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Pike County, Ohio severe weather history spans 272 recorded events between 1956 and 2025. The dominant hazard is thunderstorm wind, accounting for 58.1% of all recorded events. It ranks #1,950 nationally and #74 in Ohio.
272
Recorded events
2
Direct deaths
16
Direct injuries
$4.3M
Property damage
The record
What the Pike County, Ohio severe weather history record shows
Across the archive, Pike County, Ohio severe weather history averages 3.9 recorded events a year. The busiest stretch on record is the 2010s, with 114 events logged in that decade alone. Roughly 14 events fall before 1990 and 258 from 1990 onward — a gap that reflects the expansion of NOAA reporting practice as much as the weather itself.
The deadliest hazard in the Pike County, Ohio record is flood, responsible for 1 direct deaths. The costliest is flash flood, with $2.4M in reported property damage. In total, 6 distinct hazard types appear in this county archive, each listed with its own dated record below.
By hazard type
Every hazard type recorded in Pike County
| Hazard | Events | Deaths | Damage | Max | Span |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thunderstorm Wind | 158 | 0 | $807K | 91 | 1959–2025 |
| Hail | 36 | 0 | $15K | 2.75 | 1980–2025 |
| Flood | 33 | 1 | $126K | 0 | 2006–2025 |
| Flash Flood | 29 | 1 | $2.4M | 0 | 1997–2024 |
| Tornado | 15 | 0 | $918K | F2 | 1956–2022 |
| Lightning | 1 | 0 | $20K | 0 | 1996–1996 |
Decade by decade
Pike County, Ohio severe weather history by decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
Tornado tracks
Paths crossing this county
13 mapped tornado paths intersect this county: 11 touched down inside it and 2 crossed in from a neighbouring county. This comes from path geometry, not county-tagged reports.
| Date | Scale | Deaths | Injuries | Path length | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965-04-08 | EF2 | 0 | 9 | 1.0 mi | Touched down here |
| 2022-06-13 | EF1 | 0 | 0 | 1.9 mi | Touched down here |
| 2019-06-24 | EF1 | 0 | 0 | 9.2 mi | Crossed in |
| 2019-06-24 | EF1 | 0 | 0 | 4.3 mi | Touched down here |
| 2017-03-01 | EF1 | 0 | 0 | 0.6 mi | Touched down here |
| 2009-07-11 | EF1 | 0 | 0 | 0.6 mi | Touched down here |
| 1993-06-30 | EF1 | 0 | 0 | 8.0 mi | Touched down here |
| 2012-03-02 | EF0 | 0 | 0 | 4.1 mi | Crossed in |
| 2012-03-02 | EF0 | 0 | 0 | 2.8 mi | Touched down here |
| 2011-04-20 | EF0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 mi | Touched down here |
Significant events
Deadliest events on record in Pike County
| Date | Type | Location | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 7, 2019 | Flood | IDAHO | 1 | 0 | $5K |
| Mar 2, 1997 | Flash Flood | COUNTYWIDE | 1 | 0 | $1.5M |
| Apr 9, 1965 | Tornado | 0 | 9 | $250K | |
| Jul 11, 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | BUCHANAN | 0 | 5 | $100K |
| Sep 14, 1978 | Tornado | 0 | 2 | $25K |
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
The body of a man was found near his vehicle on Ohio Route 124, near the intersection of Ohio Route 772. The vehicle was found almost 700 feet inside signs placed in the roadway marking the road closed. Water inside the vehicle indicated that is had been at least half submerged in water. M58VE.
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.
Numerous large tree limbs were down and other limbs were twisted due to the tornado. There was minor roof damage to a home in the area as well. A mobile home was blown off of its foundation and the underpinning was blown out from under another mobile home. In addition, windows were blown out of another residence and a storage shed was destroyed. The maximum wind speed based on damage is around 80 miles per hour.
Context
Risk, population and federal disasters
Relatively Low
FEMA NRI risk rating
27,044
Population (ACS)
$164K
Median home value
17
Federal declarations
| Declared | Incident | Title | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2020 | Biological | COVID-19 PANDEMIC | DR |
| Mar 13, 2020 | Biological | COVID-19 | EM |
| Apr 8, 2019 | Flood | SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING, AND LANDSLIDES | DR |
| Apr 17, 2018 | Flood | SEVERE STORMS, LANDSLIDES, AND MUDSLIDES | DR |
| Aug 20, 2012 | Severe Storm | SEVERE STORMS AND STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS | DR |
| Jun 30, 2012 | Severe Storm | SEVERE STORMS | EM |
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many severe weather events have been recorded in Pike County, Ohio?
272 events are on record between 1956 and 2025, causing 2 direct deaths and $4.3M in property damage.
What is the most common severe weather hazard in Pike County?
Thunderstorm Wind, with 158 recorded events — 58.1% of everything in the archive for this county.
How many tornadoes have crossed Pike County?
13 mapped tornado paths intersect the county boundary; 11 of them touched down inside it. This is derived from path geometry, not county-tagged reports.
How many federal disaster declarations cover Pike County?
17 federal disaster declarations from FEMA include Pike County, each tied to a specific incident period.
How risky is Pike County compared with the rest of the country?
FEMA's National Risk Index rates Pike County as relatively low risk, placing it in the 43 percentile of its state for expected annual loss.
Where does the Pike County, Ohio severe weather history data come from?
Every figure is drawn from United States federal public-domain records: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events for the event archive, NOAA SPC SVRGIS for mapped tornado paths, FEMA for disaster declarations and risk ratings, and the U.S. Census for population context. Dates are shown in UTC and recent entries may still be revised by NOAA.
Nearby
Neighbouring counties
- Pickaway County 340
- Portage County 523
- Perry County 358
- Preble County 330
- Paulding County 205
- Putnam County 287
Cite this page
“Pike County, Ohio.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/ohio/pike-county/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.