Hail and Damaging Winds in Ohio, July 2, 1994

Name: Hail and Damaging Winds in Ohio, July 2, 1994
Start: 1994-07-02T11:55
End: 1994-07-02T17:38
Location: Ohio

July 2, 1994 · 15 events in 13 counties and zones

13 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 15 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: 5
Property damage: $650,000
Crop damage: $50,000
Events: 15

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

13 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Franklin

When: July 2, 11:55 AM 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, some on power lines. Four golfers were injured after lightning struck the shelter house they entered to take shelter from the storm.

Thunderstorm Wind, Pickaway

When: July 2, 12:55 PM EST
Where: Pickaway County, Ashville
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 39.642, -83.024 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees were downed, some on power lines.

Hail, Ashland

When: July 2, 1:20 PM EST
Where: Ashland County, S Portion
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 40.846, -82.271 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Mercer

When: July 2, 1:46 PM EST
Where: Mercer County, Celina
Injuries: 1 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 40.540, -84.629 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees and limbs were downed, some on power lines. A police officer responding to a call to check on downed power lines had to be treated after stepping out of the car into some standing water which had been electrified by the downed line.

Thunderstorm Wind, Summit

When: July 2, 1:50 PM EST
Where: Summit County, Barberton
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 41.126, -81.532 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Large tree limbs were downed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Trumbull

When: July 2, 1:51 PM EST
Where: Trumbull County, Leavittsburg
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 41.317, -80.761 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winds were estimated as high as 70 mph. Trees were downed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Wayne

When: July 2, 1:56 PM EST
Where: Wayne County, Sterling
Property damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 40.829, -81.888 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Rittman Dalton,Trees were downed. At least two vehicles were damaged by falling trees in Rittman.

Thunderstorm Wind, Trumbull

When: July 2, 2:00 PM EST
Where: Trumbull County, Mineral Ridge
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 41.317, -80.761 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees were downed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Portage

When: July 2, 2:05 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 in several locations.

Hail, Stark

When: July 2, 2:15 PM EST
Where: Stark County, Plain Township
Measured: 0.85 in hail
Crop damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 40.814, -81.366 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Large hail damaged some crops.

Thunderstorm Wind, Miami

When: July 2, 2:30 PM EST
Where: Miami County, Troy
Property damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 40.053, -84.229 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees were downed, some on cars and power lines.

Thunderstorm Wind, Delaware

When: July 2, 2:50 PM EST
Where: Delaware County, Ashley
Property damage: $500,000
Coordinates: 40.278, -83.005 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees were downed. Twenty sailboats capsized in O'Shaughnessy Reservoir (Shawnee Hills area) during the storm. Many boaters had to be rescued from the water well off shore.

Thunderstorm Wind, Madison

When: July 2, 4:25 PM EST
Where: Madison County, London
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 39.894, -83.400 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees were downed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Pickaway

When: July 2, 5:25 PM EST
Where: Pickaway County, Mount
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 39.642, -83.024 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees were downed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Coshocton

When: July 2, 5:38 PM EST
Where: Coshocton County, W Lafeyette
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 40.302, -81.920 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees were downed, some on power lines.

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, July 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: 10340721, 10339901, 10337176, 10340134, 10340064, 10339756, 10339708, 10339757, 10340046, 10340015, 10340147, 10340397, 10340386, 10339902, 10337309.