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Wind in Delaware County, Ohio

280 damaging wind events in the NCEI Storm Events record, 1950 to 2026. Event types counted: Thunderstorm Wind, High Wind, Strong Wind.

280 events · 2 deaths recorded · peak month July · county share of state 1.1%

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Wind event locations in and around Delaware County. Dots: Wind event locations in the kept record. Boundaries: US Census Bureau.

NCEI notes that Storm Data is compiled from a variety of sources including the National Weather Service, other federal, state and local agencies, the media and the public; that property and crop damage figures are estimates; and that some events are recorded by NWS forecast zone rather than by county. FEMA notes that NFIP claim records are redacted and aggregated to protect the privacy of policyholders. Storm records through 30 Jun 2026.

Delaware County, Ohio, has 280 wind events in the NCEI record since 1950, with at least one in 50 different years.

July is the busiest month, with 86 of the recorded events. The last 20 years account for 159 events against 99 in the 20 years before, a change that reflects reporting practice as much as weather.

The county holds 1.1% of the 24,469 wind events recorded in Ohio; its 63.2 per 100 square miles compares with 59.9 statewide.

NCEI attributes 2 deaths in the county to damaging wind.

65 wind reports with a measured or estimated speed reached the 58 mph severe threshold, and 4 reached hurricane force (74 mph).

Some winter weather and high wind events are recorded by NWS forecast zone rather than by county; zone-recorded events whose zone is named for the county are included and marked "Forecast zone" in the table.

Compared with Ohio

MeasureDelaware CountyOhioUS
Wind events since 195028024,469701,953
Per 100 square miles63.259.919.9
Per 10,000 residents12.720.821.1
Deaths recorded2772,166
Busiest monthJulyJuneJune

By year

195019882026
Wind events recorded in Delaware County per year, 1950 to 2026 (2026 is partial).

Seasonality

Jan
2
Feb
3
Mar
5
Apr
20
May
28
Jun
65
Jul
86
Aug
29
Sep
24
Oct
2
Nov
11
Dec
5
Wind events in Delaware County by month of occurrence, all years.

Magnitude distribution

under 58 mph215
58–73 mph61
74–95 mph4
96 mph and over0
NWS wind thresholds
under 58 mph
below severe threshold
58–73 mph
severe
74–95 mph
hurricane-force
96 mph and over
extreme

Wind speed converted from the knots NCEI records; estimated and measured gusts are combined. Events without a speed are not binned.

Recorded events

The 172 events kept for this page are the 120 most recent plus the 80 with the most damage, deaths or injuries out of 280. Magnitude is hail size, tornado rating or wind speed as recorded.

DateEvent typeMagnitudeProperty damageCrop damageDeathsInjuriesGeography
6 Jun 2026Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$250———County
6 Jun 2026Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$3K———County
19 May 2026Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$20K———County
13 Mar 2026High Wind60 mph————Forecast zone
13 Mar 2026Strong Wind45 mph————Forecast zone
12 Aug 2025Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$5K———County
12 Jul 2025Thunderstorm Wind52 mph$3K———County
25 Jun 2025Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$2K———County
18 Jun 2025Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$6K———County
16 May 2025Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$6K———County
16 May 2025Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$6K———County
29 Apr 2025Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$1K———County
14 Jul 2024Thunderstorm Wind52 mph$500———County
17 Apr 2024Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$2K———County
24 Jul 2023Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$10K———County
23 Jul 2023Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$10K———County
23 Jul 2023Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$5K———County
20 Jul 2023Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$8K———County
20 Jul 2023Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$200———County
20 Jul 2023Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$4K———County
2 Jul 2023Thunderstorm Wind59 mph————County
1 Apr 2023Thunderstorm Wind52 mph$500———County
25 Mar 2023High Wind58 mph——1—Forecast zone
21 Aug 2022Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$5K———County
23 Jul 2022Thunderstorm Wind52 mph$200———County
23 Jul 2022Thunderstorm Wind52 mph$100———County
23 Jul 2022Thunderstorm Wind58 mph————County
23 Jul 2022Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$200———County
23 Jul 2022Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$250———County
23 Jul 2022Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$10K———County
23 Jul 2022Thunderstorm Wind70 mph————County
5 Jul 2022Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$10K———County
13 Jun 2022Thunderstorm Wind69 mph$50K———County
13 Jun 2022Thunderstorm Wind69 mph$10K———County
8 Jun 2022Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$10K———County
8 Jun 2022Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$3K———County
27 Aug 2021Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$3K———County
12 Aug 2021Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$8K———County
11 Aug 2021Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$1K———County
11 Aug 2021Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$100———County
29 Jul 2021Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$3K———County
15 Nov 2020High Wind58 mph$5K———Forecast zone
7 Sep 2020Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$2K———County
7 Sep 2020Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$3K———County
7 Sep 2020Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$3K———County
7 Sep 2020Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$3K———County
7 Sep 2020Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$3K———County
7 Sep 2020Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$3K———County
7 Sep 2020Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$1K———County
7 Sep 2020Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$500———County
7 Sep 2020Thunderstorm Wind69 mph$1K———County
7 Sep 2020Thunderstorm Wind69 mph$5K———County
7 Sep 2020Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$2K———County
7 Sep 2020Thunderstorm Wind69 mph$10K———County
7 Sep 2020Thunderstorm Wind68 mph————County
7 Sep 2020Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$3K———County
28 Aug 2020Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$500———County
28 Aug 2020Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$2K———County
28 Aug 2020Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$4K———County
10 Jul 2020Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$10K———County
10 Jul 2020Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$1K———County
10 Jul 2020Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$2K———County
21 Jun 2020Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$4K———County
10 Jun 2020Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$500———County
10 Jun 2020Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$1K———County
10 Jun 2020Thunderstorm Wind52 mph$3K———County
10 Jun 2020Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$1K———County
4 Jun 2020Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$5K———County
4 Jun 2020Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$500———County
8 Apr 2020Thunderstorm Wind52 mph$2K———County
30 Dec 2019High Wind58 mph————Forecast zone
18 Aug 2019Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$5K———County
18 Aug 2019Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$3K———County
2 Jul 2019Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$250———County
2 Jun 2019Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$1K———County
2 Jun 2019Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$1K———County
2 Jun 2019Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$1K———County
2 Jun 2019Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$1K———County
2 Jun 2019Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$1K———County
2 Jun 2019Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$1K———County
1 Jul 2018Thunderstorm Wind52 mph$250———County
14 May 2018Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$2K———County
14 May 2018Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$1K———County
18 Nov 2017Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$1K———County
22 Jul 2017Thunderstorm Wind63 mph$3K———County
22 Jul 2017Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$10K———County
22 Jul 2017Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$5K——3County
10 Jul 2017Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$2K———County
7 Jul 2017Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$2K———County
7 Jul 2017Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$2K———County
7 Jul 2017Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$5K———County
5 Apr 2017Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$5K———County
5 Apr 2017Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$5K———County
13 Jul 2016Thunderstorm Wind58 mph————County
13 Jul 2016Thunderstorm Wind52 mph$500———County
13 Jul 2016Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$1K———County
15 Jun 2016Thunderstorm Wind45 mph$100———County
5 Jun 2016Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$1K———County
5 Jun 2016Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$1K———County
3 Apr 2016High Wind60 mph$500———Forecast zone
14 Jul 2015Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$1K———County
12 Jun 2015Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$1K———County
12 Jun 2015Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$1K———County
8 Jun 2015Thunderstorm Wind52 mph$250———County
27 May 2015Thunderstorm Wind60 mph————County
27 May 2015Thunderstorm Wind58 mph————County
27 Jul 2014Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$5K———County
27 Jul 2014Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$3K———County
29 Apr 2014Thunderstorm Wind63 mph$25K———County
29 Apr 2014Thunderstorm Wind61 mph————County
17 Nov 2013Thunderstorm Wind70 mph————County
17 Nov 2013Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$10K———County
10 Jul 2013Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$2K———County
10 Jul 2013Thunderstorm Wind75 mph————County
10 Jul 2013Thunderstorm Wind60 mph————County
10 Jul 2013Thunderstorm Wind63 mph$25K———County
13 Jun 2013Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$5K———County
10 May 2013Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$2K———County
21 Sep 2012Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$1K———County
21 Sep 2012Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$1K———County
26 Jul 2012Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$10K———County
29 Jun 2012Thunderstorm Wind64 mph$10K———County
3 Sep 2011Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$20K———County
10 Jun 2011Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$8K———County
4 Jun 2011Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$15K———County
16 Sep 2010Thunderstorm Wind70 mph$40K——1County
4 Aug 2010Thunderstorm Wind63 mph$15K———County
4 Aug 2010Thunderstorm Wind63 mph$5K———County
14 Sep 2008High Wind58 mph$18M—11Forecast zone
5 Aug 2008Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$5K———County
28 Jun 2008Thunderstorm Wind60 mph$10K———County
9 Jan 2008Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$8K———County
1 Dec 2006High Wind40 mph$5K———Forecast zone
22 Jun 2006Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$8K———County
7 Apr 2006Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$5K———County
15 Jun 2004Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$5K———County
12 Nov 2003Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$15K———County
12 Nov 2003High Wind58 mph$10K———Forecast zone
26 Aug 2003Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$6K———County
8 Jul 2003Thunderstorm Wind63 mph$8K———County
7 Jul 2003Thunderstorm Wind62 mph$20K———County
5 Jul 2003Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$5K———County
29 Jul 2002Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$5K———County
26 Jun 2002Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$5K———County
12 May 2002Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$5K———County
9 Mar 2002High Wind76 mph$25K———Forecast zone
14 Dec 2001High Wind62 mph$20K———Forecast zone
24 Oct 2001Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$5K———County
23 Sep 2000Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$50K———County
14 Jul 2000Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$5K———County
14 Jun 2000Thunderstorm Wind61 mph$7K———County
25 Aug 1998Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$5K———County
29 May 1998Thunderstorm Wind68 mph$10K———County
27 Jul 1997Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$5K———County
26 Jul 1997Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$5K———County
26 Jul 1997Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$5K———County
18 Jul 1997Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$5K———County
18 Jul 1997Thunderstorm Wind60 mph$5K———County
2 Jul 1997Thunderstorm Wind69 mph$20K———County
18 May 1997Thunderstorm Wind69 mph$100K———County
5 Jan 1997Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$10K———County
7 Nov 1996Thunderstorm Wind69 mph$15K———County
13 Jul 1995Thunderstorm Wind0 mph$40K———County
24 May 1995Thunderstorm Wind0 mph$10K———County
28 Aug 1994Thunderstorm Wind0 mph$5K———County
21 Jul 1994Thunderstorm Wind0 mph$5K———County
7 Jul 1994Thunderstorm Wind0 mph$5K——1County
2 Jul 1994Thunderstorm Wind0 mph$500K———County
29 Jun 1994Thunderstorm Wind0 mph$5K———County
20 Jun 1994Thunderstorm Wind0 mph$5K———County
20 Jun 1994Thunderstorm Wind0 mph$5K———County
12 Jun 1994Thunderstorm Wind0 mph$5K———County

Questions and answers

How many wind events has Delaware County had?

280 events in the NCEI Storm Events record between 1950 and 2026. Reporting of damaging wind became far more complete after 1996, so early decades undercount.

When was the last recorded wind event in Delaware County?

6 Jun 2026 (Thunderstorm Wind, 58 mph). Records reach NCEI about 120 days after the month ends.

What was the most damaging wind event recorded in Delaware County?

The high wind of 14 Sep 2008, with property damage estimated by NCEI at $18M; 1 death recorded.

How does Delaware County compare with Ohio for wind?

63.2 events per 100 square miles against 59.9 statewide; the county holds 280 of the state's 24,469 recorded events.

Provenance

NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, yearly details files through 30 Jun 2026, public domain. County-recorded events plus zone-recorded events whose forecast zone is named for the county (marked "Forecast zone"). Population and area from the US Census Bureau (2021). Built 1 Oct 2026. See the methodology, the Wind hub and the county page.