100
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$3.1M
Property damage
Thunderstorm Wind in Meigs County, Ohio: 100 recorded events between 1976 and 2026. The strongest on record measured 70. That places the county #2,218 nationally and #88 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Thunderstorm Wind in Meigs County, Ohio: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Meigs County is the 2020s, when 26 of the county's 100 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 Meigs County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 36.5% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #2,218 for this hazard and #88 within Ohio, putting it in the 29.6 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Jun is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Meigs County with 29 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.
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 1, 2026 | MIDDLEPORT | 50 | $3K |
| Jun 9, 2025 | REEDSVILLE | 50 | $3K |
| May 13, 2025 | JOPPA | 50 | $2K |
| Apr 3, 2025 | DARWIN | 45 | $250 |
| Apr 3, 2025 | FIVE PTS | 50 | $250 |
| Apr 3, 2025 | HARRISONVILLE | 50 | $2K |
| Aug 31, 2024 | SUMNER | 50 | $2K |
| Aug 31, 2024 | POMEROY | 50 | $2K |
| Aug 7, 2023 | SNOWVILLE | 50 | $2K |
| Jul 25, 2023 | BRADBURY | 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 had trees blown down. Around 9,400 customers lost electricity. A total of 3 homes were destroyed, which included mobile homes. Major damage was sustained by 28 homes. Minor damage to roofs and porches occurred to 44 homes. Six businesses had minor wind damage. A lot of the damage in the county was concentrated in the villages along the river near Pomeroy. Public buildings at the county fair grounds near Pomeroy were damaged. Two barns were destroyed and 6 others had heavy damage. The public infrastructure damage assessment was around $445,000.||Ten citizens were evacuated in Meigs County and 21 were sheltered, mainly because of the heat and no electricity during the aftermath. Several cooling stations were open and free swimming was offered at the Syracuse pool. ||About a third of the corn and tomato crops were destroyed.
A downburst occurred from a storm passing over the county with primarily tree damage oriented in an east southeast to south direction. Several large diameter limbs from hardwood trees were observed along State Route 124 in the town of Syracuse.||The damage path continued into the east side of New Haven, across the Ohio River into Mason County, West Virginia. A few large diameter limbs were noted resting on power lines along State Route 62 with scattered downed limbs along Layne Street.||There was a lack of damage traveling east until reaching the town of Racine. Several large diameter limbs were observed with a large but diseased hardwood tree down over utility lines along Cross and Sycamore Streets. No further damage was observed east of this location.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many thunderstorm wind events are on record in Meigs County, Ohio?
100 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Meigs County between 1976 and 2026, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Meigs County?
The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Meigs County measured 70.
Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Meigs 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 Meigs County, Ohio.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/ohio/meigs-county/thunderstorm-wind/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.