Ohio, 1994

Tornado and Damaging Winds in Ohio, April 28, 1994

April 28, 1994 · 3 events in 2 counties and zones

2 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 3 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
$55,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
3

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

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

Tornado, Clinton

When
April 28, 6:07 PM EST
Where
Clinton County
Rating
F0
Path length
0.1 mi
Path width
20 yd
Coordinates
39.415, -83.808 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A police officer witnessed a tornado touch down in a field two miles south of state route 72 and Interstate 71. The tornado lifted back up quickly and caused no damage.

Thunderstorm Wind, Clinton

When
April 28, 6:30 PM EST
Where
Clinton County, Sabina
Property damage
$50,000
Coordinates
39.415, -83.808 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A microburst is suspected to have blown the roof off the Masonic Lodge. Several walls were also damaged. Numerous trees were downed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Scioto

When
April 28, 6:48 PM EST
Where
Scioto County, East Half
Property damage
$5,000
Coordinates
38.804, -82.993 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees downed in several location along route 343.

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.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

More

Every storm in Ohio in 1994Every state in 1994This day in weather historyThe tornado archive for Ohio, 1994Warnings 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: 10337492, 10337493, 10339776.