Thunderstorm Wind in Hocking County, Ohio

Thunderstorm Wind in Hocking County, Ohio: 164 recorded events between 1974 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 70. That places the county #1,389 nationally and #72 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Hocking County is the 2010s, when 54 of the county's 164 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 Hocking County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 53.8% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,389 for this hazard and #72 within Ohio, putting it in the 55.9 percentile of all U.S. counties.

Jun is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Hocking County with 53 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.

• Flood 54
• Flash Flood 40

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

164 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Hocking County between 1974 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Hocking County?

The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Hocking County measured 70.

Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Hocking 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.