Ohio, 1999Tornadoes and Hail in Ohio, October 13, 1999
October 13, 1999 · NWS ILN · 25 events in 19 counties and zones
A cold front pushed east from Illinois and Indiana during the afternoon hours and combined with a vigorous upper level disturbance that dropped into the Ohio Valley from the lower Great Lakes region. These factors prompted a squall line to develop ahead of the cold front that moved southeast through the Wilmington Ohio (ILN) county warning area before entering northeast Kentucky and southeast…
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 8
- Property damage
- $4.2 million
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 25
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.
A cold front pushed east from Illinois and Indiana during the afternoon hours and combined with a vigorous upper level disturbance that dropped into the Ohio Valley from the lower Great Lakes region. These factors prompted a squall line to develop ahead of the cold front that moved southeast through the Wilmington Ohio (ILN) county warning area before entering northeast Kentucky and southeast Ohio.
Event by event
16 thunderstorm wind, 5 hail, 3 tornado, 1 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Shelby
- When
- October 13, 2:15 PM EST to 2:20 PM EST
- Where
- Shelby County, Countywide
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Property damage
- $4,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 40.330, -84.220
Several trees were knocked down in the eastern part of the county.
Thunderstorm Wind, Logan
- When
- October 13, 2:20 PM EST to 2:25 PM EST
- Where
- Logan County, Lewistown
- Measured
- 54 kt (62 mph)
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 40.420, -83.880
Thunderstorm winds knocked down trees. Trees were also knocked down near Lakeview and East Liberty.
Hail, Montgomery
- When
- October 13, 2:30 PM EST to 2:32 PM EST
- Where
- Montgomery County, Kettering
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 39.730, -84.180
Thunderstorm Wind, Montgomery
- When
- October 13, 2:39 PM EST to 2:42 PM EST
- Where
- Montgomery County, New Lebanon
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 39.750, -84.380
Trees and power lines knocked down.
Thunderstorm Wind, Union
- When
- October 13, 2:50 PM EST to 2:56 PM EST
- Where
- Union County, Richwood
- Measured
- 51 kt (59 mph)
- Property damage
- $3,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 40.430, -83.300
A barn was damaged and several trees were knocked down.
Thunderstorm Wind, Clark
- When
- October 13, 2:55 PM EST to 3:00 PM EST
- Where
- Clark County, 4 mi NE of Springfield
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 39.950, -83.750
Trees and powerlines were knocked down in the Northridge section of Springfield.
Hail, Greene
- When
- October 13, 2:57 PM EST to 2:59 PM EST
- Where
- Greene County, Jamestown
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 39.650, -83.730
Thunderstorm Wind, Greene
- When
- October 13, 3:02 PM EST to 3:10 PM EST
- Where
- Greene County, Xenia
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Property damage
- $4,000
- Reported by
- DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
- Coordinates
- 39.680, -83.930
Trees were knocked down in town along with several trees downed in the eastern third of the county.
Hail, Hamilton
- When
- October 13, 3:15 PM EST
- Where
- Hamilton County, 3 mi N of Cincinnati
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 39.170, -84.550
Report taken from the Spring Grove section of Cincinnati.
Thunderstorm Wind, Hamilton
- When
- October 13, 3:25 PM EST to 3:30 PM EST
- Where
- Hamilton County, Hyde Park
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 39.150, -84.450
Trees and powerlines were knocked down.
Thunderstorm Wind, Fayette
- When
- October 13, 3:30 PM EST to 3:35 PM EST
- Where
- Fayette County, Bloomingburg
- Measured
- 57 kt (66 mph)
- Injuries
- 2 direct, 0 indirect
- Property damage
- $50,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 39.600, -83.400
A downburst from a thunderstorm blew a mobile home on its side causing minor injuries to the two occupants. Trees and utility poles were also uprooted and knocked across main roads and railroad tracks.
Thunderstorm Wind, Madison
- When
- October 13, 3:30 PM EST to 3:40 PM EST
- Where
- Madison County, London
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Property damage
- $4,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 39.880, -83.450
Numerous trees were knocked down.
Lightning, Franklin
- When
- October 13, 3:31 PM EST
- Where
- Franklin County, Westerville
- Property damage
- $20,000
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 39.970, -83.009 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
A lightning strike created a house fire, causing extensive damage to one residence.
Thunderstorm Wind, Delaware
- When
- October 13, 3:31 PM EST to 3:40 PM EST
- Where
- Delaware County, Countywide
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Property damage
- $3,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 40.300, -83.000
Trees and powerlines were knocked down in several places across the county.
Hail, Clermont
- When
- October 13, 3:33 PM EST to 3:35 PM EST
- Where
- Clermont County, Milford
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 39.170, -84.280
Tornado, Fayette
- When
- October 13, 3:36 PM EST to 3:39 PM EST
- Where
- Fayette County, Pancoastburg
- Rating
- F0
- Path length
- 0.1 mi
- Path width
- 25 yd
- Property damage
- $30,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 39.620, -83.270
A brief touchdown flipped over several pontoon boats, destroying at least one. Several utility poles and trees were knocked down along with well-anchored signs being ripped off of a local business.
Thunderstorm Wind, Franklin
- When
- October 13, 3:39 PM EST to 3:44 PM EST
- Where
- Franklin County, Columbus
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 40.030, -83.000
Trees and powerlines were knocked down in the Blendon Township area northeast of the city.
Thunderstorm Wind, Ross
- When
- October 13, 3:53 PM EST to 3:56 PM EST
- Where
- Ross County, 1 mi W of Lyndon
- Measured
- 53 kt (61 mph)
- Property damage
- $15,000
- Reported by
- FIRE DEPT/RESCUE SQUAD
- Coordinates
- 39.350, -83.330
A barn was blown down on equipment that was housed inside of it. A grain bin was blown off of its foundation at the same location. A garage was destroyed, as well as siding and roofing being peeled off of a residence.
Tornado, Pickaway
- When
- October 13, 4:00 PM EST to 4:10 PM EST
- Where
- Pickaway County, Circleville to 2 mi N of Circleville
- Rating
- F3
- Path length
- 3.5 mi
- Path width
- 440 yd
- Injuries
- 6 direct, 0 indirect
- Property damage
- $4.0 million
- Reported by
- NWS STORM SURVEY
- Coordinates
- 39.600, -82.980
A tornado touched down west of Circleville, pulling a small shed off of its foundation and destroying a section of a construction building. after this, the tornado lifted and then touched down in a more developed area in town. It destroyed a building housing two businesses and ripped the roof off of a section of a strip mall, ejecting furniture from inside the structure. A large sign weighing several hundred pounds was ripped from its foundation and blown twenty feet away. A tractor trailer with a load of 18 to 19 tons was blown over and dragged ten feet away from where it landed. The tornado then proceeded to a housing development where several homes were destroyed, several roofs ripped off, and garages either destroyed or moved from their foundations. Trees were twisted and broken off at their bases and carports were also torn from nearby houses.
Tornado, Ross
- When
- October 13, 4:10 PM EST to 4:13 PM EST
- Where
- Ross County, Bourneville
- Rating
- F0
- Path length
- 0.1 mi
- Path width
- 25 yd
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 39.280, -83.170
A brief touchdown knocked several trees down, felling one into a house.
Thunderstorm Wind, Fairfield
- When
- October 13, 4:15 PM EST to 4:25 PM EST
- Where
- Fairfield County, Countywide
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Property damage
- $4,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 39.730, -82.570
Trees were knocked down across the county.
Thunderstorm Wind, Brown
- When
- October 13, 4:20 PM EST to 4:25 PM EST
- Where
- Brown County, Georgetown
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Property damage
- $4,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 38.870, -83.900
Trees and powerlines were knocked down.
Thunderstorm Wind, Highland
- When
- October 13, 4:40 PM EST to 4:45 PM EST
- Where
- Highland County, Greenfield to Highland
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph)
- Property damage
- $25,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 39.350, -83.380
The side of the Greenfield Fire Department garage was blown out. Several trees were also knocked down in the Hillsboro area.
Thunderstorm Wind, Adams
- When
- October 13, 4:49 PM EST to 4:59 PM EST
- Where
- Adams County, Youngsville
- Measured
- 53 kt (61 mph)
- Property damage
- $12,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 38.920, -83.570
Several trees were knocked down. One landed on a car, another fell across a road causing a semi to jackknife.
Hail, Scioto
- When
- October 13, 5:25 PM EST to 5:28 PM EST
- Where
- Scioto County, 2 mi W of Portsmouth
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 38.730, -83.020
Trees and powerlines were also knocked down by thunderstorm winds.
- 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.
- 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.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Ohio, October 13 to 31, 19991 death · 6 injured · $1.2 million · 1.75 in hail · 51 events
- Tornado and Damaging Winds in West Virginia, October 13, 1999$269,000 · F1 · 13 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in New York, October 13, 1999$215,000 · 66 kt wind · 12 events
- Damaging Winds in Pennsylvania, October 13, 1999$185,000 · 13 events
- Damaging Winds in Pennsylvania, October 13, 1999$65,000 · 3 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Ohio, October 13, 1999$37,000 · 57 kt wind · 11 events
- Hail and Lightning Strike in Michigan, October 13, 19992 injured · 1 in hail · 10 events
- Damaging Winds in Kentucky, October 13, 1999$28,000 · 60 kt wind · 2 events
- Damaging Wind in Pennsylvania, October 13, 1999$20,000 · 1 event
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Ohio, October 13, 1999$12,000 · 1 in hail · 4 events
- Hail in Indiana, October 13, 19990.75 in hail · 3 events
- Hail and Damaging Wind in New York, October 13, 19991 in hail · 2 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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5723427, 5722291, 5723429, 5722289, 5722288, 5723430, 5723428, 5723431, 5723432, 5723433, 5722404, 5723434, 5722290, 5722406, 5723436, 5722405, 5723435, 5722407, 5722803, 5722408, 5723439, 5723437, 5723438, 5723440, 5723441.