National Storms

Ohio damaging wind history

From 2016 to 2025, the NOAA Storm Prediction Center logged 6,471 damaging thunderstorm wind reports in Ohio, 5,971 of them 58 mph or more and 235 of 75 mph or more (measured or estimated), on 493 storm days. The day with the most reports since 1955 was June 29, 2012 (253 reports in Ohio). The highest wind on record is 120 mph, on June 13, 2022. 2026 so far: 899 preliminary reports.

6,471wind reports 2016–2025
5,97158 mph or more
23575 mph or more
120 mphhighest on record
8992026 preliminary reports

Ohio's biggest wind day since 2016: June 13, 2022

75 mph or more58–74 mphbelow 58 mph or no speed given

197 damaging wind reports in Ohio, 51 of 75 mph or more. All storm reports that day →

1990: 2351991: 2931992: 2981993: 3441994: 4271995: 4461996: 4011997: 3631998: 6951999: 4542000: 5462001: 3022002: 5562003: 7472004: 4242005: 4902006: 4672007: 4552008: 5332009: 2342010: 6522011: 8062012: 7122013: 8382014: 3252015: 5362016: 3812017: 6182018: 4912019: 8892020: 9002021: 4362022: 7082023: 6212024: 6392025: 788199019931996199920022005200820112014201720202023max 900
Damaging wind reports per year in Ohio, 1990–2025

Source: National Storms (nationalstorms.com), CC BY 4.0, data from NOAA Storm Prediction Center storm reports.

Days with the most damaging wind reports in Ohio

Storm dayWind reports75 mph+Highest
June 29, 201225371106 mph
June 13, 202219751120 mph
June 10, 2020193681 mph
July 10, 2013190896 mph
July 7, 2003151185 mph
June 18, 2025145792 mph
August 6, 20241322386 mph
November 17, 2013123685 mph
July 2, 2019113581 mph
November 15, 2020109176 mph
June 12, 2013107381 mph
April 29, 2025100175 mph
April 1, 202392275 mph
August 11, 202188275 mph
May 23, 201188281 mph

Highest wind speeds reported in Ohio

Storm dayWind reports75 mph+Highest
June 13, 202219751120 mph
April 8, 199941115 mph
August 27, 199411115 mph
April 25, 196122115 mph
February 25, 195622115 mph
November 10, 1998771113 mph
July 21, 2008234110 mph
June 29, 201225371106 mph
November 5, 20176311105 mph
July 11, 200972105 mph

Ohio damaging wind reports by year

YearDamaging wind reports58 mph+75 mph+HighestDays with reports
2026*89973690 mph65
20257887482192 mph48
202463957937100 mph50
20236215504290 mph33
202270863356120 mph39
2021436403375 mph38
20209008541990 mph51
20198898371881 mph64
2018491447690 mph64
201761858124105 mph58
20163813399100 mph48
2015536530886 mph39
2014325325785 mph46
20138388371896 mph47
201271271277106 mph39
201180680423102 mph64
201065265227100 mph40
20092342348105 mph32
200853353322110 mph36
2007455455390 mph56
200646746713100 mph45
2005490490292 mph44
2004424424696 mph38
20037477476104 mph51
2002556172285 mph54
2001302143598 mph54
2000546253598 mph41
19994541975115 mph37
199869527217113 mph43
19973631801398 mph31
19964012851792 mph55
199544619276 mph55
199442782115 mph50
1993344259100 mph43
199229813275 mph43
199129340698 mph45
19902352071 mph31
19891712072 mph33
198810419384 mph20
198719023279 mph33
198621427379 mph33
198511229275 mph22
19848617072 mph22
1983247401085 mph27
198220426786 mph19
19819021070 mph16
19802661572683 mph36
19794316485 mph16
19783814069 mph20
19774816492 mph23
197683273100 mph24
19755311381 mph22
197412826398 mph24
19739216386 mph25
1972128070 mph10
197153145100 mph22
19705425279 mph19
196942123104 mph20
19687014486 mph27
19672912175 mph18
1966419292 mph16
19654024281 mph19
196420133100 mph14
19631813385 mph12
196224187104 mph16
196121105115 mph14
1960136276 mph11
1959113176 mph8
1958175476 mph8
19571710896 mph10
195617106115 mph8
19551511691 mph9

* 2026: preliminary SPC reports; many have no wind speed yet.

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Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center (SPC) Severe Weather Database (SVRGIS) damaging-wind reports, 1955–2025, and SPC preliminary storm reports for 2026 (data through November 6, 2026). Wind speeds are measured or estimated by spotters, the public and NWS staff; SPC records them in knots and we show mph. 58 mph is the National Weather Service's severe-thunderstorm wind threshold.

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