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Wind in Van Wert County, Ohio
246 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.
NCEI records 246 wind events in Van Wert County, Ohio, between 1950 and 2026, spread over 48 years.
June is the busiest month, with 61 of the recorded events. The last 20 years account for 133 events against 95 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 60.1 per 100 square miles compares with 59.9 statewide.
NCEI attributes 2 deaths in the county to damaging wind.
148 wind reports with a measured or estimated speed reached the 58 mph severe threshold, and 19 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 | Van Wert County | Ohio | US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wind events since 1950 | 246 | 24,469 | 701,953 |
| Per 100 square miles | 60.1 | 59.9 | 19.9 |
| Per 10,000 residents | 85.6 | 20.8 | 21.1 |
| Deaths recorded | 2 | 77 | 2,166 |
| Busiest month | June | June | June |
By year
Seasonality
2Feb
4Mar
17Apr
10May
40Jun
61Jul
51Aug
33Sep
8Oct
4Nov
10Dec
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
The 174 events kept for this page are the 120 most recent plus the 80 with the most damage, deaths or injuries out of 246. Magnitude is hail size, tornado rating or wind speed as recorded.
| Date | Event type | Magnitude | Property damage | Crop damage | Deaths | Injuries | Geography |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Jun 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Jun 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 19 May 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Apr 2026 | Strong Wind | 49 mph | $10K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 13 Mar 2026 | High Wind | 77 mph | $20K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 18 Jun 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $30K | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jun 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jun 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 92 mph | $30K | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jun 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 62 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Apr 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Apr 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Mar 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Mar 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jul 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jul 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 24 May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Mar 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $8K | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Jul 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Jul 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Jul 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Jul 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | 1 | — | County |
| 31 Mar 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 31 Mar 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Feb 2023 | High Wind | 62 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 29 Aug 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Aug 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Jul 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Jul 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jun 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jun 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jun 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Mar 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Dec 2021 | Strong Wind | 49 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 15 Nov 2020 | High Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 10 Aug 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Aug 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Aug 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Aug 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Jul 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Jul 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Jul 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jul 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 May 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 May 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 May 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Nov 2019 | High Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 13 Sep 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Sep 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Sep 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Aug 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Aug 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Aug 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Aug 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jul 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jul 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 May 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 May 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 May 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 May 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Feb 2019 | High Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 5 Jun 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Jun 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Jun 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Jun 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Jun 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 May 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Mar 2017 | High Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 28 Aug 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Dec 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 May 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 May 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 May 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 May 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 May 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Nov 2014 | High Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 10 Sep 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Jul 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Jul 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Jun 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Nov 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Nov 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 62 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jul 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jul 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Jun 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 May 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Sep 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Aug 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Aug 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Jul 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jun 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 87 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jun 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 92 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jun 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jun 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jun 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Nov 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Aug 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Aug 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jun 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 May 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Apr 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Oct 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Aug 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Jun 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Jun 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 May 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 90 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Dec 2009 | High Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 1 Jun 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Jun 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Jun 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | $75K | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Feb 2009 | High Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 14 Sep 2008 | High Wind | 69 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 1 Aug 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Aug 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $6K | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jul 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jul 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Jun 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Jun 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $40K | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Jun 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 30 May 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | $200K | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jan 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Aug 2007 | Strong Wind | 49 mph | $15K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 8 Jun 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jun 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | $100K | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jun 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 25 May 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 31 Mar 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $30K | — | — | — | County |
| 31 Mar 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 31 Mar 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 31 Mar 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Mar 2006 | Strong Wind | 52 mph | — | — | 1 | — | Forecast zone |
| 6 Nov 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | 92 mph | $100K | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Jul 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $40K | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jul 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | 68 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 May 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Aug 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | 90 mph | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 21 May 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Jun 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Jun 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Jul 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Jul 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Jun 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Jun 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Nov 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jul 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | 92 mph | $75K | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Jul 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Apr 1997 | High Wind | 69 mph | $2K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 23 Dec 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 mph | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Oct 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Jul 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jan 1996 | High Wind | 63 mph | $50K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 26 Jun 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Jun 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jun 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jun 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $4K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jun 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | 67 mph | $4K | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Apr 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 2 May 1983 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 31 May 1982 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Jun 1981 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Apr 1981 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Jul 1980 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Jul 1980 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Jun 1980 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 May 1980 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jul 1977 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Oct 1973 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Dec 1967 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Jul 1966 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Nov 1965 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Apr 1962 | Thunderstorm Wind | 71 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
Questions and answers
How many wind events has Van Wert County had?
246 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 Van Wert County?
11 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 Van Wert County?
The thunderstorm wind of 30 May 2008, with property damage estimated by NCEI at $200K.
How does Van Wert County compare with Ohio for wind?
60.1 events per 100 square miles against 59.9 statewide; the county holds 246 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.