Hail, Henry
- When
- October 23, 3:31 PM EST to 3:32 PM EST
- Where
- Henry County, 2.14 mi NNE of Napoleon
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- Emergency Manager
- Coordinates
- 41.410, -84.120
Hail and Damaging Wind in Ohio, October 23, 2020
Deepening low pressure and associated cold front moved into the northern Great Lakes. This front interacted with CAPE values in excess of 1000 J/KG and 30+ knots of shear to help spark of small areas of thunderstorms.
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
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 3
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 IWX wrote it up.
Deepening low pressure and associated cold front moved into the northern Great Lakes. This front interacted with CAPE values in excess of 1000 J/KG and 30+ knots of shear to help spark of small areas of thunderstorms. The best instability was centered in northwestern Ohio where a few storms began to produce marginally severe weather.
The radar
The Northern Indiana radar (KIWX), 132 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 20:31 UTC.
Event by event
2 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Putnam
- When
- October 23, 4:06 PM EST to 4:07 PM EST
- Where
- Putnam County, 3.18 mi SSE of Ottawa
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- Storm Chaser
- Coordinates
- 40.980, -84.020
A storm chaser recorded a 60 mph wind gust.
Hail, Putnam
- When
- October 23, 4:22 PM EST to 4:23 PM EST
- Where
- Putnam County, 0.52 mi E of Ottawa
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 41.020, -84.040
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.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 923283, 923285, 923284.