Ohio Storm & Severe Weather History
Since 1996, Ohio has logged 44,835 severe-weather events — about 1,446 a year — with 233 direct deaths, 1,363 injuries and $6.6B in reported property damage.
By event type
Thunderstorm Wind17,26332 d$298.4M
Hail7,586—$925.8M
Flood3,49627 d$393.2M
Flash Flood3,22643 d$1.5B
Winter Weather3,2123 d$8.1M
Winter Storm2,5243 d$1.0B
High Wind2,10219 d$896.6M
Heavy Snow1,131—$59.9M
Tornado84926 d$1.2B
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill4409 d$16.3M
Drought415——
Strong Wind4122 d$5.1M
Cold/Wind Chill36116 d$5.0M
Ice Storm3541 d$136.8M
Heavy Rain2911 d$591K
Heat24816 d$20K
Events by year
19962026
Notable events (249)
Events with deaths, major damage, or a strong tornado — deadliest first.
Tornado (EF3)March 14, 2024
Auglaize · 2 injured · $1.0M damage
Tornado (F3)October 24, 2001
Putnam · $1.0M damage
Tornado (EF3)May 14, 2014
Greene · $500K damage
Tornado (F3)November 10, 2002
Union · 2 injured · $500K damage
Tornado (F3)November 10, 2002
Logan · $30K damage
Thunderstorm WindJune 18, 2014
Trumbull · 35 injured ·
Tornado (F3)November 10, 2002
Paulding ·
Winter WeatherJanuary 13, 1998
Cuyahoga · 61 injured ·
Winter WeatherJanuary 13, 1998
Lake · 45 injured ·
Source: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database. Counts are every logged event since 1996; the "notable" list is filtered to events with fatalities, major damage or a strong tornado. Damage is the reporting office's estimate. A record of past weather is not a forecast. See About the Data.