Ohio, 1976

Tornado and Hail in Ohio, July 11, 1976

July 11, 1976 · 13 events in 11 counties and zones

6 hail, 6 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
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
13

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

6 hail, 6 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Summit

When
July 11, 1:44 PM CST
Where
Summit County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
41.230, -81.630

Hail, Summit

When
July 11, 1:52 PM CST
Where
Summit County
Measured
2 in hail
Coordinates
41.250, -81.430

Hail, Portage

When
July 11, 1:55 PM CST
Where
Portage County
Measured
2 in hail
Coordinates
41.320, -81.330

Thunderstorm Wind, Cuyahoga

When
July 11, 2:30 PM CST
Where
Cuyahoga County
Measured
60 kt (69 mph)
Coordinates
41.520, -81.680

Hail, Wayne

When
July 11, 3:20 PM CST
Where
Wayne County
Measured
2 in hail
Coordinates
40.970, -81.780

Hail, Medina

When
July 11, 3:25 PM CST
Where
Medina County
Measured
2 in hail
Coordinates
41.030, -81.750

Hail, Tuscarawas

When
July 11, 3:51 PM CST
Where
Tuscarawas County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
40.520, -81.470

Thunderstorm Wind, Coshocton

When
July 11, 4:45 PM CST
Where
Coshocton County
Coordinates
40.270, -81.750

Thunderstorm Wind, Franklin

When
July 11, 5:00 PM CST
Where
Franklin County
Coordinates
39.970, -82.920

Thunderstorm Wind, Licking

When
July 11, 5:30 PM CST
Where
Licking County
Coordinates
40.070, -82.400

Thunderstorm Wind, Guernsey

When
July 11, 6:33 PM CST
Where
Guernsey County
Coordinates
39.900, -81.550

Tornado, Muskingum

When
July 11, 7:15 PM CST
Where
Muskingum County
Rating
F1
Path length
0.5 mi
Path width
150 yd
Coordinates
39.980, -81.980

Thunderstorm Wind, Muskingum

When
July 11, 8:00 PM CST
Where
Muskingum County
Coordinates
40.000, -81.820

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.

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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: 10097074, 10097075, 10097076, 10097077, 10097078, 10097079, 10097080, 10097081, 10097082, 10097083, 10097084, 10097085, 10097086.