Storms in Ohio in 1961
Every storm the National Weather Service filed in Ohio in 1961, with each episode’s narrative and every event in it. Before 1996 the record holds tornadoes, hail and thunderstorm wind only, without narratives; floods, heat, winter storms and the other kinds begin in 1996.
Ohio in 1961 on the map
Every episode with a place to put it, colored by kind of event.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The year
- Events
- 47
- Deaths
- 2
- Injuries
- 28
- Damage
- $4.4 million
- Episodes
- 27
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
By kind of event
| Kind of event | Events | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thunderstorm Wind | 21 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tornado | 20 | 2 | 28 | $4.4 million |
| Hail | 6 | 0 | 0 |
Every episode, month by month
February 1961
March 1961
April 1961
- Tornado in Ohio, April 5, 1961
- Tornado in Ohio, April 16, 1961
- Damaging Winds in Ohio, April 24, 1961
- Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Ohio, April 25, 1961
May 1961
- Tornado in Ohio, May 6, 1961
- Tornadoes and Damaging Wind in Ohio, May 8, 1961
- Tornado in Ohio, May 9, 1961
- Damaging Winds in Ohio, May 15, 1961
June 1961
- Damaging Winds in Ohio, June 1, 1961
- Tornado in Ohio, June 6, 1961
- Tornado and Damaging Wind in Ohio, June 8, 1961
July 1961
- Damaging Wind in Ohio, July 2, 1961
- Hail in Ohio, July 5, 1961
- Hail in Ohio, July 18, 1961
- Hail in Ohio, July 24, 1961
- Tornadoes in Ohio, July 28, 1961
- Damaging Winds in Ohio, July 30, 1961
- Damaging Winds in Ohio, July 31, 1961
August 1961
- Tornado and Damaging Wind in Ohio, August 5, 1961
- Hail in Ohio, August 16, 1961
- Hail in Ohio, August 19, 1961
- Tornadoes in Ohio, August 25, 1961
September 1961
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Every year in OhioEvery state in 1961Tornadoes in Ohio in 196119601962
Sources
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24.