Storm History: Adams County, Ohio
Every storm the National Weather Service has filed in Adams County, Ohio: floods, hail, damaging wind, tornadoes, winter storms, heat and the rest, with the most serious on record. Events filed by forecast zone count for every county the zone covers.
The record
- Events
- 569
- Deaths
- 19
- Injuries
- 8
- Damage
- $27 million
- Episodes
- 418
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.
Every year
By kind of event
Counted under the kind that heads each episode.
| Kind of event | Events | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flash Flood | 116 | 2 | 0 | $10 million |
| Hail | 101 | 0 | 0 | $293,000 |
| Tornado | 100 | 4 | 8 | $5.3 million |
| Winter Storm | 59 | 0 | 0 | $500,000 |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 56 | 0 | 0 | $317,000 |
| Flood | 53 | 0 | 0 | $6.6 million |
| Winter Weather | 42 | 0 | 0 | |
| Heavy Snow | 16 | 0 | 0 | $1,000 |
| High Wind | 9 | 0 | 0 | $3.4 million |
| Ice Storm | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| Excessive Heat | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Heat | 3 | 13 | 0 | |
| Drought | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Cold/Wind Chill | 1 | 0 | 0 | $20,000 |
| Frost/Freeze | 1 | 0 | 0 | $540,000 |
| Extreme Cold/Wind Chill | 1 | 0 | 0 |
The deadliest
The costliest
Damage within this county, in the dollars of its year.
- Flash Flood, March 1, 1997
- Flood, March 2, 1997
- High Wind, September 14, 2008
- Tornado, March 2, 2012
- Flash Flood, June 8, 2018
- Flood, May 15, 1996
- Flood, March 1, 1997
- Tornado, May 14, 2014
- Frost/Freeze, April 6, 2007
- Tornado, February 21, 1993
- Tornado, April 15, 1994
- Winter Storm, January 6, 1996
- Flood, January 23, 1996
- Flash Flood, April 3, 2000
- Tornado, June 8, 1979
- Tornado, May 21, 2010
- Tornado, April 2, 2024
- Tornado, May 14, 1997
- Tornado, August 17, 1997
- Flash Flood, July 10, 2003
The largest hail
The largest stone in each episode, which may have fallen in a neighboring county of the same episode.
- Flood, April 4, 2025
- Hail, July 1, 2012
- Flash Flood, May 21, 2014
- Hail, July 14, 2000
- Hail, June 29, 2012
- Hail, July 26, 2012
- Flash Flood, May 22, 2011
- Hail, May 9, 1988
- Hail, May 7, 1986
- Hail, June 29, 2015
- Hail, August 9, 2012
- Hail, March 23, 2011
- Flash Flood, April 22, 2011
- Flash Flood, May 10, 2011
- Hail, June 9, 2008
The strongest tornadoes
- Tornado, April 3, 1974
- Tornado, April 23, 1968
- Tornado, May 31, 1985
- Tornado, April 9, 1999
- Tornado, September 20, 2000
- Tornado, March 2, 2012
- Tornado, May 10, 1969
- Tornado, October 1, 1977
- Tornado, July 2, 1997
- Tornado, October 13, 1999
- Tornado, November 10, 2002
- Tornado, May 14, 2014
- Tornado, July 9, 1980
- Tornado, June 22, 1990
- Tornado, October 26, 2010
Every episode, newest first
- Tornado, June 18, 2026
- Flash Flood, May 24, 2026
- Tornado, March 11, 2026
- Flash Flood, February 19, 2026
- Winter Storm, February 3, 2026
- Winter Storm, January 24, 2026
- Winter Storm, December 13, 2025
- Winter Storm, December 1, 2025
- Flash Flood, July 27, 2025
- Flash Flood, June 28, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 27, 2025
- Hail, April 19, 2025
- Hail, April 14, 2025
- Flood, April 4, 2025
- Tornado, April 2, 2025
- Flash Flood, February 16, 2025
- Winter Weather, February 11, 2025
- Winter Weather, January 10, 2025
- Winter Storm, January 5, 2025
- Winter Weather, November 21, 2024
- High Wind, September 27, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 22, 2024
- Hail, September 6, 2024
- Hail, August 17, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 17, 2024
- Flood, May 26, 2024
- Tornado, May 7, 2024
- Tornado, May 4, 2024
- Tornado, April 2, 2024
- Excessive Heat, August 25, 2023
- Flash Flood, July 18, 2023
- Hail, July 2, 2023
- Flash Flood, January 3, 2023
- Winter Storm, December 22, 2022
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 22, 2022
- Tornado, July 6, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 17, 2022
- Tornado, June 13, 2022
- Tornado, June 8, 2022
- Flood, May 26, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 19, 2022
- Flash Flood, May 6, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 13, 2022
- Winter Storm, March 11, 2022
- Flood, March 7, 2022
- Flood, February 25, 2022
- Ice Storm, February 2, 2022
- Winter Weather, January 28, 2022
- Winter Storm, January 16, 2022
- Winter Weather, January 6, 2022
- Flash Flood, August 26, 2021
- Flood, July 16, 2021
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 10, 2021
- Flood, April 28, 2021
- Winter Weather, April 20, 2021
- Flood, February 28, 2021
- Winter Weather, February 17, 2021
- Winter Storm, February 10, 2021
- Winter Storm, February 8, 2021
- Winter Storm, January 30, 2021
- Winter Weather, January 27, 2021
- Winter Storm, December 24, 2020
- Winter Weather, December 1, 2020
- Winter Weather, November 30, 2020
- Flash Flood, September 3, 2020
- Hail, August 25, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 21, 2020
- Tornado, June 10, 2020
- Tornado, May 18, 2020
- Tornado, April 8, 2020
- Winter Weather, February 6, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, January 11, 2020
- High Wind, December 30, 2019
- Winter Weather, December 15, 2019
- Winter Weather, November 11, 2019
- Flash Flood, August 13, 2019
- Excessive Heat, July 20, 2019
- Excessive Heat, July 19, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 28, 2019
- Tornado, June 24, 2019
- Flash Flood, June 17, 2019
- Winter Weather, March 7, 2019
- Tornado, February 6, 2019
- Winter Weather, February 1, 2019
- Winter Storm, January 19, 2019
- Winter Storm, January 12, 2019
- Flood, September 9, 2018
- Hail, July 5, 2018
- Flash Flood, June 8, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 31, 2018
- Winter Weather, April 6, 2018
- Tornado, April 3, 2018
- Winter Storm, March 24, 2018
- Winter Storm, March 20, 2018
- Tornado, February 24, 2018
- Winter Weather, February 17, 2018
- Winter Weather, February 11, 2018
- Winter Weather, January 15, 2018
- Winter Storm, January 12, 2018
- Winter Weather, December 29, 2017
- Winter Weather, December 9, 2017
- Flash Flood, July 6, 2017
- Flash Flood, June 19, 2017
- Flash Flood, May 27, 2017
- Flood, March 31, 2017
- Winter Weather, March 13, 2017
- Tornado, March 1, 2017
- Winter Storm, February 8, 2017
- Winter Weather, January 29, 2017
- Winter Weather, January 5, 2017
- Flash Flood, August 28, 2016
- Tornado, August 17, 2016
- Flash Flood, July 29, 2016
- Flood, July 26, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 25, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 6, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 21, 2016
- Flash Flood, June 2, 2016
- Flash Flood, May 29, 2016
- High Wind, April 3, 2016
- Winter Weather, March 3, 2016
- Winter Storm, February 15, 2016
- Winter Storm, February 14, 2016
- Winter Storm, February 8, 2016
- Winter Storm, January 22, 2016
- Winter Weather, January 20, 2016
- Winter Weather, January 12, 2016
- Winter Weather, January 10, 2016
- Flood, December 27, 2015
- Hail, July 14, 2015
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 13, 2015
- Hail, June 29, 2015
- Hail, May 11, 2015
- Hail, April 8, 2015
- Winter Storm, March 4, 2015
- Winter Storm, March 1, 2015
- Winter Storm, February 21, 2015
- Winter Weather, February 20, 2015
- Winter Storm, February 15, 2015
- Winter Weather, February 14, 2015
- Winter Weather, February 4, 2015
- Winter Weather, January 25, 2015
- Winter Storm, January 23, 2015
- Winter Storm, January 5, 2015
- Winter Weather, November 22, 2014
- Winter Storm, November 16, 2014
- Flash Flood, June 19, 2014
- Hail, June 16, 2014
- Flash Flood, May 21, 2014
- Tornado, May 14, 2014
- Flood, April 30, 2014
- Flash Flood, April 4, 2014
- Winter Storm, March 16, 2014
- Winter Storm, March 2, 2014
- Tornado, February 20, 2014
- Winter Storm, February 14, 2014
- Winter Storm, February 4, 2014
- Winter Storm, February 2, 2014
- Winter Storm, January 20, 2014
- Winter Weather, January 18, 2014
- Winter Weather, January 17, 2014
- Flash Flood, December 21, 2013
- Winter Weather, December 16, 2013
- Winter Storm, December 6, 2013
- Winter Storm, November 26, 2013
- Thunderstorm Wind, November 17, 2013
- Thunderstorm Wind, October 6, 2013
- Flash Flood, July 10, 2013
- Flood, May 16, 2013
- Winter Storm, March 24, 2013
- Winter Storm, March 17, 2013
- Winter Storm, March 5, 2013
- Winter Storm, December 28, 2012
- Hail, August 9, 2012
- Hail, July 26, 2012
- Hail, July 24, 2012
- Heat, July 1, 2012
- Hail, July 1, 2012
- Hail, June 29, 2012
- Heat, June 28, 2012
- Tornado, May 1, 2012
- Winter Weather, March 5, 2012
- Tornado, March 2, 2012
- Winter Weather, February 10, 2012
- Winter Storm, January 20, 2012
- Winter Weather, January 2, 2012
- Tornado, May 23, 2011
- Flash Flood, May 22, 2011
- Flash Flood, May 10, 2011
- Flood, May 3, 2011
- Flash Flood, April 22, 2011
- Flood, April 12, 2011
- Tornado, April 4, 2011
- Hail, March 23, 2011
- Hail, March 21, 2011
- Ice Storm, February 1, 2011
- Heavy Snow, January 20, 2011
- Heavy Snow, January 11, 2011
- Winter Storm, December 16, 2010
- Winter Weather, December 12, 2010
- Tornado, October 26, 2010
- Hail, June 21, 2010
- Flash Flood, June 15, 2010
- Flash Flood, June 12, 2010
- Tornado, May 21, 2010
- Hail, May 14, 2010
- Winter Weather, February 26, 2010
- Heavy Snow, February 15, 2010
- Heavy Snow, February 9, 2010
- Heavy Snow, January 7, 2010
- Heavy Snow, December 19, 2009
- High Wind, December 9, 2009
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 9, 2009
- Flash Flood, June 14, 2009
- Tornado, June 2, 2009
- Tornado, May 30, 2009
- Hail, May 26, 2009
- High Wind, February 11, 2009
- Heavy Snow, February 3, 2009
- Heavy Snow, January 27, 2009
- Heavy Snow, December 16, 2008
- High Wind, September 14, 2008
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 20, 2008
- Hail, June 15, 2008
- Hail, June 9, 2008
- Tornado, June 4, 2008
- Winter Storm, March 7, 2008
- Flood, March 4, 2008
- Winter Storm, February 21, 2008
- Heavy Snow, February 20, 2008
- Winter Storm, February 12, 2008
- Flood, February 5, 2008
- Flash Flood, January 10, 2008
- Thunderstorm Wind, January 8, 2008
- Winter Weather, January 1, 2008
- Heavy Snow, December 4, 2007
- Hail, November 5, 2007
- Hail, August 25, 2007
- Hail, August 16, 2007
- Excessive Heat, August 6, 2007
- Hail, July 19, 2007
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 17, 2007
- Hail, July 15, 2007
- Tornado, April 26, 2007
- Frost/Freeze, April 6, 2007
- Heavy Snow, February 6, 2007
- Flash Flood, December 1, 2006
- High Wind, December 1, 2006
- Flash Flood, May 31, 2006
- Winter Storm, March 21, 2006
Earlier years, state by state:
More
Tornadoes in Adams CountyEvery warning in Adams County since 1986Every county in Ohio
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.