Storms in Ohio in 1974
Every storm the National Weather Service filed in Ohio in 1974, 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 1974 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
- 213
- Deaths
- 42
- Injuries
- 1,398
- Damage
- $257 million
- Episodes
- 30
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 | 128 | 0 | 0 | |
| Hail | 60 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tornado | 25 | 42 | 1,398 | $257 million |
Every episode, month by month
January 1974
March 1974
- Damaging Winds in Ohio, March 5, 1974
- Hail in Ohio, March 7, 1974
- Damaging Wind in Ohio, March 8, 1974
April 1974
- Tornado and Hail in Ohio, April 1, 1974
- Tornadoes and Hail in Ohio, April 3, 1974
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Ohio, April 14, 1974
May 1974
- Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Ohio, May 11, 1974
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Ohio, May 17, 1974
- Tornado in Ohio, May 18, 1974
- Damaging Wind in Ohio, May 23, 1974
- Damaging Wind in Ohio, May 29, 1974
June 1974
- Damaging Wind in Ohio, June 6, 1974
- Hail in Ohio, June 15, 1974
- Damaging Winds in Ohio, June 20, 1974
- Damaging Winds in Ohio, June 21, 1974
- Damaging Winds in Ohio, June 22, 1974
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Ohio, June 30, 1974
July 1974
- Damaging Winds in Ohio, July 4, 1974
- Damaging Wind in Ohio, July 9, 1974
- Damaging Wind in Ohio, July 14, 1974
- Damaging Wind in Ohio, July 28, 1974
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Ohio, July 29, 1974
August 1974
- Tornado in Ohio, August 3, 1974
- Tornado in Ohio, August 8, 1974
- Damaging Wind in Ohio, August 9, 1974
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Ohio, August 13, 1974
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Ohio, August 27, 1974
September 1974
More
Every year in OhioEvery state in 1974Tornadoes in Ohio in 197419731975
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.