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Wind in Putnam County, Ohio
181 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.
Putnam County, Ohio, has 181 wind events in the NCEI record since 1950, with at least one in 47 different years.
June is the busiest month, with 55 of the recorded events. The last 20 years account for 76 events against 90 in the 20 years before, a change that reflects reporting practice as much as weather.
The county holds 0.7% of the 24,469 wind events recorded in Ohio; its 37.5 per 100 square miles compares with 59.9 statewide.
NCEI attributes 1 death in the county to damaging wind.
91 wind reports with a measured or estimated speed reached the 58 mph severe threshold, and 13 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 | Putnam County | Ohio | US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wind events since 1950 | 181 | 24,469 | 701,953 |
| Per 100 square miles | 37.5 | 59.9 | 19.9 |
| Per 10,000 residents | 52.7 | 20.8 | 21.1 |
| Deaths recorded | 1 | 77 | 2,166 |
| Busiest month | June | June | June |
By year
Seasonality
5Feb
2Mar
10Apr
11May
23Jun
55Jul
35Aug
13Sep
11Oct
3Nov
8Dec
5
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 181 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 May 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 19 May 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Mar 2026 | High Wind | 61 mph | $20K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 18 Jun 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $30K | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jun 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jun 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Apr 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Apr 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 68 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Aug 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Mar 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Apr 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jun 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jun 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jun 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Mar 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Mar 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Dec 2021 | Strong Wind | 52 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 15 Nov 2020 | High Wind | 72 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 23 Oct 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Jul 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jun 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 May 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Nov 2019 | High Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 10 Jul 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 62 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jul 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Jul 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 May 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Feb 2019 | High Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 19 Jun 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jun 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jun 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Mar 2017 | High Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 13 Jul 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 May 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 May 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 May 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 May 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Nov 2014 | High Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 20 Jul 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Jul 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Jun 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Jun 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | — | — | — | 1 | County |
| 7 Sep 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jun 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jun 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | $100K | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jun 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 92 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jun 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 86 mph | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jun 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 78 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jun 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 86 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Sep 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Aug 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jul 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 56 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jul 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jul 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jun 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Apr 2011 | High Wind | 81 mph | $100K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 26 Oct 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jul 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Jun 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Jun 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Jun 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jun 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jun 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jun 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Jun 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Dec 2009 | High Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 11 Feb 2009 | High Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 14 Sep 2008 | High Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 9 Jun 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Jun 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Jun 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Apr 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $65K | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jan 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $4K | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Aug 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 May 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 15 May 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Dec 2006 | High Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 22 Jun 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jun 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Nov 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Jul 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jul 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jul 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Jun 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $15K | — | — | 1 | County |
| 13 May 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $8K | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Apr 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $9K | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Jun 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jun 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | 86 mph | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 23 May 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 May 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 May 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 May 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Mar 2004 | High Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 12 Nov 2003 | High Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 26 Aug 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jul 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Apr 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Sep 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jul 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $580K | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jul 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jul 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jul 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jul 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Mar 2002 | High Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 12 Jun 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Jun 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Jun 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Dec 2000 | High Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 20 Sep 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Aug 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Aug 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Aug 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Aug 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Aug 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Jun 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Jun 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 May 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Apr 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Jul 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jul 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $200 | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Jul 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jun 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 17 May 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $70K | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Dec 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Nov 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Nov 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Aug 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jul 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $250K | — | — | 1 | County |
| 19 Jul 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jul 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jun 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jun 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jun 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Jun 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $100K | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Jul 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jul 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jul 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Jun 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | 62 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jun 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 18 May 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | 1 | — | County |
| 6 Apr 1997 | High Wind | 69 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 30 Oct 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | 62 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Apr 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Mar 1996 | High Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 25 Mar 1996 | High Wind | 68 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 18 Jan 1996 | High Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 28 May 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Nov 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Sep 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Sep 1992 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Sep 1992 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Jul 1992 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jul 1992 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jun 1992 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Apr 1992 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jul 1991 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Jun 1991 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Jun 1991 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Mar 1991 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Jun 1990 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jan 1989 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jan 1989 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Aug 1987 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Aug 1987 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jun 1987 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Jun 1987 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Jun 1986 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 May 1986 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Sep 1985 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Sep 1984 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Aug 1984 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Sep 1983 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Jul 1983 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 May 1983 | Thunderstorm Wind | 71 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 May 1983 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Jun 1982 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Jul 1980 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 May 1980 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jan 1975 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Jul 1973 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jun 1967 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
Questions and answers
How many wind events has Putnam County had?
181 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 Putnam County?
19 May 2026 (Thunderstorm Wind, 60 mph). Records reach NCEI about 120 days after the month ends.
What was the most damaging wind event recorded in Putnam County?
The thunderstorm wind of 29 Jul 2002, with property damage estimated by NCEI at $580K.
How does Putnam County compare with Ohio for wind?
37.5 events per 100 square miles against 59.9 statewide; the county holds 181 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.