Damaging Winds in Ohio, July 13, 1995

Name: Damaging Winds in Ohio, July 13, 1995
Start: 1995-07-13T18:58
End: 1995-07-13T23:15
Location: Ohio

July 13, 1995 · 64 events in 55 counties and zones

64 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 63 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: 3
Injuries: 15
Property damage: $3.7 million
Crop damage: $210,000
Events: 64

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.

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Event by event

64 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Lorain

When: July 13, 6:58 PM EDT
Where: Lorain County, Countywide
Property damage: $400,000
Crop damage: $20,000
Coordinates: 41.453, -82.151 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Ashtabula

When: July 13, 7:00 PM EDT
Where: Ashtabula County, Countywide
Property damage: $60,000
Crop damage: $10,000
Coordinates: 41.896, -80.759 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Cuyahoga

When: July 13, 7:00 PM EDT
Where: Cuyahoga County, Countywide
Property damage: $600,000
Coordinates: 41.479, -81.678 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Geauga

When: July 13, 7:04 PM EDT
Where: Geauga County, Countywide
Property damage: $40,000
Coordinates: 41.500, -81.179 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Huron

When: July 13, 7:08 PM EDT
Where: Huron County, Countywide
Property damage: $100,000
Crop damage: $20,000
Coordinates: 41.146, -82.598 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Wood

When: July 13, 7:15 PM EDT
Where: Wood County, Countywide
Property damage: $10,000
Coordinates: 41.362, -83.623 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Sandusky

When: July 13, 7:19 PM EDT
Where: Sandusky County, Countywide
Injuries: 1 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $100,000
Crop damage: $20,000
Coordinates: 41.357, -83.144 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Seneca

When: July 13, 7:20 PM EDT
Where: Seneca County, Countywide
Property damage: $80,000
Crop damage: $10,000
Coordinates: 41.124, -83.128 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Medina

When: July 13, 7:25 PM EDT
Where: Medina County, Countywide
Deaths: 1 direct, 0 indirect
Injuries: 2 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $180,000
Crop damage: $15,000
Coordinates: 41.118, -81.900 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Portage

When: July 13, 7:30 PM EDT
Where: Portage County, Countywide
Property damage: $80,000
Coordinates: 41.168, -81.197 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Richland

When: July 13, 7:30 PM EDT
Where: Richland County, Countywide
Property damage: $120,000
Crop damage: $10,000
Coordinates: 40.775, -82.536 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Summit

When: July 13, 7:30 PM EDT
Where: Summit County, Countywide
Property damage: $160,000
Coordinates: 41.126, -81.532 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Wayne

When: July 13, 7:40 PM EDT
Where: Wayne County, Countywide
Property damage: $60,000
Coordinates: 40.829, -81.888 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Trumbull

When: July 13, 7:40 PM EDT
Where: Trumbull County, Countywide
Property damage: $60,000
Coordinates: 41.317, -80.761 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Ashland

When: July 13, 7:45 PM EDT
Where: Ashland County, Countywide
Deaths: 1 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $150,000
Crop damage: $30,000
Coordinates: 40.846, -82.271 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Crawford

When: July 13, 7:45 PM EDT
Where: Crawford County, Countywide
Property damage: $40,000
Crop damage: $20,000
Coordinates: 40.851, -82.920 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Ohz001>014 - 017>023 - 027>033 - 036>038 - 047

When: July 13, 6:45 PM EST
Where: Ohz001>014 - 017>023 - 027>033 - 036>038 - 047 County, Lake Erie to Ohio Waters
Deaths: 1 direct, 0 indirect
Injuries: 9 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $500,000

A line of severe thunderstorms roared south from Ontario and Michigan across Lake Erie at 50 mph. The strong winds rushed out ahead of the thunderstorms and despite the issuance of a special marine warning many boaters were caught by surprise. The Coast Guard received 152 calls for assistance and had to fish many people out of the lake as dozens of boats capsized or were destroyed on the rocks. One fatality occurred when a 28-year-old man capsized off Lorain and suffered broken bones and other injuries. He was hospitalized but died several days later. One couple spent almost eight hours in the water after their boat capsized near Kelleys Island. They were spotted about 0200 by Coast Guard search helicopter and had to be treated for hypothermia. The other injuries were hypothermia or cuts and bruises. M28BO

Thunderstorm Wind, Wyandot

When: July 13, 7:50 PM EDT
Where: Wyandot County, Countywide
Property damage: $30,000
Crop damage: $25,000
Coordinates: 40.842, -83.304 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Stark

When: July 13, 7:52 PM EDT
Where: Stark County, Countywide
Property damage: $210,000
Coordinates: 40.814, -81.366 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Henry

When: July 13, 7:52 PM EDT
Where: Henry County, Countywide
Property damage: $6,000
Coordinates: 41.334, -84.068 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Ottawa

When: July 13, 6:54 PM EST
Where: Ottawa County, Countywide
Property damage: $40,000
Coordinates: 41.497, -82.941 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Erie

When: July 13, 6:54 PM EST
Where: Erie County, Countywide
Property damage: $100,000
Coordinates: 41.432, -82.700 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Lucas

When: July 13, 6:55 PM EST
Where: Lucas County, Countywide
Property damage: $20,000
Coordinates: 41.684, -83.468 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Lake

When: July 13, 6:55 PM EST
Where: Lake County, Countywide
Property damage: $200,000
Coordinates: 41.714, -81.245 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Hancock

When: July 13, 8:00 PM EDT
Where: Hancock County, Countywide
Property damage: $20,000
Coordinates: 41.002, -83.666 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Mahoning

When: July 13, 8:10 PM EDT
Where: Mahoning County, Countywide
Property damage: $30,000
Coordinates: 41.015, -80.776 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Holmes

When: July 13, 8:15 PM EDT
Where: Holmes County, Countywide
Property damage: $70,000
Crop damage: $20,000
Coordinates: 40.561, -81.929 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Morrow

When: July 13, 8:30 PM EDT
Where: Morrow County, Countywide
Property damage: $20,000
Coordinates: 40.524, -82.794 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Knox

When: July 13, 8:30 PM EDT
Where: Knox County, Countywide
Property damage: $20,000
Crop damage: $10,000
Coordinates: 40.399, -82.421 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Marion

When: July 13, 8:35 PM EDT
Where: Marion County, Countywide
Property damage: $15,000
Coordinates: 40.587, -83.161 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A line of severe thunderstorms (a derecho) roared south from Ontario and Michigan across Lake Erie and on shore at 50 mph crossing all of northern Ohio except the extreme northwest counties. Widespread wind damage occurred as winds gusted to 70 mph in many areas. Local wind gusts reached nearly 100 mph. Winds were measured at 88 mph in Avon (Lorain County) and Tiffin (Seneca), 87 mph in Stow (Summit), and estimated at 90 mph in western Geauga County. Numerous trees and limbs were downed, some on power lines, vehicles, and structures. It took days for some communities to clear the downed trees. Electricity was out in many areas into Friday morning, the 14th. A few areas went without power up to five days which caused the loss of food and other items requiring cooling as well as a serious inconvenience due to the ongoing heat wave. The roof was blown off an apartment complex in Elyria (Lorain County). The roof of a home in Ruggles Township (Ashland) was partially blown off. A 2,400 square foot roof of a farm building was blown off in Tully Township (Marion) and the roof was blown from a lumber yard in Mansfield (Richland). The shell of a church under construction was destroyed in Euclid (Cuyahoga). A barn was blown over in Oak Harbor (Ottawa) and the roof was blown from two barns in Holmes County where a silo was also blown over. The wall of a warehouse in Canton (Stark) was blown over and a wall was blown out of the Sinclair City Building in Myers Lake Village (Stark). Crop damage occurred in a number of areas, mainly from corn and other standing crops being blown down. A 37-year-old man was killed in Guilford Township (Medina) at a campground when a two foot diameter tree crashed through an outbuilding and struck him in the head. The nine other people in the building had hardly a scratch. A 71-year-old Franklin Township (Ashland) man was killed when struck by a falling tree while he was on his riding mower. Two other injuries were reported in Seville (Medina) from people struck by falling trees. A 28-year-man was injured when his truck struck a tree that was blown down in front of him on Sandusky County Road 175. Several people were in vehicles crushed by falling trees including a police officer in Elyria (Lorain) but were not injured. M37CA M71OU

Thunderstorm Wind, Columbiana

When: July 13, 8:25 PM EST
Where: Columbiana County, Unity
Measured: 65 kt (75 mph)
Coordinates: 40.768, -80.777 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Columbiana

When: July 13, 8:45 PM EST
Where: Columbiana County, Countywide
Property damage: $2,000
Coordinates: 40.768, -80.777 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Numerous trees downed by thunderstorm winds.

Thunderstorm Wind, Allen

When: July 13, 8:47 PM EST to 8:57 PM EST
Where: Allen County, East Half
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 40.772, -84.106 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Several trees and power lines were downed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Tuscarawas

When: July 13, 8:50 PM EST
Where: Tuscarawas County, Bolivar
Property damage: $1,000
Coordinates: 40.441, -81.474 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Numerous trees downed by thunderstorm winds.

Thunderstorm Wind, Tuscarawas

When: July 13, 8:50 PM EST
Where: Tuscarawas County, Sugarcreek
Property damage: $1,000
Coordinates: 40.441, -81.474 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Numerous trees downed by thunderstorm winds.

Thunderstorm Wind, Union

When: July 13, 8:52 PM EST to 9:05 PM EST
Where: Union County, Countywide
Property damage: $7,000
Coordinates: 40.299, -83.372 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees and power lines were downed at several locations.

Thunderstorm Wind, Carroll

When: July 13, 9:00 PM EST
Where: Carroll County, Countywide
Property damage: $2,000
Coordinates: 40.580, -81.090 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Two people were injured by a falling tree north of Mechanicstown. Numerous trees and branches were downed across the county by thunderstorm winds.

Thunderstorm Wind, Carroll

When: July 13, 9:00 PM EST
Where: Carroll County, Mechanicstown
Injuries: 2 direct, 0 indirect
Coordinates: 40.580, -81.090 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Two people were injured by a falling tree north of Mechanicstown. Numerous trees and branches were downed across the county by thunderstorm winds.

Thunderstorm Wind, Tuscarawas

When: July 13, 9:00 PM EST to 9:20 PM EST
Where: Tuscarawas County, Countywide
Property damage: $4,000
Coordinates: 40.441, -81.474 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Numerous trees and power lines downed by thunderstorm winds.

Thunderstorm Wind, Logan

When: July 13, 9:01 PM EST to 9:10 PM EST
Where: Logan County, Countywide
Property damage: $6,000
Coordinates: 40.388, -83.766 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees were downed at several locations.

Thunderstorm Wind, Franklin

When: July 13, 9:05 PM EST
Where: Franklin County, Northwest Part
Property damage: $3,000
Coordinates: 39.970, -83.009 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Large trees were downed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Delaware

When: July 13, 9:06 PM EST to 9:20 PM EST
Where: Delaware County, Countywide
Property damage: $40,000
Coordinates: 40.278, -83.005 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A strip mall under construction in southern Delaware County along Ohio Route 750 sustained extensive damage due to thunderstorm winds. Winds to 58 mph were measured in Delaware, and numerous power lines and trees were downed at several locations. Some trees fell onto vehicles and across roads.

Thunderstorm Wind, Champaign

When: July 13, 9:27 PM EST to 9:45 PM EST
Where: Champaign County, Countywide
Property damage: $7,000
Coordinates: 40.138, -83.769 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees were downed at several locations. Some trees fell into power lines and across roads.

Thunderstorm Wind, Franklin

When: July 13, 9:30 PM EST to 9:37 PM EST
Where: Franklin County, North Half
Property damage: $6
Coordinates: 39.970, -83.009 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds downed large trees and power lines.

Thunderstorm Wind, Muskingum

When: July 13, 9:30 PM EST
Where: Muskingum County, Zanesville
Measured: 51 kt (59 mph)
Coordinates: 39.965, -81.944 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees were downed by thunderstorm winds.

Thunderstorm Wind, Jefferson

When: July 13, 9:30 PM EST
Where: Jefferson County, Steubenville
Property damage: $2,000
Coordinates: 40.385, -80.761 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees and power lines downed by thunderstorm winds.

Thunderstorm Wind, Madison

When: July 13, 9:30 PM EST to 9:40 PM EST
Where: Madison County, Countywide
Injuries: 1 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $10,000
Coordinates: 39.894, -83.400 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Large trees were downed at several locations. In Mechanicsburg, a wind gust was measured at 60 mph. Two miles southeast of Mechanicsburg, a tree fell onto a car and injured the 16-year-old female driver.

Thunderstorm Wind, Clark

When: July 13, 9:42 PM EST
Where: Clark County, North Part
Property damage: $3,000
Coordinates: 39.917, -83.784 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Several trees were downed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Muskingum

When: July 13, 9:45 PM EST
Where: Muskingum County, Duncan Falls
Coordinates: 39.965, -81.944 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees were downed by thunderstorm winds.

Thunderstorm Wind, Jefferson

When: July 13, 9:45 PM EST
Where: Jefferson County, Adena
Property damage: $1,000
Coordinates: 40.385, -80.761 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees downed by thunderstorm winds in Adena. A tree fell across power lines in Toronto. Large limbs were also downed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Jefferson

When: July 13, 9:55 PM EST
Where: Jefferson County, Toronto
Property damage: $1,000
Coordinates: 40.385, -80.761 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees downed by thunderstorm winds in Adena. A tree fell across power lines in Toronto. Large limbs were also downed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Monroe

When: July 13, 10:00 PM EST
Where: Monroe County, Countywide
Property damage: $1,000
Coordinates: 39.727, -81.083 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A few trees and numerous branches were downed by thunderstorm winds, mainly across the northern half of the county.

Thunderstorm Wind, Perry

When: July 13, 10:00 PM EST
Where: Perry County, New Lexington
Property damage: $10,000
Coordinates: 39.737, -82.236 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Morgan

When: July 13, 10:00 PM EST
Where: Morgan County, McConnellsville
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 39.620, -81.853 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Fairfield

When: July 13, 10:05 PM EST to 10:15 PM EST
Where: Fairfield County, Countywide
Property damage: $8
Coordinates: 39.752, -82.631 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees were downed at several locations.

Thunderstorm Wind, Clark

When: July 13, 10:07 PM EST to 10:20 PM EST
Where: Clark County, Central and South Par
Property damage: $8,000
Coordinates: 39.917, -83.784 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Large trees were downed at several locations. Some trees fell across roads in Springfield and New Castle.

Thunderstorm Wind, Athens

When: July 13, 10:20 PM EST
Where: Athens County, Athens
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 39.334, -82.045 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Greene

When: July 13, 10:20 PM EST to 10:42 PM EST
Where: Greene County, Xenia and to Yellow Springs
Property damage: $7
Coordinates: 39.692, -83.890 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Several large trees were blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Licking

When: July 13, 10:25 PM EST to 10:40 PM EST
Where: Licking County, Countywide
Property damage: $7,000
Coordinates: 40.092, -82.483 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees were downed at several locations.

Thunderstorm Wind, Pickaway

When: July 13, 10:32 PM EST to 10:45 PM EST
Where: Pickaway County, Countywide
Property damage: $9
Coordinates: 39.642, -83.024 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees were downed in numerous locations.

Thunderstorm Wind, Fayette

When: July 13, 10:40 PM EST
Where: Fayette County, Bloomingburg
Property damage: $3,000
Coordinates: 39.560, -83.456 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Large trees downed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Jackson

When: July 13, 10:55 PM EST
Where: Jackson County, Wellston
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 39.020, -82.618 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorms moved rapidly south through Ohio, producing a gust front on its' leading edge. Trees and power lines were blown down. Winds gusted to around 60 mph.

Thunderstorm Wind, Highland

When: July 13, 11:12 PM EST
Where: Highland County, Hillsboro
Property damage: $3,000
Coordinates: 39.185, -83.601 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Several trees downed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Pike

When: July 13, 11:15 PM EST
Where: Pike County, Waverly
Property damage: $3,000
Coordinates: 39.077, -83.067 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees were downed.

The people who died

As the offices recorded each death: direct deaths were caused by the weather itself, indirect ones by something it set in motion.

Event	Date	Kind
Thunderstorm Wind, Medina	1995-07-13	Direct
Thunderstorm Wind, Ashland	1995-07-13	Direct
Thunderstorm Wind, Ohz001>014 - 017>023 - 027>033 - 036>038 - 047	1995-07-13	Direct

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.

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

The same day elsewhere

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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: 10340118, 10337210, 10340245, 10340355, 10340317, 10339800, 10339750, 10339917, 10340717, 10337575, 10339686, 10339733, 10339739, 10339789, 10337181, 10337353, 10340239, 10339806, 10340058, 10340675, 10339815, 10340549, 10340334, 10340565, 10340617, 10340503, 10340265, 10340210, 10340487, 10340593, 10337430, 10337431, 10337168, 10339863, 10339864, 10339973, 10337371, 10337405, 10339865, 10340699, and more.