Ohio, 1978

Tornadoes and Damaging Wind in Ohio, June 7, 1978

June 7, 1978 · 6 events in 6 counties and zones

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

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
7
Property damage
$7.8 million
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 tornado, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Tornado, Tuscarawas

When
June 7, 4:00 PM CST
Where
Tuscarawas County
Rating
F1
Path length
0.5 mi
Path width
50 yd
Injuries
1 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage
$250,000
Coordinates
40.520, -81.620

Tornado, Summit

When
June 7, 4:15 PM CST
Where
Summit County
Rating
F1
Path length
1 mi
Path width
70 yd
Property damage
$2.5 million
Coordinates
41.130, -81.480

Tornado, Highland

When
June 7, 4:50 PM CST
Where
Highland County
Rating
F1
Path length
0.5 mi
Path width
40 yd
Property damage
$25,000
Coordinates
39.200, -83.620

Tornado, Trumbull

When
June 7, 4:55 PM CST
Where
Trumbull County
Rating
F2
Path width
50 yd
Property damage
$2.5 million
Coordinates
41.150, -80.770

Thunderstorm Wind, Stark

When
June 7, 5:00 PM CST
Where
Stark County
Coordinates
40.920, -81.100

Tornado, Guernsey

When
June 7, 7:55 PM CST
Where
Guernsey County
Rating
F2
Path length
0.8 mi
Path width
100 yd
Injuries
6 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage
$2.5 million
Coordinates
40.070, -81.630

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: 10098845, 10098846, 10098847, 10098848, 10098849, 10098850.