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Wind in Hamilton County, Ohio
478 damaging wind events in the NCEI Storm Events record, 1950 to 2026. Event types counted: Thunderstorm Wind, High Wind, Strong Wind.
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.
NCEI records 478 wind events in Hamilton County, Ohio, between 1950 and 2026, spread over 63 years.
July is the busiest month, with 102 of the recorded events. The last 20 years account for 286 events against 138 in the 20 years before, a change that reflects reporting practice as much as weather.
The county holds 2% of the 24,469 wind events recorded in Ohio; its 117.9 per 100 square miles compares with 59.9 statewide.
NCEI attributes 3 deaths in the county to damaging wind.
116 wind reports with a measured or estimated speed reached the 58 mph severe threshold, and 12 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
| Measure | Hamilton County | Ohio | US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wind events since 1950 | 478 | 24,469 | 701,953 |
| Per 100 square miles | 117.9 | 59.9 | 19.9 |
| Per 10,000 residents | 5.8 | 20.8 | 21.1 |
| Deaths recorded | 3 | 77 | 2,166 |
| Busiest month | July | June | June |
By year
Seasonality
6Feb
10Mar
21Apr
75May
70Jun
101Jul
102Aug
53Sep
11Oct
10Nov
13Dec
6
Magnitude distribution
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 177 events kept for this page are the 120 most recent plus the 80 with the most damage, deaths or injuries out of 478. Magnitude is hail size, tornado rating or wind speed as recorded.
| Date | Event type | Magnitude | Property damage | Crop damage | Deaths | Injuries | Geography |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Jun 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Mar 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Mar 2026 | Strong Wind | 52 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 13 Mar 2026 | Strong Wind | 56 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 19 Aug 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 52 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Jul 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Jul 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $4K | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Jul 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Jul 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Jun 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Jun 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Jun 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 68 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Jun 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jun 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 68 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Apr 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $250 | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Apr 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Apr 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 72 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Apr 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 72 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Apr 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $4K | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Mar 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Sep 2024 | High Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 30 Aug 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | 1 | County |
| 30 Aug 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 52 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 26 May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 26 May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 26 May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 26 May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Mar 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Jul 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Jul 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Jul 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $200 | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Jul 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 52 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jul 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 52 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Jul 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Jul 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 52 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Jul 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 52 mph | $100 | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Jul 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 52 mph | $100 | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Jul 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Apr 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Apr 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Apr 2023 | High Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 3 Mar 2023 | High Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 9 Feb 2023 | High Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 6 Jul 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Jul 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 52 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Jul 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 67 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jun 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jun 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $8K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jun 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jun 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jun 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jun 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jun 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Jun 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Jun 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $250 | — | — | — | County |
| 26 May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 52 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 21 May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 21 May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | $100K | — | — | — | County |
| 19 May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $8K | — | — | — | County |
| 19 May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 14 May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 52 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Mar 2022 | High Wind | 69 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 27 Aug 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Aug 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jul 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 52 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jul 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 52 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jul 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jun 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jun 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $250 | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jun 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Mar 2021 | High Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 15 Nov 2020 | Strong Wind | 53 mph | $15K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 27 Jul 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $100 | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jul 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jul 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $7K | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jun 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jun 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jun 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $250 | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Jun 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 May 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 May 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $250 | — | — | — | County |
| 10 May 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Apr 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Apr 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Apr 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Apr 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Apr 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Apr 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Apr 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $4K | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Apr 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Apr 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Apr 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Apr 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Apr 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Apr 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Apr 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Apr 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Mar 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jan 2020 | High Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 30 Dec 2019 | High Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 27 Nov 2019 | High Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 30 Aug 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Aug 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 52 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Aug 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Aug 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Aug 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Jul 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Jul 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Jun 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Jun 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 52 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Jun 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 52 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Mar 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Mar 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Mar 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Feb 2019 | Strong Wind | 51 mph | $60K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 28 Oct 2018 | Strong Wind | 49 mph | $5K | — | — | 1 | Forecast zone |
| 5 Sep 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $4K | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Sep 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Jul 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 52 mph | $20K | — | — | 1 | County |
| 19 May 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jul 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 100 mph | $500K | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Apr 2016 | High Wind | 63 mph | $20K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 4 Sep 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jul 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Oct 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Nov 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 31 Oct 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 31 Aug 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jun 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $250K | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Jul 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $30K | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Jul 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jul 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 23 May 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Mar 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | 1 | County |
| 21 Jun 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Sep 2008 | High Wind | 61 mph | $97M | — | 1 | — | Forecast zone |
| 22 Jul 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Jul 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jul 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Jun 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Dec 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Dec 2006 | High Wind | 41 mph | $10K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 7 Apr 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Apr 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $30K | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Apr 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Nov 2005 | Strong Wind | 46 mph | $10K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 21 Jul 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | 1 | County |
| 4 Jul 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | 2 | — | County |
| 29 Jul 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $12K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 May 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 mph | $9K | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Apr 2002 | High Wind | 58 mph | $15K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 9 Mar 2002 | High Wind | 59 mph | $14K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 24 Oct 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jun 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Jun 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Mar 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Nov 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Sep 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Aug 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 mph | $100K | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Aug 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Aug 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Jul 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $500K | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jun 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jun 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Aug 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $100K | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Aug 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Jan 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | $70K | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Jun 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $10K | — | — | 6 | County |
| 28 May 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $75K | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Aug 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Jul 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Jul 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Jun 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $500K | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Apr 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $5.0M | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Aug 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $50K | — | — | — | County |
Questions and answers
How many wind events has Hamilton County had?
478 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 Hamilton County?
18 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 Hamilton County?
The high wind of 14 Sep 2008, with property damage estimated by NCEI at $97M; 1 death recorded.
How does Hamilton County compare with Ohio for wind?
117.9 events per 100 square miles against 59.9 statewide; the county holds 478 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.