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Ohio, 1990

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

319events recorded219 in 1989

7deaths recorded39 injuries

$116Mproperty damage (estimates)

1disaster declarations698 NFIP claims, $4.1M 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

Wind235

Hail52

Tornado32

Includes events recorded by forecast zone. The state's yearly total for 1990 was 319 against 219 in 1989.

Counties with the most recorded events

County	Events in 1990
Clermont County	11
Butler County	10
Delaware County	10
Licking County	10
Warren County	10
Washington County	9
Trumbull County	8
Darke County	7
Franklin County	7
Guernsey County	7
Stark County	7
Summit County	7
Brown County	6
Cuyahoga County	6
Fairfield County	6
Greene County	6
Hocking County	6
Madison County	6
Mahoning County	6
Montgomery County	6
Muskingum County	6
Ashtabula County	5
Clinton County	5
Highland County	5
Preble County	5

Notable events

Date	County	Event type	Magnitude	Property damage	Deaths	Injuries
6 Sep 1990	Cuyahoga	Thunderstorm Wind	0 mph	—	3	3
3 Jun 1990	Lucas	Thunderstorm Wind	0 mph	—	3	1
4 May 1990	Butler	Tornado	F2	$250,000	1	5
2 Jun 1990	Hamilton	Tornado	F4	$25,000,000	—	14
20 Jul 1990	Montgomery	Thunderstorm Wind	0 mph	—	—	5
2 Jun 1990	Butler	Tornado	F4	$25,000,000	—	2
14 Sep 1990	Warren	Tornado	F2	$2,500,000	—	4
2 Jun 1990	Butler	Tornado	F4	$25,000,000	—	—
2 Jun 1990	Warren	Tornado	F4	$25,000,000	—	—
14 Sep 1990	Clinton	Tornado	F2	$2,500,000	—	2
22 Jun 1990	Morrow	Tornado	F2	$2,500,000	—	1
22 Jun 1990	Fairfield	Tornado	F1	$250,000	—	1
14 Sep 1990	Franklin	Thunderstorm Wind	0 mph	—	—	1
22 Jun 1990	Richland	Tornado	F2	$2,500,000	—	—
14 Sep 1990	Fayette	Tornado	F2	$2,500,000	—	—
2 Jun 1990	Clermont	Tornado	F2	$250,000	—	—
22 Jun 1990	Licking	Tornado	F1	$250,000	—	—
23 Dec 1990	Guernsey	Tornado	F1	$250,000	—	—
23 Dec 1990	Noble	Tornado	F1	$250,000	—	—
4 May 1990	Butler	Tornado	F1	$250,000	—	—
16 Sep 1990	Washington	Tornado	F0	$250,000	—	—
14 Sep 1990	Van Wert	Tornado	F1	$250,000	—	—
14 Sep 1990	Putnam	Tornado	F1	$250,000	—	—
22 Jul 1990	Trumbull	Tornado	F0	$250,000	—	—
22 Jul 1990	Washington	Tornado	F0	$250,000	—	—
16 May 1990	Scioto	Tornado	F1	$250,000	—	—
22 Jun 1990	Monroe	Tornado	F0	$25,000	—	—
9 Jul 1990	Knox	Tornado	F0	$25,000	—	—
22 Jul 1990	Mahoning	Tornado	F0	$25,000	—	—
22 Jul 1990	Columbiana	Tornado	F0	$25,000	—	—
22 Jul 1990	Mahoning	Tornado	F0	$25,000	—	—
22 Jul 1990	Columbiana	Tornado	F0	$25,000	—	—
24 Jul 1990	Mercer	Tornado	F0	$25,000	—	—
6 Sep 1990	Geauga	Tornado	F0	$25,000	—	—
8 Jun 1990	Richland	Tornado	F0	$2,500	—	—
2 Jun 1990	Clinton	Tornado	F0	—	—	—

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 1990

Declared	Number	Type	Incident	Title	Counties
6 Jun 1990	DR-870	Major disaster	Severe Storm	Severe Storms, Tornadoes & Flooding	25

Flood insurance claims with a 1990 date of loss

698 NFIP claims, 510 of them paid, for $4,113,732.

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.