Thunderstorm Wind in Morgan County, Ohio

Thunderstorm Wind in Morgan County, Ohio: 125 recorded events between 1961 and 2026. The strongest on record measured 74. That places the county #1,870 nationally and #84 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Morgan County is the 2010s, when 39 of the county's 125 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 Morgan County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 62.2% of all recorded severe weather across 6 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,870 for this hazard and #84 within Ohio, putting it in the 40.6 percentile of all U.S. counties.

Jun is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Morgan County with 32 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.

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

125 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Morgan County between 1961 and 2026, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Morgan County?

The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Morgan County measured 74.

Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Morgan 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.