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Wind in Knox County, Ohio
280 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 280 wind events in Knox County, Ohio, between 1950 and 2026, spread over 46 years.
June is the busiest month, with 73 of the recorded events. The last 20 years account for 119 events against 148 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 53.3 per 100 square miles compares with 59.9 statewide.
NCEI attributes 1 death in the county to damaging wind.
54 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 | Knox County | Ohio | US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wind events since 1950 | 280 | 24,469 | 701,953 |
| Per 100 square miles | 53.3 | 59.9 | 19.9 |
| Per 10,000 residents | 44.5 | 20.8 | 21.1 |
| Deaths recorded | 1 | 77 | 2,166 |
| Busiest month | June | June | June |
By year
Seasonality
4Feb
9Mar
7Apr
19May
34Jun
73Jul
57Aug
35Sep
14Oct
8Nov
12Dec
8
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 280. Magnitude is hail size, tornado rating or wind speed as recorded.
| Date | Event type | Magnitude | Property damage | Crop damage | Deaths | Injuries | Geography |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Jun 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Jun 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Mar 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Mar 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Jun 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Jun 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Aug 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Aug 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Jun 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Jul 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Jul 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Apr 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Apr 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Jul 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Jul 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Jul 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jun 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jun 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Jun 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jun 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jun 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jun 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Aug 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Aug 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Aug 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Nov 2020 | High Wind | 68 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 7 Sep 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Jun 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Jun 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jun 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jun 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 49 mph | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jun 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Jun 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 May 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Jan 2020 | High Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 20 Aug 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Aug 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Aug 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Aug 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Jul 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Jul 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Jul 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Jul 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Jul 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Jul 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Jul 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Apr 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Apr 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Feb 2019 | High Wind | 58 mph | $50K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 19 Aug 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jul 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $75K | — | — | 1 | County |
| 22 Jul 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $125K | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jul 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jul 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $8K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jun 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Sep 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Jun 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $35K | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Jul 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jun 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $4K | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Jun 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 11 May 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Nov 2014 | High Wind | 60 mph | $200K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 28 May 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Apr 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Dec 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Nov 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $12K | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Nov 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Oct 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Jul 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $4K | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jul 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $75K | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jul 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $8K | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Jun 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jun 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Jun 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Jun 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Jun 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 10 May 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Apr 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $4K | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Jul 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Jul 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jun 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | $1.4M | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Feb 2012 | High Wind | 58 mph | $25K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 29 Jul 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jul 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jul 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jul 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jul 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jun 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Apr 2011 | High Wind | 58 mph | $40K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 4 Aug 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Jun 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $8K | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Jun 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Jun 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Jun 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Dec 2009 | High Wind | 58 mph | $150K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 20 Aug 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Jun 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Feb 2009 | High Wind | 62 mph | $400K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 11 Feb 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Sep 2008 | High Wind | 70 mph | $4.0M | $750K | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 1 Aug 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jul 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Jun 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 31 May 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 31 May 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Jan 2008 | High Wind | 69 mph | $25K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 9 Jan 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $8K | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Jan 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $75K | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Dec 2007 | High Wind | 58 mph | $15K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 25 Sep 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Sep 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Aug 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jun 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jun 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Jun 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $4K | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Apr 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Dec 2006 | High Wind | 58 mph | $20K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 3 Aug 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $120K | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jul 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jun 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $175K | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Sep 2005 | Strong Wind | 45 mph | $25K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 28 Aug 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Aug 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $40K | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Aug 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $30K | — | — | — | County |
| 21 May 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $250K | — | — | — | County |
| 18 May 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $100K | — | — | — | County |
| 18 May 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Mar 2004 | High Wind | 58 mph | $50K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 12 Nov 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $100K | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Nov 2003 | High Wind | 58 mph | $60K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 26 Aug 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $300K | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Jul 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jul 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jul 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Jul 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 11 May 2003 | Strong Wind | 40 mph | $40K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 20 Apr 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Nov 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $100K | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Oct 2002 | High Wind | — | $75K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 23 Aug 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jul 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $50K | — | 1 | 4 | County |
| 5 Jun 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 31 May 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $175K | — | — | — | County |
| 31 May 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 12 May 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 2 May 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Apr 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Mar 2002 | High Wind | — | $175K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 20 Feb 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Feb 2002 | High Wind | — | $25K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 14 Dec 2001 | High Wind | — | $75K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 25 Oct 2001 | High Wind | — | $75K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 24 Oct 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $100K | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Oct 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jul 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Apr 2001 | High Wind | — | $25K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 11 Dec 2000 | High Wind | — | $100K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 14 Jun 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Oct 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $60K | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Jul 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Nov 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Nov 1998 | High Wind | — | $15K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 25 Aug 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $75K | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Aug 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jun 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 29 May 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $60K | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Apr 1998 | High Wind | — | $50K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 7 Sep 1996 | High Wind | 58 mph | $10K | $10K | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 15 Aug 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jul 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $20K | $10K | — | — | County |
| 7 Jun 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $700K | — | — | 1 | County |
| 28 Aug 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jun 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 31 Aug 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $50K | — | — | — | County |
Questions and answers
How many wind events has Knox 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 Knox County?
6 Jun 2026 (Thunderstorm Wind, 69 mph). Records reach NCEI about 120 days after the month ends.
What was the most damaging wind event recorded in Knox County?
The high wind of 14 Sep 2008, with property damage estimated by NCEI at $4.0M and crop damage at $750K.
How does Knox County compare with Ohio for wind?
53.3 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.