Thunderstorm Wind in Union County, Ohio

Thunderstorm Wind in Union County, Ohio: 147 recorded events between 1964 and 2026. The strongest on record measured 70. That places the county #1,570 nationally and #76 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Union County is the 2010s, when 45 of the county's 147 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 Union County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 53.6% of all recorded severe weather across 6 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,570 for this hazard and #76 within Ohio, putting it in the 50.1 percentile of all U.S. counties.

Jul is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Union County with 36 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.

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

147 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Union County between 1964 and 2026, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Union County?

The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Union County measured 70.

Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Union 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.