Ohio, 1989

Tornadoes and Hail in Ohio, November 15, 1989

November 15, 1989 · NWS CLE · 11 events in 11 counties and zones

8 thunderstorm wind, 2 tornado, 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.

  • 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
$5.0 million
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
11

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

8 thunderstorm wind, 2 tornado, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Preble

When
November 15, 12:46 PM CST
Where
Preble County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
39.900, -84.620

Tornado, Morrow

When
November 15, 3:00 PM EST
Where
Morrow County
Rating
F2
Path length
21 mi
Path width
73 yd
Property damage
$2.5 million
Coordinates
40.430, -82.930

Thunderstorm Wind, Champaign

When
November 15, 2:15 PM CST
Where
Champaign County
Coordinates
40.170, -83.520

Tornado, Richland

When
November 15, 3:25 PM EST
Where
Richland County
Rating
F2
Path length
2 mi
Path width
73 yd
Property damage
$2.5 million
Coordinates
40.600, -82.620

Thunderstorm Wind, Union

When
November 15, 2:30 PM CST
Where
Union County
Coordinates
40.230, -83.370

Thunderstorm Wind, Delaware

When
November 15, 3:00 PM CST
Where
Delaware County
Coordinates
40.300, -83.070

Thunderstorm Wind, Wayne

When
November 15, 4:22 PM CST
Where
Wayne County
Coordinates
40.800, -81.930

Thunderstorm Wind, Cuyahoga

When
November 15, 4:34 PM CST
Where
Cuyahoga County
Coordinates
41.380, -81.800

Thunderstorm Wind, Portage

When
November 15, 5:15 PM CST
Where
Portage County
Coordinates
41.100, -81.230

Thunderstorm Wind, Trumbull

When
November 15, 5:40 PM CST
Where
Trumbull County
Coordinates
41.180, -80.820

Thunderstorm Wind, Morgan

When
November 15, 7:00 PM CST
Where
Morgan County
Coordinates
39.650, -81.850

What these are

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

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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: 10097258, 10097261, 10097259, 10097263, 10097260, 10097262, 10097264, 10097265, 10097266, 10097267, 10097268.