Hail and Damaging Winds in Ohio, June 16, 1994

Name: Hail and Damaging Winds in Ohio, June 16, 1994
Start: 1994-06-16T09:00
End: 1994-06-16T18:50
Location: Ohio

June 16, 1994 · 32 events in 22 counties and zones

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

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 32 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: 1
Property damage: $2.2 million
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 32

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

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

Thunderstorm Wind, Fayette

When: June 16, 9:00 AM EST
Where: Fayette County, Washington Courthouse
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 39.560, -83.456 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees were downed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Clermont

When: June 16, 9:48 AM EST
Where: Clermont County, Stonelick Township
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 39.047, -84.152 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Large trees were downed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Fayette

When: June 16, 10:32 AM EST
Where: Fayette County, Washington Courthouse
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 39.560, -83.456 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Several large trees were downed.

Hail, Morrow

When: June 16, 12:30 PM EST
Where: Morrow County, Fulton
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 40.524, -82.794 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees were downed and large hail fell. A tornado was reported south of Marengo near Interstate 71, but a touchdown could not be confirmed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Morrow

When: June 16, 12:30 PM EST
Where: Morrow County, Fulton
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 40.524, -82.794 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees were downed and large hail fell. A tornado was reported south of Marengo near Interstate 71, but a touchdown could not be confirmed.

Hail, Franklin

When: June 16, 12:40 PM EST
Where: Franklin County, Westerville
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 39.970, -83.009 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Richland

When: June 16, 1:10 PM EST
Where: Richland County, And Monroe Township
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 40.775, -82.536 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees were downed.

Hail, Franklin

When: June 16, 1:20 PM EST
Where: Franklin County, Clintonville
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 39.970, -83.009 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Knox

When: June 16, 1:23 PM EST
Where: Knox County, Artanna
Property damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 40.399, -82.421 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees and signs blown down.

Hail, Delaware

When: June 16, 1:25 PM EST
Where: Delaware County, Galena
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 40.278, -83.005 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Licking

When: June 16, 2:02 PM EST
Where: Licking County, Croton
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 40.092, -82.483 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Fairfield

When: June 16, 2:05 PM EST
Where: Fairfield County, Lancaster
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 39.752, -82.631 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Franklin

When: June 16, 2:15 PM EST
Where: Franklin County, Boltin Airport
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 39.970, -83.009 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Holmes

When: June 16, 3:01 PM EST
Where: Holmes County, Holmesville and Lakev
Injuries: 1 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $500,000
Coordinates: 40.561, -81.929 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Numerous trees were downed, some on power lines, and some on homes which caused significant damage. A man was struck by a large falling limb and injured.

Thunderstorm Wind, Wayne

When: June 16, 3:06 PM EST
Where: Wayne County, Countywide
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 40.829, -81.888 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees were downed in several locations.

Thunderstorm Wind, Knox

When: June 16, 3:07 PM EST
Where: Knox County
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 40.399, -82.421 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees were downed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Logan

When: June 16, 3:15 PM EST
Where: Logan County, West Mansfield
Property damage: $500,000
Coordinates: 40.388, -83.766 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A mobile home was overturned and destroyed and a roof was blown off a horse barn. A number of trees were uprooted.

Hail, Franklin

When: June 16, 3:30 PM EST
Where: Franklin County, Southern Half
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 39.970, -83.009 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Knox

When: June 16, 3:37 PM EST
Where: Knox County, Patton Road
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 40.399, -82.421 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees were downed.

Hail, Pickaway

When: June 16, 4:00 PM EST
Where: Pickaway County, Circleville
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 39.642, -83.024 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Tuscarawas

When: June 16, 4:29 PM EST
Where: Tuscarawas County, Sugarcreek
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 40.441, -81.474 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees were downed, some on power lines.

Thunderstorm Wind, Shelby

When: June 16, 4:30 PM EST
Where: Shelby County, Sidney
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 40.332, -84.205 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees were downed, some on power lines.

Hail, Ross

When: June 16, 4:40 PM EST
Where: Ross County, Frankfort
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 39.338, -83.057 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees were downed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Stark

When: June 16, 5:00 PM EST
Where: Stark County, South Half
Property damage: $500,000
Coordinates: 40.814, -81.366 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Numerous trees were downed in a number of locations, some on power lines, cars, and structures causing significant damage.

Thunderstorm Wind, Fulton

When: June 16, 5:00 PM EST
Where: Fulton County, Fayette
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 41.602, -84.130 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Large limbs were downed, some on power lines.

Hail, Medina

When: June 16, 5:09 PM EST
Where: Medina County, Wadsworth
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 41.118, -81.900 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Wayne

When: June 16, 5:29 PM EST
Where: Wayne County, Doylestown
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 40.829, -81.888 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Tuscarawas

When: June 16, 5:35 PM EST
Where: Tuscarawas County, North Half
Property damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 40.441, -81.474 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Eleven utility poles were downed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Wayne

When: June 16, 6:02 PM EST
Where: Wayne County, Doylestown
Property damage: $500,000
Coordinates: 40.829, -81.888 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Numerous trees were downed, some on structures and cars.

Hail, Columbiana

When: June 16, 6:05 PM EST
Where: Columbiana County, Lisbon
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 40.768, -80.777 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Coshocton

When: June 16, 6:50 PM EST
Where: Coshocton County, Coshocton
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 40.302, -81.920 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Large limbs downed, some on power lines.

Thunderstorm Wind, Defiance

When: June 16, 6:50 PM EST
Where: Defiance County, Defiance
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 41.324, -84.490 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Minor structural damage occurred to a home.

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, June 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: 10340611, 10337332, 10340650, 10340194, 10340195, 10340660, 10339674, 10340661, 10340441, 10340393, 10340583, 10340595, 10340662, 10340148, 10339700, 10340442, 10340638, 10340663, 10340443, 10339894, 10339848, 10339920, 10339719, 10340012, 10340249, 10340643, 10339701, 10339849, 10339702, 10337379, 10337305, 10340338.