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Ohio, 1965

The year's recorded storm events, federal disaster declarations and flood insurance claims.

89events recorded35 in 1964

62deaths recorded742 injuries

$96Mproperty damage (estimates)

1disaster declarations0 NFIP claims, $0 paid

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.

Events by hazard

Wind40

Tornado39

Hail10

Includes events recorded by forecast zone. The state's yearly total for 1965 was 89 against 35 in 1964.

Counties with the most recorded events

County	Events in 1965
Cuyahoga County	7
Franklin County	6
Clark County	4
Licking County	4
Muskingum County	4
Allen County	3
Ashland County	3
Lorain County	3
Lucas County	3
Richland County	3
Butler County	2
Hancock County	2
Holmes County	2
Medina County	2
Mercer County	2
Perry County	2
Preble County	2
Seneca County	2
Stark County	2
Union County	2
Van Wert County	2
Carroll County	1
Champaign County	1
Clermont County	1
Coshocton County	1

Notable events

Date	County	Event type	Magnitude	Property damage	Deaths	Injuries
11 Apr 1965	Lucas	Tornado	F4	$25,000,000	16	207
11 Apr 1965	Lorain	Tornado	F4	$25,000,000	17	100
11 Apr 1965	Allen	Tornado	F4	$2,500,000	11	100
11 Apr 1965	Delaware	Tornado	F2	$2,500,000	4	35
11 Apr 1965	Seneca	Tornado	F3	$250,000	4	30
11 Apr 1965	Shelby	Tornado	F4	$2,500,000	3	50
11 Apr 1965	Mercer	Tornado	F4	$2,500,000	2	24
16 Nov 1965	Stark	Tornado	F2	$2,500,000	2	9
11 Apr 1965	Hancock	Tornado	F4	$250,000	2	4
11 Apr 1965	Cuyahoga	Tornado	F4	$25,000,000	1	100
11 Apr 1965	Morrow	Tornado	F2	$2,500,000	—	22
11 Apr 1965	Pickaway	Tornado	F1	$250,000	—	9
8 Apr 1965	Pike	Tornado	F2	$250,000	—	9
11 Apr 1965	Medina	Tornado	F1	$250,000	—	6
16 Nov 1965	Muskingum	Tornado	F2	$250,000	—	5
16 May 1965	Perry	Tornado	F1	$25,000	—	5
11 Apr 1965	Union	Tornado	F2	$25,000	—	5
16 Nov 1965	Fayette	Tornado	F3	$250,000	—	4
11 Apr 1965	Van Wert	Tornado	F4	$250,000	—	4
16 Nov 1965	Champaign	Tornado	F2	$25,000	—	4
11 Apr 1965	Fairfield	Tornado	F1	$250,000	—	2
12 Apr 1965	Perry	Tornado	F1	$250,000	—	2
16 May 1965	Darke	Tornado	F1	$25,000	—	2
25 Aug 1965	Williams	Tornado	F2	$2,500,000	—	1
27 Nov 1965	Licking	Tornado	F2	$250,000	—	1
26 Nov 1965	Mercer	Tornado	F1	$25,000	—	1
12 Apr 1965	Harrison	Tornado	F1	$2,500	—	1
16 Nov 1965	Seneca	Tornado	F2	$250,000	—	—
8 Apr 1965	Highland	Tornado	F2	$250,000	—	—
8 Apr 1965	Scioto	Tornado	F3	$250,000	—	—
24 Jul 1965	Carroll	Tornado	F1	$25,000	—	—
25 Aug 1965	Richland	Tornado	F2	$25,000	—	—
26 May 1965	Allen	Tornado	F1	$25,000	—	—
2 Jul 1965	Putnam	Tornado	F0	$25,000	—	—
16 Nov 1965	Madison	Tornado	F1	$25,000	—	—
11 Apr 1965	Preble	Tornado	F1	$25,000	—	—
11 Apr 1965	Greene	Tornado	F1	$25,000	—	—
17 Mar 1965	Clark	Tornado	F1	$25,000	—	—
16 May 1965	Licking	Tornado	F0	$2,500	—	—

Up to 40 events with deaths, injuries, damage of $50,000 or more, or a tornado rating, ranked by deaths, injuries and damage.

Federal disaster declarations in 1965

Declared	Number	Type	Incident	Title	Counties
14 Apr 1965	DR-191	Major disaster	Tornado	Tornadoes & Severe Storms	15

Flood insurance claims with a 1965 date of loss

No NFIP claims in Ohio carry a 1965 date of loss. The NFIP claims file begins with 1978 losses.

Sources: NOAA NCEI Storm Events through 30 Jun 2026; OpenFEMA DisasterDeclarationsSummaries v2 (29 Sep 2026); OpenFEMA NfipClaims v3 (8 Sep 2026). Built 30 Sep 2026.