158
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
5
Direct injuries
$807K
Property damage
Thunderstorm Wind in Pike County, Ohio: 158 recorded events between 1959 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 91. That places the county #1,451 nationally and #74 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Thunderstorm Wind in Pike County, Ohio: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Pike County is the 2010s, when 66 of the county's 158 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 Pike County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 58.1% of all recorded severe weather across 6 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,451 for this hazard and #74 within Ohio, putting it in the 54.0 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Jun is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Pike County with 48 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.
Significant events
Deadliest on record
| Date | Location | Scale | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 11, 2009 | BUCHANAN | 91 | 0 | 5 | $100K |
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 19, 2025 | CYNTHIANA | 50 | $5K |
| Apr 19, 2025 | MORGANTOWN | 50 | $4K |
| Jul 14, 2024 | PIKETON | 50 | $5K |
| Jul 14, 2024 | CYNTHIANA | 55 | $10K |
| May 26, 2024 | PIKETON | 50 | $4K |
| May 8, 2024 | IDAHO | 50 | $4K |
| Jul 18, 2023 | JASPER | 50 | $4K |
| Jul 18, 2023 | POPLAR GROVE | 50 | $4K |
| Jul 2, 2023 | GREGG | 50 | $5K |
| Jun 13, 2022 | PIKETON | 60 | $20K |
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
The National Weather Service confirmed straight-line wind damage off of State Route 772 in Buchanan. Three mobile homes were knocked off their foundation, picked up, lifted 20 yards, and were completely destroyed. The roof of one mobile home was carried approximately 50 yards in the same direction. Two additional mobile homes remained on their foundation and sustained minor damage. Approximately five trees were also uprooted. Damage in this case was determined to be straight-line because there were indications that all of the structures were blown consistently to the southeast. The mobile homes were subject to high winds because they were located at the summit of a hill in an open field. This allowed severe thunderstorm winds to lift the mobile homes off their foundations. Five people in mobile homes were injured when their mobile homes were knocked off of their foundations. The five people were taken to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many thunderstorm wind events are on record in Pike County, Ohio?
158 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Pike County between 1959 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Pike County?
The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Pike County measured 91.
Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Pike 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 Pike County, Ohio.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/ohio/pike-county/thunderstorm-wind/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.