Hail and Damaging Winds in Ohio, August 4, 1994

Name: Hail and Damaging Winds in Ohio, August 4, 1994
Start: 1994-08-04T12:05
End: 1994-08-04T18:30
Location: Ohio

August 4, 1994 · 28 events in 26 counties and zones

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

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 28 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: 4
Property damage: $300,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 28

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

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

Thunderstorm Wind, Lorain

When: August 4, 12:05 PM EST
Where: Lorain County, Avon Lake
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 41.453, -82.151 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees were downed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Lorain

When: August 4, 12:20 PM EST
Where: Lorain County, Wellington
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 41.453, -82.151 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Cuyahoga

When: August 4, 12:25 PM EST
Where: Cuyahoga County, Cleveland
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 41.479, -81.678 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Medina

When: August 4, 12:29 PM EST
Where: Medina County, Brunswick
Coordinates: 41.118, -81.900 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winds to 60 mph were reported with several trees downed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Ashland

When: August 4, 12:41 PM EST
Where: Ashland County, Sullivan
Property damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 40.846, -82.271 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees were downed, some on power lines, with at least one damaging a house.

Thunderstorm Wind, Geauga

When: August 4, 12:52 PM EST
Where: Geauga County, Chesterland
Property damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 41.500, -81.179 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees were downed, one on a car.

Thunderstorm Wind, Ashtabula

When: August 4, 1:00 PM EST
Where: Ashtabula County, Ashtabula
Coordinates: 41.896, -80.759 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winds were measured at 70 mph (61 knots).

Thunderstorm Wind, Portage

When: August 4, 1:05 PM EST
Where: Portage County
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 41.168, -81.197 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees were downed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Logan

When: August 4, 1:05 PM EST
Where: Logan County, Bellefontaine
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 40.388, -83.766 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees were downed, some on power lines.

Thunderstorm Wind, Franklin

When: August 4, 1:40 PM EST
Where: Franklin County, Reynoldsburg
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 39.970, -83.009 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees were downed.

Hail, Madison

When: August 4, 2:50 PM EST
Where: Madison County, Plumwood
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 39.894, -83.400 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Greene

When: August 4, 3:15 PM EST
Where: Greene County, E Portion
Property damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 39.692, -83.890 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees were downed in several locations including Bellebrook.

Thunderstorm Wind, Franklin

When: August 4, 3:29 PM EST
Where: Franklin County, Columbus
Injuries: 4 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 39.970, -83.009 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees were downed at several locations. Winds were measured at 59 mph at Port Columbus Airport. Four men were injured at an outdoor amphitheater when the tent they occupied was blown over.

Thunderstorm Wind, Licking

When: August 4, 3:46 PM EST
Where: Licking County, Summit Station
Coordinates: 40.092, -82.483 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winds were reported at 60 mph.

Thunderstorm Wind, Fairfield

When: August 4, 4:00 PM EST
Where: Fairfield County, Pickerington
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 39.752, -82.631 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

,,,,,,,,Hail (0.75) Trees were downed and large hail fell.

Thunderstorm Wind, Hamilton

When: August 4, 4:09 PM EST
Where: Hamilton County, Ross Moyne
Property damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 39.196, -84.543 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees down, one on a house.

Thunderstorm Wind, Clermont

When: August 4, 4:31 PM EST
Where: Clermont County, Loveland
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 39.047, -84.152 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Warren

When: August 4, 4:39 PM EST
Where: Warren County, S Portion
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 39.428, -84.167 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Fayette

When: August 4, 4:43 PM EST
Where: Fayette County, N of Good Hope
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 39.560, -83.456 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees downed, some on power lines.

Thunderstorm Wind, Athens

When: August 4, 5:00 PM EST
Where: Athens County, Athens
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 39.334, -82.045 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees and large limbs were downed in town and on the Ohio University Campus.

Thunderstorm Wind, Morgan

When: August 4, 5:05 PM EST
Where: Morgan County, McConnelsville
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 39.620, -81.853 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees were downed near State Route 669.

Thunderstorm Wind, Muskingum

When: August 4, 5:15 PM EST
Where: Muskingum County, E of Zanesville
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 39.965, -81.944 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Ross

When: August 4, 5:30 PM EST
Where: Ross County, Chilicothe
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 39.338, -83.057 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Guernsey

When: August 4, 6:02 PM EST
Where: Guernsey County, Pleasant City
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 40.052, -81.494 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Belmont

When: August 4, 6:11 PM EST
Where: Belmont County, St. Clairsville
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 40.016, -80.988 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Vinton

When: August 4, 6:14 PM EST
Where: Vinton County, Logan
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 39.251, -82.485 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Jefferson

When: August 4, 6:22 PM EST
Where: Jefferson County, S Portion
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 40.385, -80.761 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Gallia

When: August 4, 6:30 PM EST
Where: Gallia County, State Route 7
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 38.825, -82.317 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

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: 10340111, 10340112, 10337404, 10340704, 10337177, 10340348, 10337197, 10340050, 10340688, 10340725, 10340389, 10340411, 10340726, 10340630, 10340604, 10340533, 10337336, 10340071, 10340653, 10337228, 10340184, 10340219, 10339725, 10340426, 10337252, 10340026, 10340429, 10340302.