Storms in Ohio in 1985
Every storm the National Weather Service filed in Ohio in 1985, with each episode’s narrative and every event in it. Before 1996 the record holds tornadoes, hail and thunderstorm wind only, without narratives; floods, heat, winter storms and the other kinds begin in 1996.
Ohio in 1985 on the map
Every episode with a place to put it, colored by kind of event.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The year
- Events
- 245
- Deaths
- 12
- Injuries
- 345
- Damage
- $843 million
- Episodes
- 30
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.
By kind of event
| Kind of event | Events | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thunderstorm Wind | 112 | 0 | 0 | |
| Hail | 106 | 1 | 3 | |
| Tornado | 27 | 11 | 342 | $843 million |
Every episode, month by month
March 1985
- Tornadoes and Hail in Ohio, March 28, 1985
- Damaging Wind in Ohio, March 29, 1985
- Tornado in Ohio, March 31, 1985
April 1985
May 1985
- Damaging Winds in Ohio, May 14, 1985
- Hail in Ohio, May 15, 1985
- Damaging Wind in Ohio, May 18, 1985
- Tornadoes and Hail in Ohio, May 27, 1985
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Ohio, May 30, 1985
- Tornadoes and Hail in Ohio, May 31, 1985
June 1985
- Hail in Ohio, June 3, 1985
- Damaging Winds in Ohio, June 8, 1985
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Ohio, June 9, 1985
- Damaging Winds in Ohio, June 11, 1985
- Hail in Ohio, June 15, 1985
- Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Ohio, June 22, 1985
July 1985
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Ohio, July 5, 1985
- Hail in Ohio, July 6, 1985
- Hail in Ohio, July 7, 1985
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Ohio, July 9, 1985
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Ohio, July 10, 1985
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Ohio, July 14, 1985
- Damaging Wind in Ohio, July 21, 1985
August 1985
- Damaging Winds in Ohio, August 7, 1985
- Damaging Wind in Ohio, August 13, 1985
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Ohio, August 14, 1985
- Damaging Winds in Ohio, August 15, 1985
- Damaging Wind in Ohio, August 26, 1985
September 1985
More
Every year in OhioEvery state in 1985Tornadoes in Ohio in 198519841986
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.