Ohio, 1994

Tornado and Hail in Ohio, May 25, 1994

May 25, 1994 · 8 events in 8 counties and zones

7 hail, 1 tornado, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 7 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.

  • Tornadoes
  • Tropical storms and surge
  • Floods
  • Wind
  • Hail
  • Winter weather
  • Heat and drought
  • Cold
  • Fire, smoke and dust
  • Marine and coastal
  • Other

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
$150,000
Events
8

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, 1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Medina

When
May 25, 1:50 PM EST
Where
Medina County, Brunswick
Measured
1.25 in hail
Crop damage
$50,000
Coordinates
41.118, -81.900 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Large hail damaged some crops. Intense pea-size hail drifted as deep as 13 inches in Valley City.

Tornado, Henry

When
May 25, 1:50 PM EST
Where
Henry County, Deshler
Rating
F0
Path length
0.2 mi
Path width
30 yd
Coordinates
41.250, -83.950

Several eyewitnesses reported a tornado touched down for a short time in an open field at State Route 18 and County Road 5. No damage was reported.

Hail, Huron

When
May 25, 2:50 PM EST
Where
Huron County, Norwalk
Measured
0.75 in hail
Crop damage
$50,000
Coordinates
41.146, -82.598 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Large hail damaged some crops.

Hail, Erie

When
May 25, 3:20 PM EST
Where
Erie County, Sandusky
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
41.432, -82.700 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Wood

When
May 25, 3:30 PM EST
Where
Wood County, Bloomdale
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
41.362, -83.623 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Stark

When
May 25, 4:30 PM EST to 4:35 PM EST
Where
Stark County, Louisville and to Canton
Measured
1 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.

Hail, Athens

When
May 25, 4:45 PM EST
Where
Athens County, Nelsonville and to Athens
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
39.334, -82.045 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Madison

When
May 25, 6:05 PM EST
Where
Madison County, Newport
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
39.894, -83.400 (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.
Tornado
A violently rotating column of air in contact with the ground and extending from a thunderstorm, filed with its path, width and Fujita or Enhanced Fujita rating from the damage survey.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

More

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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: 10340642, 10340669, 10340267, 10340519, 10339764, 10340011, 10337216, 10340379.