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Wind in Lorain County, Ohio
538 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.
Lorain County, Ohio, has 538 wind events in the NCEI record since 1950, with at least one in 63 different years.
June is the busiest month, with 124 of the recorded events. The last 20 years account for 264 events against 211 in the 20 years before, a change that reflects reporting practice as much as weather.
The county holds 2.2% of the 24,469 wind events recorded in Ohio; its 109.7 per 100 square miles compares with 59.9 statewide.
NCEI attributes 2 deaths in the county to damaging wind.
208 wind reports with a measured or estimated speed reached the 58 mph severe threshold, and 27 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 | Lorain County | Ohio | US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wind events since 1950 | 538 | 24,469 | 701,953 |
| Per 100 square miles | 109.7 | 59.9 | 19.9 |
| Per 10,000 residents | 17.0 | 20.8 | 21.1 |
| Deaths recorded | 2 | 77 | 2,166 |
| Busiest month | June | June | June |
By year
Seasonality
18Feb
11Mar
21Apr
39May
71Jun
124Jul
95Aug
61Sep
33Oct
18Nov
34Dec
13
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 191 events kept for this page are the 120 most recent plus the 80 with the most damage, deaths or injuries out of 538. 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 | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Jun 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Jun 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Jun 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jun 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jun 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jun 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 85 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jun 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 85 mph | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jun 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | $4K | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jun 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jun 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 31 Mar 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 31 Mar 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 74 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 31 Mar 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Mar 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jun 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jun 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 62 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jun 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jun 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jun 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jun 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jun 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jun 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Aug 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Aug 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Aug 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Aug 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Aug 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Aug 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Aug 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $100K | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Aug 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Aug 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Aug 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Aug 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Aug 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Aug 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Aug 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jun 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jun 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jun 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $24K | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jun 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $4K | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jun 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Apr 2024 | High Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 23 Aug 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $8K | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Jul 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Apr 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Apr 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Apr 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Apr 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Apr 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Apr 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Apr 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $8K | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Jul 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Jun 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Jun 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Jun 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Jun 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Jun 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Jun 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 3 May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Apr 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Dec 2021 | High Wind | 58 mph | $20K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 11 Aug 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Aug 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Aug 2021 | Strong Wind | 49 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 26 Mar 2021 | High Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 26 Mar 2021 | High Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 15 Nov 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Nov 2020 | High Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 15 Nov 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Nov 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Nov 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Oct 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jul 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jul 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jul 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jul 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jul 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jul 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jun 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jun 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $35K | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jun 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $40K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Apr 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Apr 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Dec 2019 | High Wind | 63 mph | $65K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 27 Nov 2019 | High Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 13 Sep 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Sep 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Sep 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Sep 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Aug 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Aug 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Jul 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Jul 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Jun 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 30 May 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 May 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 28 May 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 May 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 72 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 May 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 72 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 May 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 May 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Feb 2019 | High Wind | 67 mph | $200K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 1 Jan 2019 | Strong Wind | 51 mph | $2K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 29 Aug 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Aug 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $7K | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Aug 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $75K | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Jul 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 4 May 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Nov 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Nov 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | $200K | $100K | — | — | County |
| 5 Nov 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Nov 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 85 mph | $350K | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Aug 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Apr 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $150K | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Mar 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $75K | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jan 2017 | High Wind | 58 mph | $125K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 10 Sep 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Nov 2015 | High Wind | 58 mph | $35K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 23 Jun 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 77 mph | $70K | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Jun 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $60K | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Nov 2014 | High Wind | 58 mph | $200K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 18 Jun 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $150K | — | — | — | County |
| 12 May 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $40K | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Nov 2013 | High Wind | 58 mph | $75K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 17 Nov 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $40K | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Jun 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | $110K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jun 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $100K | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Oct 2012 | High Wind | 63 mph | $4.5M | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 29 Oct 2012 | High Wind | 58 mph | $50K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 18 Jun 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $100K | — | — | — | County |
| 25 May 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jan 2012 | High Wind | 58 mph | $50K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 24 Aug 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | $150K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jun 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $40K | — | — | — | County |
| 29 May 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $125K | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Apr 2011 | High Wind | 58 mph | $200K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 28 Apr 2011 | High Wind | 58 mph | $60K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 9 Dec 2009 | High Wind | 58 mph | $450K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 28 May 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $60K | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Feb 2009 | High Wind | 64 mph | $750K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 24 Dec 2008 | High Wind | 60 mph | $75K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 14 Sep 2008 | High Wind | 71 mph | $15M | $500K | 1 | 1 | Forecast zone |
| 11 Apr 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 90 mph | $250K | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Oct 2006 | High Wind | 69 mph | $100K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 28 Jun 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $8K | — | — | 1 | County |
| 17 Feb 2006 | High Wind | 67 mph | $85K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 13 Jul 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $35K | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Jun 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | 66 mph | $90K | — | — | — | County |
| 21 May 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 mph | $150K | — | — | — | County |
| 17 May 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 mph | $35K | — | — | — | County |
| 17 May 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $35K | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Mar 2004 | High Wind | 59 mph | $250K | — | — | 1 | Forecast zone |
| 12 Nov 2003 | High Wind | 58 mph | $75K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 8 Jul 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | $250K | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jul 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Jul 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Feb 2003 | High Wind | 60 mph | $75K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 10 Nov 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $2.4M | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Sep 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $35K | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Aug 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jul 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $40K | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Jul 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $40K | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Jul 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $35K | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Mar 2002 | High Wind | 62 mph | $250K | — | 1 | — | Forecast zone |
| 16 Oct 2001 | High Wind | — | $40K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 20 Jun 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $75K | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Apr 2001 | High Wind | — | $50K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 11 Dec 2000 | High Wind | — | $200K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 4 Oct 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | 68 mph | $300K | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Oct 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $60K | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Nov 1998 | High Wind | — | $40K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 21 Jul 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Jun 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Aug 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Oct 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $200K | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Oct 1996 | High Wind | 58 mph | $75K | $75K | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 12 Apr 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | 83 mph | $300K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Aug 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $110K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jul 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $400K | $20K | — | — | County |
| 25 Sep 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Jun 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $50K | — | — | 1 | County |
| 2 Sep 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Jul 1992 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | 1 | County |
| 9 May 1988 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | 2 | County |
Questions and answers
How many wind events has Lorain County had?
538 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 Lorain 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 Lorain County?
The high wind of 14 Sep 2008, with property damage estimated by NCEI at $15M and crop damage at $500K; 1 death recorded.
How does Lorain County compare with Ohio for wind?
109.7 events per 100 square miles against 59.9 statewide; the county holds 538 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.