Hail, Summit
- When
- October 28, 4:00 PM EST
- Where
- Summit County, 1.04 mi W of Akron
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Property damage
- $1,000
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 41.080, -81.520
Large hail damaged a window.
Hail in Ohio, October 28, 2018
A cold core low pressure system moved over the region causing the freezing layer to be low. There were scattered thunderstorms with numerous reports of small hail and graupel.
Where it happened
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- 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
- $1,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 1
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 CLE wrote it up.
A cold core low pressure system moved over the region causing the freezing layer to be low. There were scattered thunderstorms with numerous reports of small hail and graupel. There was one large hail report which caused minor damage in Summit County.
The radar
The Cleveland radar (KCLE), 47 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:00 UTC.
Event by event
1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
What these are
- 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
- High Surf in Rhode Island, October 28, 2018
- Tornadoes in Oregon, October 28 to 29, 2018
- Tornado and Hail in Ohio, October 28, 2018
- High Surf in Hawaii, October 28 to 29, 2018
- Strong Wind in Ohio, October 28, 2018
- Hail and Damaging Wind in West Virginia, October 28, 2018
- High Wind in Illinois, October 28, 2018
- High Wind in Tennessee, October 28, 2018
More
Every storm in Ohio in 2018Every state in 2018This day in weather historyWarnings in Ohio, October 2018
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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 784195.