Ohio, 1969

Tornadoes and Hail in Ohio, May 10, 1969

May 10, 1969 · 14 events in 11 counties and zones

7 tornado, 5 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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

Open the live radar over this ground

The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
25
Property damage
$2.8 million
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
14

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

7 tornado, 5 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Tornado, Butler

When
May 10, 2:10 PM CST
Where
Butler County
Rating
F3
Path length
23.8 mi
Path width
400 yd
Injuries
9 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage
$2.5 million
Coordinates
39.330, -84.770

Hail, Butler

When
May 10, 2:20 PM CST
Where
Butler County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
39.380, -84.580

Tornado, Warren

When
May 10, 2:40 PM CST
Where
Warren County
Rating
F3
Path length
19.4 mi
Path width
400 yd
Injuries
10 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage
$250,000
Coordinates
39.420, -84.330

Thunderstorm Wind, Greene

When
May 10, 2:49 PM CST
Where
Greene County
Measured
50 kt (58 mph)
Coordinates
39.780, -84.080

Tornado, Clinton

When
May 10, 3:00 PM CST
Where
Clinton County
Rating
F3
Path length
4.1 mi
Path width
400 yd
Property damage
$250
Coordinates
39.530, -84.000

Tornado, Greene

When
May 10, 3:10 PM CST
Where
Greene County
Rating
F3
Path length
7.2 mi
Path width
400 yd
Injuries
6 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage
$250
Coordinates
39.550, -83.920

Tornado, Marion

When
May 10, 3:15 PM CST
Where
Marion County
Rating
F1
Path length
2 mi
Path width
150 yd
Property damage
$25,000
Coordinates
40.600, -83.350

Tornado, Marion

When
May 10, 3:30 PM CST
Where
Marion County
Rating
F1
Path length
1 mi
Path width
160 yd
Property damage
$3,000
Coordinates
40.430, -83.150

Thunderstorm Wind, Clark

When
May 10, 3:35 PM CST
Where
Clark County
Coordinates
39.880, -83.900

Hail, Licking

When
May 10, 4:00 PM CST
Where
Licking County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
40.080, -82.500

Thunderstorm Wind, Delaware

When
May 10, 4:00 PM CST
Where
Delaware County
Coordinates
40.380, -83.000

Thunderstorm Wind, Adams

When
May 10, 5:00 PM CST
Where
Adams County
Coordinates
38.780, -83.500

Tornado, Stark

When
May 10, 5:55 PM CST
Where
Stark County
Rating
F1
Path width
33 yd
Property damage
$25,000
Coordinates
40.800, -81.200

Thunderstorm Wind, Muskingum

When
May 10, 6:00 PM CST
Where
Muskingum County
Measured
55 kt (63 mph)
Coordinates
40.000, -81.900

What these are

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.
Hail
Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
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.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

More

Every storm in Ohio in 1969Every state in 1969This day in weather historyThe tornado archive for Ohio, 1969

Sources

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: 10084353, 10084354, 10084355, 10084356, 10084357, 10084358, 10084359, 10084360, 10084361, 10084362, 10084363, 10084364, 10084365, 10084366.