Storm History: Athens County, Ohio
Every storm the National Weather Service has filed in Athens 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
- 638
- Deaths
- 3
- Injuries
- 23
- Damage
- $26 million
- Episodes
- 440
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hail | 119 | 0 | 2 | $564,000 |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 108 | 0 | 8 | $3.0 million |
| Flash Flood | 107 | 1 | 0 | $5.9 million |
| Flood | 85 | 0 | 0 | $12 million |
| Tornado | 46 | 0 | 13 | $3.7 million |
| Heavy Snow | 30 | 0 | 0 | |
| Cold/Wind Chill | 19 | 0 | 0 | $2,000 |
| Winter Weather | 19 | 1 | 0 | |
| Winter Storm | 18 | 0 | 0 | $85,000 |
| Strong Wind | 16 | 0 | 0 | $89,000 |
| High Wind | 14 | 0 | 0 | $130,000 |
| Drought | 11 | 0 | 0 | |
| Extreme Cold/Wind Chill | 11 | 1 | 0 | $150,000 |
| Heat | 10 | 0 | 0 | |
| Heavy Rain | 8 | 0 | 0 | |
| Excessive Heat | 8 | 0 | 0 | |
| Frost/Freeze | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ice Storm | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lightning | 1 | 0 | 0 | $40,000 |
| Funnel Cloud | 1 | 0 | 0 |
The deadliest
The costliest
Damage within this county, in the dollars of its year.
- Flood, January 5, 2005
- Flash Flood, June 27, 1998
- Flood, September 17, 2004
- Flood, May 18, 2004
- Tornado, September 16, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 29, 2012
- Flood, March 2, 1997
- Tornado, November 17, 1993
- Flash Flood, March 1, 1997
- Flash Flood, August 17, 1997
- Flood, January 4, 2004
- Flash Flood, May 4, 2012
- Tornado, May 12, 1980
- Flood, April 28, 2002
- Hail, June 4, 2002
- Flood, January 11, 2005
- Flood, May 2, 2010
- Flash Flood, February 18, 2000
- Flash Flood, January 8, 1998
- Hail, July 25, 1994
The largest hail
The largest stone in each episode, which may have fallen in a neighboring county of the same episode.
- Hail, February 27, 2023
- Hail, April 28, 2016
- Flash Flood, April 29, 2014
- Flood, April 28, 2002
- Hail, June 20, 1995
- Hail, September 25, 1994
- Hail, July 8, 1980
- Hail, April 2, 2025
- Hail, May 17, 2019
- Hail, May 26, 2019
- Flash Flood, April 8, 2015
- Hail, March 18, 2012
- Hail, March 23, 2011
- Hail, August 20, 2009
- Hail, June 16, 2008
The strongest tornadoes
Every episode, newest first
- Flash Flood, June 18, 2026
- Flash Flood, May 23, 2026
- Flash Flood, April 1, 2026
- Flood, March 27, 2026
- Heavy Snow, March 16, 2026
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 16, 2026
- Strong Wind, March 13, 2026
- Flood, March 11, 2026
- Hail, March 7, 2026
- Flood, March 4, 2026
- Winter Weather, March 2, 2026
- Strong Wind, February 20, 2026
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 1, 2026
- Winter Storm, January 24, 2026
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 20, 2026
- Winter Weather, January 1, 2026
- Strong Wind, December 29, 2025
- Strong Wind, December 19, 2025
- Heavy Snow, December 13, 2025
- Winter Weather, December 2, 2025
- Strong Wind, November 16, 2025
- Drought, September 1, 2025
- Flash Flood, July 17, 2025
- Flash Flood, July 14, 2025
- Flash Flood, July 7, 2025
- Flash Flood, July 1, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 25, 2025
- Flood, June 7, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 16, 2025
- Flash Flood, May 13, 2025
- Flood, May 2, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 29, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 19, 2025
- Flood, April 3, 2025
- Hail, April 2, 2025
- Flash Flood, February 16, 2025
- Winter Weather, February 11, 2025
- Winter Weather, January 19, 2025
- Heavy Snow, January 10, 2025
- Winter Storm, January 5, 2025
- Strong Wind, December 29, 2024
- Strong Wind, December 5, 2024
- Strong Wind, November 20, 2024
- Drought, November 1, 2024
- Drought, October 1, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 6, 2024
- Drought, September 1, 2024
- Drought, August 1, 2024
- Strong Wind, June 18, 2024
- Hail, June 14, 2024
- Funnel Cloud, May 29, 2024
- Flash Flood, April 17, 2024
- Tornado, April 2, 2024
- Flood, January 28, 2024
- Flood, January 24, 2024
- Heavy Snow, January 19, 2024
- Strong Wind, January 12, 2024
- Strong Wind, January 9, 2024
- Tornado, August 12, 2023
- Flash Flood, August 7, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 27, 2023
- Hail, July 17, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 16, 2023
- High Wind, April 1, 2023
- High Wind, March 25, 2023
- Flood, March 24, 2023
- High Wind, March 3, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 3, 2023
- Hail, February 27, 2023
- Flood, February 16, 2023
- Winter Weather, January 30, 2023
- Flood, January 3, 2023
- Winter Weather, December 22, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 20, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 22, 2022
- Flood, June 17, 2022
- Flood, June 13, 2022
- Tornado, June 8, 2022
- Hail, March 23, 2022
- Heavy Snow, March 11, 2022
- Flood, February 17, 2022
- Flood, February 3, 2022
- Ice Storm, February 3, 2022
- Heavy Snow, January 16, 2022
- Heavy Snow, January 6, 2022
- Flash Flood, August 19, 2021
- Flash Flood, August 18, 2021
- Flash Flood, August 13, 2021
- Flash Flood, June 30, 2021
- Flash Flood, June 21, 2021
- Flood, March 1, 2021
- Flood, February 28, 2021
- Heavy Snow, February 17, 2021
- Winter Storm, February 15, 2021
- Winter Storm, February 10, 2021
- Heavy Snow, February 9, 2021
- Heavy Snow, December 24, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, November 15, 2020
- Flash Flood, September 3, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 25, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 10, 2020
- Flash Flood, June 3, 2020
- Flood, May 20, 2020
- Tornado, April 7, 2020
- Flood, February 13, 2020
- Heavy Snow, February 7, 2020
- Winter Weather, January 18, 2020
- Flood, December 16, 2019
- Flash Flood, August 8, 2019
- Flash Flood, July 2, 2019
- Flash Flood, May 31, 2019
- Hail, May 26, 2019
- Hail, May 17, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 14, 2019
- Flood, February 24, 2019
- Flood, February 12, 2019
- Flood, February 6, 2019
- Flood, December 20, 2018
- Tornado, October 28, 2018
- Flash Flood, June 21, 2018
- Hail, June 17, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 30, 2018
- Flood, April 15, 2018
- Tornado, April 3, 2018
- Flood, February 22, 2018
- Winter Weather, February 17, 2018
- Flood, February 16, 2018
- Flood, February 7, 2018
- Winter Storm, February 6, 2018
- Winter Weather, January 15, 2018
- Winter Storm, January 12, 2018
- Winter Weather, January 8, 2018
- Winter Weather, December 29, 2017
- Flash Flood, November 5, 2017
- Tornado, July 22, 2017
- Tornado, July 10, 2017
- Flash Flood, July 7, 2017
- Flash Flood, June 23, 2017
- Flood, April 1, 2017
- Flood, March 30, 2017
- Tornado, March 1, 2017
- Winter Weather, January 5, 2017
- Flash Flood, July 29, 2016
- Hail, July 15, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 16, 2016
- Hail, April 28, 2016
- Strong Wind, April 2, 2016
- Strong Wind, March 1, 2016
- Heavy Snow, February 8, 2016
- Heavy Snow, January 22, 2016
- Winter Weather, January 8, 2016
- Flash Flood, July 12, 2015
- Hail, June 30, 2015
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 23, 2015
- Tornado, June 20, 2015
- Hail, May 11, 2015
- Flash Flood, April 8, 2015
- Flood, March 4, 2015
- Cold/Wind Chill, February 23, 2015
- Winter Storm, February 21, 2015
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 18, 2015
- Heavy Snow, February 16, 2015
- Cold/Wind Chill, February 14, 2015
- Heavy Snow, January 6, 2015
- Strong Wind, November 24, 2014
- Winter Weather, November 22, 2014
- Flash Flood, June 3, 2014
- Flash Flood, April 29, 2014
- Winter Storm, March 2, 2014
- Cold/Wind Chill, February 11, 2014
- Winter Storm, February 4, 2014
- Heavy Snow, February 2, 2014
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 27, 2014
- Heavy Snow, January 25, 2014
- Heavy Snow, January 21, 2014
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 6, 2014
- Flood, December 22, 2013
- Thunderstorm Wind, November 17, 2013
- Hail, November 1, 2013
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 10, 2013
- Flash Flood, July 9, 2013
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 13, 2013
- Winter Weather, February 4, 2013
- Heavy Snow, December 29, 2012
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 26, 2012
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 29, 2012
- Flash Flood, May 4, 2012
- Hail, March 30, 2012
- Hail, March 19, 2012
- Hail, March 18, 2012
- Winter Storm, January 20, 2012
- Heavy Rain, October 18, 2011
- Flash Flood, August 25, 2011
- Heat, July 28, 2011
- Heat, July 20, 2011
- Flash Flood, July 11, 2011
- Flash Flood, July 3, 2011
- Hail, June 23, 2011
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 23, 2011
- Flood, April 19, 2011
- Hail, March 23, 2011
- Flood, March 10, 2011
- Thunderstorm Wind, February 28, 2011
- Heavy Snow, January 20, 2011
- Heavy Snow, December 16, 2010
- Hail, October 26, 2010
- Tornado, September 16, 2010
- Flash Flood, August 11, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 4, 2010
- Flash Flood, June 2, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 8, 2010
- Flood, May 2, 2010
- Winter Storm, February 5, 2010
- Hail, August 20, 2009
- Hail, August 12, 2009
- Flash Flood, June 19, 2009
- Hail, June 2, 2009
- Thunderstorm Wind, February 11, 2009
- Winter Storm, January 27, 2009
- Strong Wind, September 14, 2008
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 22, 2008
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 8, 2008
- Hail, June 23, 2008
- Hail, June 16, 2008
- Hail, June 10, 2008
- Flash Flood, June 3, 2008
- Hail, June 1, 2008
- Flood, March 19, 2008
- Winter Storm, March 7, 2008
- Flood, March 4, 2008
- Thunderstorm Wind, February 6, 2008
- Winter Weather, December 5, 2007
- Hail, September 26, 2007
- Hail, August 25, 2007
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 20, 2007
- Hail, August 9, 2007
- Hail, July 24, 2007
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 15, 2007
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 8, 2007
- Winter Weather, February 7, 2007
- High Wind, December 1, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, October 11, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 7, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 3, 2006
- Hail, June 22, 2006
- Winter Storm, December 4, 2005
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 25, 2005
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 18, 2005
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 14, 2005
- Flash Flood, April 22, 2005
Earlier years, state by state:
More
Tornadoes in Athens CountyEvery warning in Athens 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.