Tornadoes and Hail in Ohio, April 15, 1994

Name: Tornadoes and Hail in Ohio, April 15, 1994
Start: 1994-04-15T00:00
End: 1994-04-15T14:00
Location: Ohio

April 15, 1994 · 32 events in 22 counties and zones

19 thunderstorm wind, 11 hail, 2 tornado, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 30 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.

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The toll

Deaths: 1
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $8.9 million
Crop damage: $200,000
Events: 32

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

19 thunderstorm wind, 11 hail, 2 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Adams

When: April 15, 12:00 AM EST
Where: Adams County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 38.846, -83.472 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A mobile home was destroyed by high winds, probably from a microburst. The 63-year-old male owner was killed outdoors at the site when he was struck by debris from the roof during the event. He died of head injuries. Trees were downed and large hail also fell.

Hail, Butler

When: April 15, 12:00 AM EST
Where: Butler County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 39.439, -84.576 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees were downed at a number of locations. A plane was flipped by high winds at the Butler County Airport. Large hail fell at Hamilton.

Hail, Warren

When: April 15, 12:00 AM EST
Where: Warren County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 39.428, -84.167 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees were downed in a number of locations. A funnel cloud was sighted in the Kings Mills. No touchdown was confirmed but roof damage occurred to an auto dealership and golf ball-size hail fell.

Hail, Lawrence

When: April 15, 12:00 AM EST
Where: Lawrence County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 38.599, -82.537 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees downed in several locations. Large hail damaged crops.

Thunderstorm Wind, Seneca

When: April 15, 9:55 AM EST
Where: Seneca County, Tiffin
Property damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 41.124, -83.128 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Ten utility poles were downed, some snapped in half.

Thunderstorm Wind, Butler

When: April 15, 10:45 AM EST to 11:00 AM EST
Where: Butler County, Countywide
Property damage: $500,000
Coordinates: 39.439, -84.576 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees were downed at a number of locations. A plane was flipped by high winds at the Butler County Airport. Large hail fell at Hamilton.

Hail, Preble

When: April 15, 10:45 AM EST
Where: Preble County, Eaton
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 39.742, -84.648 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Lucas

When: April 15, 10:49 AM EST to 10:53 AM EST
Where: Lucas County, Toledo
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Coordinates: 41.684, -83.468 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Large hail reported at Centennial and Hill Street at 1049 EST and at Slyvania and McCord at 1053 EST.

Thunderstorm Wind, Hamilton

When: April 15, 11:00 AM EST
Where: Hamilton County, Countywide
Property damage: $5.0 million
Coordinates: 39.196, -84.543 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees down in Sharon Woods and other locations. At Tower Place, a shopping mall in downtown Cincinnati, a plate glass window was shattered during the storm. A number of boats were sunknown at Rivertowne Marina on the Ohio River after the wind dislodged the docks and blew the boats from their moorings. Many of the crafts were then bashed against the shore and destroyed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Clermont

When: April 15, 11:20 AM EST to 11:30 AM EST
Where: Clermont County, Countywide
Property damage: $500,000
Coordinates: 39.047, -84.152 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees were downed in Amelia and a mobile home was blown over. Several other mobile homes received minor damage. Spotters in the are reported a wind gust to 61 mph. Trees were also downed in Washington Township and other locations with several reports of minor roof damage.

Hail, Warren

When: April 15, 11:20 AM EST
Where: Warren County, Lebanon
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Property damage: $5,000
Crop damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 39.428, -84.167 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Warren

When: April 15, 11:20 AM EST
Where: Warren County, Countywide
Property damage: $500,000
Coordinates: 39.428, -84.167 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees were downed in a number of locations. A funnel cloud was sighted in the Kings Mills. No touchdown was confirmed but roof damage occurred to an auto dealership and golf ball-size hail fell.

Thunderstorm Wind, Clinton

When: April 15, 11:45 AM EST to 11:55 AM EST
Where: Clinton County, Countywide
Property damage: $500,000
Coordinates: 39.415, -83.808 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees down and minor roof and porch damage in a number of locations including Clarksville and Wilmington. A vacant mobile home was blown over in Vernon Township. A tractor-semitrailer was blown off of route 68 just south of Interstate 71 near Wilmington.

Thunderstorm Wind, Brown

When: April 15, 11:50 AM EST
Where: Brown County, Aberdeen
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 38.934, -83.867 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees downed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Highland

When: April 15, 11:55 AM EST
Where: Highland County, Buford
Property damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 39.185, -83.601 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees were downed and a camping vehicle was blown into a pond.

Thunderstorm Wind, Madison

When: April 15, 12:00 PM EST
Where: Madison County, London
Coordinates: 39.894, -83.400 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Wind gust to 65 mph reported by the sheriff.

Thunderstorm Wind, Adams

When: April 15, 12:01 PM EST
Where: Adams County, Manchester
Deaths: 1 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $500,000
Coordinates: 38.846, -83.472 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Scioto

When: April 15, 12:05 PM EST
Where: Scioto County, Wheelersburg
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 38.804, -82.993 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Large hail fell and several trees were downed.

Hail, Scioto

When: April 15, 12:05 PM EST
Where: Scioto County, Wheelersburg
Coordinates: 38.804, -82.993 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Large hail fell and several trees were downed.

Hail, Ross

When: April 15, 12:10 PM EST
Where: Ross County, Chilicothe
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 39.338, -83.057 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Tornado, Scioto

When: April 15, 12:15 PM EST
Where: Scioto County
Rating: F1
Path length: 0.2 mi
Path width: 30 yd
Property damage: $500,000
Coordinates: 38.780, -83.000

A tornado touched down one mile south of Steam Furnace Road and Route 32. Trees were downed and two homes were destroyed.

Hail, Gallia

When: April 15, 12:35 PM EST
Where: Gallia County, Gallia
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Crop damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 38.825, -82.317 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Jackson

When: April 15, 12:40 PM EST to 12:55 PM EST
Where: Jackson County, Countywide
Property damage: $50,000
Crop damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 39.020, -82.618 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees downed in a number of locations, some on cars and powerlines.

Thunderstorm Wind, Cuyahoga

When: April 15, 12:45 PM EST
Where: Cuyahoga County, Countywide
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 41.479, -81.678 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Large limbs downed in Bay Village, large tree downed in Lakewood, and a tree was downed on a car in Bedford Heights.

Tornado, Jackson

When: April 15, 12:45 PM EST
Where: Jackson County, Scioto Township
Rating: F0
Path length: 0.1 mi
Path width: 20 yd
Property damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 38.950, -82.680

A weak tornado touched down for a short time along route 32/124. One outbuilding was destroyed, roof damage occurred to several buildings and some trees were downed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Scioto

When: April 15, 12:45 PM EST
Where: Scioto County, Portsmouth and Minfor
Measured: 1 kt (1 mph)
Property damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 38.804, -82.993 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees down and some minor damage to several homes just west of Portsmouth. Large hail was also reported. A barn roof was removed in Minford.

Hail, Scioto

When: April 15, 12:45 PM EST
Where: Scioto County, Portsmouth and Minfor
Coordinates: 38.804, -82.993 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees down and some minor damage to several homes just west of Portsmouth. Large hail was also reported. A barn roof was removed in Minford.

Thunderstorm Wind, Lawrence

When: April 15, 1:05 PM EST
Where: Lawrence County, South Half
Property damage: $50,000
Crop damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 38.599, -82.537 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees downed in several locations. Large hail damaged crops.

Thunderstorm Wind, Lake

When: April 15, 1:18 PM EST
Where: Lake County, Lost Nation Airport
Coordinates: 41.714, -81.245 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winds measured at 61 mph.

Thunderstorm Wind, Athens

When: April 15, 1:40 PM EST to 1:55 PM EST
Where: Athens County, Countywide
Property damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 39.334, -82.045 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winds were measured at 58 mph at Ohio University in Athens and trees were uprooted in Brookville and other locations.

Thunderstorm Wind, Ashtabula

When: April 15, 1:50 PM EST
Where: Ashtabula County, Ashtabula Township
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 41.896, -80.759 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Large limbs downed on route 84.

Thunderstorm Wind, Vinton

When: April 15, 2:00 PM EST
Where: Vinton County, Zaleski
Property damage: $500,000
Coordinates: 39.251, -82.485 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winds measured at 80 mph at the Zaleski State Forest Ranger Station from a microburst. Trees were downed in the vicinity, a mobile home was destroyed, and a barn roof was removed.

The people who died

As the offices recorded each death: direct deaths were caused by the weather itself, indirect ones by something it set in motion.

Event	Date	Age	Sex	Where	Kind
Thunderstorm Wind, Adams	1994-04-15				Direct

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.

The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Ohio in 1994 Every state in 1994 This day in weather history The tornado archive for Ohio, 1994 Warnings in Ohio, April 1994

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: 10337146, 10337279, 10340029, 10340572, 10339844, 10337280, 10340055, 10340275, 10340522, 10337303, 10340030, 10340031, 10337491, 10337263, 10340678, 10340377, 10337147, 10358419, 10358420, 10339717, 10339775, 10340297, 10340324, 10337394, 10340325, 10358421, 10358422, 10340573, 10340493, 10337215, 10337231, 10340022.