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Ohio, 1999

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

1,470events recorded1,711 in 1998

26deaths recorded176 injuries

$110Mproperty damage (estimates)$200M crop damage

0disaster declarations72 NFIP claims, $396K 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

Wind500

Winter347

Drought251

Hail126

Heat109

Flood70

Tornado22

Lightning20

Other16

Cold9

Includes events recorded by forecast zone. The state's yearly total for 1999 was 1,470 against 1,711 in 1998.

Counties with the most recorded events

County	Events in 1999
Cuyahoga County	35
Ashtabula County	34
Geauga County	34
Lorain County	32
Trumbull County	30
Lucas County	29
Medina County	29
Huron County	26
Ashland County	24
Lake County	24
Stark County	23
Hamilton County	22
Wayne County	22
Crawford County	21
Erie County	21
Sandusky County	21
Summit County	21
Wood County	20
Columbiana County	19
Hancock County	19
Holmes County	19
Seneca County	19
Belmont County	18
Mahoning County	18
Marion County	18

Notable events

Date	County	Event type	Magnitude	Property damage	Deaths	Injuries
20 Jul 1999	Adams	Heat	—	—	13	—
9 Apr 1999	Hamilton	Tornado	F4	$82,000,000	4	65
24 Jul 1999	Cuyahoga	Thunderstorm Wind	—	$2,000	3	—
21 Jan 1999	Fairfield	Flash Flood	—	—	2	1
31 Jul 1999	Geauga	Thunderstorm Wind	—	$400,000	1	—
13 Oct 1999	Lucas	Thunderstorm Wind	—	$100,000	1	—
6 Jul 1999	Cuyahoga	Lightning	—	—	1	—
11 Jun 1999	Huron	Lightning	—	—	1	—
29 Jun 1999	Ottawa	High Wind	—	$3,000	—	15
13 Oct 1999	Pickaway	Tornado	F3	$4,000,000	—	6
13 Oct 1999	Mahoning	Thunderstorm Wind	—	$60,000	—	6
28 Jul 1999	Holmes	Tornado	F1	$75,000	—	4
2 Jan 1999	Cuyahoga	Winter Storm	—	$75,000	—	2
2 Jan 1999	Lucas	Winter Storm	—	$70,000	—	2
2 Jan 1999	Lorain	Winter Storm	—	$70,000	—	2
31 Jul 1999	Ashtabula	Thunderstorm Wind	—	$60,000	—	2
13 Oct 1999	Fayette	Thunderstorm Wind	66 mph	$50,000	—	2
14 Jan 1999	Sandusky	Heavy Snow	—	$50,000	—	2
6 Apr 1999	Summit	High Wind	—	$25,000	—	2
2 Jan 1999	Medina	Winter Storm	—	$25,000	—	2
2 Jan 1999	Morrow	Winter Storm	—	$15,000	—	2
2 Jan 1999	Summit	Winter Storm	—	$15,000	—	2
2 Jan 1999	Knox	Winter Storm	—	$15,000	—	2
2 Jan 1999	Ashland	Winter Storm	—	$15,000	—	2
2 Jan 1999	Stark	Winter Storm	—	$15,000	—	2
2 Jan 1999	Seneca	Winter Storm	—	$15,000	—	2
2 Jan 1999	Mahoning	Winter Storm	—	$15,000	—	2
2 Jan 1999	Wayne	Winter Storm	—	$15,000	—	2
2 Jan 1999	Portage	Winter Storm	—	$15,000	—	2
2 Jan 1999	Wyandot	Winter Storm	—	$15,000	—	2
2 Jan 1999	Crawford	Winter Storm	—	$15,000	—	2
2 Jan 1999	Marion	Winter Storm	—	$15,000	—	2
2 Jan 1999	Ottawa	Winter Storm	—	$15,000	—	2
2 Jan 1999	Erie	Winter Storm	—	$15,000	—	2
2 Jan 1999	Geauga	Winter Storm	—	$15,000	—	2
2 Jan 1999	Trumbull	Winter Storm	—	$15,000	—	2
2 Jan 1999	Hancock	Winter Storm	—	$15,000	—	2
2 Jan 1999	Holmes	Winter Storm	—	$15,000	—	2
2 Jan 1999	Lake	Winter Storm	—	$15,000	—	2
2 Jan 1999	Sandusky	Winter Storm	—	$15,000	—	2

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 1999

No declaration touching Ohio was made in 1999.

Flood insurance claims with a 1999 date of loss

72 NFIP claims, 43 of them paid, for $396,457.

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.