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Wind in Huron County, Ohio
337 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 337 wind events in Huron County, Ohio, between 1950 and 2026, spread over 52 years.
July is the busiest month, with 71 of the recorded events. The last 20 years account for 148 events against 158 in the 20 years before, a change that reflects reporting practice as much as weather.
The county holds 1.4% of the 24,469 wind events recorded in Ohio; its 68.5 per 100 square miles compares with 59.9 statewide.
90 wind reports with a measured or estimated speed reached the 58 mph severe threshold, and 6 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 | Huron County | Ohio | US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wind events since 1950 | 337 | 24,469 | 701,953 |
| Per 100 square miles | 68.5 | 59.9 | 19.9 |
| Per 10,000 residents | 57.7 | 20.8 | 21.1 |
| Deaths recorded | 0 | 77 | 2,166 |
| Busiest month | July | June | June |
By year
Seasonality
7Feb
10Mar
14Apr
23May
44Jun
68Jul
71Aug
43Sep
18Oct
9Nov
20Dec
10
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 175 events kept for this page are the 120 most recent plus the 80 with the most damage, deaths or injuries out of 337. Magnitude is hail size, tornado rating or wind speed as recorded.
| Date | Event type | Magnitude | Property damage | Crop damage | Deaths | Injuries | Geography |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Jun 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Jun 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Apr 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 31 Mar 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Jun 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Jun 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jun 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jun 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jun 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jun 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jun 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jun 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jun 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | — | — | — | 1 | County |
| 18 Jun 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jun 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Aug 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Aug 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Jun 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Mar 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $6K | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Jan 2024 | High Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 24 Aug 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Aug 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $8K | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Aug 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $8K | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Aug 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jul 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Jul 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Jun 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Apr 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jan 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Jul 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $120K | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Apr 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Apr 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Apr 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Aug 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Aug 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Aug 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jul 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Jul 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Jul 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jun 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $300 | — | — | — | County |
| 14 May 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Dec 2019 | High Wind | 64 mph | $10K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 6 Aug 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Aug 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Aug 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Aug 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Aug 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Aug 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jul 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Jul 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Jul 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Jul 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Jul 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 May 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Feb 2019 | High Wind | 58 mph | $75K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 26 Jul 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Nov 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Nov 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Nov 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Nov 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $35K | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Nov 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Jul 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 29 May 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 28 May 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $75K | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Mar 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Mar 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Sep 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jul 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jul 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Sep 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Sep 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Sep 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $30K | — | — | — | County |
| 30 May 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $8K | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Dec 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Dec 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Nov 2014 | High Wind | 60 mph | $100K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 8 Jul 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jun 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $250K | — | — | — | County |
| 21 May 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Nov 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Nov 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Nov 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $250K | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jul 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jul 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Jun 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $6K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jun 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jun 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 31 May 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 31 May 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Oct 2012 | High Wind | 58 mph | $150K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 5 Jul 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Jul 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 62 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Jul 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $125K | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Jul 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jun 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jun 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jun 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jun 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $250K | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Mar 2012 | High Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 24 Feb 2012 | High Wind | 58 mph | $25K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 24 Aug 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | $40K | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Aug 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Aug 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Aug 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | $100K | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Aug 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $45K | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Jul 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jul 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 26 May 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 26 May 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Apr 2011 | High Wind | 66 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 28 Apr 2011 | High Wind | 58 mph | $50K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 28 Apr 2011 | High Wind | 76 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 27 Apr 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $40K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Sep 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $30K | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Aug 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Dec 2009 | High Wind | 60 mph | $200K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 11 Feb 2009 | High Wind | 60 mph | $300K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 14 Sep 2008 | High Wind | 60 mph | $4.0M | $1.0M | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 9 Jun 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Jan 2008 | High Wind | 63 mph | $30K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 9 Jan 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 86 mph | $100K | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Jan 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 86 mph | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Dec 2006 | High Wind | 58 mph | $25K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 17 Feb 2006 | High Wind | 58 mph | $50K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 6 Nov 2005 | High Wind | 58 mph | $25K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 25 Jul 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Dec 2004 | High Wind | 58 mph | $35K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 14 Jun 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jun 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Jun 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $45K | — | — | — | County |
| 21 May 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $125K | — | — | — | County |
| 21 May 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Mar 2004 | High Wind | 58 mph | $75K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 12 Nov 2003 | High Wind | 58 mph | $50K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 21 Aug 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $800K | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jul 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | $300K | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jul 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jul 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Jul 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $125K | — | — | — | County |
| 11 May 2003 | Strong Wind | 40 mph | $35K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 10 Nov 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $100K | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Mar 2002 | High Wind | — | $250K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 1 Feb 2002 | High Wind | — | $20K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 25 Oct 2001 | High Wind | — | $25K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 12 Apr 2001 | High Wind | — | $25K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 25 Feb 2001 | High Wind | — | $20K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 9 Feb 2001 | High Wind | — | $30K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 11 Dec 2000 | High Wind | — | $250K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 20 Sep 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Aug 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $350K | — | — | 6 | County |
| 29 Jul 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $75K | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Jul 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $300K | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Jul 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 6 May 1999 | High Wind | 60 mph | $20K | $50K | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 6 Apr 1999 | High Wind | — | $30K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 10 Nov 1998 | High Wind | — | $25K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 25 Aug 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Aug 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jul 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $150K | — | — | 1 | County |
| 21 Jul 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $75K | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jul 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $30K | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Mar 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Aug 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $30K | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Oct 1996 | High Wind | 58 mph | $50K | $100K | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 7 Sep 1996 | High Wind | 58 mph | $5K | $20K | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 12 Apr 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $60K | — | — | 1 | County |
| 13 Jul 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $100K | $20K | — | — | County |
| 13 Aug 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Aug 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Jun 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $5K | — | — | 1 | County |
Questions and answers
How many wind events has Huron County had?
337 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 Huron County?
17 Jun 2026 (Thunderstorm Wind, 60 mph). Records reach NCEI about 120 days after the month ends.
What was the most damaging wind event recorded in Huron County?
The high wind of 14 Sep 2008, with property damage estimated by NCEI at $4.0M and crop damage at $1.0M.
How does Huron County compare with Ohio for wind?
68.5 events per 100 square miles against 59.9 statewide; the county holds 337 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.