Ohio, 1965Tornadoes and Hail in Ohio, May 16, 1965
May 16, 1965 · 10 events in 8 counties and zones
4 hail, 3 thunderstorm wind, 3 tornado, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 7
- Property damage
- $53,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 10
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
Event by event
4 hail, 3 thunderstorm wind, 3 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Cuyahoga
- When
- May 16, 12:51 PM CST
- Where
- Cuyahoga County
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Coordinates
- 41.380, -81.900
Hail, Cuyahoga
- When
- May 16, 1:25 PM CST
- Where
- Cuyahoga County
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 41.280, -81.580
Hail, Cuyahoga
- When
- May 16, 1:30 PM CST
- Where
- Cuyahoga County
- Measured
- 2.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 41.380, -81.500
Tornado, Licking
- When
- May 16, 2:00 PM CST
- Where
- Licking County
- Rating
- F0
- Path width
- 33 yd
- Property damage
- $3,000
- Coordinates
- 40.230, -82.450
Hail, Union
- When
- May 16, 2:35 PM CST
- Where
- Union County
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 40.200, -83.280
Thunderstorm Wind, Franklin
- When
- May 16, 3:19 PM CST
- Where
- Franklin County
- Measured
- 60 kt (69 mph)
- Coordinates
- 40.000, -82.900
Hail, Coshocton
- When
- May 16, 3:45 PM CST
- Where
- Coshocton County
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 40.280, -81.900
Tornado, Darke
- When
- May 16, 5:30 PM CST
- Where
- Darke County
- Rating
- F1
- Path length
- 1 mi
- Path width
- 100 yd
- Injuries
- 2 direct, 0 indirect
- Property damage
- $25,000
- Coordinates
- 40.200, -84.500
Thunderstorm Wind, Lorain
- When
- May 16, 5:35 PM CST
- Where
- Lorain County
- Measured
- 60 kt (69 mph)
- Coordinates
- 41.380, -82.180
Tornado, Perry
- When
- May 16, 9:30 PM CST
- Where
- Perry County
- Rating
- F1
- Path length
- 3.6 mi
- Path width
- 33 yd
- Injuries
- 5 direct, 0 indirect
- Property damage
- $25,000
- Coordinates
- 39.920, -82.450
- Thunderstorm Wind
- Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.
- Hail
- Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
- Tornado
- A violently rotating column of air in contact with the ground and extending from a thunderstorm, filed with its path, width and Fujita or Enhanced Fujita rating from the damage survey.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
- Tornado in New York, May 16, 19653 injured · $250,000 · F2 · 1 event
- Tornado and Hail in Texas, May 16, 1965$250 · F2 · 6 events
- Tornado and Damaging Wind in Pennsylvania, May 16, 19651 injured · $25,000 · F1 · 2 events
- Damaging Wind in Arkansas, May 16, 19651 event
- Hail in Michigan, May 16, 19651.75 in hail · 1 event
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 10084001, 10084002, 10084003, 10084004, 10084005, 10084006, 10084007, 10084008, 10084009, 10084010.