Tornadoes and Hail in Ohio, March 10, 1986

Name: Tornadoes and Hail in Ohio, March 10, 1986
Start: 1986-03-10T15:20
End: 1986-03-10T19:00
Location: Ohio

March 10, 1986 · NWS CLE · 46 events in 41 counties and zones

32 thunderstorm wind, 12 tornado, 2 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.

Tornadoes
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Floods
Wind
Hail
Winter weather
Heat and drought
Cold
Fire, smoke and dust
Marine and coastal
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The toll

Deaths: 3
Injuries: 35
Property damage: $19 million
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 46

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

32 thunderstorm wind, 12 tornado, 2 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Tornado, Mercer

When: March 10, 3:20 PM EST
Where: Mercer County
Rating: F1
Path length: 14 mi
Path width: 73 yd
Property damage: $250,000
Coordinates: 40.420, -84.630

Tornado, Butler

When: March 10, 3:20 PM EST
Where: Butler County
Rating: F2
Path length: 1 mi
Path width: 200 yd
Property damage: $2.5 million
Coordinates: 39.350, -84.380

Thunderstorm Wind, Butler

When: March 10, 3:05 PM CST
Where: Butler County
Coordinates: 39.430, -84.700

Tornado, Clinton

When: March 10, 4:08 PM EST
Where: Clinton County
Rating: F2
Path length: 6 mi
Path width: 73 yd
Injuries: 10 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $2.5 million
Coordinates: 39.450, -83.830

Thunderstorm Wind, Darke

When: March 10, 3:20 PM CST
Where: Darke County
Coordinates: 40.220, -84.630

Tornado, Hardin

When: March 10, 4:20 PM EST
Where: Hardin County
Rating: F1
Path length: 6 mi
Path width: 73 yd
Property damage: $250,000
Coordinates: 40.630, -83.600

Tornado, Fayette

When: March 10, 4:25 PM EST
Where: Fayette County
Rating: F2
Path length: 22 mi
Path width: 100 yd
Deaths: 1 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $2.5 million
Coordinates: 39.480, -83.570

Tornado, Wyandot

When: March 10, 4:42 PM EST
Where: Wyandot County
Rating: F1
Path length: 2 mi
Path width: 73 yd
Property damage: $250,000
Coordinates: 40.750, -83.130

Hail, Hamilton

When: March 10, 3:45 PM CST
Where: Hamilton County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 39.200, -84.430

Thunderstorm Wind, Allen

When: March 10, 3:45 PM CST
Where: Allen County
Coordinates: 40.700, -84.350

Thunderstorm Wind, Montgomery

When: March 10, 3:46 PM CST
Where: Montgomery County
Measured: 57 kt (66 mph)
Coordinates: 39.900, -84.220

Tornado, Crawford

When: March 10, 4:47 PM EST
Where: Crawford County
Rating: F1
Path length: 3 mi
Path width: 73 yd
Property damage: $250,000
Coordinates: 40.800, -83.070

Tornado, Brown

When: March 10, 4:54 PM EST
Where: Brown County
Rating: F2
Path length: 6 mi
Path width: 143 yd
Property damage: $2.5 million
Coordinates: 38.730, -83.830

Thunderstorm Wind, Clark

When: March 10, 4:00 PM CST
Where: Clark County
Coordinates: 39.930, -84.030

Thunderstorm Wind, Auglaize

When: March 10, 4:00 PM CST
Where: Auglaize County
Coordinates: 40.400, -84.370

Thunderstorm Wind, Shelby

When: March 10, 4:03 PM CST
Where: Shelby County
Coordinates: 40.230, -84.400

Tornado, Huron

When: March 10, 5:03 PM EST
Where: Huron County
Rating: F2
Path length: 8 mi
Path width: 200 yd
Deaths: 1 direct, 0 indirect
Injuries: 10 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $2.5 million
Coordinates: 41.050, -82.680

Tornado, Madison

When: March 10, 5:05 PM EST
Where: Madison County
Rating: F2
Path length: 3 mi
Path width: 100 yd
Property damage: $2.5 million
Coordinates: 39.720, -83.270

Tornado, Pickaway

When: March 10, 5:11 PM EST
Where: Pickaway County
Rating: F2
Path length: 3 mi
Path width: 100 yd
Injuries: 10 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $2.5 million
Coordinates: 39.720, -83.200

Thunderstorm Wind, Logan

When: March 10, 4:15 PM CST
Where: Logan County
Coordinates: 40.500, -83.750

Thunderstorm Wind, Champaign

When: March 10, 4:16 PM CST
Where: Champaign County
Coordinates: 40.070, -83.550

Thunderstorm Wind, Marion

When: March 10, 4:30 PM CST
Where: Marion County
Measured: 92 kt (106 mph)
Coordinates: 40.620, -83.070

Hail, Highland

When: March 10, 4:53 PM CST
Where: Highland County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 39.200, -83.620

Thunderstorm Wind, Crawford

When: March 10, 4:55 PM CST
Where: Crawford County
Coordinates: 40.730, -82.780

Thunderstorm Wind, Seneca

When: March 10, 5:00 PM CST
Where: Seneca County
Coordinates: 41.070, -82.880

Thunderstorm Wind, Franklin

When: March 10, 5:02 PM CST
Where: Franklin County
Coordinates: 39.950, -82.820

Thunderstorm Wind, Licking

When: March 10, 5:02 PM CST
Where: Licking County
Coordinates: 40.070, -82.400

Thunderstorm Wind, Sandusky

When: March 10, 5:03 PM CST
Where: Sandusky County
Coordinates: 41.320, -82.920

Thunderstorm Wind, Fairfield

When: March 10, 5:25 PM CST
Where: Fairfield County
Coordinates: 39.800, -82.600

Thunderstorm Wind, Lorain

When: March 10, 5:37 PM CST
Where: Lorain County
Measured: 51 kt (59 mph)
Coordinates: 41.280, -82.070

Thunderstorm Wind, Medina

When: March 10, 5:45 PM CST
Where: Medina County
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 41.230, -81.830

Tornado, Muskingum

When: March 10, 6:45 PM EST
Where: Muskingum County
Rating: F2
Path length: 5 mi
Path width: 100 yd
Deaths: 1 direct, 0 indirect
Injuries: 3 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $250,000
Coordinates: 39.970, -81.830

Thunderstorm Wind, Perry

When: March 10, 5:50 PM CST
Where: Perry County
Injuries: 2 direct, 0 indirect
Coordinates: 39.880, -82.320

Thunderstorm Wind, Cuyahoga

When: March 10, 5:55 PM CST
Where: Cuyahoga County
Coordinates: 41.320, -81.730

Thunderstorm Wind, Scioto

When: March 10, 5:55 PM CST
Where: Scioto County
Coordinates: 38.630, -83.270

Thunderstorm Wind, Muskingum

When: March 10, 6:00 PM CST
Where: Muskingum County
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph)
Coordinates: 39.950, -81.900

Thunderstorm Wind, Cuyahoga

When: March 10, 6:00 PM CST
Where: Cuyahoga County
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph)
Coordinates: 41.570, -81.480

Thunderstorm Wind, Summit

When: March 10, 6:05 PM CST
Where: Summit County
Coordinates: 41.000, -81.630

Thunderstorm Wind, Holmes

When: March 10, 6:15 PM CST
Where: Holmes County
Coordinates: 40.550, -81.920

Thunderstorm Wind, Lake

When: March 10, 6:35 PM CST
Where: Lake County
Coordinates: 41.770, -81.050

Thunderstorm Wind, Lake

When: March 10, 6:35 PM CST
Where: Lake County
Coordinates: 41.670, -81.330

Thunderstorm Wind, Geauga

When: March 10, 6:35 PM CST
Where: Geauga County
Coordinates: 41.500, -81.200

Thunderstorm Wind, Trumbull

When: March 10, 6:40 PM CST
Where: Trumbull County
Measured: 61 kt (70 mph)
Coordinates: 41.180, -80.980

Thunderstorm Wind, Portage

When: March 10, 6:40 PM CST
Where: Portage County
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 41.080, -81.130

Thunderstorm Wind, Ashtabula

When: March 10, 7:00 PM CST
Where: Ashtabula County
Coordinates: 41.720, -80.770

Thunderstorm Wind, Columbiana

When: March 10, 7:00 PM CST
Where: Columbiana County
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 40.630, -80.570

The people who died

As the offices recorded each death: direct deaths were caused by the weather itself, indirect ones by something it set in motion.

Event	Date	Kind
Tornado, Fayette	1986-03-10	Direct
Tornado, Huron	1986-03-10	Direct
Tornado, Muskingum	1986-03-10	Direct

What these are

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.
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 The tornado archive for Ohio, 1986 Warnings in Ohio, March 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: 10099273, 10099274, 10099272, 10100122, 10099275, 10100338, 10100339, 10100341, 10099276, 10099277, 10100118, 10100342, 10100344, 10100119, 10100120, 10100121, 10100349, 10100351, 10100352, 10100336, 10100337, 10100340, 10100343, 10100345, 10100346, 10100347, 10100348, 10100350, 10100353, 10100354, 10100355, 10100368, 10100356, 10100357, 10100358, 10100359, 10100360, 10100361, 10100362, 10100363, and more.