Tornadoes and Hail in Ohio, July 12, 1980

Name: Tornadoes and Hail in Ohio, July 12, 1980
Start: 1980-07-12T09:40
End: 1980-07-12T20:25
Location: Ohio

July 12, 1980 · NWS T · 37 events in 27 counties and zones

21 hail, 13 thunderstorm wind, 3 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.

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Wind
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Fire, smoke and dust
Marine and coastal
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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $300,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 37

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

21 hail, 13 thunderstorm wind, 3 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Montgomery

When: July 12, 9:40 AM CST
Where: Montgomery County
Coordinates: 39.750, -84.180

Hail, Allen

When: July 12, 12:30 PM CST
Where: Allen County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 40.750, -83.900

Hail, Logan

When: July 12, 12:35 PM CST
Where: Logan County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 40.370, -83.770

Thunderstorm Wind, Logan

When: July 12, 12:35 PM CST
Where: Logan County
Coordinates: 40.370, -83.770

Hail, Champaign

When: July 12, 12:45 PM CST
Where: Champaign County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 40.120, -83.750

Thunderstorm Wind, Champaign

When: July 12, 12:45 PM CST
Where: Champaign County
Coordinates: 40.120, -83.750

Thunderstorm Wind, Hardin

When: July 12, 1:20 PM CST
Where: Hardin County
Coordinates: 40.650, -83.600

Thunderstorm Wind, Madison

When: July 12, 1:30 PM CST
Where: Madison County
Measured: 69 kt (79 mph)
Coordinates: 39.880, -83.450

Hail, Franklin

When: July 12, 2:00 PM CST
Where: Franklin County
Measured: 2.75 in hail
Coordinates: 39.970, -83.030

Tornado, Pickaway

When: July 12, 2:15 PM CST
Where: Pickaway County
Rating: F1
Path length: 0.2 mi
Path width: 73 yd
Property damage: $250,000
Coordinates: 39.500, -82.950

Hail, Wyandot

When: July 12, 3:00 PM CST
Where: Wyandot County
Measured: 2.75 in hail
Coordinates: 40.820, -83.280

Thunderstorm Wind, Fayette

When: July 12, 3:00 PM CST
Where: Fayette County
Measured: 69 kt (79 mph)
Coordinates: 39.550, -83.470

Tornado, Lawrence

When: July 12, 3:30 PM CST
Where: Lawrence County
Rating: F1
Path length: 0.2 mi
Path width: 50 yd
Property damage: $25,000
Coordinates: 38.520, -82.650

Hail, Morrow

When: July 12, 3:55 PM CST
Where: Morrow County
Measured: 1.5 in hail
Coordinates: 40.530, -82.850

Hail, Crawford

When: July 12, 3:55 PM CST
Where: Crawford County
Measured: 1.5 in hail
Coordinates: 40.870, -82.920

Hail, Marion

When: July 12, 4:50 PM CST
Where: Marion County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 40.570, -83.170

Hail, Defiance

When: July 12, 4:52 PM CST
Where: Defiance County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 41.280, -84.350

Hail, Paulding

When: July 12, 5:00 PM CST
Where: Paulding County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 41.130, -84.420

Hail, Jackson

When: July 12, 5:15 PM CST
Where: Jackson County
Measured: 2 in hail
Coordinates: 39.030, -82.620

Hail, Gallia

When: July 12, 5:15 PM CST
Where: Gallia County
Measured: 2 in hail
Coordinates: 38.820, -82.330

Thunderstorm Wind, Lawrence

When: July 12, 5:15 PM CST
Where: Lawrence County
Coordinates: 38.520, -82.650

Thunderstorm Wind, Scioto

When: July 12, 5:15 PM CST
Where: Scioto County
Coordinates: 38.780, -83.000

Thunderstorm Wind, Vinton

When: July 12, 5:15 PM CST
Where: Vinton County
Coordinates: 39.280, -82.520

Hail, Auglaize

When: July 12, 5:30 PM CST
Where: Auglaize County
Measured: 2.75 in hail
Coordinates: 40.520, -84.170

Hail, Allen

When: July 12, 5:30 PM CST
Where: Allen County
Measured: 2.75 in hail
Coordinates: 40.770, -84.100

Hail, Auglaize

When: July 12, 5:33 PM CST
Where: Auglaize County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 40.570, -84.200

Hail, Crawford

When: July 12, 5:45 PM CST
Where: Crawford County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 40.750, -84.100

Thunderstorm Wind, Logan

When: July 12, 5:45 PM CST
Where: Logan County
Coordinates: 40.370, -83.770

Hail, Champaign

When: July 12, 6:32 PM CST
Where: Champaign County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 40.120, -83.750

Hail, Shelby

When: July 12, 6:39 PM CST
Where: Shelby County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 40.470, -84.180

Thunderstorm Wind, Shelby

When: July 12, 6:39 PM CST
Where: Shelby County
Coordinates: 40.470, -84.180

Thunderstorm Wind, Greene

When: July 12, 7:30 PM CST
Where: Greene County
Coordinates: 39.680, -83.930

Tornado, Hocking

When: July 12, 7:45 PM CST
Where: Hocking County
Rating: F1
Path length: 0.2 mi
Path width: 53 yd
Property damage: $25,000
Coordinates: 39.470, -82.750

Hail, Muskingum

When: July 12, 7:45 PM CST
Where: Muskingum County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 39.970, -81.950

Hail, Licking

When: July 12, 7:45 PM CST
Where: Licking County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 40.120, -82.470

Hail, Franklin

When: July 12, 7:45 PM CST
Where: Franklin County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 39.970, -83.030

Thunderstorm Wind, Fairfield

When: July 12, 8:25 PM CST
Where: Fairfield County
Coordinates: 39.730, -82.570

What these are

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.
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.

The same day elsewhere

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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: 10096697, 10096698, 10096699, 10096700, 10096701, 10096702, 10096703, 10096704, 10096705, 10096706, 10096707, 10096708, 10096709, 10096710, 10096711, 10096712, 10096713, 10096714, 10096715, 10096716, 10096717, 10096718, 10096719, 10096720, 10096721, 10096722, 10096723, 10096724, 10096725, 10096726, 10096727, 10096728, 10096729, 10096730, 10096731, 10096732, 10096733.