129
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$1.4M
Property damage
Thunderstorm Wind in Vinton County, Ohio: 129 recorded events between 1974 and 2026. The strongest on record measured 91. That places the county #1,806 nationally and #82 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Thunderstorm Wind in Vinton County, Ohio: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Vinton County is the 2020s, when 52 of the county's 129 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 Vinton County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 51.4% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,806 for this hazard and #82 within Ohio, putting it in the 42.6 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Jun is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Vinton County with 32 recorded events, while Dec 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 16, 2026 | BOLINS MILLS | 45 | $2K |
| Jul 20, 2025 | ALLENSVILLE | 45 | $750 |
| Jul 20, 2025 | EAGLE MILLS | 45 | $250 |
| Jul 17, 2025 | DUNDAS | 45 | $250 |
| Jul 16, 2025 | WILKESVILLE | 45 | $250 |
| Jun 19, 2025 | JIMTOWN | 50 | $2K |
| Jun 9, 2025 | WILKESVILLE | 50 | $2K |
| Jun 9, 2025 | CREOLA | 50 | $3K |
| May 17, 2025 | ALLENSVILLE | 50 | $500 |
| May 13, 2025 | MC ARTHUR | 45 | $500 |
Other hazards here
More from Vinton County
- Flood 53
- 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 trees or large branches blown down. Around 4,000 customers lost electricity. The county middle school was set up as a cooling center and a place to charge cellular phones. Along with residences and businesses, the storm knocked out power and phone lines to the Vinton County Sheriff's Office, the McArthur Police Department, and emergency medical services.
Two microbursts hit the Chief Logan Reservation, a summer camp for Boy Scouts. It occurred during the predawn hours. Luckily, only one scout received a minor injury, despite the large number of occupied tents in the damage paths. One large tree fell right onto a tent cot, but the boys had left earlier to seek safer shelter. ||There was extensive softwood tree damage found in 2 distinct paths in the campground. Numerous pine trees were snapped and uprooted in a diverging pattern. Three tents were destroyed by fallen trees. The damage paths of both microbursts were approximately 500 yards in length with a width of 25 to 40 yards.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many thunderstorm wind events are on record in Vinton County, Ohio?
129 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Vinton County between 1974 and 2026, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Vinton County?
The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Vinton County measured 91.
Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Vinton 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 Vinton County, Ohio.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/ohio/vinton-county/thunderstorm-wind/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.