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Hail — Franklin, Ohio

April 20, 2003 · NOAA Storm Events record

Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
0
Property damage
$80.0M
Magnitude
1.75
Area
Franklin

Event narrative (NOAA)

Hail up to the size of golf balls affected the north side of the Columbus metro area and southern Delaware county. Hail was extensive from Dublin, through Worthington and Powell, to Westerville. Trees and shrubs were stripped of their foliage and cars and homes sustained significant hail damage. The hail covered the ground in some locations up to six inches deep in Worthington in northern Franklin county and near the Polaris Mall in southern Delaware county.

Other notable hail events in Ohio

Summit · June 8, 2007$288.0MFranklin · October 4, 2006$100.0MLicking · October 4, 2006$100.0MHancock · May 25, 2011$85.0MMontgomery · April 9, 2001$70.0MDelaware · April 20, 2003$65.0M

Source: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database. Deaths and injuries are those NOAA classifies as direct. Damage is the reporting office's estimate at the time and is not inflation-adjusted. This is a catalogue record, not a forecast.

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