Ohio, 1990

Tornado and Hail in Ohio, September 6, 1990

September 6, 1990 · NWS YNG · 19 events in 14 counties and zones

16 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, 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
3
Injuries
3
Property damage
$25,000
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

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

Tornado, Geauga

When
September 6, 1:08 PM EST
Where
Geauga County
Rating
F0
Path length
1 mi
Path width
20 yd
Property damage
$25,000
Coordinates
41.570, -81.220

Thunderstorm Wind, Lorain

When
September 6, 12:45 PM CST
Where
Lorain County
Coordinates
41.170, -82.120

Hail, Summit

When
September 6, 1:12 PM CST
Where
Summit County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
41.320, -81.430

Thunderstorm Wind, Ashland

When
September 6, 1:20 PM CST
Where
Ashland County
Coordinates
40.870, -82.300

Thunderstorm Wind, Wayne

When
September 6, 1:45 PM CST
Where
Wayne County
Coordinates
40.920, -81.670

Thunderstorm Wind, Ashtabula

When
September 6, 1:55 PM CST
Where
Ashtabula County
Coordinates
41.750, -80.750

Thunderstorm Wind, Summit

When
September 6, 2:00 PM CST
Where
Summit County
Coordinates
40.920, -81.620

Thunderstorm Wind, Stark

When
September 6, 2:00 PM CST
Where
Stark County
Coordinates
40.820, -81.370

Thunderstorm Wind, Trumbull

When
September 6, 2:30 PM CST
Where
Trumbull County
Coordinates
41.300, -80.770

Thunderstorm Wind, Cuyahoga

When
September 6, 6:15 PM CST
Where
Cuyahoga County
Deaths
3 direct, 0 indirect
Injuries
3 direct, 0 indirect
Coordinates
41.500, -81.720

Thunderstorm Wind, Lake

When
September 6, 6:20 PM CST
Where
Lake County
Coordinates
41.730, -81.250

Thunderstorm Wind, Medina

When
September 6, 6:30 PM CST
Where
Medina County
Coordinates
41.130, -81.870

Thunderstorm Wind, Mahoning

When
September 6, 6:40 PM CST
Where
Mahoning County
Coordinates
40.980, -81.030

Thunderstorm Wind, Columbiana

When
September 6, 7:00 PM CST
Where
Columbiana County
Coordinates
40.780, -80.780

Thunderstorm Wind, Trumbull

When
September 6, 7:13 PM CST
Where
Trumbull County
Coordinates
41.230, -80.820

Thunderstorm Wind, Mahoning

When
September 6, 7:20 PM CST
Where
Mahoning County
Coordinates
41.030, -80.780

Thunderstorm Wind, Stark

When
September 6, 8:00 PM CST
Where
Stark County
Coordinates
40.780, -81.550

Hail, Summit

When
September 6, 10:10 PM CST
Where
Summit County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
41.320, -81.430

Thunderstorm Wind, Portage

When
September 6, 10:50 PM CST
Where
Portage County
Coordinates
41.230, -81.350

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

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: 10099571, 10099570, 10099572, 10099573, 10099574, 10099575, 10099576, 10099577, 10099578, 10099579, 10099580, 10099581, 10099582, 10099583, 10099584, 10099585, 10099586, 10099587, 10099588.