205
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
$3.4M
Property damage
Thunderstorm Wind in Lawrence County, Ohio: 205 recorded events between 1968 and 2026. The strongest on record measured 78. That places the county #993 nationally and #56 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Thunderstorm Wind in Lawrence County, Ohio: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Lawrence County is the 2020s, when 80 of the county's 205 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 Lawrence County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 49.8% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #993 for this hazard and #56 within Ohio, putting it in the 68.4 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Jul is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Lawrence County with 62 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 20, 2008 | CHSPK LAWRENCE CO AR | 50 | 0 | 1 | $15K |
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 16, 2026 | CEBEE | 52 | $0 |
| Sep 22, 2025 | SHERIDAN | 50 | $500 |
| Sep 22, 2025 | NORTH KENOVA | 50 | $2K |
| Jul 27, 2025 | CHESAPEAKE | 45 | $750 |
| Jul 20, 2025 | ROME | 45 | $250 |
| Jul 20, 2025 | BARRAMVILLE | 45 | $250 |
| Jul 20, 2025 | KELLEY MILLS | 45 | $250 |
| Jul 17, 2025 | ROME | 50 | $500 |
| Jul 17, 2025 | CHESAPEAKE | 50 | $250 |
| Jul 1, 2025 | NORTH KENOVA | 45 | $250 |
Other hazards here
More from Lawrence County
- Hail 94
- Flood 48
- Flash Flood 44
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 13,400 customers lost electricity. The county engineer said the 911 center encountered a large volume of calls from people who were dependent on oxygen machines and were without electricity. He summarized the whole event by saying, we just had a bad evening. Two overnight shelters were opened and supported by faith-based organizations for 4 days. These were in Ironton and Chesapeake. The South Point Volunteer Fire Department also provided shelter accommodations.||The public infrastructure damage assessment was around $239,000.
A small portion of the roof to Fairland Middle School was damaged. A large camper was rolled over. Small structures on the fairgrounds were damaged. Several trees were knocked down. One tree fell into a second floor bedroom of a home, causing heavy damage.
On South Third Street, a vacant building saw an entire wall of bricks blown out from its upper floor. The bricks toppled to the sidewalk below. One tree on Sixth Street fell onto a parked car. Trash cans, potted plants, lawn furniture and other debris were blown around town.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many thunderstorm wind events are on record in Lawrence County, Ohio?
205 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Lawrence County between 1968 and 2026, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Lawrence County?
The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Lawrence County measured 78.
Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Lawrence 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 Lawrence County, Ohio.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/ohio/lawrence-county/thunderstorm-wind/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.