Ohio, 1975

Tornado and Hail in Ohio, July 13, 1975

July 13, 1975 · 5 events in 5 counties and zones

2 hail, 2 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.

  • 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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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$250,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
5

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

2 hail, 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Franklin

When
July 13, 2:00 PM CST
Where
Franklin County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
40.100, -82.980

Thunderstorm Wind, Delaware

When
July 13, 2:00 PM CST
Where
Delaware County
Coordinates
40.180, -82.920

Hail, Richland

When
July 13, 3:00 PM CST
Where
Richland County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
40.730, -82.450

Thunderstorm Wind, Marion

When
July 13, 3:30 PM CST
Where
Marion County
Coordinates
40.580, -83.130

Tornado, Lorain

When
July 13, 4:30 PM CST
Where
Lorain County
Rating
F2
Path length
4.1 mi
Path width
50 yd
Property damage
$250,000
Coordinates
41.170, -82.020

What these are

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.
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.

The same day elsewhere

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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: 10097677, 10097678, 10097679, 10097680, 10097681.