Hail map for Lorain, OH — August 23, 2023
NOAA radar detected hail up to 1.50″ — half dollar size — within 5 miles of Lorain on August 23, 2023.
- Max hail size
- 1.50″
- half dollar
- Impact rating
- 5/10
- from stone size
- Size bands over the city
- 2
- distinct radar bands
- Measured on the ground
- 1.75″
- 5.1 mi away · Amateur Radio
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 Lorain, OH on August 23, 2023
4 reports filed with the National Weather Service — 1 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, OH · 5.1 mi away8:54 PM EDTLorain County
Two minutes of hail ranging from quarter to golf ball sized in Elyria Twp.
- 1.00″ quarter size Public1 NNE Lorain, OH · 0.2 mi away8:48 PM EDTLorain County
picture from social media of quarter size hail.
- 1.00″ quarter size Trained Spotter1 NE Lorain, OH · 0.7 mi away9:00 PM EDTLorain County
- 1.00″ quarter size Public2 WSW Sheffield Lake, OH · 3.3 mi away8:46 PM EDTLorain County
Multiple reports received on social media of at least quarter size hail between Lorain and Sheffield Lake.
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.
Lorain hail on August 23, 2023
NOAA radar estimated stones up to 1.50 inches — half dollar size — within about 5 miles of Lorain that day, across 2 distinct size bands. Sizes vary street to street inside a single swath.