Ohio hail map — August 12, 2023
NOAA radar detected hail of an inch or more over 5 Ohio cities on August 12, 2023. The largest stones — 1.50″, half dollar size — fell over Sandusky.
- Cities hit
- 5
- in Ohio
- Largest stone
- 1.50″
- half dollar size
- Impact rating
- 5/10
- from stone size
Sizes come from NOAA MRMS radar (MESH), which runs about ±0.25″ against ground truth. It is canvass-targeting quality, not claim evidence.
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Ohio cities hit on August 12, 2023
What people on the ground measured in Ohio on August 12, 2023
12 reports filed with the National Weather Service — 2 from trained spotters or officials. These are measured stones, not radar estimates, so they are the closest thing to proof that hail actually reached the ground.
- 1.75″ golf ball size Public4 ESE Castalia, OH1:35 PM EDTErie County
Golf ball size hail reported by trained weather spotter.
- 1.75″ golf ball size Public2 WSW Sandusky South, OH1:35 PM EDTErie County
Spotter reported golf ball sized hail and 80 mph winds near the intersection of Route 2 and Route 4. He also reported windows blown out and TV antenna blown down at his home.
- 1.75″ golf ball size Public7 SE Ravenna, OH4:18 PM EDTPortage County
Delayed report- Edinburg Township. Picture received via social media.
- 1.75″ golf ball size Public2 SSE Craig Beach, OH4:25 PM EDTMahoning County
video on social media of ping pong to golf ball size hail near Lake Milton.
- 1.75″ golf ball size PublicLake Milton, OH4:34 PM EDTMahoning County
Delayed report- Golf ball sized hail in Lake Milton. Time estimated via radar.
- 1.75″ golf ball size 911 Call CenterSherrodsville, OH4:58 PM EDTCarroll County
- 1.50″ half dollar size PublicPalmyra Twp, OH4:30 PM EDTPortage County
Reported via social media.
- 1.25″ half dollar size Emergency Mngr2 SW Craig Beach, OH4:30 PM EDTPortage County
Digital pictures of half dollar sized hail forwarded to county emergency managers.
- 1.25″ half dollar size PublicCraig Beach, OH4:30 PM EDTMahoning County
picture from social media of half dollar size hail.
- 1.25″ half dollar size Emergency Mngr1 SE Hazelton, OH5:05 PM EDTCarroll County
- 1.00″ quarter size Public1 ENE Lexington, OH2:23 PM EDTRichland County
Report from mPING: Quarter (1.00 in.).
- 1.00″ quarter size Amateur RadioPerrysville, OH2:53 PM EDTAshland County
Delayed report.
Showing the 12 largest of 14 hail reports filed that day.
Reports come from the National Weather Service Local Storm Report feed, ingested every 15 minutes. A report records where the observer was, not the full extent of the swath — treat it as evidence about the storm, not about any one roof.
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Ohio hail on August 12, 2023
NOAA radar put hail of an inch or more over 5 Ohio cities that day. The largest stones — 1.50 inches, half dollar size — were over Sandusky. Every city hit is listed above with its own stone size.