Hail in MAHONING, OHIO
From 03-AUG-06 11:15:00 to 03-AUG-06 11:15:00 (EST)
Location: LOWELLVILLE
Magnitude: 0.75 
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC

Penny size hail was observed.

Thunderstorm Wind in STARK, OHIO
From 03-AUG-06 16:20:00 to 03-AUG-06 16:20:00 (EST)
Location: CANAL FULTON
Magnitude: 50 EG
Property damage: 4K
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

Several trees were reported down.

Thunderstorm Wind in ASHTABULA, OHIO
From 03-AUG-06 10:30:00 to 03-AUG-06 10:30:00 (EST)
Location: ANDOVER
Magnitude: 50 EG
Property damage: 2K
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC

A few large trees and large limbs were reported down.

Thunderstorm Wind in HOLMES, OHIO
From 03-AUG-06 16:58:00 to 03-AUG-06 16:58:00 (EST)
Location: MILLERSBURG
Magnitude: 50 EG
Property damage: 4K
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

Two large trees were reported down.  One tree was down on State Route 83, and the other on State Route 241.

Thunderstorm Wind in MARION, OHIO
From 03-AUG-06 14:20:00 to 03-AUG-06 14:25:00 (EST)
Location: LA RUE
Magnitude: 50 EG
Property damage: 5K
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC

Three trees were reported down.

Thunderstorm Wind in WAYNE, OHIO
From 03-AUG-06 15:42:00 to 03-AUG-06 16:00:00 (EST)
Location: COUNTYWIDE
Magnitude: 50 EG
Property damage: 8K
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

Several trees were reported down in Plain, Milton and Sugar Creek Townships.

Tornado in KNOX, OHIO
From 03-AUG-06 15:25:00 to 03-AUG-06 15:28:00 (EST)
Location: MT VERNON
Tornado F-scale: F0
Property damage: 325K
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

A F0 tornado touched down briefly on the west side of Mt. Vernon during the afternoon hours of August 3rd.  The tornado touched down along Harcourt Road (State Route 3) around 4:25 pm and damaged four businesses.  A lumber yard on the west side of the road saw the most significant damage.  A pole building used for storing lumber and supplies was destroyed.  Most of the materials inside the building were also destroyed.   Over a dozen vehicles at an automobile dealership across the street were damaged by flying debris.  One employee at the dealership sustained minor injuries from the flying debris.   Damage at the dealership was estimated to be at least $100,000.  Two other businesses in the area sustained lesser damages.  The tornado appeared to be on the ground for a couple hundred feet and had a damage path no more than 50 feet in width.

Thunderstorm Wind in MORROW, OHIO
From 03-AUG-06 15:30:00 to 03-AUG-06 15:30:00 (EST)
Location: MARENGO
Magnitude: 50 EG
Property damage: 2K
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC

A tree and large limb were reported down.

Thunderstorm Wind in KNOX, OHIO
From 03-AUG-06 15:30:00 to 03-AUG-06 15:40:00 (EST)
Location: CENTRAL PORTION
Magnitude: 50 EG
Property damage: 120K
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

The parent thunderstorm that produced a tornado on the west side of Mt. Vernon also produced significant wind damage as it moved across the central portion of Knox County.  Many trees and limbs were downed.  In Mt. Vernon, several homes and a few garages were damaged.  At least one garage was flattened by the strong winds.  Two classic cars inside this garage were heavily damaged.  At the Mount Vernon Nazerine University, a building had a portion of it's roof torn off.  An elementary school in Mount Vernon also sustained some damage.  See the accompanying tornado write up for additional information on the tornado produced by this thunderstorm.