134
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
4
Direct injuries
$3.4M
Property damage
Thunderstorm Wind in Jackson County, Ohio: 134 recorded events between 1965 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 65. That places the county #1,746 nationally and #81 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Thunderstorm Wind in Jackson County, Ohio: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Jackson County is the 2010s, when 42 of the county's 134 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 Jackson County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 51.9% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,746 for this hazard and #81 within Ohio, putting it in the 44.6 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Jul is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Jackson County with 36 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 21, 1994 | Wellston | 0 | 0 | 3 | $500K |
| Jul 26, 2012 | WELLINGTON | 50 | 0 | 1 | $5K |
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 22, 2025 | LEO | 50 | $250 |
| Sep 22, 2025 | COALTON | 50 | $500 |
| Sep 22, 2025 | HITCHCOCK | 50 | $500 |
| Apr 3, 2025 | EVANS ARPT | 50 | $2K |
| Apr 3, 2025 | JACKSON | 50 | $3K |
| Sep 27, 2024 | BLACKFORK JCT | 50 | $3K |
| Aug 31, 2024 | HITCHCOCK | 45 | $500 |
| Jul 14, 2024 | BLACKFORK JCT | 50 | $500 |
| Jul 14, 2024 | WELLINGTON | 50 | $500 |
| Jul 14, 2024 | EVANS ARPT | 50 | $500 |
Other hazards here
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From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
Scattered locations throughout the county had large trees and branches blown down. Around 8,000 customers lost electric power. Even a nursing home facility did not have power restored until 4 days after the storm.||Damage assessment across the county included 2 homes destroyed and 2 with major damage. The public infrastructure damage assessment was around $600.000.
Barns and shell storage buildings with corrugated metal roofing were damaged. One side of a slanted roof to a cinder block building was blown off. The damage was east of Oak Hill, along Moriah Road and Route 279. Power poles were also brought down by fallen trees.
Numerous locations in Jefferson Township had uprooted trees or the tops of the trees snapped off. Funneling of the wind through the valleys exposed to the northwest, or across nearby open areas, enhanced the wind. From the damage surveyed, gusts were estimated between 60 and 70 mph by the National Weather Service survey team. One concentration of tree damage was near the intersection of Four Mile Road and Dark Hollow Road. Another area of tree damage was along Dan Davis Road near Hewitt Run. At one resident's home along Dan Davis Road, fallen trees damaged their pickup truck and car. Along Franklin Valley Road, a resident's flag pole was bent by the wind, while a flag was flying. At least one home along Jackson Lake State Reserve was damaged by fallen trees.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many thunderstorm wind events are on record in Jackson County, Ohio?
134 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Jackson County between 1965 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Jackson County?
The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Jackson County measured 65.
Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Jackson 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 Jackson County, Ohio.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/ohio/jackson-county/thunderstorm-wind/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.