Alert archive / Ohio / Tornado Warnings
Tornado Warnings in Ohio, 1998
87 tornado warnings in 1998. An alert counts here when it covered any part of the state, so the counties below add up to more than the state. The archive of tornado warnings reaches back to 1986.
Tornado Warnings by county
Each county as a circle sized by its count in 1998. Tap one for its archive.
- Tornado Warnings
- 87
- Busiest month
- June52 tornado warnings
- Busiest day
- June 12, 199812 tornado warnings
Over time
By month
The alerts
Every alert, in the order issued. Times are local, Eastern Time. Each opens its own page with the text, the map, the radar and the sounding.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 8, 3:29 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | ILN | Clinton, Highland | 31 min |
| Apr 8, 3:41 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | CLE | Cuyahoga, Geauga | 64 min |
| Apr 9, 1:38 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | CLE | Summit | 52 min |
| Apr 9, 1:54 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | CLE | Lorain | 51 min |
| Apr 9, 2:21 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | CLE | Portage | 54 min |
| Apr 9, 3:24 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | CLE | Trumbull | 51 min |
| May 7, 8:15 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | ILN | Greene | 50 min |
| May 24, 6:30 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | CLE | Marion | 35 min |
| May 24, 7:03 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | CLE | Morrow | 47 min |
| May 31, 2:16 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | IWX | Defiance, Paulding | 49 min |
| May 31, 2:45 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | IWX | Henry | 50 min |
| May 31, 2:51 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | CLE | Wood | 59 min |
| May 31, 2:51 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | IWX | Putnam | 64 min |
| May 31, 3:52 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | CLE | Cuyahoga, Geauga, Lake | 63 min |
| May 31, 3:59 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | CLE | Ashtabula | 31 min |
| May 31, 7:31 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | ILN | Clinton | 49 min |
| Jun 2, 2:45 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | RLX | Gallia | 30 min |
| Jun 2, 3:25 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | CLE | Summit | 30 min |
| Jun 2, 3:34 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | CLE | Portage, Stark | 36 min |
| Jun 2, 3:58 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | CLE | Summit | 67 min |
| Jun 2, 4:19 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | CLE | Portage, Stark | 51 min |
| Jun 2, 4:52 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | PBZ | Columbiana | 53 min |
| Jun 10, 12:52 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | ILN | Clermont | 48 min |
| Jun 11, 9:06 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | ILN | Darke | 49 min |
| Jun 11, 9:36 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | ILN | Mercer | 64 min |
| Jun 12, 12:36 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | ILN | Highland | 49 min |
| Jun 12, 4:48 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | IWX | Williams | 47 min |
| Jun 12, 5:14 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | IWX | Defiance, Henry | 36 min |
| Jun 12, 5:23 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | CLE | Lucas | 47 min |
| Jun 12, 5:50 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | IWX | Paulding | 35 min |
| Jun 12, 5:53 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | IWX | Henry | 37 min |
| Jun 12, 6:18 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | IWX | Putnam, Van Wert | 52 min |
| Jun 12, 7:06 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | CLE | Erie | 49 min |
| Jun 12, 7:09 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | CLE | Seneca | 51 min |
| Jun 12, 7:48 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | CLE | Lorain | 47 min |
| Jun 12, 9:02 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | CLE | Summit | 48 min |
| Jun 15, 4:49 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | ILN | Darke | 46 min |
| Jun 15, 5:31 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | ILN | Montgomery | 34 min |
| Jun 15, 6:54 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | ILN | Clinton | 46 min |
| Jun 24, 8:42 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | CLE | Ottawa | 48 min |
| Jun 24, 9:13 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | CLE | Sandusky | 47 min |
| Jun 27, 4:09 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | CLE | Huron | 61 min |
| Jun 27, 4:35 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | CLE | Ashland, Richland | 65 min |
| Jun 27, 5:27 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | CLE | Seneca | 63 min |
| Jun 27, 5:57 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | CLE | Crawford | 63 min |
| Jun 27, 6:00 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | PBZ | Tuscarawas | 40 min |
| Jun 27, 6:20 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | CLE | Stark | 65 min |
| Jun 27, 6:30 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | PBZ | Columbiana | 60 min |
| Jun 27, 6:37 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | PBZ | Harrison | 73 min |
| Jun 27, 6:39 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | PBZ | Tuscarawas | 31 min |
| Jun 27, 6:59 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | CLE | Knox, Morrow | 61 min |
| Jun 27, 7:43 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | PBZ | Guernsey | 27 min |
| Jun 27, 7:46 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | PBZ | Noble | 59 min |
| Jun 28, 6:05 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | CLE | Stark | 50 min |
| Jun 28, 6:18 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | PBZ | Guernsey, Muskingum | 57 min |
| Jun 28, 6:46 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | PBZ | Tuscarawas | 54 min |
| Jun 28, 7:12 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | PBZ | Guernsey | 63 min |
| Jun 28, 7:13 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | CLE | Ashland, Holmes | 52 min |
| Jun 28, 7:38 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | PBZ | Tuscarawas | 62 min |
| Jun 28, 7:38 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | PBZ | Monroe | 62 min |
| Jun 28, 7:44 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | PBZ | Noble | 26 min |
| Jun 29, 8:33 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | PBZ | Tuscarawas | 57 min |
| Jun 29, 8:34 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | CLE | Holmes | 31 min |
| Jun 29, 9:28 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | PBZ | Tuscarawas | 32 min |
| Jun 29, 10:21 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | IWX | Defiance | 49 min |
| Jun 30, 1:21 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | CLE | Summit | 64 min |
| Jun 30, 1:43 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | CLE | Stark | 67 min |
| Jun 30, 2:21 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | CLE | Erie | 49 min |
| Jul 19, 6:23 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | IWX | Paulding | 47 min |
| Jul 19, 6:47 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | IWX | Putnam | 48 min |
| Jul 19, 7:53 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | IWX | Allen | 47 min |
| Jul 19, 8:03 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | ILN | Hardin | 47 min |
| Jul 19, 8:14 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | ILN | Mercer | 36 min |
| Jul 19, 8:34 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | ILN | Shelby | 31 min |
| Jul 21, 9:36 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | CLE | Wood | 64 min |
| Jul 21, 10:38 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | CLE | Erie, Huron | 47 min |
| Jul 21, 11:04 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | CLE | Lorain | 51 min |
| Jul 23, 12:42 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | CLE | Mahoning | 48 min |
| Aug 24, 5:27 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | IWX | Williams | 48 min |
| Aug 24, 2:23 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | CLE | Wayne | 47 min |
| Aug 24, 2:54 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | CLE | Holmes | 46 min |
| Aug 25, 3:32 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | CLE | Knox | 48 min |
| Aug 25, 3:34 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | ILN | Licking | 66 min |
| Aug 25, 3:39 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | CLE | Holmes | 46 min |
| Aug 25, 4:06 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | PBZ | Muskingum | 39 min |
| Aug 25, 5:56 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | RLX | Morgan | 34 min |
| Aug 25, 6:46 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | RLX | Meigs | 49 min |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Tuscarawas County6
- Summit County5
- Stark County5
- Holmes County4
- Clinton County3
- Lorain County3
- Portage County3
- Defiance County3
- Paulding County3
- Henry County3
- Putnam County3
- Erie County3
- Guernsey County3
- Highland County2
- Cuyahoga County2
- Geauga County2
- Morrow County2
- Wood County2
- Columbiana County2
- Darke County2
- Mercer County2
- Williams County2
- Seneca County2
- Huron County2
- Ashland County2
- Knox County2
- Noble County2
- Muskingum County2
- Trumbull County1
- Greene County1
- Marion County1
- Lake County1
- Ashtabula County1
- Gallia County1
- Clermont County1
- Lucas County1
- Van Wert County1
- Montgomery County1
- Ottawa County1
- Sandusky County1
The busiest days
Days with the most alerts issued, by UTC date.
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Sources
National Weather Service watches, warnings, advisories and statements from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's VTEC archive, which reconstructs tornado, severe thunderstorm, flash flood and marine warnings back to 1986 from the NWS text archive. Storm Prediction Center watches and mesoscale discussions from SPC's archive through the Mesonet. County centers from the US Census Bureau. Rebuilt daily.