Hail, Pickaway
- When
- May 14, 12:51 PM EST to 12:55 PM EST
- Where
- Pickaway County, 0.53 mi W of Ashville
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 39.720, -82.960
Tornado and Hail in Ohio, May 14, 2014
Numerous thunderstorms developed along and ahead of a slow moving cold front during the afternoon and evening. These storms were capable of producing damaging winds, large hail, and isolated tornadoes.
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
- $1.2 million
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 37
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 ILN wrote it up.
Numerous thunderstorms developed along and ahead of a slow moving cold front during the afternoon and evening. These storms were capable of producing damaging winds, large hail, and isolated tornadoes.
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 14, 9:37 AM EST, 3 hours 14 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 14, 9:37 AM EST, 3 hours 14 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH 1037 AM EDT WED MAY 14 2014 .SYNOPSIS... A SLOW MOVING FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL BE THE FOCUS FOR SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT TODAY AND TONIGHT...AIDED BY WAVES OF LOW PRESSURE TRAVELING ALONG THE FRONT. AN UPPER TROUGH FOLLOWING THE FRONT WILL BRING COOLER TEMPERATURES AND A FEW SHOWERS FOR THE WEEKEND. && .NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 PM THIS EVENING/... INITIAL WAVE OF CONVECTION AHEAD OF EMBEDDED H5 VORT MAXS IS LIFTING THRU THE FA ATTM. EXPECT THE SE COUNTIES TO BE WARM SECTORED FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS...WHICH WILL ALLOW IT TO WARM QUICKLY AND DESTABILIZE. SHOULD SEE REDEVELOPMENT IN THE SOUTHEAST COUNTIES DURING THE AFTN. FARTHER WEST ALONG THE OHIO/INDIANA BORDER ON THE COOL SIDE OF THE FRONT...EXPECT SHRA AND EMBEDDED TSRA TO CONTINUE TO LIFT N THROUGH THE DAY. METEOROLOGICAL SETUP IS STILL THERE FOR SEVERE WEATHER THIS AFTERNOON. THE MOISTURE AND LIFT ASSOCIATED WITH AN APPROACHING LOW AND THE CDFNT WILL COMBINE WITH VERY STRONG AND DEEP JET STREAM. ADD IN BACKING SFC WINDS TO HELP WITH THE SHEAR. UPPED HIGH A FEW DEGREES SE OF I-71 FOR THIS AFTERNOON DUE TO THE ADDED SUNSHINE. && .SHORT TERM /6 PM THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY/... WAVE OF LOW PRESSURE IS FORECAST TO TRAVEL NORTHWARD ALONG THE FRONT TONIGHT. LATEST MODELS SHOW THE LOW NEAR THE OHIO-INDIANA BORDER 06Z TO 12Z THURSDAY. THIS PATTERN WILL BRING PERIODS OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. STRONG WIND FIELDS WILL CARRY COPIOUS MOISTURE NORTHWARD...AND WILL CONTRIBUTE TO THUNDERSTORM ORGANIZATION. THIS PATTERN WILL RESULT IN HEAVY DOWNPOURS AND POSSIBLY LOCALIZED FLOODING...AND STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL. TURNING OF WINDS WITH HEIGHT MAY ALSO ALLOW ISOLATED TORNADOES TO FORM. FRONT IS PROGGED TO MOVE EAST ON THURSDAY. THREAT OF SEVERE WEATHER AND HEAVY RAIN WILL END AS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS DIMINISH FROM WEST TO EAST. AN UNUSUALLY DEEP UPPER TROUGH AND COOL NORTHWEST LOW LEVEL FLOW FOLLOWING THE FRONT WILL PROVIDE A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES THROUGH FRIDAY. HIGHS IN THE 60S ARE EXPECTED THURSDAY AND FRIDAY...WITH LOWS DROPPING TO AROUND 40 THURSDAY NIGHT. && .LONG TERM /FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY/... AN UPPER LEVEL LOW WILL ROTATE SLOWLY EAST ACROSS THE GREAT LAKES REGION THROUGH THE WEEKEND AS A BROADER MID/UPPER LEVEL TROUGH SHIFTS EAST ACROSS THE EASTERN CONUS. THIS WILL KEEP A SEASONABLY COOLER AIRMASS IN PLACE ACROSS OUR REGION THROUGH AT LEAST THE WEEKEND. A SERIES OF SHORT WAVES WILL ROTATE AROUND THE UPPER LOW...BRINGING OCCASIONAL CHANCES OF PCPN INTO SATURDAY. IT LOOKS LIKE THE FIRST SHORT WAVE WILL PIVOT UP ACROSS OUR AREA LATE THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING WITH PERHAPS A WEAKER ONE AFFECTING OUR AREA DURING THE DAY ON SATURDAY. WITH THE COOLER AIR MASS IN PLACE...WOULD EXPECT A DIURNAL INFLUENCE WITH THE SHOWER ACTIVITY AND WILL TRY TO HINT AT THIS IN THE GRIDS FOR BOTH FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND SATURDAY AFTERNOON. INCREASING LOW LEVEL LAPSE RATES DURING THE DAY WILL RESULT IN SOME WEAK INSTABILITIES SO TOUGH TO RULE OUT A FEW THUNDERSTORMS...BUT THINK CHANCE IS LOW ENOUGH TO KEEP MENTION OUT OF FORECAST AT THIS POINT. WILL TREND TEMPERATURES ON THE COOLER SIDE WITH HIGHS ONLY IN THE UPPER 50S TO LOWER 60S BOTH FRIDAY AND SATURDAY. UPPER LEVEL RIDGING WILL PROGRESSES SLOWLY EAST ACROSS THE CENTRAL UNITED STATES THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK...LEADING TO GRADUAL HEIGHT RISES ACROSS OUR AREA. THIS WILL ALLOW FOR A SLOW WARM UP EACH DAY...WITH TEMPERATURES CLIMBING BACK UP CLOSER TO NORMAL BY TUESDAY. AS THE RIDGE WORKS EAST...WE WILL GET INTO A PERIOD OF NORTHWEST FLOW ALOFT. THIS MAY EVENTUALLY LEAD TO SOME PCPN CHANCES...BUT WITH THE MODELS NOT REALLY SHOWING MUCH IN THE WAY OF SHORT WAVE ENERGY...WILL MAINTAIN A DRY FORECAST FOR THE TIME BEING. && .AVIATION /14Z WEDNESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY/... UPPER LEVEL IMPULSES EJECTING OUT OF THE BASE OF THE SHARP H5 TROF WILL LIFT ACROSS THE REGION TODAY AND WILL INTERACT WITH A STALLED FRONT ACROSS THE REGION. THE FIRST BATCH OF THIS CONVECTION IS LIFTING N THROUGH CENTRAL KENTUCKY. MODELS TAKE THIS WAVE MAINLY THRU INDIANA AND EXTREME WRN OH...GRAZING THE WRN TAFS THIS MORNING. BY AFTN A LOW PRESSURE WAVE FORMS ON THE FNT AND LIFTS UP TOWARDS THE AREA. THIS WILL FOCUS ADDITIONAL LIFT FOR ADDITIONAL TSTM THIS AFTN. AS THE H5 TROF BEGINS TO LIFT OUT TONIGHT A STRONGER SFC LOW DEVELOPS IN THE LOWER OHIO VALLEY. THIS LOW SWINGS THE FRONT EWD TONIGHT. A MORE SOLID AREA OF CONVECTION IS EXPECTED AHEAD OF THIS FRONT. MVFR CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE. AS THE FRONT SWINGS THRU LATE IN THE PERIOD...IFR CIGS WILL BE POSSIBLE POST FRONTAL. OUTLOOK...IFR/MVFR CEILINGS POSSIBLE THURSDAY. MVFR CEILING AND VISIBILITIES POSSIBLE AGAIN FRIDAY AFTERNOON INTO FRIDAY NIGHT. && .ILN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... OH...NONE. KY...NONE. IN...NONE. && SYNOPSIS...CONIGLIO NEAR TERM...SITES SHORT TERM...CONIGLIO LONG TERM...JGL AVIATION...SITES
Hazardous weather outlook, May 14, 7:21 AM EST, 5 hours 30 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH 821 AM EDT WED MAY 14 2014 INZ050-058-059-066-073>075-080-KYZ089>100-OHZ026-034-035-042>046- 051>056-060>065-070>074-077>082-088-151230- 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- 821 AM EDT WED MAY 14 2014 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR 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. THUNDERSTORMS ARE FORECAST TO FORM ALONG A FRONTAL BOUNDARY IN AN ENVIRONMENT OF INCREASED INSTABILITY AND WIND SHEAR. SOME OF THE THUNDERSTORMS MAY REACH SEVERE LIMITS... WITH DAMAGING WINDS THE MAIN THREAT. IN ADDITION...ISOLATED TORNADOES WILL BE POSSIBLE. WITH SOILS MOIST FROM RECENT RAINFALL...HEAVY DOWNPOURS MAY RESULT IN FLOODING PROBLEMS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. LOCALIZED FLOODING MAY PERSIST ON THURSDAY DUE TO THE LINGERING EFFECTS OF HEAVY RAINFALL. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUIRED TODAY.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, May 14, 8:36 AM EST, 4 hours 15 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
936 AM EDT WED MAY 14 2014
OHZ071-072-078-079-141400-
BROWN OH-CLINTON OH-WARREN OH-CLERMONT OH-
936 AM EDT WED MAY 14 2014
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT NORTHEASTERN CLERMONT...
SOUTHEASTERN WARREN...SOUTHWESTERN CLINTON AND NORTHWESTERN BROWN
COUNTIES THROUGH 1000 AM EDT...
AT 935 AM EDT...RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR
WILLIAMSBURG...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.
STORM HAZARDS INCLUDE...
WINDS TO 40 MPH...
NICKEL SIZE HAIL...
SOME LOCATIONS THAT MAY BE AFFECTED INCLUDE...BLANCHESTER.
ALSO...NEWTONSVILLE...CHASETOWN...LAKE LORELEI...FAYETTEVILLE...
EDENTON...ST. MARTIN...WOODVILLE...MIDDLEBORO...WESTBORO AND MIDLAND
ARE NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STRONG THUNDERSTORM.
RESIDENTS IN THESE AREAS SHOULD REMAIN ALERT. IF THIS STORM BECOMES
STRONGER...THEN A WARNING MAY BE NEEDED.
LAT...LON 3896 8405 3904 8421 3941 8403 3933 8376
3924 8383 3924 8386 3919 8387
BINAUSpecial weather statement, May 14, 9:07 AM EST, 3 hours 44 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH 1007 AM EDT WED MAY 14 2014 KYZ093-096-097-OHZ078-079-141430- PENDLETON KY-BRACKEN KY-CAMPBELL KY-BROWN OH-CLERMONT OH- 1007 AM EDT WED MAY 14 2014 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT CLERMONT...WESTERN BROWN... CAMPBELL...EXTREME NORTHWESTERN BRACKEN AND NORTHEASTERN PENDLETON COUNTIES THROUGH 1030 AM EDT... AT 1005 AM EDT...RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR MENTOR... MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH. STORM HAZARDS INCLUDE... WINDS TO 30 MPH... ONE HALF INCH DIAMETER HAIL... VERY HEAVY RAIN... SOME LOCATIONS THAT MAY BE AFFECTED INCLUDE...NEW RICHMOND... BETHEL...AMELIA AND BATAVIA. ALSO...CALIFORNIA...POINT ISABEL...SALTAIR...BLAIRSVILLE... NICHOLSVILLE...NEW PALESTINE...LINDALE...BANTAM...WITHAMSVILLE AND EAST FORK STATE PARK ARE NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STRONG THUNDERSTORM. WATER WILL POND ON ROADS AND MAY QUICKLY FILL ROADSIDE DITCHES AND SMALL STREAMS. RESIDENTS IN THESE AREAS SHOULD REMAIN ALERT. IF THIS STORM BECOMES STRONGER...THEN A WARNING MAY BE NEEDED. LAT...LON 3917 8423 3909 8395 3874 8420 3881 8440 BINAU
Special weather statement, May 14, 9:54 AM EST, 2 hours 57 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH 1054 AM EDT WED MAY 14 2014 OHZ071-072-078-079-141530- BROWN OH-CLINTON OH-WARREN OH-CLERMONT OH- 1054 AM EDT WED MAY 14 2014 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT NORTHEASTERN CLERMONT... SOUTHEASTERN WARREN...SOUTHWESTERN CLINTON AND NORTHWESTERN BROWN COUNTIES THROUGH 1130 AM EDT... AT 1052 AM EDT...RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR WOODVILLE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH. STORM HAZARDS INCLUDE... PENNY SIZE HAIL... VERY HEAVY RAIN... SOME LOCATIONS THAT MAY BE AFFECTED INCLUDE...BLANCHESTER. ALSO...WESTBORO...MIDDLEBORO...MIDLAND...CLARKSVILLE...CUBA...COWAN LAKE STATE PARK...MORRISVILLE...OGDEN AND BURTONVILLE ARE NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STRONG THUNDERSTORM. RESIDENTS IN THESE AREAS SHOULD REMAIN ALERT. IF THIS STORM BECOMES STRONGER...THEN A WARNING MAY BE NEEDED. LAT...LON 3948 8400 3939 8375 3913 8401 3918 8411 BINAU
Local storm report, May 14, 10:36 AM EST, 2 hours 15 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
1136 AM EDT WED MAY 14 2014
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1120 AM HAIL 4 W WILMINGTON 39.44N 83.90W
05/14/2014 M0.25 INCH CLINTON OH NWS EMPLOYEE
&&Special weather statement, May 14, 11:59 AM EST, 52 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH 1259 PM EDT WED MAY 14 2014 OHZ064-073-141730- PICKAWAY OH-ROSS OH- 1259 PM EDT WED MAY 14 2014 ...A RAPIDLY DEVELOPING THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT NORTHERN ROSS AND CENTRAL PICKAWAY COUNTIES THROUGH 130 PM EDT... AT 1255 PM EDT...RADAR INDICATED A THUNDERSTORM NEAR FRANKFORT... MOVING NORTH AT 35 MPH. STORM HAZARDS INCLUDE... WINDS TO 40 MPH... PENNY SIZE HAIL... SOME LOCATIONS THAT MAY BE AFFECTED INCLUDE...CIRCLEVILLE AND ASHVILLE. ALSO...CLARKSBURG...PICKAWAY COUNTY AIRPORT...WILLIAMSPORT...LOGAN ELM VILLAGE...FOX...DARBYVILLE AND SOUTH BLOOMFIELD ARE NEAR THE PATH OF THIS RAPIDLY DEVELOPING THUNDERSTORM. LAT...LON 3978 8315 3974 8286 3933 8303 3939 8325 HATZOS
Special weather statement, May 14, 12:15 PM EST, 36 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
115 PM EDT WED MAY 14 2014
OHZ055-056-141745-
FRANKLIN OH-LICKING OH-
115 PM EDT WED MAY 14 2014
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT WESTERN LICKING AND NORTHEASTERN
FRANKLIN COUNTIES THROUGH 145 PM EDT...
AT 112 PM EDT...RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR SUMMIT
STATION...MOVING NORTH AT 25 MPH.
STORM HAZARDS INCLUDE...
WINDS TO 40 MPH...
ONE HALF INCH DIAMETER HAIL...
SOME LOCATIONS THAT MAY BE AFFECTED INCLUDE...
PATASKALA...BEECHWOOD TRAILS...JERSEY...ALEXANDRIA...
JOHNSTOWN AND HARTFORD.
LAT...LON 3994 8268 3998 8284 4013 8278 4013 8276
4017 8276 4027 8273 4025 8245
HATZOSThe radar
The Cincinnati radar (KILN), 81 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 17:52 UTC.
Event by event
28 hail, 8 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Fairfield
- When
- May 14, 1:04 PM EST to 1:08 PM EST
- Where
- Fairfield County, 2.23 mi WSW of Greencastle
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 39.760, -82.810
Hail, Licking
- When
- May 14, 1:42 PM EST to 1:46 PM EST
- Where
- Licking County, 0.69 mi N of Buckeye Vly Arpt
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 39.980, -82.530
Hail, Licking
- When
- May 14, 1:54 PM EST to 1:58 PM EST
- Where
- Licking County, 1.48 mi SSW of Vanatta
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 40.100, -82.440
Hail, Ross
- When
- May 14, 1:55 PM EST to 1:59 PM EST
- Where
- Ross County, 0.53 mi E of Slate Mills
- Measured
- 1.25 in hail
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 39.350, -83.040
Hail, Licking
- When
- May 14, 1:56 PM EST to 2:00 PM EST
- Where
- Licking County, 0.87 mi NW of Newark
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- Amateur Radio
- Coordinates
- 40.080, -82.410
Hail, Fairfield
- When
- May 14, 2:35 PM EST to 2:39 PM EST
- Where
- Fairfield County, 1.48 mi NNW of Drinkle
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 39.620, -82.740
Thunderstorm Wind, Brown
- When
- May 14, 3:09 PM EST to 3:13 PM EST
- Where
- Brown County, 0.88 mi NW of Ripley
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
- Property damage
- $1,000
- Reported by
- Newspaper
- Coordinates
- 38.740, -83.840
One tree was uprooted and another tree was split due to thunderstorm winds.
Thunderstorm Wind, Brown
- When
- May 14, 3:09 PM EST to 3:13 PM EST
- Where
- Brown County, 1.03 mi N of Aberdeen
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
- Property damage
- $15,000
- Reported by
- Newspaper
- Coordinates
- 38.665, -83.768
Trees and wires were downed on Bramel Drive due to thunderstorm winds. One tree was reported to have impacted a mobile home.
Hail, Adams
- When
- May 14, 3:18 PM EST to 3:22 PM EST
- Where
- Adams County, 0.88 mi SW of West Union
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- Amateur Radio
- Coordinates
- 38.790, -83.540
Hail, Adams
- When
- May 14, 3:18 PM EST to 3:22 PM EST
- Where
- Adams County, West Union
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Reported by
- Amateur Radio
- Coordinates
- 38.800, -83.530
Hail, Adams
- When
- May 14, 3:21 PM EST to 3:25 PM EST
- Where
- Adams County, 1.77 mi E of West Union
- Measured
- 2 in hail
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 38.799, -83.497
Siding was damaged and windows were broken on Vaughn Ridge Road due to the hail.
Hail, Adams
- When
- May 14, 3:22 PM EST to 3:26 PM EST
- Where
- Adams County, 1.28 mi ESE of West Union
- Measured
- 2 in hail
- Property damage
- $200,000
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 38.790, -83.510
Damage occurred to houses and vehicles due to the hail.
Hail, Adams
- When
- May 14, 3:24 PM EST to 3:28 PM EST
- Where
- Adams County, 3.23 mi E of West Union
- Measured
- 2.5 in hail
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 38.800, -83.470
Thunderstorm Wind, Adams
- When
- May 14, 3:24 PM EST to 3:28 PM EST
- Where
- Adams County, West Union to 3.23 mi E of West Union
- Measured
- 60 kt (69 mph) estimated gust
- Property damage
- $50,000
- Reported by
- Newspaper
- Coordinates
- 38.800, -83.530
Several trees were downed near State Route 125 and Ralston Road due to thunderstorm winds. Numerous trees and power lines were also downed between West Union and Blue Creek.
Hail, Adams
- When
- May 14, 3:27 PM EST to 3:31 PM EST
- Where
- Adams County, 2.78 mi WNW of Lynx
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Reported by
- Amateur Radio
- Coordinates
- 38.780, -83.450
Hail, Adams
- When
- May 14, 3:32 PM EST to 3:36 PM EST
- Where
- Adams County, 1.48 mi NNW of Cedar Mills
- Measured
- 2.5 in hail
- Property damage
- $300,000
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 38.840, -83.390
Extensive hail damage to houses and vehicles was reported in Adams County, including in West Union and Peebles.
Thunderstorm Wind, Adams
- When
- May 14, 3:32 PM EST to 3:36 PM EST
- Where
- Adams County, 1.48 mi NNW of Cedar Mills
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
- Property damage
- $1,000
- Reported by
- Law Enforcement
- Coordinates
- 38.840, -83.390
Windows were blown out of a house due to thunderstorm winds.
Hail, Adams
- When
- May 14, 3:37 PM EST to 3:41 PM EST
- Where
- Adams County, 0.98 mi S of Fawcett
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Property damage
- $50,000
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 38.856, -83.397
Homes on Cedar Mills Road had siding damage due to the hail.
Hail, Adams
- When
- May 14, 3:40 PM EST to 3:44 PM EST
- Where
- Adams County, 3.3 mi ENE of Scrub Ridge
- Measured
- 2 in hail
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 38.880, -83.320
Hail, Pike
- When
- May 14, 4:02 PM EST to 4:06 PM EST
- Where
- Pike County, 2.82 mi N of Duke
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 39.040, -83.230
Thunderstorm Wind, Pike
- When
- May 14, 4:05 PM EST to 4:09 PM EST
- Where
- Pike County, 2.25 mi WNW of Idaho
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
- Property damage
- $1,000
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 39.090, -83.170
A tree was downed on Red Bridge Road due to thunderstorm winds.
Hail, Pike
- When
- May 14, 4:08 PM EST to 4:12 PM EST
- Where
- Pike County, 1.27 mi NNE of Elm Grove
- Measured
- 2 in hail
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 39.066, -83.159
Hail, Pike
- When
- May 14, 4:10 PM EST to 4:14 PM EST
- Where
- Pike County, Latham
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 39.100, -83.250
Thunderstorm Wind, Pike
- When
- May 14, 4:15 PM EST to 4:19 PM EST
- Where
- Pike County, 0.51 mi WNW of Buchanan to 0.59 mi NW of Buchanan
- Measured
- 74 kt (85 mph) estimated gust
- Property damage
- $20,000
- Reported by
- NWS Storm Survey
- Coordinates
- 39.153, -83.129
Thunderstorm winds damaged trees and the roof of a structure west of Waverly.
Hail, Pike
- When
- May 14, 4:19 PM EST to 4:23 PM EST
- Where
- Pike County, 2.68 mi W of Waverly
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 39.130, -83.020
Hail, Ross
- When
- May 14, 4:36 PM EST to 4:40 PM EST
- Where
- Ross County, 0.69 mi N of Alma
- Measured
- 1.25 in hail
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 39.190, -82.980
Thunderstorm Wind, Ross
- When
- May 14, 4:37 PM EST to 4:41 PM EST
- Where
- Ross County, 0.87 mi NW of Antonis
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
- Property damage
- $20,000
- Reported by
- Fire Department/Rescue
- Coordinates
- 39.190, -82.940
Numerous trees and power lines were downed in Franklin Township due to thunderstorm winds.
Hail, Greene
- When
- May 14, 4:40 PM EST to 4:44 PM EST
- Where
- Greene County, 1.27 mi ESE of Trebeins
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- Amateur Radio
- Coordinates
- 39.690, -83.960
Hail, Ross
- When
- May 14, 4:41 PM EST to 4:45 PM EST
- Where
- Ross County, 1.07 mi W of Locks
- Measured
- 2.5 in hail
- Reported by
- Fire Department/Rescue
- Coordinates
- 39.250, -82.940
Tornado, Greene
- When
- May 14, 4:44 PM EST to 5:03 PM EST
- Where
- Greene County, 1.17 mi E of Xenia Port Xenia Arp to 4.22 mi NW of Gladstone
- Rating
- EF3
- Path length
- 8.93 mi
- Path width
- 400 yd
- Property damage
- $500,000
- Reported by
- NWS Storm Survey
- Coordinates
- 39.681, -83.848
The tornado initially touched down in a field just west of Stringtown Road, where minor tree damage occurred. Damage in this area was consistent with wind speeds around 75 miles per hour. The tornado continued across Highway 35 and Federal Road, where a farmstead was struck. A barn at this location sustained heavy damage, with much of the roof being removed as well as some wall failure. Wind speeds at this location were estimated to be around 85 miles per hour. |The tornado then crossed Highway 72 and damaged a property heavily. At this location, several fences and outbuildings were completely destroyed. The residential home had windows blown out and significant roof damage. Roof damage was also seen on nearby barns, and several large trees on the property were snapped off and broken. A trailer was also tipped over. Wind speeds at that location were estimated to be around 105 miles per hour.
On nearby Turnbull Road near a stone quarry, the tornado heavily damaged another property. Here, a detached garage was completely destroyed. A small pickup was briefly lifted and dragged from its location in the garage to the middle of a field about 75 yards away. Significant roof damage was found to the home at the property, with numerous uprooted trees. A lawn tractor was thrown and deposited several hundred yards away. A convergent pattern in the field debris and bean stubble just to the south of this property showed the path of the actual tornado. Wind speeds at this location were estimated to be 125 miles per hour.
The tornado then crossed the stone quarry and intensified, hitting a farmstead on barrier road directly. Here, complete loss of a residential home built in the 1880’s was observed. All exterior walls failed and the home collapsed, which led to very little interior wall integrity remaining. A close inspection of the foundation found very little reinforcement for the exterior walls. Healthy hardwood trees were debarked and reduced to trunks with only stubs of large branches remaining. Several large grain silos were completely lifted and thrown well downstream up to a half mile away. Based on damage surveyed at this location, the maximum estimated wind speed of this tornado was 145 miles per hour. The tornado then hit another residence on Barber Road, where portions of the exterior walls were removed as well as the roof. Extensive mud spatter covered all four sides of the residence.
From there, the tornado weakened considerably as it moved parallel to Townsley Road and debris from upstream locations covered farm fields as it fell out of the weakening circulation. A barn on Townsley Road suffered minor roof damage, with winds estimated here at 80 miles per hour. The tornado then weakened further and lifted very close to the Greene and Clark County line.
Hail, Ross
- When
- May 14, 4:45 PM EST to 4:49 PM EST
- Where
- Ross County, 1.27 mi ENE of Massieville
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 39.280, -82.960
Thunderstorm Wind, Ross
- When
- May 14, 4:45 PM EST to 4:49 PM EST
- Where
- Ross County, 0.54 mi E of Locks
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- Law Enforcement
- Coordinates
- 39.250, -82.910
Several telephone poles were blown down near 3 Locks Road and Sugar Tree Road due to thunderstorm winds.
Hail, Adams
- When
- May 14, 4:51 PM EST to 4:55 PM EST
- Where
- Adams County, 1.67 mi ESE of Locust Grove
- Measured
- 1.5 in hail
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 38.975, -83.340
Hail, Pike
- When
- May 14, 5:00 PM EST to 5:04 PM EST
- Where
- Pike County, 1.18 mi SSW of Latham
- Measured
- 2.75 in hail
- Reported by
- Fire Department/Rescue
- Coordinates
- 39.084, -83.258
Hail, Clark
- When
- May 14, 5:21 PM EST to 5:25 PM EST
- Where
- Clark County, 0.87 mi NE of South Vienna
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Reported by
- Amateur Radio
- Coordinates
- 39.930, -83.610
Hail, Hocking
- When
- May 14, 6:12 PM EST to 6:16 PM EST
- Where
- Hocking County, 3.74 mi E of Starr
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 39.400, -82.300
What these are
- Hail
- Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
- 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.
- 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.
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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: 517856, 517854, 517857, 517858, 517865, 517859, 517860, 517938, 517964, 517861, 517965, 517882, 517866, 517884, 517937, 517862, 517887, 517939, 517890, 517863, 517894, 517952, 517896, 517869, 517970, 517872, 517868, 517940, 517871, 517878, 517945, 517870, 517941, 520963, 520964, 517875, 517895.