Tornadoes and Hail in Ohio, July 5, 1980

Name: Tornadoes and Hail in Ohio, July 5, 1980
Start: 1980-07-05T06:00
End: 1980-07-05T08:45
Location: Ohio

July 5, 1980 · NWS ATA · 45 events in 36 counties and zones

42 thunderstorm wind, 2 tornado, 1 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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Wind
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Heat and drought
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Fire, smoke and dust
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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 7
Property damage: $275,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 45

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

42 thunderstorm wind, 2 tornado, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Mercer

When: July 5, 6:00 AM CST
Where: Mercer County
Coordinates: 40.650, -84.580

Thunderstorm Wind, Preble

When: July 5, 6:00 AM CST
Where: Preble County
Coordinates: 39.750, -84.630

Thunderstorm Wind, Darke

When: July 5, 6:00 AM CST
Where: Darke County
Coordinates: 39.980, -84.550

Thunderstorm Wind, Van Wert

When: July 5, 6:00 AM CST
Where: Van Wert County
Coordinates: 40.870, -84.500

Tornado, Paulding

When: July 5, 6:05 AM CST
Where: Paulding County
Rating: F1
Path length: 1.3 mi
Path width: 100 yd
Injuries: 6 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $250,000
Coordinates: 41.120, -84.570

Thunderstorm Wind, Butler

When: July 5, 6:15 AM CST
Where: Butler County
Coordinates: 39.520, -84.400

Thunderstorm Wind, Hamilton

When: July 5, 6:15 AM CST
Where: Hamilton County
Coordinates: 39.150, -84.530

Thunderstorm Wind, Van Wert

When: July 5, 6:30 AM CST
Where: Van Wert County
Coordinates: 40.880, -84.600

Thunderstorm Wind, Miami

When: July 5, 6:30 AM CST
Where: Miami County
Coordinates: 40.050, -84.200

Thunderstorm Wind, Montgomery

When: July 5, 6:30 AM CST
Where: Montgomery County
Coordinates: 39.870, -84.300

Thunderstorm Wind, Allen

When: July 5, 6:30 AM CST
Where: Allen County
Coordinates: 40.750, -84.100

Thunderstorm Wind, Mercer

When: July 5, 6:30 AM CST
Where: Mercer County
Coordinates: 40.550, -84.580

Thunderstorm Wind, Auglaize

When: July 5, 6:30 AM CST
Where: Auglaize County
Coordinates: 40.570, -84.200

Thunderstorm Wind, Darke

When: July 5, 6:30 AM CST
Where: Darke County
Coordinates: 40.250, -84.580

Thunderstorm Wind, Hardin

When: July 5, 6:40 AM CST
Where: Hardin County
Coordinates: 40.650, -83.600

Hail, Hancock

When: July 5, 6:47 AM CST
Where: Hancock County
Measured: 1.5 in hail
Coordinates: 41.100, -83.780

Thunderstorm Wind, Hancock

When: July 5, 6:47 AM CST
Where: Hancock County
Coordinates: 40.880, -83.630

Thunderstorm Wind, Logan

When: July 5, 7:00 AM CST
Where: Logan County
Coordinates: 40.370, -83.770

Thunderstorm Wind, Champaign

When: July 5, 7:00 AM CST
Where: Champaign County
Coordinates: 40.070, -83.550

Thunderstorm Wind, Champaign

When: July 5, 7:00 AM CST
Where: Champaign County
Coordinates: 40.120, -83.950

Thunderstorm Wind, Clark

When: July 5, 7:00 AM CST
Where: Clark County
Coordinates: 39.920, -83.800

Thunderstorm Wind, Wyandot

When: July 5, 7:03 AM CST
Where: Wyandot County
Measured: 61 kt (70 mph)
Coordinates: 40.830, -83.280

Thunderstorm Wind, Putnam

When: July 5, 7:15 AM CST
Where: Putnam County
Coordinates: 41.020, -84.050

Thunderstorm Wind, Logan

When: July 5, 7:25 AM CST
Where: Logan County
Coordinates: 40.380, -83.750

Thunderstorm Wind, Shelby

When: July 5, 7:25 AM CST
Where: Shelby County
Coordinates: 40.330, -84.220

Thunderstorm Wind, Champaign

When: July 5, 7:25 AM CST
Where: Champaign County
Coordinates: 40.130, -83.770

Thunderstorm Wind, Auglaize

When: July 5, 7:25 AM CST
Where: Auglaize County
Coordinates: 40.520, -84.170

Thunderstorm Wind, Crawford

When: July 5, 7:30 AM CST
Where: Crawford County
Measured: 61 kt (70 mph)
Coordinates: 40.800, -82.980

Thunderstorm Wind, Union

When: July 5, 7:30 AM CST
Where: Union County
Measured: 61 kt (70 mph)
Coordinates: 40.300, -83.370

Thunderstorm Wind, Wyandot

When: July 5, 7:30 AM CST
Where: Wyandot County
Measured: 60 kt (69 mph)
Coordinates: 40.880, -83.280

Thunderstorm Wind, Marion

When: July 5, 7:30 AM CST
Where: Marion County
Measured: 60 kt (69 mph)
Coordinates: 40.570, -83.170

Thunderstorm Wind, Ottawa

When: July 5, 7:30 AM CST
Where: Ottawa County
Coordinates: 41.650, -82.820

Tornado, Morrow

When: July 5, 7:35 AM CST
Where: Morrow County
Rating: F2
Path length: 0.2 mi
Path width: 33 yd
Injuries: 1 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $25,000
Coordinates: 40.670, -82.850

Thunderstorm Wind, Franklin

When: July 5, 7:45 AM CST
Where: Franklin County
Measured: 58 kt (67 mph)
Coordinates: 39.970, -83.030

Thunderstorm Wind, Hocking

When: July 5, 7:45 AM CST
Where: Hocking County
Measured: 58 kt (67 mph)
Coordinates: 39.520, -82.450

Thunderstorm Wind, Pickaway

When: July 5, 7:45 AM CST
Where: Pickaway County
Measured: 58 kt (67 mph)
Coordinates: 39.630, -82.980

Thunderstorm Wind, Ross

When: July 5, 7:45 AM CST
Where: Ross County
Measured: 58 kt (67 mph)
Coordinates: 39.350, -83.080

Thunderstorm Wind, Delaware

When: July 5, 7:45 AM CST
Where: Delaware County
Measured: 58 kt (67 mph)
Coordinates: 40.300, -83.000

Thunderstorm Wind, Knox

When: July 5, 7:50 AM CST
Where: Knox County
Measured: 69 kt (79 mph)
Coordinates: 40.420, -82.470

Thunderstorm Wind, Ashland

When: July 5, 7:50 AM CST
Where: Ashland County
Measured: 69 kt (79 mph)
Coordinates: 40.800, -82.280

Thunderstorm Wind, Richland

When: July 5, 7:50 AM CST
Where: Richland County
Measured: 70 kt (81 mph)
Coordinates: 40.820, -82.520

Thunderstorm Wind, Cuyahoga

When: July 5, 8:25 AM CST
Where: Cuyahoga County
Coordinates: 41.470, -81.750

Thunderstorm Wind, Coshocton

When: July 5, 8:45 AM CST
Where: Coshocton County
Coordinates: 40.330, -82.920

Thunderstorm Wind, Wayne

When: July 5, 8:45 AM CST
Where: Wayne County
Coordinates: 40.830, -82.920

Thunderstorm Wind, Pike

When: July 5, 8:45 AM CST
Where: Pike County
Measured: 69 kt (79 mph)
Coordinates: 39.070, -83.020

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.
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.
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.

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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: 10099985, 10099986, 10099987, 10099988, 10099989, 10099990, 10099991, 10099992, 10099993, 10099994, 10099995, 10099996, 10099997, 10099998, 10099999, 10100000, 10100001, 10100002, 10100003, 10100004, 10100005, 10100006, 10100007, 10100008, 10100009, 10100010, 10100011, 10100012, 10100013, 10100014, 10100015, 10100016, 10100017, 10100018, 10100019, 10100020, 10100021, 10100022, 10100023, 10100024, and more.