Storms in Ohio in 1977
Every storm the National Weather Service filed in Ohio in 1977, 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 1977 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
- 88
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 47
- Damage
- $35 million
- Episodes
- 29
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 | 48 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tornado | 24 | 0 | 47 | $35 million |
| Hail | 16 | 0 | 0 |
Every episode, month by month
March 1977
April 1977
May 1977
- Hail in Ohio, May 5, 1977
- Damaging Wind in Ohio, May 6, 1977
- Damaging Winds in Ohio, May 22, 1977
- Hail in Ohio, May 31, 1977
June 1977
- Hail in Ohio, June 5, 1977
- Damaging Wind in Ohio, June 18, 1977
- Damaging Winds in Ohio, June 28, 1977
- Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Ohio, June 30, 1977
July 1977
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Ohio, July 4, 1977
- Damaging Wind in Ohio, July 6, 1977
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Ohio, July 7, 1977
- Damaging Wind in Ohio, July 12, 1977
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Ohio, July 13, 1977
- Hail in Ohio, July 15, 1977
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Ohio, July 16, 1977
- Hail in Ohio, July 31, 1977
August 1977
- Damaging Wind in Ohio, August 5, 1977
- Damaging Wind in Ohio, August 11, 1977
- Damaging Wind in Ohio, August 16, 1977
- Hail in Ohio, August 21, 1977
- Hail in Ohio, August 23, 1977
September 1977
- Damaging Winds in Ohio, September 2, 1977
- Damaging Winds in Ohio, September 18, 1977
- Damaging Wind in Ohio, September 26, 1977
October 1977
- Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Ohio, October 1, 1977
- Tornado and Damaging Wind in Ohio, October 8, 1977
November 1977
More
Every year in OhioEvery state in 1977Tornadoes in Ohio in 197719761978
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.