Ohio, 1989

Tornado and Hail in Ohio, April 25, 1989

April 25, 1989 · NWS CLE · 19 events in 15 counties and zones

15 hail, 3 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado, 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
  • Tropical storms and surge
  • Floods
  • Wind
  • Hail
  • Winter weather
  • Heat and drought
  • Cold
  • Fire, smoke and dust
  • Marine and coastal
  • Other

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
16
Property damage
$2.5 million
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
19

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

15 hail, 3 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Delaware

When
April 25, 9:33 AM CST
Where
Delaware County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
40.300, -83.070

Hail, Delaware

When
April 25, 9:48 AM CST
Where
Delaware County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
40.300, -83.000

Hail, Licking

When
April 25, 10:10 AM CST
Where
Licking County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
40.120, -82.470

Thunderstorm Wind, Washington

When
April 25, 12:05 PM CST
Where
Washington County
Coordinates
39.450, -81.470

Hail, Licking

When
April 25, 12:12 PM CST
Where
Licking County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
40.120, -82.470

Hail, Coshocton

When
April 25, 12:30 PM CST
Where
Coshocton County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
40.300, -81.920

Hail, Guernsey

When
April 25, 12:45 PM CST
Where
Guernsey County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
40.030, -81.470

Hail, Perry

When
April 25, 12:55 PM CST
Where
Perry County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
39.730, -82.230

Hail, Athens

When
April 25, 1:15 PM CST
Where
Athens County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
39.500, -82.130

Hail, Athens

When
April 25, 1:15 PM CST
Where
Athens County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
39.230, -81.770

Hail, Washington

When
April 25, 1:40 PM CST
Where
Washington County
Measured
1.25 in hail
Coordinates
39.450, -81.470

Hail, Fayette

When
April 25, 4:55 PM CST
Where
Fayette County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
39.600, -83.400

Hail, Ross

When
April 25, 5:35 PM CST
Where
Ross County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
39.380, -82.980

Tornado, Greene

When
April 25, 7:32 PM EST
Where
Greene County
Rating
F2
Path length
5 mi
Path width
123 yd
Injuries
16 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage
$2.5 million
Coordinates
39.680, -83.930

Thunderstorm Wind, Clinton

When
April 25, 8:30 PM CST
Where
Clinton County
Coordinates
39.450, -83.880

Hail, Gallia

When
April 25, 8:47 PM CST
Where
Gallia County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
38.880, -82.370

Hail, Jackson

When
April 25, 8:47 PM CST
Where
Jackson County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
39.030, -82.620

Hail, Brown

When
April 25, 8:50 PM CST
Where
Brown County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
39.050, -83.920

Thunderstorm Wind, Lawrence

When
April 25, 10:00 PM CST
Where
Lawrence County
Coordinates
38.630, -82.550

What these are

Hail
Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
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.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

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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: 10098334, 10098335, 10098336, 10098337, 10098338, 10098339, 10098340, 10098341, 10098342, 10098343, 10098344, 10098345, 10098346, 10098347, 10098348, 10098349, 10098350, 10098351, 10098352.