Storms in Ohio in 1962
Every storm the National Weather Service filed in Ohio in 1962, 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 1962 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
- 44
- Deaths
- 4
- Injuries
- 20
- Damage
- $2.8 million
- Episodes
- 20
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 | 24 | 0 | 0 | |
| Hail | 16 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tornado | 4 | 4 | 20 | $2.8 million |
Every episode, month by month
April 1962
May 1962
- Hail in Ohio, May 18, 1962
- Damaging Wind in Ohio, May 20, 1962
- Tornado and Hail in Ohio, May 23, 1962
- Tornado and Hail in Ohio, May 26, 1962
- Damaging Wind in Ohio, May 29, 1962
June 1962
July 1962
- Damaging Wind in Ohio, July 8, 1962
- Hail in Ohio, July 18, 1962
- Tornado and Damaging Wind in Ohio, July 20, 1962
- Hail in Ohio, July 21, 1962
- Damaging Wind in Ohio, July 25, 1962
August 1962
- Damaging Wind in Ohio, August 6, 1962
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Ohio, August 8, 1962
- Tornado and Damaging Wind in Ohio, August 20, 1962
September 1962
More
Every year in OhioEvery state in 1962Tornadoes in Ohio in 196219611963
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.