226
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
5
Direct injuries
$8.9M
Property damage
Thunderstorm Wind in Lake County, Ohio: 226 recorded events between 1960 and 2026. The strongest on record measured 75. That places the county #835 nationally and #44 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Thunderstorm Wind in Lake County, Ohio: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Lake County is the 2010s, when 60 of the county's 226 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 Lake County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 58.4% of all recorded severe weather across 10 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #835 for this hazard and #44 within Ohio, putting it in the 73.4 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Jul is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Lake County with 51 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 18, 2024 | MADISON NORTH | 60 | 0 | 3 | $50K |
| Nov 15, 2020 | MENTOR | 60 | 0 | 2 | $0 |
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | PECK CORNERS | 55 | $0 |
| Mar 31, 2026 | MENTOR | 55 | $0 |
| Jun 19, 2025 | WILLOUGHBY | 60 | $0 |
| May 1, 2025 | LAKESHORE | 55 | $0 |
| May 1, 2025 | MENTOR | 55 | $0 |
| May 1, 2025 | MENTOR | 55 | $5K |
| May 1, 2025 | WAITE HILL | 55 | $0 |
| Aug 6, 2024 | GRAND RIVER | 65 | $0 |
| Aug 6, 2024 | (LNN)WILLOUGHBY ARPT | 60 | $0 |
| Aug 6, 2024 | LAKESHORE | 60 | $6K |
Other hazards here
More from Lake County
- Hail 98
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
A 77 mph thunderstorm wind gust was measured at the Fairport Harbor Light House. Dozens of trees were downed across the county by thunderstorm winds. Areas near Lake Erie were especially hard hit with considerable damage in Mentor and Madison. Several homes were damaged and two cars crushed by trees in Mentor. Also hard hit was Painesville where a car was destroyed by a fallen tree. Trees were also downed in Willoughby and Perry.
A thunderstorm downburst downed dozens of trees and damaged several homes. The damage path began near Liberty Street in Painesville and continued east along Prouty Road to near State Route 44 in Concord. A mobile home was crushed by a fallen tree in Concord.
Several dozens trees downed. Seven homes suffered minor roof and structural damage from fallen trees. An additional home suffered major structural damage when a twelve ton tree fell on the roof of an upstairs bedroom. The roof over the bedroom was destroyed and one of the exterior walls was split by the tree. The split in the wall allowed heavy thunderstorms rains to spill into the ground level of the house causing significant water damage. The remaining walls of the home were bowed by the weight of the tree. Two barns and seven cars were also damaged by fallen trees.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many thunderstorm wind events are on record in Lake County, Ohio?
226 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Lake County between 1960 and 2026, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Lake County?
The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Lake County measured 75.
Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Lake 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 Lake County, Ohio.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/ohio/lake-county/thunderstorm-wind/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.