169
Recorded events
2
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$1.8M
Property damage
Thunderstorm Wind in Harrison County, Ohio: 169 recorded events between 1968 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 70. That places the county #1,329 nationally and #69 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Thunderstorm Wind in Harrison County, Ohio: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Harrison County is the 2000s, when 55 of the county's 169 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 Harrison County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 62.6% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,329 for this hazard and #69 within Ohio, putting it in the 57.7 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Jun is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Harrison County with 48 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.
Significant events
Deadliest on record
| Date | Location | Scale | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 15, 2020 | CLENDENING | 50 | 2 | 0 | $0 |
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 29, 2025 | HARRISVILLE | 50 | $5K |
| Apr 29, 2025 | HOPEDALE | 50 | $7K |
| Apr 29, 2025 | CADIZ | 50 | $3K |
| Apr 29, 2025 | ASBURY | 50 | $50K |
| Apr 29, 2025 | CLENDENING | 50 | $4K |
| Apr 29, 2025 | FREEPORT | 50 | $3K |
| May 26, 2024 | SCIO | 50 | $2K |
| Feb 28, 2024 | HARRISVILLE | 56 | $1K |
| Feb 28, 2024 | CLENDENING | 61 | $1K |
| Aug 12, 2023 | SCIO | 65 | $1K |
Other hazards here
More from Harrison County
- Hail 45
- Flash Flood 41
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
More info: https://www.dispatch.com/story/news/2020/11/17/bodies-missing-michigan-hunters-found-clendening-lake-ohio/6322047002/||Two men, aged 43 and 60 and residents of south central Michigan, died when an overloaded watercraft, convective wind, and not being prepared for the environmental conditions all played a role in capsizing their boat. Most likely, based on available information, they were very low in the water and became swamped by high wave action. This resulted in them going into the water, and with no personal flotation devices, they succumbed to hyperthermia and drowned.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many thunderstorm wind events are on record in Harrison County, Ohio?
169 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Harrison County between 1968 and 2025, causing 2 direct deaths.
What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Harrison County?
The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Harrison County measured 70.
Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Harrison 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 Harrison County, Ohio.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/ohio/harrison-county/thunderstorm-wind/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.