Tornadoes and Hail in Ohio, April 8, 1980

Name: Tornadoes and Hail in Ohio, April 8, 1980
Start: 1980-04-08T14:10
End: 1980-04-08T19:30
Location: Ohio

April 8, 1980 · NWS RY · 38 events in 26 counties and zones

20 thunderstorm wind, 10 tornado, 8 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 23
Property damage: $9.3 million
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 38

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

20 thunderstorm wind, 10 tornado, 8 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Tornado, Preble

When: April 8, 2:10 PM CST
Where: Preble County
Rating: F1
Path length: 1.5 mi
Path width: 100 yd
Property damage: $250,000
Coordinates: 39.750, -84.530

Tornado, Butler

When: April 8, 2:20 PM CST
Where: Butler County
Rating: F2
Path length: 2 mi
Path width: 100 yd
Injuries: 10 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $2.5 million
Coordinates: 39.530, -84.380

Thunderstorm Wind, Warren

When: April 8, 2:20 PM CST
Where: Warren County
Coordinates: 39.570, -84.300

Thunderstorm Wind, Paulding

When: April 8, 2:20 PM CST
Where: Paulding County
Measured: 60 kt (69 mph)
Coordinates: 41.180, -84.730

Tornado, Darke

When: April 8, 2:25 PM CST
Where: Darke County
Rating: F2
Path length: 1 mi
Path width: 100 yd
Property damage: $2.5 million
Coordinates: 39.980, -84.550

Thunderstorm Wind, Paulding

When: April 8, 2:30 PM CST
Where: Paulding County
Measured: 60 kt (69 mph)
Coordinates: 41.020, -84.580

Thunderstorm Wind, Paulding

When: April 8, 2:30 PM CST
Where: Paulding County
Coordinates: 41.130, -84.570

Thunderstorm Wind, Paulding

When: April 8, 2:45 PM CST
Where: Paulding County
Measured: 60 kt (69 mph)
Coordinates: 41.200, -84.450

Tornado, Clermont

When: April 8, 2:50 PM CST
Where: Clermont County
Rating: F1
Path length: 5.1 mi
Path width: 40 yd
Injuries: 2 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $250,000
Coordinates: 38.820, -84.200

Tornado, Allen

When: April 8, 3:00 PM CST
Where: Allen County
Rating: F1
Path length: 1 mi
Path width: 100 yd
Injuries: 1 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $250,000
Coordinates: 40.780, -84.200

Tornado, Allen

When: April 8, 3:00 PM CST
Where: Allen County
Rating: F1
Path length: 0.5 mi
Path width: 77 yd
Property damage: $250,000
Coordinates: 40.800, -84.050

Hail, Pike

When: April 8, 3:00 PM CST
Where: Pike County
Measured: 1.5 in hail
Coordinates: 39.130, -82.970

Hail, Champaign

When: April 8, 3:00 PM CST
Where: Champaign County
Measured: 1.5 in hail
Coordinates: 40.120, -83.800

Hail, Hardin

When: April 8, 3:00 PM CST
Where: Hardin County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 40.620, -83.650

Hail, Logan

When: April 8, 3:00 PM CST
Where: Logan County
Measured: 1.5 in hail
Coordinates: 40.430, -83.770

Hail, Hamilton

When: April 8, 3:00 PM CST
Where: Hamilton County
Measured: 1.5 in hail
Coordinates: 39.680, -84.180

Hail, Shelby

When: April 8, 3:00 PM CST
Where: Shelby County
Measured: 1.5 in hail
Coordinates: 40.330, -84.080

Thunderstorm Wind, Shelby

When: April 8, 3:00 PM CST
Where: Shelby County
Measured: 60 kt (69 mph)
Coordinates: 40.330, -84.080

Thunderstorm Wind, Hancock

When: April 8, 3:00 PM CST
Where: Hancock County
Measured: 60 kt (69 mph)
Coordinates: 41.030, -83.650

Thunderstorm Wind, Hamilton

When: April 8, 3:00 PM CST
Where: Hamilton County
Measured: 61 kt (70 mph)
Coordinates: 39.680, -84.180

Thunderstorm Wind, Auglaize

When: April 8, 3:00 PM CST
Where: Auglaize County
Measured: 60 kt (69 mph)
Coordinates: 40.570, -84.200

Thunderstorm Wind, Champaign

When: April 8, 3:00 PM CST
Where: Champaign County
Measured: 60 kt (69 mph)
Coordinates: 40.120, -83.800

Thunderstorm Wind, Hardin

When: April 8, 3:00 PM CST
Where: Hardin County
Measured: 60 kt (69 mph)
Coordinates: 40.620, -83.650

Thunderstorm Wind, Logan

When: April 8, 3:00 PM CST
Where: Logan County
Measured: 60 kt (69 mph)
Coordinates: 40.430, -83.770

Thunderstorm Wind, Pike

When: April 8, 3:00 PM CST
Where: Pike County
Measured: 65 kt (75 mph)
Coordinates: 39.130, -82.970

Tornado, Putnam

When: April 8, 3:20 PM CST
Where: Putnam County
Rating: F1
Path length: 1 mi
Path width: 77 yd
Property damage: $250,000
Coordinates: 40.920, -84.050

Tornado, Wood

When: April 8, 3:40 PM CST
Where: Wood County
Rating: F2
Path length: 1.5 mi
Path width: 100 yd
Injuries: 7 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $250,000
Coordinates: 41.280, -83.480

Tornado, Scioto

When: April 8, 3:55 PM CST
Where: Scioto County
Rating: F1
Path length: 2 mi
Path width: 100 yd
Injuries: 1 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $250,000
Coordinates: 38.870, -83.180

Tornado, Lucas

When: April 8, 3:55 PM CST
Where: Lucas County
Rating: F2
Path length: 0.8 mi
Path width: 127 yd
Injuries: 2 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $2.5 million
Coordinates: 41.650, -83.470

Hail, Seneca

When: April 8, 4:00 PM CST
Where: Seneca County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 41.170, -83.400

Thunderstorm Wind, Seneca

When: April 8, 4:00 PM CST
Where: Seneca County
Coordinates: 41.170, -83.400

Hail, Lorain

When: April 8, 4:30 PM CST
Where: Lorain County
Measured: 1.5 in hail
Coordinates: 41.280, -82.220

Thunderstorm Wind, Lorain

When: April 8, 4:30 PM CST
Where: Lorain County
Coordinates: 41.280, -82.220

Thunderstorm Wind, Richland

When: April 8, 5:15 PM CST
Where: Richland County
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph)
Coordinates: 40.820, -82.520

Thunderstorm Wind, Medina

When: April 8, 5:30 PM CST
Where: Medina County
Coordinates: 41.130, -81.870

Thunderstorm Wind, Geauga

When: April 8, 7:00 PM CST
Where: Geauga County
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 41.470, -81.150

Thunderstorm Wind, Ashtabula

When: April 8, 7:30 PM CST
Where: Ashtabula County
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 41.730, -80.770

Thunderstorm Wind, Portage

When: April 8, 7:30 PM CST
Where: Portage County
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 41.170, -81.230

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.
Hail: Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Ohio in 1980 Every state in 1980 This day in weather history The tornado archive for Ohio, 1980

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: 10096635, 10096636, 10096637, 10096638, 10096639, 10096640, 10096641, 10096642, 10096643, 10096644, 10096645, 10096646, 10096647, 10096648, 10096649, 10096650, 10096651, 10096652, 10096653, 10096654, 10096655, 10096656, 10096657, 10096658, 10096659, 10096660, 10096661, 10096662, 10096663, 10096664, 10096665, 10096666, 10096667, 10097514, 10097515, 10097516, 10097729, 10097730.