Damaging Winds and Lightning Strike in Ohio, July 31, 1999

Name: Damaging Winds and Lightning Strike in Ohio, July 31, 1999
Start: 1999-07-31T16:10
End: 1999-07-31T20:10
Location: Ohio

July 31, 1999 · NWS ILN · 7 events in 6 counties and zones

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

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 1
Property damage: $56,000
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

6 thunderstorm wind, 1 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Mercer

When: July 31, 4:10 PM EST to 4:15 PM EST
Where: Mercer County, Rockford
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph)
Property damage: $5,000
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 40.680, -84.630

Trees and electrical poles downed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Darke

When: July 31, 5:45 PM EST to 6:00 PM EST
Where: Darke County, Union City to Greenville
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph)
Property damage: $10,000
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 40.220, -84.800

Numerous trees and power lines downed.

Lightning, Shelby

When: July 31, 5:50 PM EST
Where: Shelby County, Anna
Injuries: 1 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $20,000
Reported by: NEWSPAPER
Coordinates: 40.332, -84.205 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Lightning struck a barn causing a damaging fire. It also struck a man who received minor injuries.

Thunderstorm Wind, Shelby

When: July 31, 6:00 PM EST to 6:15 PM EST
Where: Shelby County, Countywide
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph)
Property damage: $10,000
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 40.330, -84.220

Numerous trees knocked down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Logan

When: July 31, 6:15 PM EST to 6:20 PM EST
Where: Logan County, Bellefontaine
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph)
Property damage: $3,000
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 40.370, -83.770

Several trees knocked down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Hardin

When: July 31, 6:50 PM EST to 7:05 PM EST
Where: Hardin County, Countywide
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph)
Property damage: $5,000
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 40.680, -83.630

Trees knocked down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Fairfield

When: July 31, 8:05 PM EST to 8:10 PM EST
Where: Fairfield County, Baltimore
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph)
Property damage: $3,000
Reported by: FIRE DEPT/RESCUE SQUAD
Coordinates: 39.850, -82.600

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.
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, July 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: 5707185, 5707180, 5707186, 5707181, 5707183, 5707182, 5707184.