Thunderstorm Wind in Ohio County, Kentucky

Thunderstorm Wind in Ohio County, Kentucky: 171 recorded events between 1969 and 2026. The strongest on record measured 70. That places the county #1,300 nationally and #42 statewide for this hazard.

Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.

The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Ohio County is the 2010s, when 73 of the county's 171 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 50.4% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,300 for this hazard and #42 within Kentucky, putting it in the 58.5 percentile of all U.S. counties.

Jun is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Ohio County with 41 recorded events, while Feb 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.

• Hail 74
• Flash Flood 40

How many thunderstorm wind events are on record in Ohio County, Kentucky?

171 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Ohio County between 1969 and 2026, 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.