Hail and Damaging Winds in Ohio, July 6, 1994

Name: Hail and Damaging Winds in Ohio, July 6, 1994
Start: 1994-07-06T08:53
End: 1994-07-06T22:26
Location: Ohio

July 6, 1994 · 14 events in 10 counties and zones

7 hail, 7 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 14 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: 2
Property damage: $40,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 14

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

7 hail, 7 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Erie

When: July 6, 8:53 AM EST
Where: Erie County to Vermilion
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 41.432, -82.700 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees were downed, some on power lines.

Thunderstorm Wind, Clinton

When: July 6, 2:07 PM EST
Where: Clinton County, Wilmington
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 39.415, -83.808 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees were downed, some on power lines.

Hail, Delaware

When: July 6, 4:40 PM EST
Where: Delaware County, Hoover Reservoir
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 40.278, -83.005 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Defiance

When: July 6, 5:40 PM EST
Where: Defiance County, Hicksville
Measured: 1 in hail
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 41.324, -84.490 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees were downed in Defaince. Large hail was reported in Hicksville.

Thunderstorm Wind, Defiance

When: July 6, 5:40 PM EST
Where: Defiance County, Defiance
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 41.324, -84.490 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees were downed in Defaince. Large hail was reported in Hicksville.

Thunderstorm Wind, Sandusky

When: July 6, 7:15 PM EST
Where: Sandusky County, Burgoon
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 41.357, -83.144 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees were downed one mile north of the Seneca County line.

Hail, Mahoning

When: July 6, 9:15 PM EST
Where: Mahoning County, Austintown
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 41.015, -80.776 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winds were estimated at 60 mph and large hail fell.

Thunderstorm Wind, Mahoning

When: July 6, 9:15 PM EST
Where: Mahoning County, Austintown
Coordinates: 41.015, -80.776 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winds were estimated at 60 mph and large hail fell.

Hail, Cuyahoga

When: July 6, 9:30 PM EST
Where: Cuyahoga County, Brecksville
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 41.479, -81.678 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Summit

When: July 6, 9:30 PM EST
Where: Summit County, N Portion
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 41.126, -81.532 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Trumbull

When: July 6, 9:36 PM EST
Where: Trumbull County, Hubbard
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Injuries: 2 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 41.317, -80.761 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Large hail fell in Hubbard. Trees were downed in Howland and two employees at the 911 Emergency center were injured after lightning struck the radio tower and shocked them.

Thunderstorm Wind, Portage

When: July 6, 9:38 PM EST
Where: Portage County, N Portion
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 41.168, -81.197 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees and limbs were downed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Cuyahoga

When: July 6, 10:00 PM EST
Where: Cuyahoga County, Bedford Heights
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 41.479, -81.678 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees and limbs were downed, some on power lines.

Hail, Mahoning

When: July 6, 10:26 PM EST
Where: Mahoning County, N Portion
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 41.015, -80.776 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

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: 10340521, 10337496, 10340398, 10340342, 10340343, 10339747, 10340459, 10340460, 10337401, 10340065, 10339758, 10340047, 10337402, 10340461.