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Ohio, 1992

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

433events recorded373 in 1991

1deaths recorded92 injuries

$88Mproperty damage (estimates)

1disaster declarations269 NFIP claims, $1.5M 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

Wind298

Hail72

Tornado63

Includes events recorded by forecast zone. The state's yearly total for 1992 was 433 against 373 in 1991.

Counties with the most recorded events

County	Events in 1992
Lorain County	15
Butler County	11
Cuyahoga County	11
Fulton County	11
Wood County	11
Geauga County	10
Hamilton County	10
Lucas County	10
Summit County	10
Ashtabula County	9
Mahoning County	9
Miami County	9
Warren County	9
Darke County	8
Franklin County	8
Huron County	8
Madison County	8
Van Wert County	8
Wyandot County	8
Clermont County	7
Erie County	7
Henry County	7
Licking County	7
Mercer County	7
Portage County	7

Notable events

Date	County	Event type	Magnitude	Property damage	Deaths	Injuries
9 Sep 1992	Lucas	Thunderstorm Wind	0 mph	—	1	—
22 Nov 1992	Darke	Tornado	F3	$25,000,000	—	21
17 May 1992	Wood	Thunderstorm Wind	0 mph	—	—	20
12 Jul 1992	Fulton	Tornado	F2	$2,500,000	—	8
18 Feb 1992	Van Wert	Tornado	F4	$2,500,000	—	6
12 Jul 1992	Wood	Tornado	F2	$250,000	—	5
12 Jul 1992	Wood	Tornado	F2	$25,000	—	5
12 Jul 1992	Medina	Tornado	F3	$2,500,000	—	4
12 Jul 1992	Auglaize	Tornado	F1	$2,500,000	—	3
12 Jul 1992	Lorain	Tornado	F2	$2,500,000	—	3
12 Jul 1992	Sandusky	Tornado	F1	$250,000	—	3
17 May 1992	Williams	Thunderstorm Wind	0 mph	—	—	3
22 Nov 1992	Preble	Tornado	F3	$25,000,000	—	—
12 Jul 1992	Lorain	Tornado	F0	$2,500,000	—	2
16 Apr 1992	Fairfield	Thunderstorm Wind	0 mph	—	—	2
12 Jul 1992	Lucas	Tornado	F2	$2,500,000	—	1
12 Jul 1992	Auglaize	Tornado	F1	$250,000	—	1
12 Jul 1992	Henry	Tornado	F1	$25,000	—	1
17 May 1992	Butler	Thunderstorm Wind	0 mph	—	—	1
10 Aug 1992	Cuyahoga	Thunderstorm Wind	75 mph	—	—	1
14 Jul 1992	Cuyahoga	Thunderstorm Wind	0 mph	—	—	1
14 Jul 1992	Lorain	Thunderstorm Wind	0 mph	—	—	1
22 Nov 1992	Brown	Tornado	F1	$2,500,000	—	—
12 Jul 1992	Lorain	Tornado	F1	$2,500,000	—	—
12 Jul 1992	Wood	Tornado	F2	$2,500,000	—	—
12 Jul 1992	Ottawa	Tornado	F2	$2,500,000	—	—
12 Jul 1992	Erie	Tornado	F2	$2,500,000	—	—
12 Jul 1992	Summit	Tornado	F3	$2,500,000	—	—
12 Jul 1992	Warren	Tornado	F1	$250,000	—	—
12 Jul 1992	Cuyahoga	Tornado	F0	$250,000	—	—
30 Jul 1992	Wayne	Tornado	F0	$250,000	—	—
21 Sep 1992	Columbiana	Tornado	F1	$250,000	—	—
14 Jul 1992	Geauga	Tornado	F0	$250,000	—	—
12 Jul 1992	Van Wert	Tornado	F1	$250,000	—	—
12 Jul 1992	Mercer	Tornado	F2	$250,000	—	—
12 Jul 1992	Mercer	Tornado	F1	$250,000	—	—
15 Feb 1992	Hardin	Tornado	F1	$250,000	—	—
26 Jul 1992	Jackson	Tornado	F0	$250,000	—	—
13 Jul 1992	Crawford	Tornado	F1	$250,000	—	—
13 Jul 1992	Richland	Tornado	F1	$250,000	—	—

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 1992

Declared	Number	Type	Incident	Title	Counties
4 Aug 1992	DR-951	Major disaster	Severe Storm	Severe Storms, Tornadoes & Flooding	24

Flood insurance claims with a 1992 date of loss

269 NFIP claims, 176 of them paid, for $1,540,881.

Sources: NOAA NCEI Storm Events through 30 Jun 2026; OpenFEMA DisasterDeclarationsSummaries v2 (1 Oct 2026); OpenFEMA NfipClaims v3 (8 Sep 2026). Built 1 Oct 2026.