Thunderstorm Wind in Ross County, Ohio

Thunderstorm Wind in Ross County, Ohio: 216 recorded events between 1968 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 74. That places the county #909 nationally and #53 statewide for this hazard.

Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.

The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Ross County is the 2010s, when 67 of the county's 216 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 Ross County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 51.8% of all recorded severe weather across 6 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #909 for this hazard and #53 within Ohio, putting it in the 71.1 percentile of all U.S. counties.

Jun is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Ross County with 64 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.

• Hail 89
• Flood 52
• Flash Flood 40

How many thunderstorm wind events are on record in Ross County, Ohio?

216 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Ross County between 1968 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Ross County?

The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Ross County measured 74.

Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Ross 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.