Tornadoes in Ohio, September 14, 1978

Name: Tornadoes in Ohio, September 14, 1978
Start: 1978-09-14T16:30
End: 1978-09-14T17:05
Location: Ohio

September 14, 1978 · 4 events in 4 counties and zones

4 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
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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 2
Property damage: $775,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 4

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

4 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Tornado, Pike

When: September 14, 4:30 PM CST
Where: Pike County
Rating: F1
Path length: 7.2 mi
Path width: 400 yd
Injuries: 2 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $25,000
Coordinates: 39.200, -83.330

Tornado, Fairfield

When: September 14, 4:55 PM CST
Where: Fairfield County
Rating: F1
Path width: 100 yd
Property damage: $250,000
Coordinates: 39.900, -82.500

Tornado, Perry

When: September 14, 5:00 PM CST
Where: Perry County
Rating: F1
Path width: 33 yd
Property damage: $250,000
Coordinates: 39.900, -82.470

Tornado, Licking

When: September 14, 5:05 PM CST
Where: Licking County
Rating: F1
Path width: 33 yd
Property damage: $250,000
Coordinates: 39.920, -82.450

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.

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The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Ohio in 1978 Every state in 1978 This day in weather history The tornado archive for Ohio, 1978

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: 10099948, 10099949, 10099950, 10099951.