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Wind in Pickaway County, Ohio
192 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.
Pickaway County, Ohio, has 192 wind events in the NCEI record since 1950, with at least one in 53 different years.
June is the busiest month, with 36 of the recorded events. The last 20 years account for 106 events against 64 in the 20 years before, a change that reflects reporting practice as much as weather.
The county holds 0.8% of the 24,469 wind events recorded in Ohio; its 38.3 per 100 square miles compares with 59.9 statewide.
32 wind reports with a measured or estimated speed reached the 58 mph severe threshold, and 4 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 | Pickaway County | Ohio | US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wind events since 1950 | 192 | 24,469 | 701,953 |
| Per 100 square miles | 38.3 | 59.9 | 19.9 |
| Per 10,000 residents | 32.4 | 20.8 | 21.1 |
| Deaths recorded | 0 | 77 | 2,166 |
| Busiest month | June | June | June |
By year
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Seasonality
Jan
0Feb
9Mar
15Apr
18May
20Jun
36Jul
33Aug
31Sep
12Oct
6Nov
6Dec
6
0Feb
9Mar
15Apr
18May
20Jun
36Jul
33Aug
31Sep
12Oct
6Nov
6Dec
6
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
All 192 events, most recent first. Magnitude is hail size, tornado rating or wind speed as recorded.
| Date | Event type | Magnitude | Property damage | Crop damage | Deaths | Injuries | Geography |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Mar 2026 | Strong Wind | 55 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 7 Mar 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $4K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Mar 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Feb 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Jun 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jun 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Apr 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Apr 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $4K | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Apr 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jun 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 26 May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Feb 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Feb 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Apr 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 52 mph | $200 | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Aug 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 52 mph | $100 | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jun 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 21 May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 52 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 3 May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $4K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Oct 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Oct 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $8K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Aug 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Aug 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Aug 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Mar 2021 | High Wind | 58 mph | $12K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 15 Nov 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jun 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 10 May 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Dec 2019 | High Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 29 Sep 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Sep 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $12K | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Sep 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 52 mph | $250 | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Sep 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $4K | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Sep 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Sep 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Aug 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $9K | — | — | 1 | County |
| 8 Aug 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 46 mph | $250 | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Jul 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Mar 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Mar 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Mar 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Mar 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Mar 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Aug 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Aug 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $45K | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Aug 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Aug 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jun 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jun 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jun 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $30K | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jul 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 52 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jul 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 52 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 19 May 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 19 May 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Apr 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Mar 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Feb 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Jul 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 52 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Jun 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Jun 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 29 May 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 52 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Apr 2016 | High Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 31 Mar 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 31 Mar 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 31 Mar 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Jul 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Jul 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 11 May 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Dec 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jun 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Nov 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jul 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jul 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Jul 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jun 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jun 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jun 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $4K | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Jun 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $6K | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Jun 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Jun 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 23 May 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $30K | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Apr 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Apr 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Apr 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Apr 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Oct 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $75K | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Oct 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $30K | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Oct 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Aug 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Aug 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Aug 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Aug 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Aug 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Dec 2009 | High Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 20 Aug 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Jun 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | $45K | $3K | — | 1 | County |
| 11 Feb 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $7K | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Feb 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Feb 2009 | High Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 14 Sep 2008 | High Wind | 60 mph | $6.3M | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 8 Jul 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jul 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Feb 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $8K | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Aug 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Aug 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Aug 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Mar 2007 | Strong Wind | 40 mph | $2K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 1 Dec 2006 | High Wind | 41 mph | $20K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 3 Aug 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $6K | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Nov 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Aug 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Jun 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 May 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Jul 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Jun 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 30 May 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Aug 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jul 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jun 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 11 May 2003 | High Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 30 Apr 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Apr 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 12 May 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Mar 2002 | High Wind | 63 mph | $22K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 24 Oct 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jul 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Jun 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Dec 2000 | High Wind | 67 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 9 Nov 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Sep 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Sep 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Aug 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Aug 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Jun 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Jun 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 6 May 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Nov 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Aug 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jul 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jul 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | 78 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jun 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Jun 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Jul 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Jul 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | $200K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Nov 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Jun 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 29 May 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Apr 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jul 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $9 | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Jun 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Jun 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $4K | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Jul 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Jul 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $5K | $50K | — | — | County |
| 25 Jul 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jul 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Jul 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Jul 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jun 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Jun 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Apr 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Aug 1991 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Aug 1991 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Jun 1991 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Apr 1991 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Sep 1990 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jul 1990 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Jul 1990 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Aug 1989 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jul 1989 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Sep 1988 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | 3 | County |
| 23 Apr 1988 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Sep 1986 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 May 1985 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jul 1984 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jun 1984 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Jul 1983 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Aug 1982 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Jun 1982 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Jul 1980 | Thunderstorm Wind | 67 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 May 1980 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 May 1980 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jun 1975 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Apr 1974 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Jun 1971 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Dec 1970 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Apr 1970 | Thunderstorm Wind | 66 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Aug 1968 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jul 1968 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Feb 1967 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Aug 1966 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 May 1962 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 May 1958 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jul 1956 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
Questions and answers
How many wind events has Pickaway County had?
192 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 Pickaway County?
13 Mar 2026 (Strong Wind, 55 mph). Records reach NCEI about 120 days after the month ends.
What was the most damaging wind event recorded in Pickaway County?
The high wind of 14 Sep 2008, with property damage estimated by NCEI at $6.3M.
How does Pickaway County compare with Ohio for wind?
38.3 events per 100 square miles against 59.9 statewide; the county holds 192 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.