Hail — Richland, Ohio

2024-02-28 · near Millsboro, Richland, Ohio

Event narrative

Hail up to quarter-size in Ontario.

Wider weather episode

North-central and northeast OH resided within the warm sector from 7 AM on the 27th through 7 AM EST on the 28th. Simultaneously, a surface low moved east-northeastward from southern MN to near Georgian Bay and allowed the trailing cold front to sweep eastward to western OH. During the late morning of the 27th, a multicell thunderstorm associated with a low-level jet (LLJ) undergoing moist isentropic ascent persisted northeastward across Lake County and produced hail up to nickel-size. Additional multicell thunderstorms associated with a separate LLJ undergoing moist isentropic ascent persisted generally east-northeastward or eastward across portions of north-central and northeast OH during the early morning of the 28th. These storms produced hail as large as pennies to quarters. All of the aforementioned storms occurred amidst moderate to strong effective bulk shear, steep mid level lapse rates, and weak to moderate MUCAPE.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1166676. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.