Thunderstorm Wind in Carroll County, Ohio

Thunderstorm Wind in Carroll County, Ohio: 249 recorded events between 1971 and 2026. The strongest on record measured 78. That places the county #697 nationally and #37 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Carroll County is the 2010s, when 82 of the county's 249 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 Carroll County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 64.3% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #697 for this hazard and #37 within Ohio, putting it in the 77.9 percentile of all U.S. counties.

Jun is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Carroll County with 67 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 66
• Flash Flood 42

Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain

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

249 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Carroll County between 1971 and 2026, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Carroll County?

The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Carroll County measured 78.

Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Carroll 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.