251
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$1.8M
Property damage
Thunderstorm Wind in Brown County, Ohio: 251 recorded events between 1961 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 87. That places the county #684 nationally and #36 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Thunderstorm Wind in Brown County, Ohio: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Brown County is the 2010s, when 91 of the county's 251 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 Brown County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 56.3% of all recorded severe weather across 6 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #684 for this hazard and #36 within Ohio, putting it in the 78.3 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Jul is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Brown County with 57 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 22, 2025 | LEVANNA | 50 | $4K |
| Jun 27, 2025 | GEORGETOWN | 50 | $3K |
| Jun 27, 2025 | MT OREB | 50 | $3K |
| Jun 19, 2025 | GEORGETOWN | 50 | $4K |
| Apr 29, 2025 | MT OREB | 50 | $4K |
| Sep 6, 2024 | MACON | 50 | $5K |
| Sep 6, 2024 | WAHLSBURG | 50 | $250 |
| Sep 6, 2024 | HAMERSVILLE | 50 | $3K |
| Aug 30, 2024 | RIPLEY | 50 | $2K |
| Aug 17, 2024 | BARDWELL | 45 | $1K |
Other hazards here
More from Brown County
- Hail 66
- Flash Flood 58
- Flood 41
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
The enhanced swath of wind damage is believed to have begun near the intersection of Upper Five Mile West Road and Greenbush West Road. Several structures sustained minor siding damage, with numerous trees and telephone poles snapped or uprooted in this vicinity. A large dumpster was blown 25 yards and a garage door was blown in at a residence on Greenbush West Road, along with numerous trees uprooted on the property.||A few very large trees fell onto a mobile home on Upper Five Mile West Road, creating considerable damage to the property. Damage in this area was consistent with winds of approximately 80 mph.
Three homes along US Routes 62 and 68 north of Ripley had their roofs either removed or damaged. Additional structural damage occurred to a motel, and apartment building and church near Aberdeen. A number of parked vehicles had windows damaged. Numerous trees were also uprooted or downed in the area. Damage was determined to be caused by straight-line winds estimated at 80-90 mph.
A swath of wind damage with estimated wind speeds of 90 mph affected the area just southwest of Saint Martin. Several large trees were uprooted and snapped along Savage Road and at Chatfield College. Roofing at a few buildings on the college grounds was damaged and a house on Savage Road was significantly damaged due to a fallen tree.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many thunderstorm wind events are on record in Brown County, Ohio?
251 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Brown County between 1961 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Brown County?
The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Brown County measured 87.
Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Brown 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 Brown County, Ohio.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/ohio/brown-county/thunderstorm-wind/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.