Ohio, 1989

Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Ohio, May 25, 1989

May 25, 1989 · 17 events in 17 counties and zones

13 thunderstorm wind, 4 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
0
Property damage
$1.0 million
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
17

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

13 thunderstorm wind, 4 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Tornado, Fulton

When
May 25, 3:40 AM EST
Where
Fulton County
Rating
F1
Path length
2.5 mi
Path width
50 yd
Property damage
$250,000
Coordinates
41.670, -84.320

Thunderstorm Wind, Pike

When
May 25, 4:15 AM CST
Where
Pike County
Coordinates
39.070, -83.050

Thunderstorm Wind, Hardin

When
May 25, 5:38 PM CST
Where
Hardin County
Coordinates
40.680, -83.630

Thunderstorm Wind, Logan

When
May 25, 5:38 PM CST
Where
Logan County
Coordinates
40.380, -83.750

Thunderstorm Wind, Crawford

When
May 25, 7:00 PM CST
Where
Crawford County
Coordinates
40.870, -82.920

Thunderstorm Wind, Huron

When
May 25, 7:20 PM CST
Where
Huron County
Coordinates
41.130, -82.570

Thunderstorm Wind, Muskingum

When
May 25, 7:30 PM CST
Where
Muskingum County
Coordinates
39.970, -81.950

Thunderstorm Wind, Lorain

When
May 25, 7:50 PM CST
Where
Lorain County
Coordinates
41.280, -82.120

Thunderstorm Wind, Cuyahoga

When
May 25, 8:19 PM CST
Where
Cuyahoga County
Coordinates
41.470, -81.680

Thunderstorm Wind, Stark

When
May 25, 8:30 PM CST
Where
Stark County
Coordinates
40.820, -81.370

Thunderstorm Wind, Summit

When
May 25, 8:33 PM CST
Where
Summit County
Coordinates
41.170, -81.520

Thunderstorm Wind, Van Wert

When
May 25, 8:45 PM CST
Where
Van Wert County
Coordinates
40.880, -84.600

Thunderstorm Wind, Lake

When
May 25, 8:46 PM CST
Where
Lake County
Coordinates
41.720, -81.250

Thunderstorm Wind, Portage

When
May 25, 8:50 PM CST
Where
Portage County
Coordinates
41.180, -81.200

Tornado, Auglaize

When
May 25, 10:30 PM EST
Where
Auglaize County
Rating
F1
Path length
0.5 mi
Path width
50 yd
Property damage
$250,000
Coordinates
40.620, -84.250

Tornado, Mercer

When
May 25, 9:40 PM CST
Where
Mercer County
Rating
F1
Path length
4 mi
Path width
50 yd
Property damage
$250,000
Coordinates
40.720, -84.820

Tornado, Wyandot

When
May 25, 11:30 PM EST
Where
Wyandot County
Rating
F1
Path length
0.5 mi
Path width
50 yd
Property damage
$250,000
Coordinates
40.730, -83.150

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.

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: 10098358, 10098359, 10099208, 10099209, 10099210, 10099211, 10099424, 10099425, 10099426, 10099427, 10099428, 10099429, 10099430, 10099431, 10099433, 10099432, 10099434.