Tornado and Hail in Ohio, July 4, 1983

Name: Tornado and Hail in Ohio, July 4, 1983
Start: 1983-07-04T13:02
End: 1983-07-04T17:30
Location: Ohio

July 4, 1983 · NWS AT · 50 events in 37 counties and zones

45 thunderstorm wind, 4 hail, 1 tornado, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $25,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 50

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

45 thunderstorm wind, 4 hail, 1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Logan

When: July 4, 1:02 PM CST
Where: Logan County
Measured: 62 kt (71 mph)
Coordinates: 40.470, -83.900

Tornado, Hardin

When: July 4, 1:30 PM CST
Where: Hardin County
Rating: F1
Path length: 1 mi
Path width: 50 yd
Property damage: $25,000
Coordinates: 40.650, -83.500

Hail, Greene

When: July 4, 1:30 PM CST
Where: Greene County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 39.780, -84.080

Hail, Montgomery

When: July 4, 1:41 PM CST
Where: Montgomery County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 39.650, -84.280

Thunderstorm Wind, Union

When: July 4, 2:00 PM CST
Where: Union County
Coordinates: 40.270, -83.370

Thunderstorm Wind, Seneca

When: July 4, 2:00 PM CST
Where: Seneca County
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph)
Coordinates: 41.170, -83.400

Thunderstorm Wind, Sandusky

When: July 4, 2:03 PM CST
Where: Sandusky County
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 41.350, -83.120

Hail, Seneca

When: July 4, 2:05 PM CST
Where: Seneca County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 41.100, -83.170

Thunderstorm Wind, Greene

When: July 4, 2:06 PM CST
Where: Greene County
Coordinates: 39.680, -83.930

Thunderstorm Wind, Crawford

When: July 4, 2:10 PM CST
Where: Crawford County
Coordinates: 40.800, -82.980

Thunderstorm Wind, Crawford

When: July 4, 2:10 PM CST
Where: Crawford County
Coordinates: 40.730, -82.780

Hail, Montgomery

When: July 4, 2:20 PM CST
Where: Montgomery County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 39.750, -84.180

Thunderstorm Wind, Montgomery

When: July 4, 2:20 PM CST
Where: Montgomery County
Coordinates: 39.750, -84.180

Thunderstorm Wind, Sandusky

When: July 4, 2:30 PM CST
Where: Sandusky County
Coordinates: 41.280, -82.850

Thunderstorm Wind, Marion

When: July 4, 2:32 PM CST
Where: Marion County
Measured: 62 kt (71 mph)
Coordinates: 40.580, -83.130

Thunderstorm Wind, Erie

When: July 4, 2:40 PM CST
Where: Erie County
Coordinates: 41.420, -82.370

Thunderstorm Wind, Huron

When: July 4, 2:40 PM CST
Where: Huron County
Coordinates: 41.230, -82.620

Thunderstorm Wind, Erie

When: July 4, 2:40 PM CST
Where: Erie County
Coordinates: 41.370, -82.620

Thunderstorm Wind, Ottawa

When: July 4, 2:40 PM CST
Where: Ottawa County
Measured: 61 kt (70 mph)
Coordinates: 41.550, -82.750

Thunderstorm Wind, Crawford

When: July 4, 3:15 PM CST
Where: Crawford County
Coordinates: 40.850, -82.950

Thunderstorm Wind, Lorain

When: July 4, 3:15 PM CST
Where: Lorain County
Coordinates: 41.280, -82.170

Thunderstorm Wind, Morrow

When: July 4, 3:15 PM CST
Where: Morrow County
Coordinates: 40.520, -82.800

Thunderstorm Wind, Richland

When: July 4, 3:15 PM CST
Where: Richland County
Coordinates: 40.780, -82.550

Thunderstorm Wind, Holmes

When: July 4, 3:25 PM CST
Where: Holmes County
Coordinates: 40.600, -82.120

Thunderstorm Wind, Holmes

When: July 4, 3:30 PM CST
Where: Holmes County
Coordinates: 40.550, -81.950

Thunderstorm Wind, Coshocton

When: July 4, 3:30 PM CST
Where: Coshocton County
Coordinates: 40.300, -81.930

Thunderstorm Wind, Cuyahoga

When: July 4, 3:30 PM CST
Where: Cuyahoga County
Measured: 54 kt (62 mph)
Coordinates: 41.320, -81.630

Thunderstorm Wind, Wayne

When: July 4, 3:30 PM CST
Where: Wayne County
Coordinates: 40.820, -81.900

Thunderstorm Wind, Cuyahoga

When: July 4, 3:40 PM CST
Where: Cuyahoga County
Coordinates: 41.470, -81.750

Thunderstorm Wind, Stark

When: July 4, 3:45 PM CST
Where: Stark County
Measured: 61 kt (70 mph)
Coordinates: 40.880, -81.600

Thunderstorm Wind, Summit

When: July 4, 3:45 PM CST
Where: Summit County
Measured: 61 kt (70 mph)
Coordinates: 41.230, -81.630

Thunderstorm Wind, Ashland

When: July 4, 3:45 PM CST
Where: Ashland County
Coordinates: 40.850, -82.270

Thunderstorm Wind, Summit

When: July 4, 3:45 PM CST
Where: Summit County
Measured: 61 kt (70 mph)
Coordinates: 41.130, -81.480

Thunderstorm Wind, Geauga

When: July 4, 4:05 PM CST
Where: Geauga County
Measured: 61 kt (70 mph)
Coordinates: 41.500, -81.200

Thunderstorm Wind, Lake

When: July 4, 4:05 PM CST
Where: Lake County
Measured: 61 kt (70 mph)
Coordinates: 41.670, -81.330

Thunderstorm Wind, Portage

When: July 4, 4:10 PM CST
Where: Portage County
Coordinates: 41.170, -81.220

Thunderstorm Wind, Vinton

When: July 4, 4:15 PM CST
Where: Vinton County
Coordinates: 39.250, -82.520

Thunderstorm Wind, Carroll

When: July 4, 4:15 PM CST
Where: Carroll County
Coordinates: 40.570, -81.120

Thunderstorm Wind, Tuscarawas

When: July 4, 4:15 PM CST
Where: Tuscarawas County
Coordinates: 40.430, -81.500

Thunderstorm Wind, Ashtabula

When: July 4, 4:30 PM CST
Where: Ashtabula County
Measured: 65 kt (75 mph)
Coordinates: 41.880, -80.800

Thunderstorm Wind, Meigs

When: July 4, 4:30 PM CST
Where: Meigs County
Coordinates: 39.070, -82.020

Thunderstorm Wind, Mahoning

When: July 4, 4:45 PM CST
Where: Mahoning County
Coordinates: 41.020, -80.800

Thunderstorm Wind, Trumbull

When: July 4, 4:45 PM CST
Where: Trumbull County
Coordinates: 41.180, -80.770

Thunderstorm Wind, Athens

When: July 4, 4:45 PM CST
Where: Athens County
Measured: 62 kt (71 mph)
Coordinates: 39.400, -81.950

Thunderstorm Wind, Athens

When: July 4, 4:45 PM CST
Where: Athens County
Measured: 62 kt (71 mph)
Coordinates: 39.330, -82.100

Thunderstorm Wind, Harrison

When: July 4, 5:15 PM CST
Where: Harrison County
Coordinates: 40.280, -81.100

Thunderstorm Wind, Monroe

When: July 4, 5:15 PM CST
Where: Monroe County
Coordinates: 39.730, -81.080

Thunderstorm Wind, Washington

When: July 4, 5:15 PM CST
Where: Washington County
Coordinates: 39.470, -81.520

Thunderstorm Wind, Guernsey

When: July 4, 5:15 PM CST
Where: Guernsey County
Coordinates: 40.030, -81.600

Thunderstorm Wind, Guernsey

When: July 4, 5:30 PM CST
Where: Guernsey County
Measured: 61 kt (70 mph)
Coordinates: 40.030, -81.600

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.

The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Ohio in 1983 Every state in 1983 This day in weather history The tornado archive for Ohio, 1983

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: 10099136, 10099980, 10099981, 10099982, 10099983, 10100194, 10100195, 10100196, 10100197, 10100198, 10100199, 10100200, 10100201, 10100202, 10100203, 10100204, 10100205, 10100206, 10100207, 10100208, 10100209, 10100210, 10100211, 10100212, 10100213, 10100214, 10100215, 10100216, 10100217, 10100218, 10100219, 10100220, 10100221, 10100222, 10100223, 10100224, 10100225, 10100226, 10100227, 10100228, and more.