Tornado and Damaging Winds in Ohio, July 9, 1990

Name: Tornado and Damaging Winds in Ohio, July 9, 1990
Start: 1990-07-09T10:33
End: 1990-07-09T19:00
Location: Ohio

July 9, 1990 · NWS MFD · 34 events in 27 counties and zones

33 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.

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $25,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 34

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

33 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Richland

When: July 9, 10:33 AM CST
Where: Richland County
Coordinates: 40.650, -82.330

Thunderstorm Wind, Ashland

When: July 9, 11:05 AM CST
Where: Ashland County
Coordinates: 40.630, -82.230

Thunderstorm Wind, Holmes

When: July 9, 11:25 AM CST
Where: Holmes County
Coordinates: 40.620, -81.780

Thunderstorm Wind, Mercer

When: July 9, 11:45 AM CST
Where: Mercer County
Coordinates: 40.530, -84.530

Thunderstorm Wind, Coshocton

When: July 9, 12:15 PM CST
Where: Coshocton County
Coordinates: 40.420, -82.130

Thunderstorm Wind, Darke

When: July 9, 12:41 PM CST
Where: Darke County
Coordinates: 40.100, -84.620

Thunderstorm Wind, Licking

When: July 9, 1:25 PM CST
Where: Licking County
Coordinates: 40.000, -82.750

Thunderstorm Wind, Delaware

When: July 9, 1:30 PM CST
Where: Delaware County
Coordinates: 40.300, -83.070

Thunderstorm Wind, Union

When: July 9, 1:30 PM CST
Where: Union County
Coordinates: 40.120, -83.280

Thunderstorm Wind, Madison

When: July 9, 1:36 PM CST
Where: Madison County
Coordinates: 39.930, -83.500

Thunderstorm Wind, Licking

When: July 9, 1:40 PM CST
Where: Licking County
Coordinates: 40.000, -82.670

Thunderstorm Wind, Muskingum

When: July 9, 1:40 PM CST
Where: Muskingum County
Coordinates: 39.930, -82.030

Thunderstorm Wind, Franklin

When: July 9, 2:00 PM CST
Where: Franklin County
Coordinates: 40.030, -83.000

Thunderstorm Wind, Montgomery

When: July 9, 2:00 PM CST
Where: Montgomery County
Coordinates: 39.870, -84.300

Thunderstorm Wind, Greene

When: July 9, 2:30 PM CST
Where: Greene County
Coordinates: 39.700, -83.870

Thunderstorm Wind, Franklin

When: July 9, 2:40 PM CST
Where: Franklin County
Coordinates: 40.120, -82.920

Thunderstorm Wind, Fairfield

When: July 9, 3:00 PM CST
Where: Fairfield County
Coordinates: 39.850, -82.600

Thunderstorm Wind, Pickaway

When: July 9, 3:15 PM CST
Where: Pickaway County
Coordinates: 39.720, -82.950

Thunderstorm Wind, Hocking

When: July 9, 3:30 PM CST
Where: Hocking County
Coordinates: 39.450, -82.770

Thunderstorm Wind, Washington

When: July 9, 4:00 PM CST
Where: Washington County
Coordinates: 39.550, -81.630

Thunderstorm Wind, Greene

When: July 9, 4:20 PM CST
Where: Greene County
Coordinates: 39.680, -83.830

Thunderstorm Wind, Crawford

When: July 9, 4:25 PM CST
Where: Crawford County
Coordinates: 40.780, -82.750

Thunderstorm Wind, Richland

When: July 9, 4:30 PM CST
Where: Richland County
Coordinates: 40.700, -82.620

Thunderstorm Wind, Clark

When: July 9, 4:40 PM CST
Where: Clark County
Coordinates: 39.920, -83.800

Thunderstorm Wind, Preble

When: July 9, 4:55 PM CST
Where: Preble County
Coordinates: 39.650, -84.530

Thunderstorm Wind, Morrow

When: July 9, 5:15 PM CST
Where: Morrow County
Coordinates: 40.530, -82.850

Thunderstorm Wind, Warren

When: July 9, 5:15 PM CST
Where: Warren County
Coordinates: 39.580, -84.300

Tornado, Knox

When: July 9, 5:30 PM CST
Where: Knox County
Rating: F0
Path length: 1 mi
Path width: 50 yd
Property damage: $25,000
Coordinates: 40.530, -82.550

Thunderstorm Wind, Greene

When: July 9, 5:35 PM CST
Where: Greene County
Coordinates: 39.700, -83.800

Thunderstorm Wind, Athens

When: July 9, 5:45 PM CST
Where: Athens County
Coordinates: 39.300, -82.150

Thunderstorm Wind, Warren

When: July 9, 6:00 PM CST
Where: Warren County
Coordinates: 39.420, -84.170

Thunderstorm Wind, Clinton

When: July 9, 6:00 PM CST
Where: Clinton County
Coordinates: 39.450, -83.830

Thunderstorm Wind, Clermont

When: July 9, 6:50 PM CST
Where: Clermont County
Coordinates: 39.070, -84.220

Thunderstorm Wind, Montgomery

When: July 9, 7:00 PM CST
Where: Montgomery County
Coordinates: 39.730, -84.180

What these are

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.

The same day elsewhere

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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: 10099534, 10099535, 10099536, 10099537, 10099538, 10099539, 10099540, 10099541, 10099542, 10099543, 10099544, 10099545, 10099546, 10099547, 10099548, 10099549, 10099550, 10099551, 10099552, 10099553, 10099554, 10099555, 10099556, 10099557, 10099558, 10100401, 10100402, 10100403, 10100404, 10100405, 10100616, 10100617, 10100618, 10100619.