Hail and Damaging Winds in Ohio, July 25, 1986

Name: Hail and Damaging Winds in Ohio, July 25, 1986
Start: 1986-07-25T16:20
End: 1986-07-25T19:50
Location: Ohio

July 25, 1986 · NWS CLE · 15 events in 13 counties and zones

14 thunderstorm wind, 1 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: 15

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

14 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Defiance

When: July 25, 4:20 PM CST
Where: Defiance County
Coordinates: 41.420, -84.550

Thunderstorm Wind, Defiance

When: July 25, 4:24 PM CST
Where: Defiance County
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 41.280, -84.350

Thunderstorm Wind, Fulton

When: July 25, 4:30 PM CST
Where: Fulton County
Coordinates: 41.520, -84.300

Thunderstorm Wind, Henry

When: July 25, 4:45 PM CST
Where: Henry County
Coordinates: 41.430, -84.020

Thunderstorm Wind, Van Wert

When: July 25, 5:00 PM CST
Where: Van Wert County
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 40.880, -84.600

Thunderstorm Wind, Wood

When: July 25, 5:00 PM CST
Where: Wood County
Coordinates: 41.370, -83.670

Hail, Lucas

When: July 25, 5:10 PM CST
Where: Lucas County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 41.650, -83.550

Thunderstorm Wind, Wood

When: July 25, 5:35 PM CST
Where: Wood County
Coordinates: 41.300, -83.830

Thunderstorm Wind, Paulding

When: July 25, 5:45 PM CST
Where: Paulding County
Coordinates: 41.180, -84.730

Thunderstorm Wind, Auglaize

When: July 25, 6:00 PM CST
Where: Auglaize County
Coordinates: 40.520, -84.170

Thunderstorm Wind, Ottawa

When: July 25, 6:45 PM CST
Where: Ottawa County
Measured: 54 kt (62 mph)
Coordinates: 41.550, -82.750

Thunderstorm Wind, Marion

When: July 25, 7:20 PM CST
Where: Marion County
Coordinates: 40.570, -83.170

Thunderstorm Wind, Darke

When: July 25, 7:30 PM CST
Where: Darke County
Coordinates: 40.150, -84.600

Thunderstorm Wind, Lorain

When: July 25, 7:32 PM CST
Where: Lorain County
Coordinates: 41.450, -82.030

Thunderstorm Wind, Cuyahoga

When: July 25, 7:50 PM CST
Where: Cuyahoga County
Coordinates: 41.480, -81.800

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

Every storm in Ohio in 1986 Every state in 1986 This day in weather history Warnings in Ohio, July 1986

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: 10096882, 10097096, 10097097, 10097098, 10097099, 10097100, 10097101, 10097102, 10097103, 10097104, 10097105, 10097106, 10097107, 10097108, 10097109.