Thunderstorm Wind, Clinton
- When
- July 28, 6:55 AM EST to 7:00 AM EST
- Where
- Clinton County, Clarksville
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Property damage
- $25,000
- Coordinates
- 39.400, -83.980
A barn roof was damaged and several trees and limbs were downed.
Damaging Winds in Ohio, July 28, 1997
4 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Where it happened
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- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $53,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 4
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), 14 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 11:56 UTC.
Event by event
4 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Clinton
- When
- July 28, 7:25 AM EST
- Where
- Clinton County, 4 mi SE of Martinsville
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Coordinates
- 39.280, -83.770
An observer reported a gust to 60 mph.
Thunderstorm Wind, Warren
- When
- July 28, 2:30 PM EST to 2:35 PM EST
- Where
- Warren County, Morrow
- Measured
- 70 kt (81 mph)
- Property damage
- $25,000
- Coordinates
- 39.400, -84.230
A microburst caused significant damage to a barn.
Thunderstorm Wind, Ross
- When
- July 28, 2:45 PM EST to 2:50 PM EST
- Where
- Ross County, Chillicothe
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Property damage
- $3,000
- Coordinates
- 39.330, -82.980
Several trees downed.
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.
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The same day elsewhere
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- Heat in Illinois, July 28, 1997
- Heat in North Carolina, July 28, 1997
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Georgia, July 28, 1997
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Virginia, July 28, 1997
- Damaging Winds and Lightning Strike in North Carolina, July 28, 1997
- Damaging Winds and Lightning Strike in West Virginia, July 28, 1997
- Flash Flood and Damaging Wind in Virginia, July 28 to 29, 1997
- Damaging Winds in Kentucky, July 28, 1997
- Damaging Wind in Alabama, July 28, 1997
- Flash Flood and Hail in North Carolina, July 28, 1997
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: 5612398, 5612399, 5612401, 5612400.