66
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$871K
Property damage
Thunderstorm Wind in Ohio County, Indiana: 66 recorded events between 1957 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 70. That places the county #2,591 nationally and #92 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Thunderstorm Wind in Ohio County, Indiana: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Ohio County is the 2010s, when 22 of the county's 66 recorded events were logged. Comparing decades is useful for spotting active periods, but the earliest years are thin because systematic reporting for this hazard began later.
Within the Ohio County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 64.1% of all recorded severe weather across 5 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #2,591 for this hazard and #92 within Indiana, putting it in the 18.0 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Jul is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Ohio County with 17 recorded events, while Jan is the quietest. Seasonality here is a property of the archive as much as the climate: reports cluster where population and spotter networks are densest.
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 18, 2025 | RISING SUN ARPT | 50 | $4K |
| Mar 20, 2025 | RISING SUN | 50 | $1K |
| Mar 20, 2025 | RISING SUN | 50 | $8K |
| Mar 20, 2025 | RISING SUN | 50 | $10K |
| Apr 2, 2024 | RISING SUN | 50 | $100 |
| Jul 1, 2023 | COFIELD CORNER | 50 | $3K |
| Jul 1, 2023 | BEAR BRANCH | 50 | $5K |
| Sep 21, 2022 | FRENCH | 50 | $3K |
| Sep 21, 2022 | HARTFORD | 50 | $3K |
| Jun 17, 2022 | BEAR BRANCH | 50 | $2K |
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
A farm residence on Hartford Pike Road was damaged, where a house had the top of its roof removed, and several large trees on the nearby hillside were toppled. Tree damage was observed along Laughery Creek and adjacent portions of Hartford Pike Road along the Dearborn/Ohio County border. Structural damage was also observed at several locations along Salem Ridge Road and Belleview Lane, with minor roof damage to homes, and significant damage or destruction of a few barns and garages. This was near the end of a swath of about 13 miles of damage that extended back into Dearborn County. The damage was consistent with winds in the 70 to 80 mph range.
Three properties along Indiana State Route 56, a few miles west of the Ohio River, sustained damage, starting in the west near Stewart Ridge Road and running about a mile to the east. Several outbuildings and garages were significantly damaged, though homes suffered only minor roof and siding damage. Tree damage in this area was scattered but there were a few uprootings and a couple areas where trees were snapped. The damage was consistent with winds in the 70 to 80 mph range.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many thunderstorm wind events are on record in Ohio County, Indiana?
66 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Ohio County between 1957 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Ohio County?
The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Ohio County measured 70.
Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Ohio County come from?
All events come from the NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database, the federal public-domain archive of severe weather reports. Dates are UTC, damage is as reported and not inflation-adjusted, and the most recent entries may still be revised.
Cite this page
“Thunderstorm Wind in Ohio County, Indiana.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/indiana/ohio-county/thunderstorm-wind/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.