Hail and Damaging Winds in Ohio, July 26, 1995

Name: Hail and Damaging Winds in Ohio, July 26, 1995
Start: 1995-07-26T05:48
End: 1995-07-26T19:02
Location: Ohio

July 26, 1995 · 26 events in 18 counties and zones

20 thunderstorm wind, 6 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 26 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: 4
Property damage: $165,000
Crop damage: $8,000
Events: 26

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.

The radar

The Charleston,WV radar (KRLX), 129 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 11:47 UTC.

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Event by event

20 thunderstorm wind, 6 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Washington

When: July 26, 5:48 AM CST
Where: Washington County, Bartlesville
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 39.455, -81.495 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Delaware

When: July 26, 11:35 AM CST
Where: Delaware County, Kansas
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 40.278, -83.005 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Severe thunderstorms redeveloped in eastern Oklahoma during the morning of July 26th. Thunderstorm winds gusted to 60 mph two miles west of Canadian, and large tree limbs were blown down by strong winds four miles northwest of Hollow. Golf ball-size hail fell two miles west of Hollow and three miles southwest of Strang, and half-dollar-size hail fell at Strang. Quarter-size hail fell at Nowata and at Adair, and dime to nickel-size hail fell at several other locations in northeast Oklahoma. OKLAHOMA, Extreme Southeast

Hail, Delaware

When: July 26, 11:43 AM CST
Where: Delaware County, Kansas
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Coordinates: 40.278, -83.005 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Butler

When: July 26, 1:15 PM EST
Where: Butler County, Sommerville
Property damage: $3,000
Coordinates: 39.439, -84.576 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Several power lines were knocked down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Williams

When: July 26, 1:15 PM EST
Where: Williams County, Melbourne
Property damage: $15,000
Coordinates: 41.560, -84.588 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees were downed, at least one on a house.

Thunderstorm Wind, Preble

When: July 26, 1:22 PM EST
Where: Preble County, Louisburg
Property damage: $3,000
Coordinates: 39.742, -84.648 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Several trees were uprooted.

Thunderstorm Wind, Hamilton

When: July 26, 1:42 PM EST to 1:50 PM EST
Where: Hamilton County, East and South
Property damage: $4
Coordinates: 39.196, -84.543 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees were downed in southern Cincinnati, while three-quarters inch hail was also reported.

Hail, Hamilton

When: July 26, 1:42 PM EST to 1:50 PM EST
Where: Hamilton County, East and South
Coordinates: 39.196, -84.543 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees were downed in southern Cincinnati, while three-quarters inch hail was also reported.

Thunderstorm Wind, Shelby

When: July 26, 1:43 PM EST to 2:15 PM EST
Where: Shelby County, Countywide
Injuries: 4 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $60,000
Coordinates: 40.332, -84.205 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Several trees and power lines were downed in numerous locations. At the county fairgrounds in Sidney, three people were injured as winds knocked tree limbs into tents. In extreme southern Shelby County, thunderstorm winds destroyed a mobile home and injured a 15-year-old girl inside. Winds also destroyed a grain bin.

Thunderstorm Wind, Logan

When: July 26, 1:57 PM EST
Where: Logan County, West Part
Property damage: $4,000
Coordinates: 40.388, -83.766 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Numerous large trees were downed.

Hail, Montgomery

When: July 26, 2:00 PM EST
Where: Montgomery County, Centerville
Coordinates: 39.755, -84.291 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Power lines and trees were blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Montgomery

When: July 26, 2:00 PM EST
Where: Montgomery County, Centerville
Property damage: $3,000
Coordinates: 39.755, -84.291 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Power lines and trees were blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Greene

When: July 26, 2:10 PM EST to 2:43 PM EST
Where: Greene County, Countywide
Property damage: $20,000
Coordinates: 39.692, -83.890 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A microburst, with winds estimated to be 70 to 100 miles an hour, uprooted several trees and damaged a roof, siding, and porch of a home two miles south of Cedarville. Trees and power lines were downed in numerous other locations.

Thunderstorm Wind, Clark

When: July 26, 2:18 PM EST to 2:35 PM EST
Where: Clark County, Countywide
Property damage: $6
Crop damage: $4,000
Coordinates: 39.917, -83.784 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees were downed in several locations. Three miles south of Springfield, winds were measured at 65 mph. 60 mph winds were also measured at Charleston. Golf ball-size hail damaged crops.

Hail, Clark

When: July 26, 2:18 PM EST to 2:35 PM EST
Where: Clark County, Countywide
Crop damage: $4,000
Coordinates: 39.917, -83.784 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees were downed in several locations. Three miles south of Springfield, winds were measured at 65 mph. 60 mph winds were also measured at Charleston. Golf ball-size hail damaged crops.

Thunderstorm Wind, Butler

When: July 26, 2:37 PM EST to 2:45 PM EST
Where: Butler County, South Half
Property damage: $4,000
Coordinates: 39.439, -84.576 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees and power lines were downed at several locations.

Thunderstorm Wind, Warren

When: July 26, 2:45 PM EST
Where: Warren County, Morrow
Property damage: $2,000
Coordinates: 39.428, -84.167 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees were downed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Miami

When: July 26, 2:55 PM EST
Where: Miami County, Troy
Property damage: $3,000
Coordinates: 40.053, -84.229 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees and power lines were downed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Logan

When: July 26, 3:10 PM EST to 3:20 PM EST
Where: Logan County, South Part
Property damage: $7,000
Coordinates: 40.388, -83.766 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees were downed, and a silo was blown over.

Thunderstorm Wind, Fairfield

When: July 26, 4:05 PM EST
Where: Fairfield County, Pickerington
Property damage: $10,000
Coordinates: 39.752, -82.631 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds blew over a silo.

Thunderstorm Wind, Licking

When: July 26, 4:10 PM EST
Where: Licking County, Newark
Property damage: $15,000
Coordinates: 40.092, -82.483 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A roof was blown off a small building.

Thunderstorm Wind, Pike

When: July 26, 4:15 PM EST
Where: Pike County, Waverly
Property damage: $2,000
Coordinates: 39.077, -83.067 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees were downed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Jackson

When: July 26, 5:15 PM EST
Where: Jackson County, Wellston
Property damage: $2,000
Coordinates: 39.020, -82.618 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Meigs

When: July 26, 6:10 PM EST
Where: Meigs County, Hamden
Property damage: $2,000
Coordinates: 39.082, -82.023 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees were uprooted and large branches fell across power lines. No major structural damage was reported.

Thunderstorm Wind, Meigs

When: July 26, 6:40 PM EST
Where: Meigs County, Rutland
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 39.082, -82.023 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees were uprooted and large branches fell across power lines. No major structural damage was reported.

Thunderstorm Wind, Meigs

When: July 26, 7:02 PM EST
Where: Meigs County, Pomeroy
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 39.082, -82.023 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees were uprooted and large branches fell across power lines. No major structural damage was reported.

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

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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: 10339184, 10340515, 10340518, 10337358, 10339763, 10339093, 10340558, 10358506, 10339970, 10340700, 10317777, 10317793, 10340422, 10337300, 10358501, 10337359, 10340080, 10340154, 10340701, 10340610, 10340637, 10340004, 10340369, 10340127, 10340128, 10340129.