Ohio, 1982

Tornado and Damaging Winds in Ohio, August 24, 1982

August 24, 1982 · NWS ATA · 14 events in 10 counties and zones

13 thunderstorm wind, 1 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.

  • 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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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
5
Property damage
$2.5 million
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
14

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

13 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Logan

When
August 24, 4:15 PM CST
Where
Logan County
Coordinates
40.400, -83.780

Thunderstorm Wind, Preble

When
August 24, 5:10 PM CST
Where
Preble County
Coordinates
39.730, -84.770

Thunderstorm Wind, Preble

When
August 24, 5:21 PM CST
Where
Preble County
Coordinates
39.750, -84.630

Thunderstorm Wind, Madison

When
August 24, 5:21 PM CST
Where
Madison County
Coordinates
39.850, -83.550

Thunderstorm Wind, Noble

When
August 24, 5:21 PM CST
Where
Noble County
Coordinates
39.770, -81.530

Thunderstorm Wind, Montgomery

When
August 24, 5:40 PM CST
Where
Montgomery County
Coordinates
39.750, -84.180

Thunderstorm Wind, Montgomery

When
August 24, 5:50 PM CST
Where
Montgomery County
Coordinates
39.730, -84.320

Thunderstorm Wind, Montgomery

When
August 24, 5:55 PM CST
Where
Montgomery County
Coordinates
39.750, -84.180

Thunderstorm Wind, Pike

When
August 24, 6:25 PM CST
Where
Pike County
Coordinates
39.050, -83.050

Thunderstorm Wind, Greene

When
August 24, 6:30 PM CST
Where
Greene County
Coordinates
39.680, -83.930

Thunderstorm Wind, Clark

When
August 24, 6:35 PM CST
Where
Clark County
Coordinates
39.930, -83.780

Thunderstorm Wind, Clark

When
August 24, 6:40 PM CST
Where
Clark County
Coordinates
39.820, -83.630

Thunderstorm Wind, Pickaway

When
August 24, 7:25 PM CST
Where
Pickaway County
Coordinates
39.600, -82.950

Tornado, Ross

When
August 24, 7:40 PM CST
Where
Ross County
Rating
F1
Path length
3.5 mi
Path width
50 yd
Injuries
5 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage
$2.5 million
Coordinates
39.450, -82.980

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.

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: 10097342, 10097343, 10097344, 10097345, 10097346, 10097347, 10097348, 10097349, 10097350, 10097351, 10097352, 10097353, 10097354, 10097355.