Ohio, 1971

Tornado and Damaging Winds in Ohio, July 19, 1971

July 19, 1971 · 6 events in 6 counties and zones

5 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.

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  • Hail
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  • Heat and drought
  • Cold
  • Fire, smoke and dust
  • Marine and coastal
  • Other

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$25,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
6

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

5 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Tornado, Defiance

When
July 19, 10:20 AM CST
Where
Defiance County
Rating
F0
Path length
0.3 mi
Path width
200 yd
Property damage
$25,000
Coordinates
41.380, -84.630

Thunderstorm Wind, Pike

When
July 19, 10:20 AM CST
Where
Pike County
Coordinates
39.080, -83.000

Thunderstorm Wind, Stark

When
July 19, 2:20 PM CST
Where
Stark County
Coordinates
40.780, -81.500

Thunderstorm Wind, Tuscarawas

When
July 19, 3:15 PM CST
Where
Tuscarawas County
Coordinates
40.500, -81.400

Thunderstorm Wind, Carroll

When
July 19, 3:50 PM CST
Where
Carroll County
Coordinates
40.580, -81.080

Thunderstorm Wind,

When
July 19, 4:35 PM CST
Where
County
Coordinates
40.380, -80.580

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.
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.

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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: 10084711, 10084712, 10084713, 10084714, 10084715, 10084716.