Ohio hail map — August 23, 2023
NOAA radar detected hail of an inch or more over 7 Ohio cities on August 23, 2023. The largest stones — 1.50″, half dollar size — fell over Lorain.
- Cities hit
- 7
- 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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What people on the ground measured in Ohio on August 23, 2023
7 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 Amateur Radio2 NW Elyria, OH8:54 PM EDTLorain County
Two minutes of hail ranging from quarter to golf ball sized in Elyria Twp.
- 1.75″ golf ball size Public1 NE Wellington, OH9:41 PM EDTLorain County
Golf ball size hail reported in Wellington, OH.
- 1.25″ half dollar size Public2 S Ashland, OH10:53 PM EDTAshland County
- 1.00″ quarter size Public2 WSW Sheffield Lake, OH8:46 PM EDTLorain County
Multiple reports received on social media of at least quarter size hail between Lorain and Sheffield Lake.
- 1.00″ quarter size Public1 NNE Lorain, OH8:48 PM EDTLorain County
picture from social media of quarter size hail.
- 1.00″ quarter size Trained Spotter1 NE Lorain, OH9:00 PM EDTLorain County
- 0.25″ penny size Trained Spotter1 NNW Hubbard, OH6:08 PM EDTTrumbull County
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.
Other states hit on August 23, 2023
The full US hail map for August 23, 2023 →Other Ohio hail days
Ohio hail on August 23, 2023
NOAA radar put hail of an inch or more over 7 Ohio cities that day. The largest stones — 1.50 inches, half dollar size — were over Lorain. Every city hit is listed above with its own stone size.