Storms in Ohio in 1988
Every storm the National Weather Service filed in Ohio in 1988, 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 1988 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
- 147
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 13
- Damage
- None recorded
- Episodes
- 25
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 | 104 | 0 | 7 | |
| Hail | 43 | 0 | 6 |
Every episode, month by month
April 1988
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Ohio, April 3, 1988
- Hail in Ohio, April 22, 1988
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Ohio, April 23, 1988
May 1988
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Ohio, May 9, 1988
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Ohio, May 15, 1988
- Hail in Ohio, May 23, 1988
June 1988
July 1988
- Damaging Wind in Ohio, July 10, 1988
- Hail in Ohio, July 14, 1988
- Damaging Wind in Ohio, July 16, 1988
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Ohio, July 23, 1988
- Hail in Ohio, July 25, 1988
- Damaging Winds in Ohio, July 30, 1988
August 1988
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Ohio, August 2, 1988
- Damaging Winds in Ohio, August 5, 1988
- Damaging Wind in Ohio, August 10, 1988
- Damaging Winds in Ohio, August 11, 1988
- Hail in Ohio, August 12, 1988
- Damaging Winds in Ohio, August 14, 1988
- Damaging Winds in Ohio, August 15, 1988
- Damaging Winds in Ohio, August 18, 1988
September 1988
November 1988
More
Every year in OhioEvery state in 1988Tornadoes in Ohio in 1988Warnings in Ohio in 198819871989
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.