Hail and Damaging Winds in Ohio, August 12, 1994

Name: Hail and Damaging Winds in Ohio, August 12, 1994
Start: 1994-08-12T14:01
End: 1994-08-12T18:50
Location: Ohio

August 12, 1994 · 4 events in 4 counties and zones

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

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 4 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: $15,000
Crop damage: $50,000
Events: 4

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

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

Hail, Columbiana

When: August 12, 2:01 PM EST
Where: Columbiana County, Salem
Measured: 1 in hail
Crop damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 40.768, -80.777 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Large hail damaged some crops.

Thunderstorm Wind, Ross

When: August 12, 3:48 PM EST
Where: Ross County, Kinnikinnick
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 39.338, -83.057 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees were downed, some on power lines.

Thunderstorm Wind, Ashtabula

When: August 12, 5:48 PM EST
Where: Ashtabula County to Jefferson and
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 41.896, -80.759 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees were downed. Several utility poles were blown over at Conneaut.

Thunderstorm Wind, Guernsey

When: August 12, 6:50 PM EST
Where: Guernsey County, Senecaville
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 40.052, -81.494 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees were downed, some on power lines.

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.

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, August 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: 10337384, 10339726, 10337198, 10340427.