High Wind in Ohio

Events

2,102

Deaths

20

Injuries

82

Damage

$915 million

• High Wind in Ohio, September 14, 20085 deaths · 2 injured · $581 million · 68 kt wind · 32 eventsThe remnants of hurricane Ike raced northeast through the midwest and merged with a frontal boundary across the lower Ohio Valley Sunday morning. Abundant sunshine promoted deep mixing of the atmosphere, and warm, dry air aloft translated down to the surface.
• High Wind in Ohio, September 14, 20082 deaths · 7 injured · $186 million · 69 kt wind · 29 eventsAt daybreak on September 14th, the remnants of Hurricane Ike were centered over southeastern Missouri. This low moved rapidly northeast during the day reaching Northwest Ohio during the afternoon of the 14th.
• High Wind in Ohio, March 9 to 10, 20022 deaths · 8 injured · $8.8 million · 55 kt wind · 28 eventsA strong and very fast moving cold front raced east across northern Ohio during the late afternoon and early evening hours. Damaging winds occurred along and behind this front. A 41 year old male was struck and killed by a falling tree in Lorain (Lorain County).
• High Wind in Ohio, March 9, 20021 death · 12 injured · $971,000 · 73 kt wind · 32 eventsA widespread area of high winds blew down trees, power poles, and various other smaller structures and signs. At one time, approximately 100,000 people were without power.
• High Wind in Ohio, October 30, 19961 death · 2 injured · $7.5 million · 69 kt wind · 30 eventsA deep low pressure moving east across Ontario Canada brought winds of 60 to 70 miles per hour, with higher gusts, to Northern Ohio. Trees, limbs and power lines were downed, some across roads, and others on cars, and buildings causing considerable damage.
• High Wind in Ohio, April 12, 20011 death · $815,000 · 26 eventsA strong cold front moved across northern Ohio during the morning and afternoon hours. Damaging winds occurred behind the front and caused considerable damage. A 59 year old male was killed by a falling tree in Rocky River (Cuyahoga County) while working outside.
• Tornado and Hail in Ohio, May 7 to 8, 20101 injured · $9.8 million · EF1 · 97 eventsA very strong area of deepening low pressure moved east across northern Ohio during the evening hours of May 7th. By midday on the 8th, the low had reached northern New York state.
• Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Ohio, November 17, 2013$3.6 million · EF2 · 48 eventsA strong cold front moved across northern Ohio during the evening hours of November 17th. A line of strong to severe thunderstorms developed in advance of this front causing significant damage in some areas. At least three tornadoes touched down in Wood County.
• High Wind in Ohio, December 11 to 12, 20001 death · $100,000 · 58 kt wind · 32 eventsA strong low pressure system dragged a sharp cold front across the region dropping temperatures by 30 degrees. Very strong winds occurred along and behind the front with numerous locations receiving gusts over 58 mph.
• High Wind and Strong Wind in Ohio, November 15, 20201 death · $170,000 · 57 kt wind · 20 eventsA strong surface low in Wisconsin deepened and ejected northeast into Canada. A convective line with damaging thunderstorms occurred as a cold front crossed the region. Afterwards in the cold advection behind the front, damaging winds also occurred.
• Damaging Wind and High Wind in Ohio, December 11, 20211 death · $220,000 · 56 kt wind · 14 eventsA strong area of low pressure was located over southern Lake Michigan during the early morning hours of December 11th. This low moved quickly northeast to north of Lake Ontario by mid-afternoon, deepening at a rate of almost 1 mb per hour.
• Hail and High Wind in Ohio, January 10, 20001 death · 6 injured · $25,000 · 0.75 in hail · 3 eventsIn Miami county, a man was walking back to his house from getting his newspaper when a 3 foot diameter and 30 feet tall tree fell on him. He was killed from the impact of the tree.
• High Wind and Strong Wind in Ohio, October 29 to 30, 2012$55 million · 59 kt wind · 34 eventsHurricane Sandy tracked up the east coast of the United States and merged with an upper level trough on October 29, 2012. Sandy transitioned to a post-tropical cyclone and came onshore around 8 pm EDT in Southern New Jersey with an impressive central pressure of 946 mb.
• High Wind in Ohio, February 11, 20091 death · 2 injured · 66 kt wind · 32 eventsA cold front crossed the Ohio Valley on the evening of the 11th. A very tight pressure gradient behind this front in the cold air created damaging winds during the late evening of the 11th.
• Damaging Winds and High Wind in Ohio, February 11 to 12, 20091 injured · $17 million · 68 kt wind · 38 eventsA strong area of low pressure tracked northeast from the lower Mississippi Valley through the central Great Lakes on February 11th. Showers and thunderstorms developed across the region during the evening hours of the 11th. Some of the thunderstorms became severe.
• Damaging Winds and High Wind in Ohio, November 24, 20143 injured · $5.0 million · 56 kt wind · 45 eventsAn area of very strong low pressure moved northeast across the Central Great Lakes on November 24th. A cold front trailing this low swept east across Ohio during the morning and early afternoon hours.
• High Wind in Ohio, March 13, 20261 death · 67 kt wind · 16 eventsA deep low pressure system tracked east through the Great Lakes, combining with a low level jet over the Ohio Valley that shifted east in the afternoon.
• High Wind in Ohio, December 9, 2009$9.1 million · 60 kt wind · 28 eventsA very strong area of low pressure moved northeast across the central Great Lakes on December 9th. A strong cold front stretching south from this low swept east across northern Ohio during the late morning and early afternoon hours of the 9th.
• High Wind in Ohio, March 25, 20231 death · 54 kt wind · 5 eventsA strong low pressure system in northern Indiana tracked through the Great Lakes region on Saturday, March 25.
• High Wind in Ohio, March 27, 19981 death · $2,000 · 1 eventA 46 year old man was killed when a wind gust blew his motorcycle into a median wall on Interstate 71, near W. 150th St.
• High Wind in Ohio, April 28, 2011$2.2 million · 66 kt wind · 44 eventsAn area of very strong low pressure moved northeast across the Great Lakes during the evening hours of April 27th and the morning hours of the 28th. A strong cold front stretching south from this low swept east across northern Ohio prior to daybreak on the 28th.
• High Wind in Ohio, December 11 to 12, 2000$4.4 million · 27 eventsA very strong area of low pressure moved across Northwest Ohio and Lake Erie on the evening of the 11th. Damaging winds occurred along and behind a cold front stretching south from the low.
• High Wind in Ohio, February 24 to 25, 2019$4.0 million · 60 kt wind · 29 eventsA long duration high wind event occurred across the area on February 24th. A low pressure system tracked out of the southern Plains and rapidly deepened as it moved towards the Great Lakes Region.
• High Wind in Ohio, March 5, 20041 injured · $2.4 million · 52 kt wind · 28 eventsStrong low pressure passed to the north of Lake Erie. An associated occluded front stretching south from the low moved across northern Ohio during the morning of March 5th. Very strong and gusty southwesterly winds occurred behind this front during the afternoon hours.
• High Wind in Ohio, October 25 to 26, 20014 injured · $760,000 · 27 eventsDamaging westerly winds occurred in northern Ohio behind a strong cold front. The strongest winds occurred during the late afternoon and evening hours.

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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.