Hail and Damaging Winds in Ohio, August 13 to 14, 1999

Name: Hail and Damaging Winds in Ohio, August 13 to 14, 1999
Start: 1999-08-13T15:50
End: 1999-08-14T00:03
Location: Ohio

August 13 to 14, 1999 · NWS PBZ · 7 events in 4 counties and zones

5 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail, 1 lightning, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $184,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 7

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.

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Event by event

5 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail, 1 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Tuscarawas

When: August 13, 3:50 PM EST
Where: Tuscarawas County, Uhrichsville
Property damage: $3,000
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 40.400, -81.330

Thunderstorm winds downed several trees near Stone Creek.

Thunderstorm Wind, Harrison

When: August 13, 4:00 PM EST
Where: Harrison County, Tappan Res
Property damage: $3,000
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 40.350, -81.220

Thunderstorm winds downed several trees on Reed Road.

Thunderstorm Wind, Harrison

When: August 13, 4:15 PM EST to 4:20 PM EST
Where: Harrison County, Scio to Jewett
Property damage: $25,000
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates: 40.400, -81.080

Thunderstorm winds downed several trees in the towns of Scio and Jewett. In Scio, one tree landed on a house, causing minor damage. Two cars were damaged in Jewett by falling trees.

Hail, Muskingum

When: August 13, 5:25 PM EST
Where: Muskingum County, Zanesville
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 39.950, -82.020

Thunderstorm Wind, Muskingum

When: August 13, 5:25 PM EST
Where: Muskingum County, Zanesville
Property damage: $3,000
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 39.950, -82.020

Thunderstorm winds downed several trees.

Thunderstorm Wind, Guernsey

When: August 13, 5:45 PM EST
Where: Guernsey County, Byesville
Property damage: $50,000
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 39.970, -81.530

Thunderstorm winds blew a small garage down onto the car inside. Another car parked outside the garage was flipped onto its roof. Several trees across the area were also blown down.

Lightning, Muskingum

When: August 14, 12:03 AM EST
Where: Muskingum County, Zanesville
Property damage: $100,000
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates: 39.965, -81.944 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Lightning struck a house, setting it on fire. The house was destroyed.

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.
Hail: Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
Lightning: A lightning strike that killed, injured or caused damage.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Ohio in 1999 Every state in 1999 This day in weather history Warnings in Ohio, August 1999

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: 5714783, 5714784, 5714785, 5714786, 5714787, 5714788, 5714789.