Thunderstorm Wind, Van Wert
- When
- May 17, 12:15 PM PST
- Where
- Van Wert County
- Coordinates
- 40.800, -84.650
Damaging Winds in Ohio, May 17, 1992
19 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 24
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 19
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.
Event by event
19 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Van Wert
- When
- May 17, 12:40 PM PST
- Where
- Van Wert County
- Coordinates
- 40.930, -84.570
Thunderstorm Wind, Williams
- When
- May 17, 12:57 PM PST
- Where
- Williams County
- Injuries
- 3 direct, 0 indirect
- Coordinates
- 41.570, -84.570
Thunderstorm Wind, Fulton
- When
- May 17, 1:25 PM PST
- Where
- Fulton County
- Coordinates
- 41.620, -84.130
Thunderstorm Wind, Sandusky
- When
- May 17, 1:55 PM PST
- Where
- Sandusky County
- Coordinates
- 41.420, -83.130
Thunderstorm Wind, Erie
- When
- May 17, 2:00 PM PST
- Where
- Erie County
- Coordinates
- 41.450, -82.720
Thunderstorm Wind, Ottawa
- When
- May 17, 2:00 PM PST
- Where
- Ottawa County
- Coordinates
- 41.520, -83.150
Thunderstorm Wind, Preble
- When
- May 17, 3:00 PM PST
- Where
- Preble County
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Coordinates
- 39.830, -84.630
Thunderstorm Wind, Lorain
- When
- May 17, 3:05 PM PST
- Where
- Lorain County
- Measured
- 65 kt (75 mph)
- Coordinates
- 41.470, -82.180
Thunderstorm Wind, Butler
- When
- May 17, 3:15 PM PST
- Where
- Butler County
- Injuries
- 1 direct, 0 indirect
- Coordinates
- 39.450, -84.580
Thunderstorm Wind, Hamilton
- When
- May 17, 3:15 PM PST
- Where
- Hamilton County
- Coordinates
- 39.150, -84.530
Thunderstorm Wind, Preble
- When
- May 17, 3:30 PM PST
- Where
- Preble County
- Coordinates
- 39.650, -84.500
Thunderstorm Wind, Cuyahoga
- When
- May 17, 3:35 PM PST
- Where
- Cuyahoga County
- Coordinates
- 41.470, -81.680
Thunderstorm Wind, Henry
- When
- May 17, 5:20 PM PST
- Where
- Henry County
- Coordinates
- 41.420, -83.950
Thunderstorm Wind, Stark
- When
- May 17, 5:20 PM PST
- Where
- Stark County
- Coordinates
- 40.800, -81.380
Thunderstorm Wind, Lucas
- When
- May 17, 5:30 PM PST
- Where
- Lucas County
- Coordinates
- 41.650, -83.550
Thunderstorm Wind, Wood
- When
- May 17, 5:50 PM PST
- Where
- Wood County
- Injuries
- 20 direct, 0 indirect
- Coordinates
- 41.180, -83.680
Thunderstorm Wind, Wood
- When
- May 17, 6:10 PM PST
- Where
- Wood County
- Measured
- 57 kt (66 mph)
- Coordinates
- 41.320, -83.450
Thunderstorm Wind, Sandusky
- When
- May 17, 6:25 PM PST
- Where
- Sandusky County
- Coordinates
- 41.330, -83.300
What these are
- Thunderstorm Wind
- Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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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. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 10100544, 10100545, 10096315, 10096316, 10096317, 10096318, 10096319, 10096320, 10096321, 10096322, 10096323, 10096324, 10096325, 10096326, 10096327, 10096328, 10096329, 10096330, 10096331.