Thunderstorm Wind, Richland
- When
- April 28, 12:25 PM CST
- Where
- Richland County
- Measured
- 54 kt (62 mph)
- Coordinates
- 40.730, -82.520
Hail and Damaging Winds in Ohio, April 28, 1981
24 thunderstorm wind, 18 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.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 42
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
24 thunderstorm wind, 18 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Wayne
- When
- April 28, 12:32 PM CST
- Where
- Wayne County
- Measured
- 2 in hail
- Coordinates
- 40.970, -81.780
Thunderstorm Wind, Wayne
- When
- April 28, 12:32 PM CST
- Where
- Wayne County
- Coordinates
- 40.970, -81.780
Hail, Summit
- When
- April 28, 1:10 PM CST
- Where
- Summit County
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 40.920, -81.450
Hail, Stark
- When
- April 28, 1:15 PM CST
- Where
- Stark County
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 40.820, -81.370
Hail, Portage
- When
- April 28, 1:30 PM CST
- Where
- Portage County
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 41.180, -81.200
Thunderstorm Wind, Portage
- When
- April 28, 1:30 PM CST
- Where
- Portage County
- Coordinates
- 41.180, -81.200
Hail, Carroll
- When
- April 28, 1:45 PM CST
- Where
- Carroll County
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 40.600, -81.120
Thunderstorm Wind, Carroll
- When
- April 28, 1:45 PM CST
- Where
- Carroll County
- Coordinates
- 40.600, -81.120
Thunderstorm Wind, Columbiana
- When
- April 28, 2:20 PM CST
- Where
- Columbiana County
- Coordinates
- 40.670, -80.670
Hail, Jefferson
- When
- April 28, 2:45 PM CST
- Where
- Jefferson County
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 40.380, -80.770
Thunderstorm Wind, Jefferson
- When
- April 28, 2:45 PM CST
- Where
- Jefferson County
- Coordinates
- 40.380, -80.770
Thunderstorm Wind, Fulton
- When
- April 28, 3:15 PM CST
- Where
- Fulton County
- Coordinates
- 41.600, -83.980
Thunderstorm Wind, Van Wert
- When
- April 28, 3:30 PM CST
- Where
- Van Wert County
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Coordinates
- 40.870, -84.570
Thunderstorm Wind, Henry
- When
- April 28, 3:37 PM CST
- Where
- Henry County
- Coordinates
- 41.350, -84.050
Hail, Fulton
- When
- April 28, 3:45 PM CST
- Where
- Fulton County
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 41.650, -83.550
Hail, Lucas
- When
- April 28, 4:00 PM CST
- Where
- Lucas County
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 41.630, -83.650
Thunderstorm Wind, Auglaize
- When
- April 28, 4:00 PM CST
- Where
- Auglaize County
- Coordinates
- 40.530, -84.380
Thunderstorm Wind, Lucas
- When
- April 28, 4:00 PM CST
- Where
- Lucas County
- Coordinates
- 41.630, -83.650
Hail, Wood
- When
- April 28, 4:15 PM CST
- Where
- Wood County
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 41.400, -83.630
Thunderstorm Wind, Wood
- When
- April 28, 4:15 PM CST
- Where
- Wood County
- Coordinates
- 41.400, -83.630
Hail, Mercer
- When
- April 28, 4:25 PM CST
- Where
- Mercer County
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 40.400, -84.620
Hail, Allen
- When
- April 28, 4:28 PM CST
- Where
- Allen County
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 40.700, -84.350
Thunderstorm Wind, Allen
- When
- April 28, 4:30 PM CST
- Where
- Allen County
- Coordinates
- 40.750, -84.100
Thunderstorm Wind, Miami
- When
- April 28, 4:30 PM CST
- Where
- Miami County
- Coordinates
- 40.050, -84.200
Hail, Lorain
- When
- April 28, 4:45 PM CST
- Where
- Lorain County
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 41.170, -82.220
Thunderstorm Wind, Lorain
- When
- April 28, 4:45 PM CST
- Where
- Lorain County
- Coordinates
- 41.400, -82.220
Thunderstorm Wind, Huron
- When
- April 28, 4:45 PM CST
- Where
- Huron County
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Coordinates
- 41.050, -82.730
Thunderstorm Wind, Hardin
- When
- April 28, 5:00 PM CST
- Where
- Hardin County
- Coordinates
- 40.650, -83.600
Thunderstorm Wind, Clark
- When
- April 28, 5:40 PM CST
- Where
- Clark County
- Coordinates
- 39.920, -83.800
Hail, Wayne
- When
- April 28, 6:10 PM CST
- Where
- Wayne County
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 40.730, -81.730
Hail, Wayne
- When
- April 28, 6:15 PM CST
- Where
- Wayne County
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 40.800, -81.930
Thunderstorm Wind, Medina
- When
- April 28, 6:15 PM CST
- Where
- Medina County
- Coordinates
- 41.150, -81.750
Hail, Summit
- When
- April 28, 6:30 PM CST
- Where
- Summit County
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 41.170, -81.520
Hail, Stark
- When
- April 28, 6:30 PM CST
- Where
- Stark County
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 40.820, -81.370
Thunderstorm Wind, Darke
- When
- April 28, 6:30 PM CST
- Where
- Darke County
- Coordinates
- 40.320, -84.570
Hail, Darke
- When
- April 28, 6:39 PM CST
- Where
- Darke County
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 40.220, -84.630
Thunderstorm Wind, Columbiana
- When
- April 28, 6:45 PM CST
- Where
- Columbiana County
- Coordinates
- 41.230, -80.950
Hail, Mercer
- When
- April 28, 7:05 PM CST
- Where
- Mercer County
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 40.400, -84.620
Thunderstorm Wind, Auglaize
- When
- April 28, 7:10 PM CST
- Where
- Auglaize County
- Coordinates
- 40.530, -84.380
Thunderstorm Wind, Auglaize
- When
- April 28, 7:30 PM CST
- Where
- Auglaize County
- Coordinates
- 40.570, -84.200
Thunderstorm Wind, Miami
- When
- April 28, 8:02 PM CST
- Where
- Miami County
- Coordinates
- 40.370, -84.220
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.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Tornado and Hail in Pennsylvania, April 28, 1981
- Tornado and Damaging Winds in Indiana, April 28, 1981
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Missouri, April 28, 1981
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Texas, April 28, 1981
- Tornado and Hail in North Dakota, April 28, 1981
- Hail in Illinois, April 28, 1981
- Hail in Iowa, April 28, 1981
- Hail in Michigan, April 28, 1981
- Hail in Virginia, April 28, 1981
More
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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: 10098955, 10098956, 10098957, 10098958, 10098959, 10098960, 10098961, 10098962, 10098963, 10098964, 10098965, 10098966, 10098967, 10098968, 10098969, 10098970, 10098971, 10098972, 10098973, 10098974, 10098975, 10098976, 10098977, 10098978, 10098979, 10098980, 10098981, 10098982, 10098983, 10098984, 10098985, 10098986, 10098987, 10098988, 10098989, 10098990, 10098991, 10098992, 10098993, 10099837, and more.