Storm History: Putnam County, Ohio

Events

400

Deaths

4

Injuries

5

Damage

$12 million

Episodes

305

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.

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• Tornado, November 10, 20022 deaths · F4 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 14, 19971 death · $20,000 · F1 · 3 events here
• Flood, March 10, 20091 death · 1 event here

• Tornado, June 2, 1971$2.5 million · F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 27, 1978$2.5 million · F1 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 30, 2008$1.2 million · EF0 · 1 event here
• Hail, September 25, 1994$1.0 million · 2 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, October 24, 2001$1.0 million · F3 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 29, 2002$580,000 · 5 events here
• Tornado, April 2, 20252 injured · $521,000 · EF2 · 5 events here
• Flash Flood, August 21, 2007$500,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 5, 1998$350,000 · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 5, 1978$250,000 · F1 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 8, 1980$250,000 · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, September 14, 1990$250,000 · F2 · 1 event here
• Hail, July 21, 19981 injured · $250,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 29, 2012$150,000 · 80 kt wind · 6 events here
• Flood, June 12, 1998$100,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• High Wind, April 28, 2011$100,000 · 70 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 18, 2025$80,000 · 80 kt wind · 3 events here
• Tornado, March 5, 2024$75,000 · EF0 · 1 event here
• Hail, May 17, 1999$70,000 · 1.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, April 11, 2008$65,000 · 55 kt wind · 1 event here

• Hail, August 10, 19843 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, September 2, 1993$5,000 · 2.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 10, 20202 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 28, 20192 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, May 1, 20072 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, June 9, 19992 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, September 25, 1994$1.0 million · 2 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 9, 19882 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, May 6, 19862 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, March 16, 19822 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, March 28, 20201.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, June 1, 20191.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 16, 20171.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, August 9, 20111.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 5, 20101.75 in hail · 1 event here

• Tornado, November 10, 20022 deaths · F4 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 2, 1990F4 · 1 event here
• Tornado, February 18, 1992F4 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 2, 1971$2.5 million · F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 2, 1983F3 · 4 events here
• Tornado, March 27, 1991F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, October 24, 2001$1.0 million · F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 15, 1964$25,000 · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 8, 1980$250,000 · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 5, 1980F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 28, 1985F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 12, 1986F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, September 14, 1990$250,000 · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 13, 1992F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, November 17, 2013EF2 · 2 events here

Every tornado in Putnam County, with its track

• Thunderstorm Wind, May 19, 2026$11,000 · 61 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, April 22, 2026$1,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• High Wind, March 13, 2026$20,000 · 67 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, January 24, 20261 event here
• Winter Weather, January 14, 20261 event here
• Winter Storm, November 29, 20251 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 18, 2025$80,000 · 80 kt wind · 3 events here
• Tornado, April 2, 20252 injured · $521,000 · EF2 · 5 events here
• Winter Weather, February 12, 20251 event here
• Winter Weather, February 5, 20251 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 6, 2024$10,000 · 61 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 7, 2024EF1 · 1 event here
• Hail, March 14, 2024$16,000 · 1 in hail · 2 events here
• Tornado, March 5, 2024$75,000 · EF0 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 1, 2023$10,000 · EF0 · 1 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 23, 20221 event here
• Winter Storm, December 22, 20221 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 13, 202265 kt wind · 3 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, March 6, 202260 kt wind · 2 events here
• Winter Weather, February 24, 20221 event here
• Winter Storm, February 2, 20221 event here
• Winter Weather, January 17, 20221 event here
• High Wind, December 11, 202153 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, April 20, 20211 event here
• Winter Storm, February 15, 20211 event here
• Winter Storm, January 30, 20211 event here
• Winter Weather, January 25, 20211 event here
• Winter Weather, January 1, 20211 event here
• High Wind, November 15, 202063 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, October 23, 202052 kt wind · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 27, 202050 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, June 10, 20202 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 14, 202055 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, March 28, 20201.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Winter Weather, February 25, 20201 event here
• High Wind, November 27, 201953 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, November 11, 20191 event here
• Hail, August 18, 20191.25 in hail · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 10, 201965 kt wind · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 2, 201960 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 1, 20191.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 28, 20192 in hail · 3 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 23, 201970 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flood, April 26, 20191 event here
• High Wind, February 24, 201955 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, February 20, 20191 event here
• Ice Storm, February 12, 20191 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 30, 20191 event here
• Winter Storm, January 19, 20191 event here
• Winter Weather, January 12, 20191 event here
• Winter Weather, February 5, 20181 event here
• Winter Weather, January 24, 20181 event here
• Hail, September 4, 201755 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, July 16, 20171.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 19, 201755 kt wind · 3 events here
• Hail, May 28, 20171.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 20, 20171.5 in hail · 3 events here
• Winter Weather, March 17, 20171 event here
• High Wind, March 8, 201752 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, March 1, 201760 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, December 17, 20161 event here
• Tornado, August 24, 2016EF2 · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 13, 201655 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, January 12, 20161 event here
• Flash Flood, June 15, 201560 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, May 27, 20150.88 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 26, 201555 kt wind · 4 events here
• Winter Weather, March 3, 20151 event here
• Winter Weather, March 1, 20151 event here
• Winter Weather, February 14, 20151 event here
• Heavy Snow, February 1, 20151 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 8, 20151 event here
• Winter Weather, January 8, 20151 event here
• Winter Weather, January 5, 20151 event here
• High Wind, November 24, 201450 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, October 6, 20140.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, March 12, 20141 event here
• Winter Weather, February 17, 20141 event here
• Winter Storm, February 4, 20141 event here
• Winter Storm, February 1, 20141 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 6, 20141 event here
• Winter Storm, January 5, 20141 event here
• Winter Weather, January 1, 20141 event here
• Winter Storm, December 13, 20131 event here
• Tornado, November 17, 2013EF2 · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 20, 201355 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, July 2, 20131 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 12, 20131 injured · EF1 · 2 events here
• Hail, May 30, 201360 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, March 24, 20131 event here
• Heavy Snow, March 5, 20131 event here
• Winter Weather, February 26, 20131 event here
• Winter Weather, February 22, 20131 event here
• Winter Weather, February 4, 20131 event here
• Winter Weather, January 27, 20131 event here
• Winter Weather, December 28, 20121 event here
• Winter Storm, December 26, 20121 event here
• Hail, September 7, 201255 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, July 18, 20120.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 29, 2012$150,000 · 80 kt wind · 6 events here
• Winter Weather, January 20, 20121 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, September 3, 201155 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, August 24, 201155 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, August 9, 20111.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 22, 2011$5,000 · 61 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 11, 201162 kt wind · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 10, 201155 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 25, 2011EF0 · 1 event here
• High Wind, April 28, 2011$100,000 · 70 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 19, 2011EF1 · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, February 25, 20111 event here
• Ice Storm, February 20, 20111 event here
• Heavy Snow, February 5, 20111 event here
• Winter Storm, February 1, 20111 event here
• Winter Weather, January 11, 20111 event here
• Winter Storm, December 12, 20101 event here
• Tornado, October 26, 2010EF1 · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 18, 201055 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 23, 201060 kt wind · 3 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 18, 201060 kt wind · 3 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 12, 2010$25,000 · 60 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 27, 20101 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 5, 20101.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, February 9, 20101 event here
• Winter Weather, January 7, 20101 event here
• High Wind, December 9, 200950 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, June 1, 20091 in hail · 1 event here
• Flood, March 10, 20091 death · 1 event here
• Hail, March 7, 20090.88 in hail · 1 event here
• High Wind, February 11, 200961 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 27, 20091 event here
• Ice Storm, December 19, 20081 event here
• High Wind, September 14, 200860 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, June 26, 20080.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 9, 2008$10,000 · 70 kt wind · 2 events here
• Tornado, June 6, 2008EF0 · 2 events here
• Tornado, May 30, 2008$1.2 million · EF0 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, April 11, 2008$65,000 · 55 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, March 7, 20081 event here
• Winter Storm, March 4, 20081 event here
• Winter Storm, February 25, 20081 event here
• Winter Storm, February 1, 20081 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, January 29, 2008$4,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, December 15, 20071 event here
• Ice Storm, December 9, 20071 event here
• Flash Flood, August 21, 2007$500,000 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 9, 200755 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 15, 2007$15,000 · 60 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, May 1, 20072 in hail · 2 events here
• Ice Storm, February 24, 2007$30,000 · 1 event here
• Blizzard, February 13, 20071 event here
• High Wind, December 1, 2006$1,000 · 51 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, August 28, 2006$25,000 · F1 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 22, 2006$10,000 · F1 · 2 events here
• Hail, June 21, 20061.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 19, 20061.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 25, 200655 kt wind · 2 events here
• Heavy Snow, December 8, 20051 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, November 6, 2005$20,000 · 80 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 25, 2005$2,000 · 55 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, July 21, 20051 in hail · 2 events here
• Dust Devil, June 8, 20051 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 5, 20051 injured · $15,000 · 61 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, May 13, 2005$8,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 20, 2005$9,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, January 22, 20051 event here
• Dense Fog, January 12, 20051 event here
• Ice Storm, January 5, 20051 event here
• Winter Storm, December 22, 20041 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 14, 200450 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 13, 2004$20,000 · F1 · 2 events here
• Hail, May 23, 200456 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, May 21, 200460 kt wind · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 12, 2004$2,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, May 7, 20041.75 in hail · 1 event here
• High Wind, March 5, 200452 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, January 26, 20041 event here
• Hail, November 12, 20031 in hail · 2 events here
• High Wind, November 12, 200356 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, August 26, 2003F0 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 8, 200350 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, April 20, 200355 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, April 4, 20031.25 in hail · 5 events here
• Heavy Snow, February 22, 20031 event here
• Heavy Snow, February 17, 20031 event here
• Heavy Snow, December 25, 20021 event here
• Tornado, November 10, 20022 deaths · F4 · 1 event here
• Tornado, September 20, 2002F1 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 29, 2002$580,000 · 5 events here
• Hail, April 17, 20020.75 in hail · 1 event here
• High Wind, March 9, 200263 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, October 24, 2001$1.0 million · F3 · 1 event here
• Hail, October 24, 20011.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 12, 20013 events here
• Heavy Snow, December 13, 20001 event here
• High Wind, December 11, 200051 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, September 20, 200065 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, August 6, 2000$10,000 · 60 kt wind · 6 events here
• Hail, August 2, 20001.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 14, 20001 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, June 20, 20001.5 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, June 14, 20000.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 12, 2000$40,000 · F1 · 1 event here
• Hail, May 9, 20001 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 9, 20001.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Flood, April 20, 20002 events here
• Heavy Snow, March 11, 20001 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 24, 199953 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 21, 1999$200 · 1 event here
• Hail, July 6, 1999$2,000 · 50 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, June 13, 19991 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 10, 1999$2,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, June 9, 19992 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 17, 1999$70,000 · 1.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 2, 19991 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, December 6, 1998$10,000 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, November 10, 1998$10,000 · 61 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, August 24, 19981 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, August 5, 1998$350,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, July 21, 19981 injured · $250,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 19, 1998$40,000 · F1 · 4 events here
• Hail, June 29, 19981 in hail · 4 events here
• Hail, June 27, 19981.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 19, 199853 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flood, June 12, 1998$100,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 31, 1998F0 · 4 events here
• Tornado, May 3, 1998F0 · 1 event here
• Hail, April 8, 19981 in hail · 1 event here
• Flood, January 8, 19981 event here
• Flash Flood, August 16, 1997$5,000 · 0.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Tornado, July 26, 1997$3,000 · F1 · 1 event here
• Flood, July 9, 19971 event here
• Flash Flood, July 8, 1997$10,000 · 53 kt wind · 3 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 25, 199754 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 21, 1997$5,000 · 57 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flood, June 1, 19971 event here
• Flash Flood, June 1, 1997$5,000 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 14, 19971 death · $20,000 · F1 · 3 events here
• High Wind, April 6, 199760 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flood, March 1, 19971 event here
• Flood, February 27, 19971 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, October 30, 199654 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, July 30, 19960.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, April 20, 1996$10,000 · 70 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, March 25, 199659 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, March 25, 199656 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, March 19, 19961 event here
• Ice Storm, March 6, 19961 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, February 1, 1996$20,000 · 1 event here
• High Wind, January 18, 199650 kt wind · 1 event here

Earlier years, state by state:

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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.