Hail and Damaging Winds in Ohio, August 20, 1994

Name: Hail and Damaging Winds in Ohio, August 20, 1994
Start: 1994-08-20T15:40
End: 1994-08-20T18:15
Location: Ohio

August 20, 1994 · 6 events in 6 counties and zones

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

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 6 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: 1
Property damage: $115,000
Crop damage: $50,000
Events: 6

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

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

Thunderstorm Wind, Shelby

When: August 20, 3:40 PM EST
Where: Shelby County, Sidney
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 40.332, -84.205 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Greene

When: August 20, 3:55 PM EST
Where: Greene County, Bellbrook
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 39.692, -83.890 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees were downed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Clark

When: August 20, 4:10 PM EST
Where: Clark County, Enon Beach
Injuries: 1 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 39.917, -83.784 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees were downed, some on structures. One person was hospitlized after a large tree fell onto a mobile home. High winds damaged some boats and boat docks.

Thunderstorm Wind, Crawford

When: August 20, 5:20 PM EST
Where: Crawford County, Galion
Property damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 40.851, -82.920 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees were downed, some on power lines. At least one house and two cars were also damaged from falling trees.

Thunderstorm Wind, Richland

When: August 20, 5:46 PM EST
Where: Richland County, Mansfield
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 40.775, -82.536 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Holmes

When: August 20, 6:15 PM EST
Where: Holmes County, Battle Pass
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Crop damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 40.561, -81.929 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Large hail damaged some crops (time of occurence estimated).

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, 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: 10339924, 10340412, 10337419, 10337350, 10339680, 10340260.