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Wind in Miami County, Ohio

256 damaging wind events in the NCEI Storm Events record, 1950 to 2026. Event types counted: Thunderstorm Wind, High Wind, Strong Wind.

256 events · 1 deaths recorded · peak month June · county share of state 1.0%

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Wind event locations in and around Miami County. Dots: Wind event locations in the kept record. Boundaries: US Census Bureau.

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.

Miami County, Ohio, has 256 wind events in the NCEI record since 1950, with at least one in 52 different years.

June is the busiest month, with 57 of the recorded events. The last 20 years account for 140 events against 91 in the 20 years before, a change that reflects reporting practice as much as weather.

The county holds 1% of the 24,469 wind events recorded in Ohio; its 63.0 per 100 square miles compares with 59.9 statewide.

NCEI attributes 1 death in the county to damaging wind.

30 wind reports with a measured or estimated speed reached the 58 mph severe threshold, and 3 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

MeasureMiami CountyOhioUS
Wind events since 195025624,469701,953
Per 100 square miles63.059.919.9
Per 10,000 residents23.420.821.1
Deaths recorded1772,166
Busiest monthJuneJuneJune

By year

195019882026
Wind events recorded in Miami County per year, 1950 to 2026 (2026 is partial).

Seasonality

Jan
7
Feb
4
Mar
12
Apr
22
May
39
Jun
57
Jul
54
Aug
20
Sep
13
Oct
6
Nov
12
Dec
10
Wind events in Miami County by month of occurrence, all years.

Magnitude distribution

under 58 mph226
58–73 mph27
74–95 mph3
96 mph and over0
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 161 events kept for this page are the 120 most recent plus the 80 with the most damage, deaths or injuries out of 256. Magnitude is hail size, tornado rating or wind speed as recorded.

DateEvent typeMagnitudeProperty damageCrop damageDeathsInjuriesGeography
11 Jun 2026Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$5K———County
11 Jun 2026Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$10K———County
19 May 2026Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$1K———County
19 May 2026Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$3K———County
19 May 2026Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$1K———County
13 Mar 2026Strong Wind45 mph————Forecast zone
11 Mar 2026Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$3K———County
28 Dec 2025Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$1K———County
12 Jul 2025Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$2K———County
12 Jul 2025Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$10K———County
18 Jun 2025Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$1K———County
18 Jun 2025Thunderstorm Wind69 mph$10K$10K——County
18 Jun 2025Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$5K———County
18 Jun 2025Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$1K———County
18 Jun 2025Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$250———County
29 Apr 2025Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$5K———County
29 Apr 2025Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$5K———County
29 Apr 2025Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$1K———County
29 Apr 2025Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$2K———County
29 Apr 2025Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$4K———County
29 Apr 2025Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$1K———County
29 Apr 2025Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$3K———County
15 Mar 2025Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$3K———County
27 Sep 2024High Wind58 mph————Forecast zone
17 Jul 2024Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$3K———County
14 Jul 2024Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$5K———County
9 Jul 2024Thunderstorm Wind52 mph$100———County
26 May 2024Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$5K———County
26 May 2024Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$5K———County
20 Jul 2023Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$250———County
20 Jul 2023Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$10K———County
2 Jul 2023Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$10K———County
15 Jun 2023Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$5K———County
5 Apr 2023Thunderstorm Wind52 mph$1K———County
25 Mar 2023High Wind58 mph————Forecast zone
9 Feb 2023High Wind58 mph————Forecast zone
29 Aug 2022Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$3K———County
23 Jul 2022Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$5K———County
23 Jul 2022Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$1K———County
23 Jul 2022Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$25K———County
6 Jun 2022Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$3K———County
30 Mar 2022High Wind58 mph————Forecast zone
23 Mar 2022Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$2K———County
11 Dec 2021Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$3K———County
26 Aug 2021Thunderstorm Wind52 mph$1K———County
26 Aug 2021Thunderstorm Wind52 mph$1K———County
12 Aug 2021Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$3K———County
11 Aug 2021Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$5K———County
11 Aug 2021Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$1K———County
25 Mar 2021High Wind58 mph$20K———Forecast zone
15 Nov 2020Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$1K———County
15 Nov 2020Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$200———County
15 Nov 2020Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$15K———County
7 Sep 2020Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$1K———County
7 Sep 2020Thunderstorm Wind62 mph————County
7 Jul 2020Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$1K———County
10 Jun 2020Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$4K———County
10 Jun 2020Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$10K———County
10 Jun 2020Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$4K———County
10 Jun 2020Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$10K———County
10 Jun 2020Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$3K———County
9 Jun 2020Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$1K———County
9 Jun 2020Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$3K———County
9 Jun 2020Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$1K———County
14 May 2020Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$6K———County
10 May 2020Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$1K———County
30 Dec 2019High Wind58 mph————Forecast zone
8 Aug 2019Thunderstorm Wind52 mph$1K———County
27 May 2019Thunderstorm Wind60 mph$100K———County
26 May 2019Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$10K———County
19 May 2019Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$4K———County
17 May 2019Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$100K——2County
9 Jun 2018Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$1K———County
22 Jan 2018Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$2K———County
23 Jul 2017Thunderstorm Wind52 mph$2K———County
21 Jul 2017Thunderstorm Wind52 mph$1K———County
21 Jul 2017Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$1K———County
13 Jun 2017Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$1K———County
5 Jun 2017Thunderstorm Wind61 mph$25K———County
5 Jun 2017Thunderstorm Wind61 mph$15K———County
5 Jun 2017Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$500———County
5 Jun 2017Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$15K———County
5 Jun 2017Thunderstorm Wind59 mph$10K———County
19 May 2017Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$1K———County
27 Aug 2016Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$1K———County
29 May 2016Thunderstorm Wind52 mph$5K———County
3 Apr 2016High Wind63 mph$10K———Forecast zone
27 Mar 2016Thunderstorm Wind58 mph————County
23 Dec 2015Thunderstorm Wind60 mph$10K———County
23 Dec 2015Thunderstorm Wind60 mph$30K———County
18 Jul 2015Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$10K———County
18 Jul 2015Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$2K———County
1 Jul 2014Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$1K———County
19 Jun 2014Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$2K———County
18 Jun 2014Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$1K———County
11 May 2014Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$2K———County
20 Feb 2014Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$5K———County
31 Oct 2013Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$1K———County
31 Oct 2013Thunderstorm Wind70 mph$50K———County
31 Oct 2013Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$3K———County
20 Jul 2013Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$5K———County
20 Jul 2013Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$5K———County
10 Jul 2013Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$3K———County
23 Jun 2013Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$1K———County
12 Jun 2013Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$1K———County
25 Jul 2012Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$3K———County
1 Jul 2012Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$1K———County
1 Jul 2012Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$3K———County
1 Jul 2012Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$3K———County
1 Jul 2012Thunderstorm Wind60 mph————County
1 Jul 2012Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$10K———County
1 Jul 2012Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$1K———County
1 Jul 2012Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$5K———County
29 Jun 2012Thunderstorm Wind81 mph$100K———County
29 Jun 2012Thunderstorm Wind81 mph$10K——1County
4 Sep 2011Thunderstorm Wind69 mph$250K———County
7 Aug 2011Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$1K———County
11 Jul 2011Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$1K———County
25 May 2011Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$1K———County
25 May 2011Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$3K———County
23 May 2011Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$10K———County
23 May 2011Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$5K———County
7 May 2010Thunderstorm Wind75 mph$5K———County
14 Sep 2008High Wind60 mph$12M———Forecast zone
11 Apr 2007Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$5K———County
1 Dec 2006High Wind58 mph$10K———Forecast zone
18 Jul 2006Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$15K———County
28 Jun 2006Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$8K———County
20 Aug 2005Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$6K———County
23 May 2004Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$6K———County
26 Sep 2003Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$5K———County
1 Sep 2003Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$8K———County
8 Jul 2003Thunderstorm Wind63 mph$5K———County
4 Jul 2003Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$7K———County
9 Mar 2002High Wind66 mph$60K———Forecast zone
24 Oct 2001Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$5K———County
17 May 2001Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$5K———County
9 Nov 2000Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$5K———County
20 Sep 2000Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$5K———County
9 Aug 2000Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$50K———County
28 Jul 2000Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$10K———County
14 Jun 2000Thunderstorm Wind60 mph$5K———County
20 Apr 2000Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$10K———County
10 Jan 2000High Wind46 mph——1—Forecast zone
26 Jul 1999Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$5K———County
9 Jul 1999Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$5K———County
11 Feb 1999Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$5K———County
19 Jul 1998Thunderstorm Wind69 mph$20K———County
19 Jul 1998Thunderstorm Wind69 mph$10K———County
19 Jun 1998Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$10K———County
6 Apr 1997High Wind69 mph$5K———Forecast zone
5 Jan 1997Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$15K———County
7 Nov 1996Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$10K———County
30 Oct 1996Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$5K———County
7 Jul 1996Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$5K———County
23 May 1996Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$10K———County
15 Jul 1995Thunderstorm Wind0 mph$6K———County
21 Jun 1995Thunderstorm Wind0 mph$50K———County
2 Jul 1994Thunderstorm Wind0 mph$50K———County
24 May 1994Thunderstorm Wind0 mph$50K———County
27 Apr 1994Thunderstorm Wind0 mph$5K———County

Questions and answers

How many wind events has Miami County had?

256 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 Miami 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 Miami County?

The high wind of 14 Sep 2008, with property damage estimated by NCEI at $12M.

How does Miami County compare with Ohio for wind?

63.0 events per 100 square miles against 59.9 statewide; the county holds 256 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.