Tornado and Hail in Ohio, June 21, 1995

Name: Tornado and Hail in Ohio, June 21, 1995
Start: 1995-06-21T04:05
End: 1995-06-21T20:20
Location: Ohio

June 21, 1995 · 70 events in 36 counties and zones

42 hail, 27 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 69 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: 0
Property damage: $337,000
Crop damage: $25,000
Events: 70

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 Cincinnati radar (KILN), 50 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 22:30 UTC.

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Event by event

42 hail, 27 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Clermont

When: June 21, 4:05 AM EST
Where: Clermont County, Bethel
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 39.047, -84.152 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Union

When: June 21, 12:50 PM EST to 1:10 PM EST
Where: Union County, North Half
Measured: 1 in hail
Property damage: $15,000
Coordinates: 40.299, -83.372 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees were downed in several locations, some on cars and across power lines.

Thunderstorm Wind, Miami

When: June 21, 1:00 PM EST
Where: Miami County, Piqua
Property damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 40.053, -84.229 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A roof was blown off a hanger, damaging three small planes. Several trees were also downed, one damaging a house.

Hail, Summit

When: June 21, 1:23 PM EST
Where: Summit County, Richfield
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 41.126, -81.532 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Shelby

When: June 21, 1:45 PM EST
Where: Shelby County, Sidney to Countywide
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 40.332, -84.205 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorms dropped one to three inches of rain on top of saturated ground causing flooding of rural roads, fields, and low lying areas.

Hail, Delaware

When: June 21, 1:45 PM EST to 1:50 PM EST
Where: Delaware County, West Half
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 40.278, -83.005 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Tuscarawas

When: June 21, 1:50 PM EST
Where: Tuscarawas County, New Philadelphia
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 40.441, -81.474 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Street flooding was reported in New Philadelphia.

Hail, Medina

When: June 21, 1:55 PM EST
Where: Medina County, Near Wadsworth
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 41.118, -81.900 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Marion

When: June 21, 2:09 PM EST
Where: Marion County, Greencamp & Marion
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 40.587, -83.161 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Union

When: June 21, 2:10 PM EST
Where: Union County, Essex
Measured: 1.5 in hail
Coordinates: 40.299, -83.372 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Madison

When: June 21, 2:15 PM EST
Where: Madison County, Mt. Sterling
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 39.894, -83.400 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Hardin

When: June 21, 2:15 PM EST
Where: Hardin County, Mt. Victory
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 40.662, -83.659 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Richland

When: June 21, 2:21 PM EST
Where: Richland County, Mansfield
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 40.775, -82.536 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Auglaize

When: June 21, 2:30 PM EST
Where: Auglaize County, New Bremen
Measured: 1 kt (1 mph)
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 40.561, -84.222 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A window was blown out of a house, and a storm door was blown off. Several trees were also downed.

Hail, Auglaize

When: June 21, 2:30 PM EST
Where: Auglaize County, New Bremen
Coordinates: 40.561, -84.222 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A window was blown out of a house, and a storm door was blown off. Several trees were also downed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Butler

When: June 21, 2:33 PM EST to 2:38 PM EST
Where: Butler County, Oxford
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 39.439, -84.576 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Numerous trees were downed.

Hail, Butler

When: June 21, 2:33 PM EST to 2:38 PM EST
Where: Butler County, Oxford
Coordinates: 39.439, -84.576 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Numerous trees were downed.

Hail, Ashland

When: June 21, 2:45 PM EST
Where: Ashland County, Ashland
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 40.846, -82.271 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Montgomery

When: June 21, 2:55 PM EST
Where: Montgomery County, Fairborn
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Property damage: $10,000
Crop damage: $10,000
Coordinates: 39.755, -84.291 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Large hail damaged automobiles and destroyed crops.

Hail, Morrow

When: June 21, 3:00 PM EST
Where: Morrow County, Fulton City
Measured: 0.8 in hail
Property damage: $4,000
Coordinates: 40.524, -82.794 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees were downed in several locations and large hail fell.

Hail, Delaware

When: June 21, 3:00 PM EST to 3:35 PM EST
Where: Delaware County, West Half
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 40.278, -83.005 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Knox

When: June 21, 3:00 PM EST
Where: Knox County, Knox City
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Property damage: $3,000
Coordinates: 40.399, -82.421 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees were downed and large hail fell.

Hail, Wayne

When: June 21, 3:08 PM EST
Where: Wayne County, Shreve
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 40.829, -81.888 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Mercer

When: June 21, 3:10 PM EST
Where: Mercer County, St. Henry
Property damage: $20,000
Coordinates: 40.540, -84.629 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees downed, some on a house.

Hail, Trumbull

When: June 21, 3:15 PM EST
Where: Trumbull County, Countywide
Measured: 1 in hail
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 41.317, -80.761 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees were downed at a number of locations including Warren and Masury. Large hail was reported at Niles.

Thunderstorm Wind, Darke

When: June 21, 3:30 PM EST
Where: Darke County, Greenville
Property damage: $15,000
Coordinates: 40.133, -84.619 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Several trees downed, some onto an automobile.

Thunderstorm Wind, Knox

When: June 21, 3:31 PM EST
Where: Knox County, Mt. Vernon
Property damage: $6
Coordinates: 40.399, -82.421 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

About a half dozen trees were downed.

Hail, Marion

When: June 21, 3:33 PM EST
Where: Marion County, Prospect
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 40.587, -83.161 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Carroll

When: June 21, 3:35 PM EST
Where: Carroll County, Carrollton
Coordinates: 40.580, -81.090 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Several large branches downed by thunderstorm winds.

Hail, Portage

When: June 21, 3:35 PM EST
Where: Portage County, Edinburg
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 41.168, -81.197 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Madison

When: June 21, 3:45 PM EST to 3:54 PM EST
Where: Madison County, Amity & St. Sterling
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 39.894, -83.400 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Montgomery

When: June 21, 3:57 PM EST to 4:20 PM EST
Where: Montgomery County, Huber Heights & Dayto
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 39.755, -84.291 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Several large trees were downed around Dayton, while three-quarter inch hail fell at Huber Heights.

Hail, Union

When: June 21, 4:00 PM EST to 4:25 PM EST
Where: Union County, North Half
Measured: 1.5 in hail
Property damage: $10,000
Crop damage: $15,000
Coordinates: 40.299, -83.372 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Large hail destroyed crops and damaged automobiles.

Thunderstorm Wind, Morrow

When: June 21, 4:00 PM EST
Where: Morrow County, South Part
Property damage: $3,000
Coordinates: 40.524, -82.794 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees were downed.

Hail, Delaware

When: June 21, 4:07 PM EST
Where: Delaware County, Delaware
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 40.278, -83.005 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Butler

When: June 21, 4:20 PM EST
Where: Butler County, Collinsville
Coordinates: 39.439, -84.576 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Trumbull

When: June 21, 4:24 PM EST
Where: Trumbull County, South Half
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Property damage: $3,000
Coordinates: 41.317, -80.761 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees were downed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Mahoning

When: June 21, 4:26 PM EST
Where: Mahoning County, North Jackson
Coordinates: 41.015, -80.776 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Large limbs were downed.

Hail, Portage

When: June 21, 4:28 PM EST
Where: Portage County, Near Diamond
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Property damage: $3,000
Coordinates: 41.168, -81.197 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees were downed and large hail fell.

Thunderstorm Wind, Clark

When: June 21, 4:30 PM EST to 4:55 PM EST
Where: Clark County, Countywide
Property damage: $10,000
Coordinates: 39.917, -83.784 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees were downed, some on power lines, at a number of locations.

Thunderstorm Wind, Preble

When: June 21, 4:30 PM EST
Where: Preble County, Fairhaven
Property damage: $4,000
Coordinates: 39.742, -84.648 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees downed.

Hail, Warren

When: June 21, 4:30 PM EST
Where: Warren County, Springboro
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 39.428, -84.167 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Marion

When: June 21, 4:30 PM EST
Where: Marion County, Countywide
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Property damage: $4,000
Coordinates: 40.587, -83.161 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees were downed and large hail was reported in a number of locations.

Hail, Summit

When: June 21, 4:44 PM EST
Where: Summit County, South Part
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Property damage: $4,000
Coordinates: 41.126, -81.532 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winds were measured at 60 mph (52 knots) at the Akron-Canton Airport and large hail was reported nearby.

Thunderstorm Wind, Coshocton

When: June 21, 4:45 PM EST
Where: Coshocton County, Keene
Coordinates: 40.302, -81.920 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A few trees downed by thunderstorm winds.

Thunderstorm Wind, Franklin

When: June 21, 4:45 PM EST
Where: Franklin County, Upper Arlington
Property damage: $4,000
Coordinates: 39.970, -83.009 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Several large trees downed.

Hail, Coshocton

When: June 21, 4:55 PM EST
Where: Coshocton County, Warsaw
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 40.302, -81.920 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A few trees downed by thunderstorm winds.

Hail, Knox

When: June 21, 5:00 PM EST
Where: Knox County, Mount Vernon
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 40.399, -82.421 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Large hail fell. A 41-year-old man was struck by lightning while working inside his new home which was under construction. The house appears to have been struck first and the charge passed through the man causing minor burns.

Thunderstorm Wind, Columbiana

When: June 21, 5:18 PM EST
Where: Columbiana County, Salem
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 40.768, -80.777 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds gusted to 60 mph in Salem. Power lines were downed just outside of Salem.

Thunderstorm Wind, Columbiana

When: June 21, 5:20 PM EST
Where: Columbiana County, Salem
Property damage: $1,000
Coordinates: 40.768, -80.777 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds gusted to 60 mph in Salem. Power lines were downed just outside of Salem.

Hail, Stark

When: June 21, 5:23 PM EST
Where: Stark County, Countywide
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Property damage: $90,000
Coordinates: 40.814, -81.366 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees and power lines were downed in a number of locations including the northeast side of Canton where a building was damaged from a transformer that was blown from a utility pole and the roof was partially blown off of an apartment building. Large hail was reported in Louisville. A 42-year-old man was knocked unconscious and had to be treated after lightning struck the shelter house that he and 10 other golfers had moved under to avoid the storm.

Tornado, Columbiana

When: June 21, 5:30 PM EST
Where: Columbiana County, Lisbon
Path length: 0.1 mi
Path width: 15 yd
Property damage: $2,000
Coordinates: 40.780, -80.770

A brief tornado (F0) touched down briefly near the intersection of Routes 45 and 517 on the northwest side of Lisbon. The tornado was approximated 15 yards wide and was on the ground for about a tenth of a mile. The only associated damage was a few downed trees and three pieces of aluminum siding ripped from the side of a nearby home.

Hail, Wayne

When: June 21, 5:33 PM EST
Where: Wayne County, Rittman & Creston
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Coordinates: 40.829, -81.888 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Nickel-size hail was reported at Creston and three-quarters inch hail was reported at Rittman.

Thunderstorm Wind, Columbiana

When: June 21, 5:35 PM EST
Where: Columbiana County, Homeworth
Property damage: $1,000
Coordinates: 40.768, -80.777 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Large limbs fell in Salem and Winona. Large trees were downed near Homeworth.

Thunderstorm Wind, Columbiana

When: June 21, 5:40 PM EST
Where: Columbiana County, Salem
Property damage: $1,000
Coordinates: 40.768, -80.777 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Large limbs fell in Salem and Winona. Large trees were downed near Homeworth.

Thunderstorm Wind, Columbiana

When: June 21, 5:40 PM EST
Where: Columbiana County, Winona
Coordinates: 40.768, -80.777 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Large limbs fell in Salem and Winona. Large trees were downed near Homeworth.

Thunderstorm Wind, Medina

When: June 21, 5:40 PM EST
Where: Medina County, Wadsworth & Seville
Property damage: $15,000
Coordinates: 41.118, -81.900 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winds were measured at 64 mph at the airport in Wadsworth. A roof was blown from a barn in Seville and large hail was reported.

Hail, Columbiana

When: June 21, 5:45 PM EST
Where: Columbiana County, Bayard
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Coordinates: 40.768, -80.777 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Large limbs fell in Salem and Winona. Large trees were downed near Homeworth.

Thunderstorm Wind, Columbiana

When: June 21, 6:00 PM EST
Where: Columbiana County, East Liverpool
Coordinates: 40.768, -80.777 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Large limbs downed by Thunderstorm winds.

Hail, Holmes

When: June 21, 6:35 PM EST
Where: Holmes County, Fredericksburg
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 40.561, -81.929 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees were downed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Tuscarawas

When: June 21, 6:40 PM EST
Where: Tuscarawas County, New Philadelphia
Property damage: $1,000
Coordinates: 40.441, -81.474 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Large trees downed by thunderstorm winds.

Thunderstorm Wind, Coshocton

When: June 21, 6:45 PM EST
Where: Coshocton County, West Lafayette
Property damage: $1,000
Coordinates: 40.302, -81.920 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Large trees downed by thunderstorm winds.

Hail, Ashland

When: June 21, 6:50 PM EST
Where: Ashland County, Savanah
Measured: 1.5 in hail
Property damage: $30,000
Coordinates: 40.846, -82.271 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Large hail fell. Lightning struck an oil tank facility and three 300 gallon oil tanks caught fire and burned for an hour and a half.

Thunderstorm Wind, Holmes

When: June 21, 6:50 PM EST
Where: Holmes County, Northeast Part
Property damage: $3,000
Coordinates: 40.561, -81.929 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees were downed.

Hail, Summit

When: June 21, 7:10 PM EST
Where: Summit County, Macedonia
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 41.126, -81.532 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Huron

When: June 21, 7:15 PM EST
Where: Huron County, New London
Property damage: $3,000
Coordinates: 41.146, -82.598 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees were downed, some on power lines.

Hail, Cuyahoga

When: June 21, 7:25 PM EST
Where: Cuyahoga County, Cleveland/ N Olmsted
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Property damage: $2,000
Coordinates: 41.479, -81.678 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Large hail was reported in Cleveland and trees were downed in North Olmsted.

Thunderstorm Wind, Monroe

When: June 21, 8:00 PM EST
Where: Monroe County, Countywide
Property damage: $2,000
Coordinates: 39.727, -81.083 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Numerous trees and power lines downed by thunderstorm winds.

Thunderstorm Wind, Richland

When: June 21, 8:11 PM EST
Where: Richland County, Northwest Part
Property damage: $2,000
Coordinates: 40.775, -82.536 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees were downed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Monroe

When: June 21, 8:20 PM EST
Where: Monroe County, Lewisville
Property damage: $1,000
Coordinates: 39.727, -81.083 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Large trees downed by thunderstorm winds.

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.
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

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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: 10337339, 10339932, 10340149, 10339694, 10339967, 10340465, 10339861, 10340714, 10340590, 10339933, 10340448, 10340621, 10339684, 10358417, 10358418, 10337328, 10358434, 10337179, 10340172, 10340208, 10340466, 10340484, 10339710, 10340140, 10339786, 10340292, 10340485, 10340591, 10337370, 10337572, 10340449, 10340173, 10339934, 10340209, 10340467, 10337329, 10339787, 10340502, 10337573, 10337295, and more.