Hail and Damaging Winds in Ohio, April 27, 1994

Name: Hail and Damaging Winds in Ohio, April 27, 1994
Start: 1994-04-27T02:30
End: 1994-04-27T06:10
Location: Ohio

April 27, 1994 · 27 events in 25 counties and zones

26 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 27 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: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $935,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 27

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

26 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Van Wert

When: April 27, 2:30 AM EST to 2:40 AM EST
Where: Van Wert County, Van Wert
Property damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 40.855, -84.586 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winds of 65 mph were reported in Van Wert at 0230 EST. At 0240 EST trees were reported downed, one on a car. A tractor-semitrailer was blown over on route 30.

Thunderstorm Wind, Mercer

When: April 27, 2:45 AM EST
Where: Mercer County, Celina
Property damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 40.540, -84.629 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Barn blown down, trees downed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Butler

When: April 27, 2:50 AM EST
Where: Butler County, Oxford and Morgan
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 39.439, -84.576 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees were downed, some on power lines.

Thunderstorm Wind, Fulton

When: April 27, 2:50 AM EST
Where: Fulton County, Harrison Lake to State Park
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 41.602, -84.130 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees downed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Hancock

When: April 27, 2:50 AM EST to 3:00 AM EST
Where: Hancock County, South Half
Property damage: $500,000
Coordinates: 41.002, -83.666 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Several barns severely damaged and one destroyed. Several homes damaged. The roof of a building at the University of Findlay was severely damaged. Trees downed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Darke

When: April 27, 3:00 AM EST to 3:10 AM EST
Where: Darke County, South Half
Property damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 40.133, -84.619 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Grain bins blown over, several barns and outbuildings damaged. Trees downed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Auglaize

When: April 27, 3:05 AM EST
Where: Auglaize County, Countywide
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 40.561, -84.222 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Barn destroyed in Kosuth. Trees downed in Wapokoneta. A mobile home, a house roof and some utility poles were damaged near Uniopolis.

Thunderstorm Wind, Preble

When: April 27, 3:10 AM EST
Where: Preble County, Eaton
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 39.742, -84.648 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees were downed by winds measured at 60 mph.

Thunderstorm Wind, Montgomery

When: April 27, 3:20 AM EST
Where: Montgomery County, Dayton and North to East Part of County
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 39.755, -84.291 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees downed. Winds were measured at 60 mph in Dayton.

Thunderstorm Wind, Miami

When: April 27, 3:28 AM EST
Where: Miami County, Troy
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 40.053, -84.229 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees downed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Shelby

When: April 27, 3:29 AM EST to 3:35 AM EST
Where: Shelby County, Countywide
Property damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 40.332, -84.205 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees downed in several locations, some on cars and buildings.

Thunderstorm Wind, Butler

When: April 27, 3:30 AM EST
Where: Butler County, Oxford
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 39.439, -84.576 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees and power lines down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Greene

When: April 27, 3:35 AM EST
Where: Greene County, Xenia
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 39.692, -83.890 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees downed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Sandusky

When: April 27, 3:37 AM EST
Where: Sandusky County, Freemont
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 41.357, -83.144 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees were downed by winds measured at 80 mph.

Thunderstorm Wind, Champaign

When: April 27, 3:40 AM EST
Where: Champaign County, Urbana
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 40.138, -83.769 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees downed, winds reported at 60 mph.

Thunderstorm Wind, Clark

When: April 27, 3:40 AM EST
Where: Clark County, Springfield
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 39.917, -83.784 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees, utility poles, and power lines downed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Madison

When: April 27, 3:55 AM EST
Where: Madison County, West Half
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 39.894, -83.400 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees downed, some on power lines.

Thunderstorm Wind, Union

When: April 27, 4:20 AM EST
Where: Union County, Plain City
Property damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 40.299, -83.372 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A roof was blown off a barn and trees downed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Richland

When: April 27, 4:29 AM EST
Where: Richland County, Shelby and to Lexington
Property damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 40.775, -82.536 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees and large limbs downed, several on power lines, cars and buildings.

Thunderstorm Wind, Lorain

When: April 27, 4:51 AM EST
Where: Lorain County, Huntington to Township
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 41.453, -82.151 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees downed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Ashland

When: April 27, 4:54 AM EST to 5:10 AM EST
Where: Ashland County, Countywide
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 40.846, -82.271 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees downed in several locations.

Hail, Cuyahoga

When: April 27, 5:10 AM EST
Where: Cuyahoga County, Parma
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 41.479, -81.678 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Ashtabula

When: April 27, 5:45 AM EST to 5:55 AM EST
Where: Ashtabula County, Countywide
Property damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 41.896, -80.759 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees downed in a number of locations. An outbuilding was damaged in Lennox Township where a resident claimed to have seen a funnel cloud. A patio roof was severely damaged in New Lyme. A resident claimed the damage was due to a tornado but no touchdown could be confirmed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Portage

When: April 27, 5:50 AM EST to 5:55 AM EST
Where: Portage County, Countywide
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 41.168, -81.197 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees downed in several locations, some on power lines.

Thunderstorm Wind, Lake

When: April 27, 5:55 AM EST
Where: Lake County, Concord
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 41.714, -81.245 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Trumbull

When: April 27, 6:00 AM EST
Where: Trumbull County, Kinsman
Coordinates: 41.317, -80.761 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winds reported at 60 mph.

Thunderstorm Wind, Portage

When: April 27, 6:10 AM EST
Where: Portage County, Countywide
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 41.168, -81.197 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees downed in several locations, some on power lines.

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.
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.

The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Ohio in 1994 Every state in 1994 This day in weather history 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: 10339975, 10340130, 10337281, 10340248, 10340560, 10340284, 10337235, 10340056, 10337562, 10340144, 10339918, 10337282, 10340405, 10339746, 10337406, 10337417, 10340378, 10339928, 10339673, 10340107, 10337170, 10337395, 10337190, 10340042, 10340496, 10339753, 10340043.