGH 9 PM. FRONT
WILL BE SOUTH OF CWA BY MIDNIGHT WITH HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING IN FOR
THE WEEKEND BRINGING COOLER AND DRIER AIR. BLOCKY UPPER AIR
PATTERN DEVELOPS NEXT WEEK KEEPING HIGH PRESSURE OVER EASTERN U.S.
WITH FIRST CHANCE OF RAIN LATE THURSDAY OR FRIDAY.

&&

.NEAR TERM /THROUGH TONIGHT/...
CAPES 2500 TO 3000 AHEAD OF FRONT THIS AFTERNOON MAY LEAD TO
POSSIBLE SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. WET BULB ZERO AROUND 10500 FT THIS
AFTERNOON SO LARGE HAIL SHOULD BE MINIMAL WITH DAMAGING WINDS THE
GREATEST THREAT. COLD FRONT EXPECTED TO BE ALONG NORTHWEST BORDER
OF CWA BY 00Z...VICINITY OF PIT BY 03Z AND SOUTH OF CWA BY 06Z.
HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN BY SATURDAY MORNING WITH DRIER AIR AND
CLEARING SKIES BY DAYBREAK...EXCEPT IN WV MOUNTAINS WHERE CLOUDS
MAY LINGER TIL MID MORNING.

&&

.SHORT TERM /SATURDAY THROUGH MONDAY/...
HIGH PRESSURE REMAINS ANCHORED OVER MID ATLANTIC THROUGH THE
WEEKEND WITH SEASONABLE TEMPERATURES AND GENERALLY CLEAR SKIES.

&&

.LONG TERM /MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY/...
DRY WEATHER WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK. NEXT
CHANCE FOR RAIN LOOKS TO RETURN ON THURSDAY NIGHT OR FRIDAY AS
WARM FRONT MOVES NORTHEAST THROUGH OHIO RIVER VALLEY.

&&

.AVIATION /18Z FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY/...
AT 1830Z LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING NORTHEAST FROM ZZV
TOWARDS PIT AND MOVING SLOWLY EAST-NORTHEAST. SECOND LINE OF
STORMS VICINITY OF WESTERN LAKE ERIE WILL MOVE EAST TO NEAR CLE BY
00Z AND PIT BY 03Z...AND OUT OF AREA BY 06Z. GENERALLY VFR
CONDITIONS OUTSIDE OF THUNDERSTORMS WITH IFR CIGS AND VSBYS IN
THUNDERSTORMS WITH POSSIBLE GUSTS TO 50 KTS TIL 02Z. CLEARING
SKIES BY 12Z WITH VFR CONDITIONS THROUGH THE WEEKEND.

NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER IS EXPECTED FOR MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY AS
HIGH PRESSURE HOLDS ACROSS THE REGION.

&&

.PBZ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
MD...NONE.
OH...NONE.
PA...NONE.
WV...NONE.

&&

Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 8, 12:10 PM EST, 2 hours 2 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
110 PM EDT FRI JUN 8 2007

OHZ039>041-048>050-057>059-068-069-PAZ020-021-029>032-WVZ001>004-012-
021>023-091715-
TUSCARAWAS-CARROLL-COLUMBIANA-COSHOCTON-HARRISON-JEFFERSON OH-
MUSKINGUM-GUERNSEY-BELMONT-NOBLE-MONROE-BEAVER-ALLEGHENY-WASHINGTON-
WESTMORELAND-GREENE-FAYETTE-HANCOCK-BROOKE-OHIO-MARSHALL-WETZEL-
MARION-MONONGALIA-PRESTON-
110 PM EDT FRI JUN 8 2007

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EAST CENTRAL OHIO...SOUTHWEST
PENNSYLVANIA...NORTHERN WEST VIRGINIA AND NORTHERN PANHANDLE OF
WEST VIRGINIA.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH

A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA TONIGHT. AHEAD OF THIS
FRONT SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE REGION.
SOME OF THESE STORMS WILL BE SEVERE WITH THE MAIN THREAT BEING DAMAGING
WINDS AND LARGE HAIL. THE THREAT OF SEVERE WEATHER WILL END BEHIND
THE FRONT AROUND 10 PM.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.

MDZ001-PAZ007>009-013>016-022-023-WVZ041-091715-
GARRETT-MERCER-VENANGO-FOREST-LAWRENCE-BUTLER-CLARION-JEFFERSON PA-
ARMSTRONG-INDIANA-TUCKER-
110 PM EDT FRI JUN 8 2007

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN MARYLAND...NORTHWEST
PENNSYLVANIA...WEST CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA AND NORTHERN WEST VIRGINIA.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

MODERATE RISK FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING.

A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA TONIGHT. AHEAD OF THIS
FRONT SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP. THERE IS A MODERATE
RISK THAT THESE STORMS COULD REACH SEVERE LEVELS. THE MAIN THREAT
WILL BE DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL. THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT
WILL END BEHIND THE FRONT AROUND 1000 PM EDT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jun 8, 1:32 PM EST, 40 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
232 PM EDT FRI JUN 8 2007

OHZ057-058-081930-
GUERNSEY OH-MUSKINGUM OH-
232 PM EDT FRI JUN 8 2007

...THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN TO MOVE THROUGH THE FOLLOWING
COUNTIES...MUSKINGUM AND GUERNSEY...

AT 229 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR IN PITTSBURGH
INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MOVING ACROSS MUSKINGUM AND GUERNSEY
COUNTIES AT 30 MPH. THESE STORMS CONTAIN TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS AND
FREQUENT LIGHTNING. PEA SIZE HAIL IS ALSO POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS.

KEEP AN EYE TO THE SKY AND MOVE TO A SAFE PLACE IF THUNDERSTORMS
APPROACH.

PLEASE REPORT HAIL...STRONG WINDS OR WIND DAMAGE TO THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE...1-877-633-6772.

The radar

The Cincinnati radar (KILN), 155 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 19:13 UTC.

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Event by event

5 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Muskingum

When: June 8, 2:12 PM EST
Where: Muskingum County, Roseville
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Property damage: $3,000
Reported by: Public
Coordinates: 39.800, -82.080

Multiple large trees reported down in cemetery.

Thunderstorm Wind, Guernsey

When: June 8, 2:30 PM EST
Where: Guernsey County, 10 mi NE of Cambridge
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: Emergency Manager
Coordinates: 40.132, -81.466

Trees down along Parker Road in Salt Fork State Park.

Thunderstorm Wind, Jefferson

When: June 8, 2:30 PM EST
Where: Jefferson County, Rayland
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: Emergency Manager
Coordinates: 40.180, -80.680

Emergency management reported trees down along County Route two.

Hail, Columbiana

When: June 8, 3:30 PM EST
Where: Columbiana County, 10 mi W of Salem
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 40.900, -81.041

Nickel size hail was reported by a trained spotter.

Thunderstorm Wind, Noble

When: June 8, 3:55 PM EST
Where: Noble County, Moundville
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: Law Enforcement
Coordinates: 39.670, -81.480

Trees down in the area.

Hail, Columbiana

When: June 8, 4:45 PM EST
Where: Columbiana County, Salem
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Reported by: Emergency Manager
Coordinates: 40.900, -80.850

Nickel size hail reported by emergency management.

Thunderstorm Wind, Columbiana

When: June 8, 4:50 PM EST
Where: Columbiana County, Fredericktown
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 40.720, -80.550

Trees down in area reported by trained spotter.

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 2007 Every state in 2007 This day in weather history Warnings in Ohio, June 2007

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: 36625, 36626, 36627, 36628, 36630, 36629, 36631.