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Ohio, 1980

The year's recorded storm events, federal disaster declarations and flood insurance claims.

409events recorded58 in 1979

0deaths recorded57 injuries

$57Mproperty damage (estimates)

1disaster declarations909 NFIP claims, $2.7M paid

NCEI notes that Storm Data is compiled from a variety of sources including the National Weather Service, other federal, state and local agencies, the media and the public; that property and crop damage figures are estimates; and that some events are recorded by NWS forecast zone rather than by county. FEMA notes that NFIP claim records are redacted and aggregated to protect the privacy of policyholders.

Events by hazard

Wind266

Hail106

Tornado37

Includes events recorded by forecast zone. The state's yearly total for 1980 was 409 against 58 in 1979.

Counties with the most recorded events

County	Events in 1980
Franklin County	13
Logan County	13
Champaign County	10
Greene County	10
Licking County	10
Montgomery County	10
Muskingum County	10
Wayne County	10
Auglaize County	9
Shelby County	9
Allen County	8
Butler County	8
Mercer County	8
Wood County	8
Carroll County	7
Cuyahoga County	7
Darke County	7
Guernsey County	7
Hamilton County	7
Lorain County	7
Richland County	7
Ashtabula County	6
Holmes County	6
Paulding County	6
Stark County	6

Notable events

Date	County	Event type	Magnitude	Property damage	Deaths	Injuries
2 Jun 1980	Hamilton	Tornado	F1	$25,000,000	—	15
8 Apr 1980	Butler	Tornado	F2	$2,500,000	—	10
8 Apr 1980	Wood	Tornado	F2	$250,000	—	7
5 Jul 1980	Paulding	Tornado	F1	$250,000	—	6
1 Jun 1980	Licking	Tornado	F1	$2,500,000	—	5
1 Jun 1980	Mercer	Tornado	F1	$2,500,000	—	4
8 Apr 1980	Lucas	Tornado	F2	$2,500,000	—	2
8 Apr 1980	Clermont	Tornado	F1	$250,000	—	2
6 Jun 1980	Carroll	Tornado	F1	$250,000	—	2
7 Jun 1980	Holmes	Tornado	F1	$2,500,000	—	1
8 Apr 1980	Allen	Tornado	F1	$250,000	—	1
8 Apr 1980	Scioto	Tornado	F1	$250,000	—	1
5 Jul 1980	Morrow	Tornado	F2	$25,000	—	1
8 Apr 1980	Darke	Tornado	F2	$2,500,000	—	—
2 Jun 1980	Jackson	Tornado	F1	$2,500,000	—	—
2 Jun 1980	Lawrence	Tornado	F1	$2,500,000	—	—
2 Jun 1980	Gallia	Tornado	F1	$2,500,000	—	—
7 Jun 1980	Fulton	Tornado	F1	$2,500,000	—	—
7 Jun 1980	Tuscarawas	Tornado	F1	$2,500,000	—	—
11 Jan 1980	Wood	Tornado	F0	$250,000	—	—
3 Apr 1980	Wood	Tornado	F1	$250,000	—	—
3 Apr 1980	Auglaize	Tornado	F1	$250,000	—	—
8 Apr 1980	Preble	Tornado	F1	$250,000	—	—
8 Apr 1980	Allen	Tornado	F1	$250,000	—	—
12 May 1980	Athens	Tornado	F1	$250,000	—	—
8 Apr 1980	Putnam	Tornado	F1	$250,000	—	—
7 Jun 1980	Richland	Tornado	F1	$250,000	—	—
12 Jul 1980	Pickaway	Tornado	F1	$250,000	—	—
3 Aug 1980	Greene	Tornado	F1	$250,000	—	—
5 Aug 1980	Perry	Tornado	F1	$250,000	—	—
1 Jun 1980	Licking	Tornado	F1	$250,000	—	—
9 Jul 1980	Fairfield	Tornado	F1	$25,000	—	—
6 Jun 1980	Jefferson	Tornado	F1	$25,000	—	—
12 Jul 1980	Lawrence	Tornado	F1	$25,000	—	—
12 Jul 1980	Hocking	Tornado	F1	$25,000	—	—
9 Jul 1980	Hancock	Tornado	F2	$2,500	—	—
13 May 1980	Wayne	Tornado	F1	$2,500	—	—

Up to 40 events with deaths, injuries, damage of $50,000 or more, or a tornado rating, ranked by deaths, injuries and damage.

Federal disaster declarations in 1980

Declared	Number	Type	Incident	Title	Counties
23 Aug 1980	DR-630	Major disaster	Flood	Severe Storms & Flooding	7

Flood insurance claims with a 1980 date of loss

909 NFIP claims, 699 of them paid, for $2,740,125.

Sources: NOAA NCEI Storm Events through 30 Jun 2026; OpenFEMA DisasterDeclarationsSummaries v2 (29 Sep 2026); OpenFEMA NfipClaims v3 (8 Sep 2026). Built 30 Sep 2026.