Hail and Damaging Winds in Ohio, July 29, 1994

Name: Hail and Damaging Winds in Ohio, July 29, 1994
Start: 1994-07-29T00:00
End: 1994-07-29T16:40
Location: Ohio

July 29, 1994 · 19 events in 16 counties and zones

16 hail, 3 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 19 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: $10,000
Crop damage: $1.1 million
Events: 19

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

16 hail, 3 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Madison

When: July 29, 12:00 AM EST
Where: Madison County, And Claridon
Coordinates: 39.894, -83.400 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Large hail damaged crops around South Solon and trees were downed in Claridon.

Hail, Hamilton

When: July 29, 11:30 AM EST
Where: Hamilton County, Delhi
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 39.196, -84.543 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Large hail damaged crops.

Hail, Hamilton

When: July 29, 11:45 AM EST
Where: Hamilton County, Colerain Twnshp
Measured: 1 in hail
Crop damage: $500,000
Coordinates: 39.196, -84.543 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Large hail damaged crops.

Hail, Brown

When: July 29, 12:30 PM EST
Where: Brown County, Mt. Orab
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 38.934, -83.867 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Montgomery

When: July 29, 12:40 PM EST
Where: Montgomery County, Moraine
Measured: 1.25 in hail
Coordinates: 39.755, -84.291 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Clinton

When: July 29, 12:45 PM EST
Where: Clinton County, Blanchester
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 39.415, -83.808 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Greene

When: July 29, 12:54 PM EST
Where: Greene County, Jamestown
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 39.692, -83.890 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Clermont

When: July 29, 1:00 PM EST
Where: Clermont County, Felicity
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Crop damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 39.047, -84.152 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Large hail damaged crops. Large hail (0.75) also fell in Batavia and Williamsburg.

Hail, Greene

When: July 29, 1:04 PM EST
Where: Greene County, Jasper Road
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 39.692, -83.890 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Highland

When: July 29, 1:35 PM EST
Where: Highland County, Hillsboro
Measured: 1 in hail
Crop damage: $500,000
Coordinates: 39.185, -83.601 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail combined with gusty winds did significant crop damage to corn fields.

Hail, Champaign

When: July 29, 1:55 PM EST
Where: Champaign County, New Madison
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 40.138, -83.769 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Scioto

When: July 29, 2:15 PM EST
Where: Scioto County, Shawnee State Park
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 38.804, -82.993 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Logan

When: July 29, 2:30 PM EST
Where: Logan County, Bellefontaine
Coordinates: 40.388, -83.766 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winds were observed at 60 mph just west of town at route 46 and state Route 47.

Hail, Gallia

When: July 29, 2:45 PM EST
Where: Gallia County, Crown City
Measured: 0.85 in hail
Coordinates: 38.825, -82.317 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Madison

When: July 29, 3:00 PM EST
Where: Madison County, South Solon
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Property damage: $5,000
Crop damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 39.894, -83.400 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Large hail damaged crops around South Solon and trees were downed in Claridon.

Hail, Delaware

When: July 29, 3:00 PM EST
Where: Delaware County to Delaware
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 40.278, -83.005 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Pickaway

When: July 29, 3:30 PM EST
Where: Pickaway County, Williamsport
Measured: 0.85 in hail
Coordinates: 39.642, -83.024 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Allen

When: July 29, 4:15 PM EST
Where: Allen County, Lima
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 40.772, -84.106 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Meigs

When: July 29, 4:40 PM EST
Where: Meigs County, Portland
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 39.082, -82.023 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees were downed.

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: 10340387, 10340531, 10340532, 10337264, 10340163, 10337497, 10340409, 10337335, 10340410, 10340683, 10337408, 10339778, 10340687, 10340301, 10340388, 10340402, 10339908, 10337163, 10340124.