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Wind in Harrison County, Ohio
185 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 185 wind events in Harrison County, Ohio, between 1950 and 2026, spread over 40 years.
June is the busiest month, with 50 of the recorded events. The last 20 years account for 104 events against 72 in the 20 years before, a change that reflects reporting practice as much as weather.
The county holds 0.8% of the 24,469 wind events recorded in Ohio; its 46.0 per 100 square miles compares with 59.9 statewide.
NCEI attributes 2 deaths in the county to damaging wind.
21 wind reports with a measured or estimated speed reached the 58 mph severe threshold, and 5 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 | Harrison County | Ohio | US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wind events since 1950 | 185 | 24,469 | 701,953 |
| Per 100 square miles | 46.0 | 59.9 | 19.9 |
| Per 10,000 residents | 127.8 | 20.8 | 21.1 |
| Deaths recorded | 2 | 77 | 2,166 |
| Busiest month | June | June | June |
By year
Seasonality
2Feb
6Mar
3Apr
19May
15Jun
50Jul
38Aug
27Sep
7Oct
5Nov
7Dec
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
All 185 events, most recent first. Magnitude is hail size, tornado rating or wind speed as recorded.
| Date | Event type | Magnitude | Property damage | Crop damage | Deaths | Injuries | Geography |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Jun 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Jun 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Apr 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Apr 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $4K | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Apr 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Apr 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Apr 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $7K | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Apr 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 26 May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Feb 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Feb 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Aug 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | $1K | $1K | — | — | County |
| 15 Jun 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Apr 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $60K | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Dec 2022 | Strong Wind | 46 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 20 Jul 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jun 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | $10K | $5K | — | — | County |
| 13 Jun 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jun 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | — | $10K | — | — | County |
| 13 Jun 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | $15K | $15K | — | — | County |
| 3 May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Oct 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Aug 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jul 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Mar 2021 | High Wind | 58 mph | $100K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 15 Nov 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | 2 | — | County |
| 26 Aug 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jun 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $100K | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Apr 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Aug 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Aug 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Aug 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Aug 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Aug 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Jun 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Jun 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Jun 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Jun 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Jun 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Feb 2019 | High Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 21 Sep 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Jul 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Jul 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Jul 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Jul 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jun 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jun 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Nov 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Aug 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Aug 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 1 May 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Sep 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Jul 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Jul 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Jun 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Jun 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Jun 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Jun 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Jun 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 26 May 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 26 May 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Dec 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Dec 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Nov 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $35K | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jul 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jul 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Jun 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Jun 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Oct 2012 | Strong Wind | 40 mph | $500 | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 26 Jul 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jul 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jul 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Jul 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $35K | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Jul 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Jul 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Jul 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jun 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Jan 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Jun 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Sep 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Sep 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Aug 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Jun 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Jun 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $100K | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Jun 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Apr 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $75K | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Dec 2009 | High Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 19 Jun 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jun 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $75K | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Feb 2009 | High Wind | 58 mph | $100K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 11 Feb 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Sep 2008 | High Wind | 58 mph | $500K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 20 Jul 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Jun 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $30K | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Jan 2008 | High Wind | 58 mph | $50K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 9 Aug 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Aug 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $35K | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Jun 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Jun 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jun 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jun 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jun 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jun 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Dec 2006 | High Wind | 63 mph | $25K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 4 Oct 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Aug 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jun 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jun 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Nov 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Aug 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Jul 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $6K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jul 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Jun 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $4K | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Apr 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $6K | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Aug 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Aug 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Jun 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 May 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 21 May 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $30K | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Nov 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Aug 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Aug 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $6K | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Jul 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jul 2003 | High Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 8 Jul 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jul 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jul 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jul 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Jul 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 May 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 1 May 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Apr 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Apr 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Nov 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Sep 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Jun 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Jun 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 31 May 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 14 May 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 12 May 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Mar 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Mar 2002 | High Wind | — | $10K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 14 Dec 2001 | High Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 10 Jul 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Jul 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jun 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Feb 2001 | High Wind | — | $5K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 2 Jun 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Jun 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Apr 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Oct 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Aug 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Aug 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jul 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Jul 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Apr 1999 | High Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 9 Apr 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Nov 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Aug 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Aug 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jul 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $6K | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Jun 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Jun 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Jun 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Jun 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 29 May 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Aug 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Aug 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Jul 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Jul 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Jun 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Apr 1991 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Sep 1990 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Aug 1987 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Apr 1987 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jul 1983 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jul 1983 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jul 1983 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Jul 1983 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Apr 1983 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 May 1980 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Apr 1974 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Oct 1973 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Aug 1968 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
Questions and answers
How many wind events has Harrison County had?
185 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 Harrison County?
11 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 Harrison County?
The high wind of 14 Sep 2008, with property damage estimated by NCEI at $500K.
How does Harrison County compare with Ohio for wind?
46.0 events per 100 square miles against 59.9 statewide; the county holds 185 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.