Hail and Damaging Winds in Ohio, July 20, 1994

Name: Hail and Damaging Winds in Ohio, July 20, 1994
Start: 1994-07-20T00:00
End: 1994-07-20T22:30
Location: Ohio

July 20, 1994 · 12 events in 10 counties and zones

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

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 12 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: $685,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 12

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

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

Hail, Montgomery

When: July 20, 12:00 AM EST
Where: Montgomery County, Germantown
Measured: 1.25 in hail
Coordinates: 39.755, -84.291 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees were downed. A large propane tank was blown over near Dayton. Large hail fell over the western part of Dayton.

Thunderstorm Wind, Coshocton

When: July 20, 2:20 PM EST
Where: Coshocton County, Warsaw
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 40.302, -81.920 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees and limbs were downed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Williams

When: July 20, 6:11 PM EST
Where: Williams County, Edgerton
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 41.560, -84.588 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees were downed, some on power lines.

Hail, Highland

When: July 20, 6:30 PM EST
Where: Highland County, Hillsboro
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 39.185, -83.601 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees were downed and large hail fell.

Thunderstorm Wind, Highland

When: July 20, 6:30 PM EST
Where: Highland County, Hillsboro
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 39.185, -83.601 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees were downed and large hail fell.

Thunderstorm Wind, Butler

When: July 20, 7:30 PM EST
Where: Butler County, Middletown
Property damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 39.439, -84.576 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees, signs, and fences were downed along with some power lines.

Thunderstorm Wind, Muskingum

When: July 20, 8:00 PM EST
Where: Muskingum County, Zanesville
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 39.965, -81.944 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees were downed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Shelby

When: July 20, 8:05 PM EST
Where: Shelby County, Sidney
Property damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 40.332, -84.205 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A grain silo and trees were downed on State Route 705.

Thunderstorm Wind, Warren

When: July 20, 8:30 PM EST
Where: Warren County, Franklin
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 39.428, -84.167 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees were downed west of town.

Thunderstorm Wind, Montgomery

When: July 20, 8:50 PM EST
Where: Montgomery County, Dayton
Property damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 39.755, -84.291 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees were downed. A large propane tank was blown over near Dayton. Large hail fell over the western part of Dayton.

Thunderstorm Wind, Harrison

When: July 20, 9:50 PM EST
Where: Harrison County to Cadiz
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 40.294, -81.091 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees were downed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Carroll

When: July 20, 10:30 PM EST
Where: Carroll County
Property damage: $500,000
Coordinates: 40.580, -81.090 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees were downed at a number of locations, some on power lines, vehicles, and buildings.

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, 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: 10340161, 10337310, 10339745, 10340681, 10340682, 10337287, 10340218, 10339923, 10340070, 10340162, 10340624, 10337364.