Hail and Damaging Winds in Ohio, July 21, 1983

Name: Hail and Damaging Winds in Ohio, July 21, 1983
Start: 1983-07-21T13:50
End: 1983-07-21T20:20
Location: Ohio

July 21, 1983 · NWS AT · 54 events in 27 counties and zones

34 thunderstorm wind, 20 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: 0
Property damage: None recorded
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 54

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

34 thunderstorm wind, 20 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Cuyahoga

When: July 21, 1:50 PM CST
Where: Cuyahoga County
Coordinates: 41.420, -81.700

Thunderstorm Wind, Ashtabula

When: July 21, 2:10 PM CST
Where: Ashtabula County
Coordinates: 41.880, -80.800

Thunderstorm Wind, Lake

When: July 21, 2:10 PM CST
Where: Lake County
Coordinates: 41.700, -81.280

Thunderstorm Wind, Geauga

When: July 21, 2:14 PM CST
Where: Geauga County
Coordinates: 41.500, -81.200

Thunderstorm Wind, Ashtabula

When: July 21, 2:20 PM CST
Where: Ashtabula County
Coordinates: 41.720, -80.770

Thunderstorm Wind, Mahoning

When: July 21, 2:20 PM CST
Where: Mahoning County
Coordinates: 41.020, -80.950

Hail, Portage

When: July 21, 2:30 PM CST
Where: Portage County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 41.150, -81.350

Hail, Summit

When: July 21, 2:30 PM CST
Where: Summit County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 41.170, -81.430

Thunderstorm Wind, Portage

When: July 21, 2:30 PM CST
Where: Portage County
Coordinates: 41.150, -81.350

Thunderstorm Wind, Summit

When: July 21, 2:30 PM CST
Where: Summit County
Coordinates: 41.170, -81.430

Hail, Erie

When: July 21, 2:35 PM CST
Where: Erie County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 41.300, -82.620

Thunderstorm Wind, Columbiana

When: July 21, 2:45 PM CST
Where: Columbiana County
Measured: 74 kt (85 mph)
Coordinates: 40.850, -80.600

Thunderstorm Wind, Columbiana

When: July 21, 2:45 PM CST
Where: Columbiana County
Measured: 74 kt (85 mph)
Coordinates: 40.780, -80.800

Thunderstorm Wind, Mahoning

When: July 21, 2:45 PM CST
Where: Mahoning County
Measured: 74 kt (85 mph)
Coordinates: 40.900, -80.850

Hail, Stark

When: July 21, 3:00 PM CST
Where: Stark County
Measured: 1.5 in hail
Coordinates: 40.820, -81.400

Hail, Summit

When: July 21, 3:00 PM CST
Where: Summit County
Measured: 1.5 in hail
Coordinates: 41.120, -81.530

Hail, Carroll

When: July 21, 3:15 PM CST
Where: Carroll County
Measured: 1.5 in hail
Coordinates: 40.680, -81.180

Hail, Carroll

When: July 21, 3:30 PM CST
Where: Carroll County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 40.680, -81.180

Thunderstorm Wind, Portage

When: July 21, 3:45 PM CST
Where: Portage County
Coordinates: 41.280, -81.220

Hail, Richland

When: July 21, 4:10 PM CST
Where: Richland County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 40.770, -82.520

Hail, Richland

When: July 21, 4:20 PM CST
Where: Richland County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 40.770, -82.630

Thunderstorm Wind, Knox

When: July 21, 4:20 PM CST
Where: Knox County
Coordinates: 40.420, -82.430

Thunderstorm Wind, Jefferson

When: July 21, 4:20 PM CST
Where: Jefferson County
Coordinates: 40.370, -80.750

Thunderstorm Wind, Harrison

When: July 21, 4:25 PM CST
Where: Harrison County
Coordinates: 40.280, -81.100

Thunderstorm Wind, Columbiana

When: July 21, 4:30 PM CST
Where: Columbiana County
Coordinates: 40.630, -80.570

Thunderstorm Wind, Morrow

When: July 21, 4:45 PM CST
Where: Morrow County
Coordinates: 40.520, -82.800

Hail, Holmes

When: July 21, 4:51 PM CST
Where: Holmes County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 40.550, -81.920

Hail, Portage

When: July 21, 5:05 PM CST
Where: Portage County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 41.150, -81.350

Hail, Coshocton

When: July 21, 5:10 PM CST
Where: Coshocton County
Measured: 1.5 in hail
Coordinates: 40.300, -81.930

Thunderstorm Wind, Huron

When: July 21, 5:10 PM CST
Where: Huron County
Coordinates: 41.030, -82.520

Hail, Summit

When: July 21, 5:15 PM CST
Where: Summit County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 41.120, -81.530

Hail, Portage

When: July 21, 5:15 PM CST
Where: Portage County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 41.170, -81.220

Hail, Stark

When: July 21, 5:15 PM CST
Where: Stark County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 40.820, -81.400

Thunderstorm Wind, Stark

When: July 21, 5:15 PM CST
Where: Stark County
Coordinates: 40.820, -81.400

Thunderstorm Wind, Summit

When: July 21, 5:15 PM CST
Where: Summit County
Coordinates: 41.120, -81.530

Thunderstorm Wind, Portage

When: July 21, 5:15 PM CST
Where: Portage County
Coordinates: 41.170, -81.220

Hail, Carroll

When: July 21, 5:30 PM CST
Where: Carroll County
Measured: 3 in hail
Coordinates: 40.620, -81.150

Hail, Richland

When: July 21, 5:30 PM CST
Where: Richland County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 40.780, -82.550

Hail, Ashland

When: July 21, 5:30 PM CST
Where: Ashland County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 40.850, -82.270

Thunderstorm Wind, Coshocton

When: July 21, 5:30 PM CST
Where: Coshocton County
Coordinates: 40.300, -81.930

Thunderstorm Wind, Holmes

When: July 21, 5:30 PM CST
Where: Holmes County
Coordinates: 40.550, -81.950

Thunderstorm Wind, Carroll

When: July 21, 5:30 PM CST
Where: Carroll County
Coordinates: 40.570, -81.120

Hail, Tuscarawas

When: July 21, 5:52 PM CST
Where: Tuscarawas County
Measured: 1.5 in hail
Coordinates: 40.430, -81.500

Thunderstorm Wind, Tuscarawas

When: July 21, 5:52 PM CST
Where: Tuscarawas County
Coordinates: 40.430, -81.500

Thunderstorm Wind, Marion

When: July 21, 6:00 PM CST
Where: Marion County
Coordinates: 40.580, -83.180

Thunderstorm Wind, Muskingum

When: July 21, 6:25 PM CST
Where: Muskingum County
Coordinates: 39.950, -82.020

Thunderstorm Wind, Washington

When: July 21, 6:30 PM CST
Where: Washington County
Coordinates: 39.470, -81.520

Thunderstorm Wind, Jefferson

When: July 21, 6:30 PM CST
Where: Jefferson County
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 40.370, -80.750

Thunderstorm Wind, Licking

When: July 21, 6:35 PM CST
Where: Licking County
Coordinates: 40.100, -82.480

Thunderstorm Wind, Guernsey

When: July 21, 6:40 PM CST
Where: Guernsey County
Coordinates: 40.050, -81.480

Thunderstorm Wind, Harrison

When: July 21, 6:40 PM CST
Where: Harrison County
Coordinates: 40.280, -81.100

Hail, Harrison

When: July 21, 6:42 PM CST
Where: Harrison County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 40.200, -81.270

Thunderstorm Wind, Washington

When: July 21, 7:06 PM CST
Where: Washington County
Coordinates: 39.420, -81.450

Thunderstorm Wind, Gallia

When: July 21, 8:20 PM CST
Where: Gallia County
Coordinates: 38.820, -82.200

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.

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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: 10096670, 10096883, 10096884, 10096885, 10096886, 10096887, 10096888, 10096889, 10096890, 10096891, 10096892, 10096893, 10096894, 10096895, 10096896, 10096897, 10096898, 10096899, 10096900, 10096901, 10096902, 10096903, 10096904, 10096905, 10096906, 10096907, 10096908, 10096909, 10096910, 10096911, 10096912, 10096913, 10096914, 10096915, 10096916, 10096917, 10096918, 10096919, 10096920, 10096921, and more.