Ohio, 1998

Tornadoes in Ohio, June 11 to 21, 1998

June 11 to 21, 1998 · NWS IWX · 2 events in 1 county or zone

2 tornado, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$29,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
2

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 Northern Indiana radar (KIWX), 106 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 20:41 UTC.

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Event by event

2 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Tornado, Van Wert

When
June 11, 3:42 PM EST to 3:43 PM EST
Where
Van Wert County, Scott to 4 mi SSE of Scott
Rating
F0
Path length
0.5 mi
Path width
25 yd
Property damage
$4,000
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
40.930, -84.570

Emergency management reported F0 damage from a tornado south of Scott. The tornado was on the ground for one half mile, touching down 4 miles south of Scott and lifting 4 and one half miles south southeast of Scott. F0 damage was to a barn and trees. The tornado was about 25 yards wide at its widest point.

Tornado, Van Wert

When
June 21, 10:00 PM EST to 10:03 PM EST
Where
Van Wert County, Willshire to 2 mi NE of Willshire
Rating
F1
Path length
1.5 mi
Path width
75 yd
Property damage
$25,000
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
40.770, -84.780

Emergency management reported F1 damage from a tornado northeast of Willshire. The tornado was on the ground for one and one half miles, touching down 2 miles northeast of Willshire and lifting 3 and one half miles northeast of Willshire. F1 damage was a leveled barn and trees uprooted and torn out of the ground. The tornado was about 75 yards wide at its widest point..

What these are

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.

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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: 5678159, 5678160.