Storm History: Washington County, Ohio
Every storm the National Weather Service has filed in Washington 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
- 689
- Deaths
- 2
- Injuries
- 13
- Damage
- $40 million
- Episodes
- 448
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flood | 154 | 0 | 0 | $20 million |
| Flash Flood | 117 | 1 | 2 | $13 million |
| Hail | 107 | 0 | 0 | $808,000 |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 97 | 0 | 3 | $4.3 million |
| Tornado | 48 | 1 | 8 | $1.5 million |
| Heavy Snow | 32 | 0 | 0 | |
| Cold/Wind Chill | 19 | 0 | 0 | $52,000 |
| Winter Storm | 18 | 0 | 0 | $17,000 |
| Winter Weather | 18 | 0 | 0 | $75,000 |
| Drought | 12 | 0 | 0 | |
| High Wind | 12 | 0 | 0 | $88,000 |
| Heat | 11 | 0 | 0 | $20,000 |
| Strong Wind | 11 | 0 | 0 | $81,000 |
| Heavy Rain | 9 | 0 | 0 | |
| Extreme Cold/Wind Chill | 9 | 0 | 0 | $215,000 |
| Excessive Heat | 8 | 0 | 0 | |
| Frost/Freeze | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lightning | 2 | 0 | 0 | $52,000 |
| Ice Storm | 2 | 0 | 0 | $1,000 |
The deadliest
The costliest
Damage within this county, in the dollars of its year.
- Flood, September 17, 2004
- Flash Flood, June 27, 1998
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 29, 2012
- Flood, January 5, 2005
- Flood, January 20, 1996
- Flash Flood, March 1, 1997
- Flood, January 4, 2004
- Flood, September 8, 2004
- Flash Flood, August 13, 2013
- Tornado, July 24, 1971
- Tornado, July 10, 1973
- Tornado, July 28, 1981
- Tornado, July 22, 1990
- Tornado, September 16, 1990
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 22, 1996
- Flood, March 2, 1997
- Flash Flood, February 18, 2000
- Hail, July 8, 2003
- Tornado, May 23, 2000
- Flash Flood, June 19, 2003
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, February 27, 2023
- Hail, July 21, 1983
- Hail, April 14, 1974
- Flood, April 28, 2002
- Hail, June 20, 1995
- Hail, September 25, 1994
- Hail, July 8, 1980
- Hail, April 2, 2025
- Flash Flood, April 8, 2015
- Hail, March 23, 2011
- Hail, June 21, 2011
- Hail, August 20, 2009
- Hail, June 16, 2008
- Hail, June 22, 2006
The strongest tornadoes
Every episode, newest first
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 20, 2026
- Flash Flood, May 27, 2026
- Flash Flood, May 23, 2026
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 19, 2026
- Flash Flood, April 1, 2026
- Flood, March 27, 2026
- Heavy Snow, March 16, 2026
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 16, 2026
- Strong Wind, March 13, 2026
- Flood, March 11, 2026
- Flood, March 4, 2026
- Winter Weather, March 2, 2026
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 1, 2026
- Winter Storm, January 24, 2026
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 20, 2026
- Winter Weather, January 1, 2026
- Strong Wind, December 29, 2025
- Strong Wind, December 19, 2025
- Heavy Snow, December 13, 2025
- Winter Weather, December 2, 2025
- Drought, October 1, 2025
- Drought, September 1, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 25, 2025
- Flash Flood, June 15, 2025
- Flood, June 7, 2025
- Flood, May 30, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 16, 2025
- Flood, May 2, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 19, 2025
- Flood, April 3, 2025
- Hail, April 2, 2025
- Flash Flood, February 16, 2025
- Winter Weather, February 16, 2025
- Winter Weather, February 11, 2025
- Winter Weather, January 19, 2025
- Heavy Snow, January 10, 2025
- Winter Storm, January 5, 2025
- Strong Wind, December 29, 2024
- Strong Wind, December 5, 2024
- Drought, November 1, 2024
- Drought, October 1, 2024
- Drought, September 1, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 28, 2024
- Drought, August 1, 2024
- Hail, June 14, 2024
- Flash Flood, April 17, 2024
- Flood, April 11, 2024
- Tornado, April 2, 2024
- Hail, March 30, 2024
- Flood, March 14, 2024
- Flood, January 28, 2024
- Flood, January 24, 2024
- Heavy Snow, January 19, 2024
- Strong Wind, January 12, 2024
- Strong Wind, January 9, 2024
- Flood, January 9, 2024
- Flood, December 27, 2023
- Flash Flood, August 7, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 27, 2023
- Flood, April 28, 2023
- High Wind, April 1, 2023
- High Wind, March 25, 2023
- Flood, March 24, 2023
- Hail, February 27, 2023
- Winter Weather, January 30, 2023
- Flood, January 3, 2023
- Winter Weather, December 22, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, November 27, 2022
- Flood, November 12, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 20, 2022
- Flood, July 18, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 22, 2022
- Flood, June 17, 2022
- Flash Flood, June 16, 2022
- Tornado, June 8, 2022
- Flash Flood, May 6, 2022
- Hail, March 23, 2022
- Heavy Snow, March 11, 2022
- Flood, February 25, 2022
- Flood, February 22, 2022
- Flood, February 17, 2022
- Flood, February 3, 2022
- Ice Storm, February 3, 2022
- Heavy Snow, January 16, 2022
- Heavy Snow, January 6, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 29, 2021
- Flash Flood, August 13, 2021
- Tornado, July 29, 2021
- Flash Flood, June 21, 2021
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 13, 2021
- Flood, March 1, 2021
- Heavy Snow, February 17, 2021
- Winter Storm, February 15, 2021
- Winter Storm, February 10, 2021
- Heavy Snow, February 9, 2021
- Heavy Snow, December 24, 2020
- Heavy Snow, December 1, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 25, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 10, 2020
- Flood, May 20, 2020
- Flood, April 13, 2020
- Tornado, April 7, 2020
- Flood, March 20, 2020
- Flood, March 19, 2020
- Flood, February 13, 2020
- Heavy Snow, February 7, 2020
- Flood, January 24, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, January 11, 2020
- Flood, December 30, 2019
- Flood, December 16, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 20, 2019
- Flash Flood, August 8, 2019
- Flash Flood, July 6, 2019
- Flash Flood, June 19, 2019
- Flash Flood, May 31, 2019
- Flash Flood, May 25, 2019
- Flood, April 26, 2019
- Flood, February 24, 2019
- Flood, February 20, 2019
- Flood, February 12, 2019
- Flood, February 6, 2019
- Heavy Snow, February 1, 2019
- Flood, January 24, 2019
- Winter Storm, January 19, 2019
- Flood, December 20, 2018
- Flood, December 16, 2018
- Flood, November 15, 2018
- Flood, September 25, 2018
- Flood, September 9, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 23, 2018
- Tornado, June 27, 2018
- Flash Flood, June 21, 2018
- Heat, June 19, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 30, 2018
- Flash Flood, May 22, 2018
- Hail, May 21, 2018
- Hail, May 12, 2018
- Flood, April 24, 2018
- Flood, April 15, 2018
- Tornado, April 3, 2018
- Flood, March 30, 2018
- Flood, February 22, 2018
- Winter Weather, February 17, 2018
- Flood, February 16, 2018
- Flood, February 11, 2018
- Winter Storm, February 6, 2018
- Winter Weather, January 15, 2018
- Flood, January 12, 2018
- Winter Storm, January 12, 2018
- Winter Weather, December 29, 2017
- Flash Flood, November 5, 2017
- Hail, August 19, 2017
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 4, 2017
- Tornado, July 22, 2017
- Tornado, July 10, 2017
- Flash Flood, July 7, 2017
- Flash Flood, June 23, 2017
- Hail, May 27, 2017
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 1, 2017
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 5, 2017
- Flood, April 1, 2017
- Flood, March 30, 2017
- Tornado, March 1, 2017
- Winter Weather, January 5, 2017
- Flood, December 18, 2016
- Hail, October 20, 2016
- Hail, May 29, 2016
- Strong Wind, April 2, 2016
- Strong Wind, March 1, 2016
- Heavy Snow, February 8, 2016
- Heavy Snow, January 22, 2016
- Winter Weather, January 8, 2016
- Flood, September 29, 2015
- Flash Flood, July 12, 2015
- Hail, June 30, 2015
- Tornado, June 20, 2015
- Flash Flood, April 8, 2015
- Flood, March 10, 2015
- Flood, March 4, 2015
- Cold/Wind Chill, February 23, 2015
- Winter Storm, February 21, 2015
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 18, 2015
- Cold/Wind Chill, February 14, 2015
- Heavy Snow, January 6, 2015
- Strong Wind, November 24, 2014
- Winter Weather, November 22, 2014
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 8, 2014
- Hail, May 21, 2014
- Winter Storm, March 2, 2014
- Cold/Wind Chill, February 11, 2014
- Winter Storm, February 4, 2014
- Heavy Snow, February 2, 2014
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 27, 2014
- Heavy Snow, January 25, 2014
- Heavy Snow, January 21, 2014
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 6, 2014
- Flood, December 22, 2013
- Thunderstorm Wind, November 17, 2013
- Hail, November 1, 2013
- Flash Flood, August 23, 2013
- Flash Flood, August 13, 2013
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 19, 2013
- Flash Flood, July 9, 2013
- Winter Weather, February 4, 2013
- Heavy Snow, December 29, 2012
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 26, 2012
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 1, 2012
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 29, 2012
- Flash Flood, May 8, 2012
- Hail, March 30, 2012
- Hail, March 19, 2012
- Flash Flood, February 29, 2012
- Flood, January 27, 2012
- Winter Storm, January 20, 2012
- Heavy Rain, October 18, 2011
- Flash Flood, August 25, 2011
- Heat, July 28, 2011
- Heat, July 20, 2011
- Flash Flood, July 11, 2011
- Flash Flood, July 3, 2011
- Hail, June 21, 2011
- Hail, June 7, 2011
- Flood, April 19, 2011
- Hail, March 23, 2011
- Flood, March 10, 2011
- Thunderstorm Wind, February 28, 2011
- Heavy Snow, January 20, 2011
- Heavy Snow, December 16, 2010
- Hail, October 26, 2010
- Flash Flood, July 13, 2010
- Flood, May 2, 2010
- Heavy Snow, February 26, 2010
- Winter Storm, February 5, 2010
- Hail, August 20, 2009
- Hail, June 2, 2009
- Thunderstorm Wind, February 11, 2009
- Winter Storm, January 27, 2009
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 22, 2008
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 8, 2008
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 28, 2008
- Hail, June 23, 2008
- Hail, June 22, 2008
- Hail, June 16, 2008
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 31, 2008
- Flood, March 19, 2008
- Winter Storm, March 7, 2008
- Thunderstorm Wind, February 6, 2008
- Winter Weather, December 5, 2007
- Hail, August 25, 2007
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 20, 2007
Earlier years, state by state:
More
Tornadoes in Washington CountyEvery warning in Washington 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.