Ohio storm reports for May 5, 2025

Name: NOAA storm reports, Ohio, May 5, 2025
Creator: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center

NOAA recorded 21 hail reports and 5 wind reports in Ohio on May 5, 2025.

in Ohio; 26
Storm reports: About 32 miles from Columbus, OH; 1.75 in
Largest hail: About 39 miles from Columbus, OH; 69 mph
Highest gust: 0
Tornado reports

Hail, inches

0.75
1
1.5
2
2.5
3+

Dots: reports. Shading: radar estimate.

Wind report
Estimated gusts, 50 to 90 mph

Sources: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center reports; radar hail estimates from NOAA MRMS; gust estimates from NOAA URMA

Hail, inches

0.75
1
1.5
2
2.5
3+

Dots: reports. Shading: radar estimate.

Wind report
Estimated gusts, 50 to 90 mph

Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center, final severe weather database (from NOAA's Storm Data). Report day: 12:00 UTC on May 5, 2025 to 12:00 UTC the next day. Times are Central.

Select a dot or a path for the report. Gust lines are estimates: the highest gust of the day in NOAA's hourly 2.5 km wind analysis (URMA), which fills in between weather stations. They aren't measurements at any building.

Reports by hour

Hail21, most at 4 PM

Wind5, most at 4 PM

Reports per hour, Central time. Each row has its own scale.

Every report

Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center.

Time	Size	Where
1:42 PM	1.0 in	About 26 miles from Akron, OH
2:05 PM	0.88 in	About 18 miles from Cleveland, OH
2:24 PM	0.75 in	About 10 miles from Cleveland, OH
2:32 PM	0.88 in	About 7 miles from Cleveland, OH
2:39 PM	1.0 in	Near 39.29, -81.69, OH
3:16 PM	0.88 in	Near 39.40, -81.51, OH
3:19 PM	1.0 in	About 38 miles from Columbus, OH
3:30 PM	1.5 in	Near 39.65, -81.85, OH
3:32 PM	1.0 in	About 31 miles from Columbus, OH
3:46 PM	0.75 in	About 47 miles from Canton, OH
4:00 PM	1.0 in	About 59 miles from Columbus, OH
4:03 PM	1.75 in	About 32 miles from Columbus, OH

Show all 21 hail reports

Time	Size	Where
4:07 PM	1.0 in	About 31 miles from Columbus, OH
4:11 PM	1.25 in	About 8 miles from Youngstown, OH
4:17 PM	1.0 in	About 56 miles from Columbus, OH
4:34 PM	1.0 in	About 29 miles from Columbus, OH
5:26 PM	1.0 in	About 30 miles from Canton, OH
5:33 PM	1.0 in	About 28 miles from Canton, OH
6:15 PM	1.25 in	About 24 miles from Akron, OH
6:32 PM	1.0 in	About 32 miles from Akron, OH
7:05 PM	1.0 in	About 30 miles from Cleveland, OH

Time	Gust	Where
4:03 PM	58 mph	Near 39.82, -81.85, OH
4:17 PM	58 mph	About 50 miles from Columbus, OH
5:06 PM	69 mph	About 39 miles from Columbus, OH
6:20 PM	63 mph	About 39 miles from Akron, OH
7:15 PM	63 mph	About 21 miles from Cleveland, OH

Cities with reports nearby

Reports within 15 miles of the center of each city we track.

City	Largest hail	Highest gust	Tornado reports
Youngstown, OH	1.25 in	None	0
Cleveland, OH	0.88 in	None	0

Reports are what observers recorded near a location, not a complete record of every storm. They don’t describe conditions at any building.