Storm History: Ottawa County, Ohio
Every storm the National Weather Service has filed in Ottawa 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
- 533
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 45
- Damage
- $103 million
- Episodes
- 390
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 | 187 | 0 | 8 | $3.4 million |
| Tornado | 86 | 0 | 17 | $47 million |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 82 | 0 | 0 | $5.5 million |
| High Wind | 43 | 0 | 16 | $5.8 million |
| Flash Flood | 42 | 0 | 0 | $21 million |
| Winter Storm | 26 | 0 | 2 | $4.6 million |
| Flood | 9 | 0 | 0 | $5.8 million |
| Lakeshore Flood | 7 | 0 | 0 | |
| Heavy Snow | 6 | 0 | 0 | $1.0 million |
| Storm Surge/Tide | 6 | 0 | 0 | $2.5 million |
| Extreme Cold/Wind Chill | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
| Drought | 5 | 0 | 0 | $5.0 million |
| Strong Wind | 4 | 0 | 0 | $80,000 |
| Coastal Flood | 4 | 0 | 0 | $65,000 |
| Cold/Wind Chill | 3 | 0 | 0 | $55,000 |
| Waterspout | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lightning | 3 | 0 | 0 | $79,000 |
| Ice Storm | 3 | 0 | 0 | $1.1 million |
| Winter Weather | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| Heat | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Blizzard | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Heavy Rain | 1 | 0 | 0 | $34,000 |
| Seiche | 1 | 0 | 0 |
The deadliest
None recorded.
The costliest
Damage within this county, in the dollars of its year.
- Tornado, June 24, 1998
- Flash Flood, June 21, 2006
- Tornado, November 10, 2002
- Drought, September 1, 1999
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 24, 1998
- Tornado, June 5, 2010
- Tornado, June 10, 1986
- Tornado, July 12, 1992
- Flood, August 19, 2011
- Storm Surge/Tide, April 9, 1998
- High Wind, September 14, 2008
- Flash Flood, May 27, 2009
- Flood, June 1, 2019
- Hail, July 1, 2012
- Flash Flood, August 23, 2023
- Flash Flood, June 13, 2018
- Winter Storm, December 22, 2004
- Flash Flood, July 7, 2019
- High Wind, February 12, 2003
- Heavy Snow, February 22, 2003
The largest hail
The largest stone in each episode, which may have fallen in a neighboring county of the same episode.
The strongest tornadoes
- Tornado, June 2, 1990
- Tornado, June 5, 2010
- Tornado, June 3, 1973
- Tornado, May 2, 1983
- Tornado, March 27, 1991
- Tornado, July 12, 1992
- Tornado, May 15, 1968
- Tornado, June 25, 1968
- Tornado, July 4, 1969
- Tornado, May 16, 1971
- Tornado, July 5, 1980
- Tornado, March 28, 1985
- Tornado, June 24, 1998
- Tornado, September 20, 2000
- Tornado, November 10, 2002
Every episode, newest first
- Hail, June 14, 2026
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 6, 2026
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 19, 2026
- Hail, April 13, 2026
- Tornado, March 31, 2026
- Tornado, March 26, 2026
- Tornado, June 18, 2025
- Ice Storm, February 12, 2025
- Tornado, September 24, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 27, 2024
- Flash Flood, June 26, 2024
- Tornado, August 23, 2023
- Flash Flood, August 23, 2023
- Hail, July 26, 2023
- Flash Flood, July 20, 2023
- Tornado, June 15, 2023
- Tornado, April 1, 2023
- Hail, March 31, 2023
- Blizzard, December 23, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 29, 2022
- Winter Storm, February 2, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, December 11, 2021
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 14, 2021
- Hail, August 11, 2021
- Winter Storm, February 15, 2021
- Hail, November 15, 2020
- Hail, October 23, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 8, 2020
- Lakeshore Flood, June 14, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 10, 2020
- Lakeshore Flood, June 6, 2020
- Flood, May 16, 2020
- Lakeshore Flood, May 12, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 10, 2020
- Lakeshore Flood, May 5, 2020
- Flood, May 1, 2020
- Lakeshore Flood, April 23, 2020
- Flood, April 6, 2020
- Lakeshore Flood, March 22, 2020
- Lakeshore Flood, February 5, 2020
- High Wind, December 30, 2019
- Hail, December 1, 2019
- High Wind, November 27, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 20, 2019
- Hail, August 15, 2019
- Flash Flood, July 7, 2019
- Hail, July 2, 2019
- Flash Flood, June 20, 2019
- Flash Flood, June 5, 2019
- Flood, June 1, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 23, 2019
- Coastal Flood, May 8, 2019
- Coastal Flood, April 19, 2019
- Coastal Flood, April 11, 2019
- High Wind, February 24, 2019
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 30, 2019
- Winter Storm, January 19, 2019
- Hail, July 26, 2018
- Flash Flood, June 13, 2018
- Hail, May 4, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 1, 2017
- High Wind, January 10, 2017
- Hail, August 28, 2016
- Hail, July 13, 2016
- Winter Storm, April 8, 2016
- High Wind, November 12, 2015
- Hail, September 3, 2015
- Flood, June 30, 2015
- Hail, May 27, 2015
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 26, 2015
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 15, 2015
- Winter Storm, February 1, 2015
- Cold/Wind Chill, January 8, 2015
- Thunderstorm Wind, November 24, 2014
- Hail, July 30, 2014
- Flash Flood, May 21, 2014
- Winter Storm, March 12, 2014
- Winter Storm, February 4, 2014
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 27, 2014
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 6, 2014
- Winter Storm, January 5, 2014
- Heavy Snow, December 14, 2013
- Tornado, November 17, 2013
- Hail, August 30, 2013
- Flash Flood, July 9, 2013
- Hail, June 28, 2013
- Hail, June 27, 2013
- Hail, June 25, 2013
- Hail, April 10, 2013
- High Wind, October 29, 2012
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 4, 2012
- Hail, July 4, 2012
- Hail, July 1, 2012
- Hail, June 18, 2012
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, March 27, 2012
- Hail, March 15, 2012
- High Wind, March 2, 2012
- Thunderstorm Wind, January 17, 2012
- Flood, September 7, 2011
- Hail, September 3, 2011
- Tornado, August 24, 2011
- Flood, August 19, 2011
- Hail, August 1, 2011
- Hail, July 23, 2011
- Flash Flood, July 22, 2011
- Hail, July 18, 2011
- Hail, May 29, 2011
- Tornado, May 25, 2011
- Hail, May 23, 2011
- High Wind, April 28, 2011
- Tornado, April 19, 2011
- Hail, March 23, 2011
- Winter Storm, February 1, 2011
- Hail, October 26, 2010
- Hail, August 15, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 11, 2010
- Hail, July 28, 2010
- Hail, June 23, 2010
- Tornado, June 5, 2010
- Tornado, May 7, 2010
- Hail, May 5, 2010
- Winter Storm, February 9, 2010
- High Wind, December 9, 2009
- Hail, July 23, 2009
- Hail, June 25, 2009
- Hail, June 19, 2009
- Flash Flood, May 27, 2009
- Thunderstorm Wind, February 11, 2009
- Winter Storm, January 27, 2009
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 15, 2009
- Winter Storm, January 9, 2009
- Winter Storm, December 19, 2008
- High Wind, September 14, 2008
- Hail, August 1, 2008
- Flash Flood, July 8, 2008
- Flash Flood, July 2, 2008
- Hail, June 28, 2008
- Hail, June 23, 2008
- Hail, June 22, 2008
- Hail, June 21, 2008
- Hail, June 13, 2008
- Hail, June 9, 2008
- Winter Storm, March 7, 2008
- Winter Storm, February 25, 2008
- Hail, February 5, 2008
- Thunderstorm Wind, January 29, 2008
- High Wind, December 23, 2007
- Winter Storm, December 15, 2007
- Hail, July 27, 2007
- Hail, June 27, 2007
- Hail, June 8, 2007
- Hail, May 30, 2007
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 15, 2007
- Tornado, May 1, 2007
- Tornado, March 14, 2007
- Winter Storm, February 13, 2007
- High Wind, December 1, 2006
- Hail, June 21, 2006
- Flash Flood, June 21, 2006
- Hail, June 19, 2006
- Flash Flood, May 31, 2006
- Hail, May 30, 2006
- Hail, May 25, 2006
- Strong Wind, March 10, 2006
- High Wind, February 17, 2006
- High Wind, November 6, 2005
- Hail, November 6, 2005
- Hail, July 18, 2005
- Hail, June 30, 2005
- Hail, June 29, 2005
- Hail, June 14, 2005
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 8, 2005
- Hail, June 5, 2005
- Hail, May 13, 2005
- Winter Storm, January 22, 2005
- Ice Storm, January 5, 2005
- Flood, January 4, 2005
- Winter Storm, December 22, 2004
- Strong Wind, December 7, 2004
- High Wind, December 1, 2004
- Strong Wind, November 27, 2004
- High Wind, October 30, 2004
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 22, 2004
- Hail, June 17, 2004
- Hail, June 14, 2004
- Hail, June 9, 2004
- Hail, May 21, 2004
- Tornado, May 21, 2004
- Flash Flood, May 7, 2004
- High Wind, March 5, 2004
- Winter Storm, January 26, 2004
- Winter Storm, January 4, 2004
- High Wind, November 12, 2003
- Tornado, October 14, 2003
- Hail, August 21, 2003
- Flash Flood, August 4, 2003
- Flash Flood, August 2, 2003
- Tornado, July 21, 2003
- Hail, July 8, 2003
- Tornado, July 7, 2003
- Strong Wind, May 11, 2003
- Hail, April 20, 2003
- Hail, April 4, 2003
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 28, 2003
- Heavy Snow, February 22, 2003
- High Wind, February 12, 2003
- Heavy Snow, December 24, 2002
- Tornado, November 10, 2002
- Hail, September 19, 2002
- Hail, September 14, 2002
- Hail, August 22, 2002
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 4, 2002
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 29, 2002
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 28, 2002
- Hail, July 22, 2002
- Hail, June 21, 2002
- Hail, May 25, 2002
- Winter Storm, March 26, 2002
- Winter Storm, March 24, 2002
- High Wind, March 9, 2002
- High Wind, February 1, 2002
- Ice Storm, January 30, 2002
- High Wind, October 25, 2001
- Thunderstorm Wind, October 24, 2001
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 29, 2001
- High Wind, April 12, 2001
- Hail, April 7, 2001
- High Wind, February 25, 2001
- High Wind, February 9, 2001
- Winter Storm, December 13, 2000
- High Wind, December 11, 2000
- Tornado, September 20, 2000
- Tornado, August 6, 2000
- Flash Flood, August 2, 2000
- Flash Flood, July 29, 2000
- Flash Flood, July 14, 2000
- Tornado, June 14, 2000
- Tornado, May 9, 2000
- Lightning, April 20, 2000
- Winter Storm, March 11, 2000
- Flash Flood, October 13, 1999
- Waterspout, October 7, 1999
- Waterspout, September 10, 1999
- Drought, September 1, 1999
- Drought, August 1, 1999
- Tornado, July 28, 1999
- Hail, July 21, 1999
- Flash Flood, July 17, 1999
- Flash Flood, July 6, 1999
- Drought, July 1, 1999
Earlier years, state by state:
More
Tornadoes in Ottawa CountyEvery warning in Ottawa 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.