Tornado and Damaging Winds in Ohio, August 13, 1994

Name: Tornado and Damaging Winds in Ohio, August 13, 1994
Start: 1994-08-13T18:30
End: 1994-08-13T21:00
Location: Ohio

August 13, 1994 · 10 events in 9 counties and zones

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

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 9 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. 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

Open the live radar over this ground

The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $230,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 10

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

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

Thunderstorm Wind, Hancock

When: August 13, 6:30 PM EST
Where: Hancock County to Findlay
Property damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 41.002, -83.666 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees downed, and at least one building suffered roof damage.

Thunderstorm Wind, Huron

When: August 13, 6:54 PM EST
Where: Huron County, Norwalk
Property damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 41.146, -82.598 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Ashtabula

When: August 13, 6:56 PM EST
Where: Ashtabula County, Ashtabula
Property damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 41.896, -80.759 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees and large limbs were downed. Hard hit was the west side of Conneaut where several roads were closed from downed trees. Utility poles were also downed along with some signs and awnings.

Tornado, Trumbull

When: August 13, 7:15 PM EST
Where: Trumbull County, Brookfield
Rating: F0
Path length: 0.1 mi
Path width: 10 yd
Property damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 41.230, -80.570

A small tornado touched down near a trailer park and was witnessed by several residents. Roof damage occurred to two of the mobile homes and a number of other mobile homes had damage to siding, awnings and skirting.

Thunderstorm Wind, Lorain

When: August 13, 7:15 PM EST
Where: Lorain County, W Portion
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 41.453, -82.151 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees were downed in several locations.

Thunderstorm Wind, Medina

When: August 13, 7:50 PM EST
Where: Medina County, S Portion
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 41.118, -81.900 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Summit

When: August 13, 8:02 PM EST
Where: Summit County, Richfield
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 41.126, -81.532 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Portage

When: August 13, 8:30 PM EST
Where: Portage County, Berlin Lake Area
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 41.168, -81.197 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees were downed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Trumbull

When: August 13, 8:35 PM EST
Where: Trumbull County, S Portion
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 41.317, -80.761 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees were downed in Leavittsburg and other locations. A car was blown off Route 7 at Interstate 80 near Hubbard.

Thunderstorm Wind, Mahoning

When: August 13, 9:00 PM EST
Where: Mahoning County, N Portion
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 41.015, -80.776 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees were downed at several locations.

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.
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, 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: 10340613, 10340270, 10337199, 10339759, 10340113, 10340705, 10339099, 10340051, 10339760, 10340497.