Storm History: Mercer County, Ohio
Every storm the National Weather Service has filed in Mercer 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
- 544
- Deaths
- 3
- Injuries
- 58
- Damage
- $54 million
- Episodes
- 391
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tornado | 106 | 3 | 45 | $40 million |
| Flash Flood | 97 | 0 | 1 | $6.3 million |
| Hail | 96 | 0 | 3 | $268,000 |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 65 | 0 | 0 | $334,000 |
| Winter Storm | 45 | 0 | 0 | $550,000 |
| Winter Weather | 45 | 0 | 0 | |
| Flood | 42 | 0 | 1 | $362,000 |
| High Wind | 16 | 0 | 8 | $5.0 million |
| Heavy Snow | 11 | 0 | 0 | $1,000 |
| Ice Storm | 7 | 0 | 0 | |
| Heat | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Drought | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Blizzard | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Extreme Cold/Wind Chill | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Excessive Heat | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Cold/Wind Chill | 1 | 0 | 0 | $20,000 |
| Frost/Freeze | 1 | 0 | 0 | $540,000 |
| Strong Wind | 1 | 0 | 0 | $1,000 |
The deadliest
The costliest
Damage within this county, in the dollars of its year.
- Tornado, November 5, 2017
- Tornado, May 27, 2019
- High Wind, September 14, 2008
- Flash Flood, July 8, 2003
- Tornado, April 11, 1965
- Tornado, June 1, 1980
- Flash Flood, July 7, 2003
- Tornado, June 18, 2021
- Tornado, March 14, 2024
- Frost/Freeze, April 6, 2007
- Tornado, July 12, 1992
- Winter Storm, January 6, 1996
- Tornado, April 19, 2011
- Flash Flood, May 16, 2019
- Flash Flood, July 6, 2003
- Tornado, March 10, 1986
- Tornado, May 25, 1989
- Tornado, February 28, 2011
- Tornado, April 25, 2019
- Flood, February 28, 2011
The largest hail
The largest stone in each episode, which may have fallen in a neighboring county of the same episode.
- Hail, August 10, 1980
- Hail, July 1, 2012
- Flash Flood, May 21, 2014
- Hail, July 26, 2014
- Flash Flood, April 7, 2006
- Hail, April 2, 2025
- Hail, April 9, 2015
- Hail, June 29, 2012
- Hail, May 6, 1986
- Hail, April 28, 1981
- Hail, March 22, 2026
- Flash Flood, July 16, 2017
- Flash Flood, April 10, 2013
- Flash Flood, April 22, 2011
- Flash Flood, May 10, 2011
The strongest tornadoes
- Tornado, April 11, 1965
- Tornado, May 27, 2019
- Tornado, June 2, 1990
- Tornado, September 20, 2000
- Tornado, March 27, 1991
- Tornado, July 12, 1992
- Tornado, July 2, 1997
- Tornado, November 10, 2002
- Tornado, March 14, 2024
- Tornado, July 5, 1980
- Tornado, June 8, 1981
- Tornado, March 10, 1986
- Tornado, August 26, 1986
- Tornado, October 26, 2010
- Tornado, April 19, 2011
Every episode, newest first
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 11, 2026
- Flood, June 10, 2026
- Flood, April 14, 2026
- Tornado, March 26, 2026
- Hail, March 22, 2026
- Winter Weather, March 2, 2026
- Winter Storm, January 24, 2026
- Winter Weather, January 14, 2026
- Winter Storm, December 1, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 18, 2025
- Hail, April 2, 2025
- Tornado, April 2, 2025
- Winter Weather, January 10, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 14, 2024
- Tornado, May 7, 2024
- Tornado, May 4, 2024
- Tornado, April 17, 2024
- Flood, April 11, 2024
- Tornado, March 14, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 29, 2023
- Hail, July 20, 2023
- Tornado, April 5, 2023
- Tornado, March 31, 2023
- Tornado, March 3, 2023
- High Wind, February 9, 2023
- Winter Storm, December 22, 2022
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 22, 2022
- Tornado, July 23, 2022
- Hail, June 13, 2022
- Flood, June 12, 2022
- Hail, June 1, 2022
- High Wind, March 30, 2022
- Tornado, March 23, 2022
- Ice Storm, February 2, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 11, 2021
- Tornado, June 18, 2021
- Winter Weather, April 20, 2021
- High Wind, March 25, 2021
- Flood, March 18, 2021
- Winter Storm, February 15, 2021
- Winter Storm, January 30, 2021
- Winter Weather, December 16, 2020
- Winter Weather, December 1, 2020
- Winter Weather, November 30, 2020
- High Wind, November 15, 2020
- Tornado, September 7, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 10, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 21, 2020
- Hail, July 9, 2020
- Flood, July 8, 2020
- Flood, April 8, 2020
- Winter Weather, February 26, 2020
- Winter Weather, February 12, 2020
- Winter Weather, February 6, 2020
- Winter Weather, February 5, 2020
- High Wind, December 30, 2019
- Winter Weather, December 16, 2019
- Winter Weather, December 15, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 18, 2019
- Hail, August 8, 2019
- Excessive Heat, July 20, 2019
- Excessive Heat, July 19, 2019
- Flash Flood, June 18, 2019
- Tornado, May 27, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 23, 2019
- Flash Flood, May 16, 2019
- Tornado, April 25, 2019
- High Wind, February 24, 2019
- Winter Weather, February 20, 2019
- Winter Weather, February 1, 2019
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 30, 2019
- Winter Storm, January 19, 2019
- Winter Storm, January 12, 2019
- Flood, December 31, 2018
- Ice Storm, November 14, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 6, 2018
- Winter Weather, April 1, 2018
- Winter Storm, March 20, 2018
- Winter Storm, February 6, 2018
- Winter Weather, January 15, 2018
- Winter Weather, January 12, 2018
- Winter Weather, December 29, 2017
- Winter Weather, December 24, 2017
- Winter Weather, December 23, 2017
- Winter Weather, December 9, 2017
- Tornado, November 5, 2017
- Flash Flood, July 22, 2017
- Flash Flood, July 16, 2017
- Tornado, July 10, 2017
- Flash Flood, June 13, 2017
- Hail, June 5, 2017
- Tornado, May 24, 2017
- Flood, May 5, 2017
- Winter Weather, March 13, 2017
- High Wind, March 8, 2017
- Strong Wind, March 1, 2017
- Winter Storm, February 8, 2017
- Winter Weather, December 16, 2016
- Winter Weather, December 11, 2016
- Tornado, July 13, 2016
- High Wind, April 3, 2016
- Winter Weather, February 24, 2016
- Winter Weather, January 12, 2016
- Winter Weather, January 10, 2016
- Flash Flood, September 4, 2015
- Flash Flood, June 26, 2015
- Flash Flood, June 16, 2015
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 7, 2015
- Hail, May 11, 2015
- Hail, April 9, 2015
- Winter Weather, March 23, 2015
- Winter Storm, March 1, 2015
- Winter Storm, February 21, 2015
- Winter Weather, February 20, 2015
- Winter Weather, February 14, 2015
- Winter Weather, February 4, 2015
- Winter Weather, January 25, 2015
- Winter Storm, January 5, 2015
- Winter Weather, November 22, 2014
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 26, 2014
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 19, 2014
- Hail, July 26, 2014
- Hail, June 18, 2014
- Flash Flood, May 21, 2014
- Winter Weather, March 12, 2014
- Winter Storm, March 2, 2014
- Winter Weather, February 17, 2014
- Winter Storm, February 4, 2014
- Winter Storm, January 20, 2014
- Winter Storm, January 5, 2014
- Winter Storm, January 2, 2014
- Flash Flood, December 21, 2013
- Winter Storm, December 14, 2013
- Winter Storm, December 6, 2013
- Thunderstorm Wind, November 17, 2013
- Tornado, October 31, 2013
- Flash Flood, July 10, 2013
- Flash Flood, July 1, 2013
- Tornado, June 12, 2013
- Flash Flood, April 10, 2013
- Winter Storm, March 24, 2013
- Winter Storm, March 5, 2013
- Winter Weather, January 25, 2013
- Flood, January 12, 2013
- Winter Weather, December 28, 2012
- Blizzard, December 26, 2012
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 4, 2012
- Heat, July 1, 2012
- Hail, July 1, 2012
- Hail, June 29, 2012
- Heat, June 28, 2012
- Flash Flood, May 7, 2012
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 30, 2012
- Hail, March 23, 2012
- Winter Weather, February 8, 2012
- Winter Storm, January 20, 2012
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 13, 2011
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 7, 2011
- Tornado, May 26, 2011
- Tornado, May 25, 2011
- Tornado, May 23, 2011
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 13, 2011
- Flash Flood, May 10, 2011
- Flash Flood, April 22, 2011
- Tornado, April 19, 2011
- Flood, March 1, 2011
- Tornado, February 28, 2011
- Flood, February 28, 2011
- Heavy Snow, February 24, 2011
- Ice Storm, February 1, 2011
- Heavy Snow, January 20, 2011
- Tornado, October 26, 2010
- Hail, August 4, 2010
- Flash Flood, July 24, 2010
- Hail, June 4, 2010
- Winter Weather, March 25, 2010
- Winter Weather, February 15, 2010
- Winter Weather, February 9, 2010
- Heavy Snow, February 5, 2010
- Winter Weather, January 7, 2010
- Heavy Snow, December 19, 2009
- High Wind, December 9, 2009
- Hail, September 28, 2009
- Hail, June 8, 2009
- Hail, June 1, 2009
- Tornado, May 27, 2009
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 10, 2009
- High Wind, February 11, 2009
- Hail, February 11, 2009
- Heavy Snow, January 27, 2009
- Heavy Snow, January 14, 2009
- Ice Storm, December 23, 2008
- Ice Storm, December 19, 2008
- High Wind, September 14, 2008
- Hail, August 4, 2008
- Hail, July 8, 2008
- Hail, June 25, 2008
- Hail, June 9, 2008
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 6, 2008
- Winter Storm, March 7, 2008
- Ice Storm, March 4, 2008
- Winter Storm, February 26, 2008
- Heavy Snow, February 20, 2008
- Winter Storm, February 12, 2008
- Flood, February 5, 2008
- Winter Storm, February 1, 2008
- Winter Weather, January 1, 2008
- Thunderstorm Wind, December 23, 2007
- Winter Weather, December 7, 2007
- Heavy Snow, December 4, 2007
- Hail, August 16, 2007
- Hail, August 9, 2007
- Hail, June 8, 2007
- Hail, June 3, 2007
- Hail, June 2, 2007
- Frost/Freeze, April 6, 2007
- Flood, March 14, 2007
- Flood, March 1, 2007
- Blizzard, February 13, 2007
- Flash Flood, December 1, 2006
- High Wind, December 1, 2006
- Tornado, August 28, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 28, 2006
- Tornado, June 22, 2006
- Flood, June 2, 2006
- Hail, May 25, 2006
- Flash Flood, April 7, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 31, 2006
- Winter Storm, December 15, 2005
- Winter Storm, December 8, 2005
- Hail, June 5, 2005
- Winter Storm, January 21, 2005
- Flood, January 11, 2005
- Winter Storm, January 5, 2005
- Flash Flood, January 5, 2005
- Winter Storm, December 22, 2004
- Flood, July 22, 2004
- Hail, June 24, 2004
- Flood, June 17, 2004
- Tornado, June 13, 2004
- Tornado, May 30, 2004
- Winter Storm, January 25, 2004
- Flood, January 4, 2004
- Flood, September 1, 2003
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 26, 2003
- Flood, August 4, 2003
- Flash Flood, August 2, 2003
- Tornado, August 1, 2003
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 27, 2003
- Flood, July 23, 2003
Earlier years, state by state:
More
Tornadoes in Mercer CountyEvery warning in Mercer 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.