Ohio, 1979Damaging Winds in Ohio, August 5, 1979
August 5, 1979 · NWS NG · 3 events in 3 counties and zones
3 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 3
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.
Thunderstorm Wind, Delaware
- When
- August 5, 12:45 PM CST
- Where
- Delaware County
- Coordinates
- 40.420, -83.000
Thunderstorm Wind, Lorain
- When
- August 5, 1:00 PM CST
- Where
- Lorain County
- Measured
- 60 kt (69 mph)
- Coordinates
- 41.350, -82.180
Thunderstorm Wind, Cuyahoga
- When
- August 5, 1:45 PM CST
- Where
- Cuyahoga County
- Coordinates
- 41.480, -81.800
- 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.
- Tornadoes and Hail in Illinois, August 5, 1979$2.5 million · F3 · 8 events
- Tornadoes and Hail in Iowa, August 5, 19791 injured · $500,000 · F1 · 6 events
- Tornado and Damaging Wind in Florida, August 5, 1979$25,000 · F1 · 2 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Indiana, August 5, 19791 in hail · 6 events
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Wisconsin, August 5, 19791 in hail · 4 events
- Hail in Minnesota, August 5, 19791 in hail · 1 event
- Hail in Michigan, August 5, 19791.75 in hail · 1 event
- Damaging Wind in Louisiana, August 5, 19791 event
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: 10096608, 10096609, 10096610.