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Wind in Licking County, Ohio
361 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.
Licking County, Ohio, has 361 wind events in the NCEI record since 1950, with at least one in 54 different years.
July is the busiest month, with 88 of the recorded events. The last 20 years account for 241 events against 94 in the 20 years before, a change that reflects reporting practice as much as weather.
The county holds 1.5% of the 24,469 wind events recorded in Ohio; its 52.9 per 100 square miles compares with 59.9 statewide.
NCEI attributes 3 deaths in the county to damaging wind.
79 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 | Licking County | Ohio | US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wind events since 1950 | 361 | 24,469 | 701,953 |
| Per 100 square miles | 52.9 | 59.9 | 19.9 |
| Per 10,000 residents | 20.0 | 20.8 | 21.1 |
| Deaths recorded | 3 | 77 | 2,166 |
| Busiest month | July | June | June |
By year
Seasonality
7Feb
9Mar
18Apr
25May
42Jun
70Jul
88Aug
43Sep
20Oct
13Nov
19Dec
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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 174 events kept for this page are the 120 most recent plus the 80 with the most damage, deaths or injuries out of 361. Magnitude is hail size, tornado rating or wind speed as recorded.
| Date | Event type | Magnitude | Property damage | Crop damage | Deaths | Injuries | Geography |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Jun 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 52 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Jun 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Jun 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Jun 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $6K | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Jun 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Apr 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $4K | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Apr 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $8K | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Apr 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $4K | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Apr 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $4K | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Apr 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Apr 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $6K | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Mar 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Mar 2026 | Strong Wind | 47 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 13 Mar 2026 | Strong Wind | 49 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 13 Mar 2026 | High Wind | 69 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 21 Sep 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Jun 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Jun 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 52 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Jun 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Jun 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jun 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Apr 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Apr 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Mar 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Mar 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Aug 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Jul 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 52 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Jul 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $4K | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Jul 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 52 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Jul 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $250 | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jun 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jun 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jun 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $4K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Feb 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Jul 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Jul 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 8 May 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $8K | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Apr 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Mar 2023 | High Wind | 62 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 3 Mar 2023 | High Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 21 Sep 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Aug 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 52 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Jul 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Jul 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Jul 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 52 mph | $100 | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Jul 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 52 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Jun 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Jun 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $100K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jun 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $40K | — | — | — | County |
| 21 May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $4K | — | — | — | County |
| 21 May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Dec 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Aug 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 52 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Aug 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $100 | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Aug 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $8K | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jun 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 52 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Mar 2021 | High Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 15 Nov 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Nov 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $30K | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Nov 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Nov 2020 | High Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 15 Nov 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Sep 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $8K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Sep 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $6K | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Aug 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $4K | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Jul 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $250 | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Jul 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 52 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Jul 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Jul 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Jul 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Jul 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jul 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jul 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jul 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 52 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jul 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 52 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jun 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jun 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $7K | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jun 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 10 May 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 10 May 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 10 May 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Mar 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Dec 2019 | High Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 27 Nov 2019 | High Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 1 Sep 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Aug 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 52 mph | $4K | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Aug 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Aug 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $8K | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Aug 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $8K | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Aug 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 52 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Aug 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $8K | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Aug 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jul 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jul 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Jul 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $4K | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Jul 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $4K | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Jul 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Jul 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Jun 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $4K | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Jun 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $6K | — | — | — | County |
| 26 May 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 26 May 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 18 May 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Apr 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Mar 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Mar 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Mar 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Feb 2019 | High Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 20 Oct 2018 | Strong Wind | 49 mph | $5K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 2 Oct 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Oct 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Oct 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Oct 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Oct 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Oct 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Oct 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 46 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Sep 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 52 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Sep 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Sep 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jun 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jan 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jul 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | $40K | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Jul 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jul 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jul 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jul 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Jul 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $30K | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jun 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Nov 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $8K | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Apr 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Apr 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $40K | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Feb 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 90 mph | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Feb 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | $24K | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Aug 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 90 mph | $110K | — | 2 | 4 | County |
| 4 Jun 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $12K | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jul 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $8K | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Feb 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Feb 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Sep 2008 | High Wind | 58 mph | $18M | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 2 May 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $8K | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Aug 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Aug 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $8K | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Dec 2006 | High Wind | 44 mph | $10K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 28 Jun 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jan 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $8K | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Aug 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 21 May 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Aug 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $6K | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jul 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $30K | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jul 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jul 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jul 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Mar 2002 | High Wind | 64 mph | $30K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 14 Dec 2001 | High Wind | 66 mph | $60K | — | — | 1 | Forecast zone |
| 1 Jun 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $40K | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Nov 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Aug 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Jul 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Aug 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Jul 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jul 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Jun 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 29 May 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | 68 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Jul 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Jan 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Jul 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jul 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $7K | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Sep 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | 1 | 1 | County |
| 24 Sep 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jun 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $500K | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Jun 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $500K | — | — | 1 | County |
| 4 Aug 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Aug 1988 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | 4 | County |
Questions and answers
How many wind events has Licking County had?
361 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 Licking County?
14 Jun 2026 (Thunderstorm Wind, 52 mph). Records reach NCEI about 120 days after the month ends.
What was the most damaging wind event recorded in Licking County?
The high wind of 14 Sep 2008, with property damage estimated by NCEI at $18M.
How does Licking County compare with Ohio for wind?
52.9 events per 100 square miles against 59.9 statewide; the county holds 361 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.