Ohio, 1999Tornadoes and Hail in Ohio, April 9, 1999
April 9, 1999 · NWS ILN · 12 events in 10 counties and zones
6 tornado, 4 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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- Deaths
- 4
- Injuries
- 65
- Property damage
- $89 million
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 12
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.
Event by event
6 tornado, 4 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Tornado, Hamilton
- When
- April 9, 3:55 AM EST to 4:00 AM EST
- Where
- Hamilton County, Addyston to 1 mi of Addyston
- Rating
- F1
- Path length
- 0.8 mi
- Path width
- 100 yd
- Property damage
- $200,000
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 39.130, -84.730
After touching down on the north shore of the Ohio River, the tornado destroyed a house, pulled a metal roof from a garage, and downed several trees.
Tornado, Miami
- When
- April 9, 4:00 AM EST to 4:10 AM EST
- Where
- Miami County, Tipp City to 3 mi of Tipp City
- Rating
- F1
- Path length
- 3.5 mi
- Path width
- 100 yd
- Property damage
- $250,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 39.930, -84.200
The tornado pushed cars off of the road, peeled siding from houses, downed several trees, damaged storage buildings and destroyed several campers and RV's on a sales lot.
Tornado, Hamilton
- When
- April 9, 4:12 AM EST to 4:22 AM EST
- Where
- Hamilton County, Blue Ash to Sixteen Mile Stand
- Rating
- F4
- Path length
- 8 mi
- Path width
- 440 yd
- Deaths
- 4 direct, 0 indirect
- Injuries
- 65 direct, 0 indirect
- Property damage
- $82 million
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 39.230, -84.370
A tornado began with F2 intensity in Blue Ash in the northeast corner of the county. This tornado moved through Montgomery, Symmes Township, and Loveland before entering Warren county. The intensity of the tornado was F2 and F3 at many points along the track, intensifying to a low end F4 while in Montgomery. The width of the tornado ranged from 100 yards to 1/4 mile wide. Four fatalities occurred; two in a home and the other two in vehicles. About 91 homes and apartments were destroyed along with 37 businesses. Additionally, 197 homes and apartments suffered major damage with 477 others also incurring damage. Twenty six businesses had major damage with 18 others also incurring damage.
Tornado, Warren
- When
- April 9, 4:22 AM EST to 4:25 AM EST
- Where
- Warren County, Loveland Park to Maineville
- Rating
- F1
- Path length
- 2 mi
- Path width
- 100 yd
- Property damage
- $3.0 million
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 39.300, -84.250
The tornado crossed from Hamilton county through southeast Deerfield Township and across the Little Miami River. The tornado damaged several houses, hundreds of mature trees, along with garages and barns.
Thunderstorm Wind, Adams
- When
- April 9, 4:30 AM EST to 4:40 AM EST
- Where
- Adams County, West Union
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Property damage
- $30,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 38.800, -83.530
Damage was noted to several trees as well as a mobile home.
Tornado, Warren
- When
- April 9, 4:33 AM EST to 4:40 AM EST
- Where
- Warren County, Maineville to 3 mi SW of Morrow
- Rating
- F2
- Path length
- 1.5 mi
- Path width
- 100 yd
- Property damage
- $2.5 million
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 39.350, -84.180
A tornado touched down in eastern Hamilton Township causing heavy damage to a farmstead. The roof of the house and an extension to a barn were destroyed. Further down the path, a house was skewed from its foundation.
Thunderstorm Wind, Clermont
- When
- April 9, 4:49 AM EST to 5:00 AM EST
- Where
- Clermont County, Countywide
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 38.980, -84.150
Several large trees were downed in the northern section of the county.
Thunderstorm Wind, Clinton
- When
- April 9, 4:50 AM EST to 5:03 AM EST
- Where
- Clinton County, 2 mi S of Clarksville
- Measured
- 100 kt (115 mph)
- Property damage
- $1.0 million
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 39.370, -83.980
The same storm that produced tornadoes to the southwest of the county moved to the Pansy road area southwest of Clarksville. Three homes and a business were destroyed by the storm and 20 other properties were damaged.
Tornado, Champaign
- When
- April 9, 5:00 AM EST to 5:05 AM EST
- Where
- Champaign County, Middletown
- Rating
- F1
- Path length
- 0.5 mi
- Path width
- 220 yd
- Property damage
- $300,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 40.180, -83.620
The tornado caused structural damage to houses and mobile homes, as well as downing several trees.
Thunderstorm Wind, Union
- When
- April 9, 5:10 AM EST to 5:15 AM EST
- Where
- Union County, Marysville
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 40.230, -83.370
Trees were blown down along state route 245.
Hail, Franklin
- When
- April 9, 11:15 AM EST to 11:16 AM EST
- Where
- Franklin County, Columbus
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 40.030, -83.000
Hail, Licking
- When
- April 9, 11:50 AM EST to 11:51 AM EST
- Where
- Licking County, Newark
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 40.070, -82.400
- 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.
- 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.
- Hail
- Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
- Tornadoes and Damaging Wind in Indiana, April 9, 19992 injured · $1.9 million · F3 · 3 events
- Tornado in Indiana, April 9, 1999$250,000 · F3 · 1 event
- High Wind in Colorado, April 9 to 10, 1999$14 million · 85 kt wind · 11 events
- Tornado in Indiana, April 9, 1999$100,000 · F2 · 1 event
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Pennsylvania, April 9 to 10, 1999$161,000 · 50 kt wind · 15 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Virginia, April 9, 1999$68,000 · 1.75 in hail · 26 events
- Damaging Wind in Indiana, April 9, 19993 injured · $50,000 · 100 kt wind · 1 event
- Tornado and Damaging Winds in Virginia, April 9, 1999$42,000 · F1 · 4 events
- Damaging Winds in Ohio, April 9, 1999$57,000 · 60 kt wind · 8 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in West Virginia, April 9, 19991 injured · $38,000 · 1 in hail · 5 events
- Damaging Wind in Indiana, April 9, 1999$50,000 · 1 event
- Damaging Winds in Kentucky, April 9, 1999$40,000 · 50 kt wind · 3 events
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: 5691322, 5689878, 5691323, 5689876, 5689881, 5689877, 5689880, 5689885, 5689879, 5689882, 5689883, 5689884.