Storm History: Franklin County, Ohio
Every storm the National Weather Service has filed in Franklin 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
- 1,273
- Deaths
- 7
- Injuries
- 66
- Damage
- $382 million
- Episodes
- 715
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 | 366 | 2 | 28 | $81 million |
| Tornado | 284 | 1 | 20 | $60 million |
| Flash Flood | 202 | 1 | 8 | $104 million |
| Flood | 114 | 2 | 0 | $201,000 |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 113 | 1 | 6 | $6.5 million |
| Winter Weather | 78 | 0 | 4 | $700,000 |
| Winter Storm | 52 | 0 | 0 | $580,000 |
| High Wind | 25 | 0 | 0 | $129 million |
| Heavy Snow | 13 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ice Storm | 8 | 0 | 0 | |
| Strong Wind | 7 | 0 | 0 | $20,000 |
| Heat | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Drought | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Extreme Cold/Wind Chill | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Excessive Heat | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Cold/Wind Chill | 1 | 0 | 0 | $100,000 |
| Frost/Freeze | 1 | 0 | 0 | $540,000 |
The deadliest
The costliest
Damage within this county, in the dollars of its year.
- High Wind, September 14, 2008
- Flash Flood, October 4, 2006
- Hail, April 20, 2003
- Tornado, October 11, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, October 20, 1993
- Tornado, February 22, 1971
- Tornado, May 30, 1973
- Flash Flood, July 10, 2013
- Flash Flood, June 28, 1998
- Thunderstorm Wind, January 5, 1997
- Tornado, September 26, 2018
- Winter Weather, January 21, 2013
- Frost/Freeze, April 6, 2007
- Tornado, February 28, 2024
- Winter Storm, January 6, 1996
- Tornado, October 31, 2013
- Tornado, April 2, 1970
- Tornado, May 8, 1973
- Tornado, May 25, 1973
- Tornado, April 3, 1974
The largest hail
The largest stone in each episode, which may have fallen in a neighboring county of the same episode.
- Hail, June 30, 1990
- Hail, April 9, 2001
- Hail, August 10, 1984
- Hail, April 14, 1974
- Hail, July 1, 2012
- Hail, May 11, 1980
- Hail, May 3, 2022
- Hail, July 26, 2014
- Flash Flood, June 25, 2009
- Flash Flood, April 7, 2006
- Hail, July 14, 2000
- Hail, September 2, 1993
- Hail, April 2, 2025
- Hail, April 16, 2013
- Hail, June 29, 2012
The strongest tornadoes
- Tornado, April 3, 1974
- Tornado, April 11, 1965
- Tornado, April 9, 1999
- Tornado, September 20, 2000
- Tornado, July 28, 1961
- Tornado, February 22, 1971
- Tornado, May 10, 1973
- Tornado, June 3, 1973
- Tornado, June 13, 1981
- Tornado, July 2, 1997
- Tornado, October 13, 1999
- Tornado, November 10, 2002
- Tornado, March 14, 2024
- Tornado, March 11, 1955
- Tornado, June 13, 1958
Every episode, newest first
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 14, 2026
- Hail, June 6, 2026
- Flash Flood, May 27, 2026
- Hail, April 22, 2026
- Flood, April 14, 2026
- Flood, March 27, 2026
- Hail, March 22, 2026
- Strong Wind, March 15, 2026
- High Wind, March 13, 2026
- Strong Wind, March 13, 2026
- Winter Weather, March 2, 2026
- Flash Flood, February 19, 2026
- Winter Weather, February 6, 2026
- Winter Storm, January 24, 2026
- Winter Storm, December 13, 2025
- Winter Storm, December 1, 2025
- Winter Weather, November 10, 2025
- Flash Flood, July 26, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 12, 2025
- Flash Flood, June 29, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 27, 2025
- Flash Flood, June 26, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 18, 2025
- Hail, May 2, 2025
- Flash Flood, April 29, 2025
- Hail, April 2, 2025
- Tornado, March 30, 2025
- Hail, February 27, 2025
- Winter Weather, February 16, 2025
- Winter Weather, February 5, 2025
- Winter Weather, January 10, 2025
- Winter Storm, January 5, 2025
- High Wind, September 27, 2024
- Hail, September 6, 2024
- Flood, August 1, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 17, 2024
- Hail, July 15, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 14, 2024
- Tornado, April 17, 2024
- Tornado, April 2, 2024
- Hail, March 30, 2024
- Tornado, March 14, 2024
- Tornado, February 28, 2024
- Winter Storm, February 16, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 29, 2023
- Flood, July 24, 2023
- Hail, July 23, 2023
- Hail, July 20, 2023
- Hail, July 17, 2023
- Hail, July 2, 2023
- Hail, June 15, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 3, 2023
- Flood, May 12, 2023
- High Wind, April 1, 2023
- Tornado, April 1, 2023
- High Wind, March 25, 2023
- Tornado, March 3, 2023
- High Wind, March 3, 2023
- Tornado, February 27, 2023
- Winter Weather, January 24, 2023
- Winter Storm, January 22, 2023
- Winter Storm, December 22, 2022
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 22, 2022
- Flood, August 21, 2022
- Flood, August 20, 2022
- Tornado, July 23, 2022
- Flash Flood, July 5, 2022
- Hail, June 13, 2022
- Hail, June 1, 2022
- Hail, May 21, 2022
- Flash Flood, May 14, 2022
- Hail, May 3, 2022
- High Wind, March 30, 2022
- Tornado, March 23, 2022
- Winter Weather, March 11, 2022
- Winter Weather, February 24, 2022
- Ice Storm, February 2, 2022
- Winter Weather, January 28, 2022
- Winter Weather, January 28, 2022
- Winter Storm, January 16, 2022
- Winter Weather, January 6, 2022
- High Wind, December 11, 2021
- Flood, August 25, 2021
- Flash Flood, August 17, 2021
- Flood, August 12, 2021
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 11, 2021
- Flood, August 7, 2021
- Tornado, July 29, 2021
- Flood, April 29, 2021
- Winter Weather, April 20, 2021
- High Wind, March 25, 2021
- Winter Storm, February 10, 2021
- Winter Storm, February 8, 2021
- Winter Storm, January 30, 2021
- Winter Weather, January 1, 2021
- Winter Storm, December 24, 2020
- Winter Weather, December 16, 2020
- Winter Weather, December 1, 2020
- Winter Weather, November 30, 2020
- High Wind, November 15, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, November 15, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 28, 2020
- Hail, August 25, 2020
- Flood, July 27, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 19, 2020
- Hail, July 12, 2020
- Hail, July 10, 2020
- Flood, July 7, 2020
- Tornado, June 10, 2020
- Tornado, May 18, 2020
- Hail, May 14, 2020
- Hail, May 10, 2020
- Flood, April 8, 2020
- Flash Flood, March 19, 2020
- Winter Weather, February 27, 2020
- Winter Weather, February 26, 2020
- Winter Weather, February 12, 2020
- Winter Weather, February 8, 2020
- Winter Weather, February 6, 2020
- Winter Weather, January 17, 2020
- High Wind, January 11, 2020
- High Wind, December 30, 2019
- Winter Weather, December 16, 2019
- Winter Weather, December 15, 2019
- Winter Weather, November 11, 2019
- Flash Flood, September 1, 2019
- Flood, August 20, 2019
- Excessive Heat, July 20, 2019
- Excessive Heat, July 19, 2019
- Hail, July 2, 2019
- Flash Flood, June 18, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 18, 2019
- Tornado, April 14, 2019
- Flood, March 14, 2019
- Winter Weather, March 3, 2019
- High Wind, February 24, 2019
- Winter Weather, February 20, 2019
- Winter Weather, February 10, 2019
- Winter Weather, February 1, 2019
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 30, 2019
- Winter Storm, January 19, 2019
- Winter Storm, January 12, 2019
- Ice Storm, November 14, 2018
- Strong Wind, October 28, 2018
- Tornado, September 26, 2018
- Flash Flood, September 1, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 26, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 12, 2018
- Flood, August 11, 2018
- Flood, July 23, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 3, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 1, 2018
- Flash Flood, June 21, 2018
- Hail, June 16, 2018
- Flood, June 9, 2018
- Flash Flood, June 8, 2018
- Tornado, May 21, 2018
- Hail, May 15, 2018
- Flood, May 14, 2018
- Hail, May 12, 2018
- Tornado, April 3, 2018
- Winter Weather, April 1, 2018
- Winter Storm, March 20, 2018
- Winter Weather, March 7, 2018
- Winter Storm, February 6, 2018
- Winter Weather, January 15, 2018
- Winter Weather, January 12, 2018
- Winter Weather, January 8, 2018
- Winter Weather, December 29, 2017
- Winter Weather, December 24, 2017
- Winter Weather, December 12, 2017
- Winter Weather, December 9, 2017
- Tornado, November 5, 2017
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 22, 2017
- Flood, August 2, 2017
- Flash Flood, July 22, 2017
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 21, 2017
- Flash Flood, July 13, 2017
- Tornado, July 10, 2017
- Flood, July 7, 2017
- Hail, June 19, 2017
- Flash Flood, June 19, 2017
- Flash Flood, June 13, 2017
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 19, 2017
- Tornado, March 26, 2017
- Winter Weather, March 13, 2017
- Winter Weather, March 1, 2017
- Strong Wind, March 1, 2017
- Hail, February 24, 2017
- Winter Storm, February 8, 2017
- Winter Weather, January 5, 2017
- Winter Weather, December 16, 2016
- Winter Weather, December 13, 2016
- Winter Weather, December 11, 2016
- Flash Flood, August 28, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 26, 2016
- Tornado, June 22, 2016
- Flash Flood, June 15, 2016
- Tornado, June 4, 2016
- Flood, May 28, 2016
- Flash Flood, April 26, 2016
- Winter Weather, April 8, 2016
- High Wind, April 3, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 31, 2016
- Tornado, March 14, 2016
- Winter Storm, February 15, 2016
- Winter Storm, February 14, 2016
- Winter Storm, February 8, 2016
- Winter Weather, January 20, 2016
- Winter Weather, January 12, 2016
- Winter Weather, January 10, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 11, 2015
- Flash Flood, September 4, 2015
- Flood, September 3, 2015
- Hail, July 14, 2015
- Flash Flood, July 12, 2015
- Hail, June 30, 2015
- Hail, May 11, 2015
- Winter Weather, March 23, 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 5, 2015
- Tornado, December 24, 2014
- Thunderstorm Wind, November 24, 2014
- High Wind, November 24, 2014
- Winter Weather, November 22, 2014
- Winter Storm, November 16, 2014
- Hail, October 6, 2014
- Hail, July 26, 2014
- Hail, July 7, 2014
- Flood, June 28, 2014
- Flash Flood, June 25, 2014
- Flood, June 24, 2014
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 23, 2014
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 19, 2014
- Hail, June 18, 2014
- Hail, April 29, 2014
- Winter Storm, March 2, 2014
- Winter Weather, February 17, 2014
- Winter Storm, February 14, 2014
- Winter Storm, February 4, 2014
- Winter Storm, January 20, 2014
- Winter Weather, January 18, 2014
- Winter Weather, January 17, 2014
- Winter Storm, January 2, 2014
Earlier years, state by state:
More
Tornadoes in Franklin CountyEvery warning in Franklin 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.