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Severe Storm history in Ohio

Ohio has 566 county-level severe storm declarations across 88 counties. Athens County leads with 11 declarations. Total tracked FEMA obligations for severe storm events in this state: $386.1M.

This page shows every Ohio county in Ohio that has at least one FEMA severe storm declaration on record, ranked by how many times that hazard type triggered federal aid. Counties near the top of this list have recurring exposure to severe storm events — useful context for anyone evaluating property risk, insurance needs, or emergency planning in the area.

For the full national view of severe storm declarations across all states, see the severe storm disaster type page. For all hazard types in Ohio, see the Ohio state page.

Severe Storm in Ohio

Counties ranked by severe storm declaration count

#CountyDeclarationsTracked aid
1Athens County11$8.4M
2Franklin County11$21.8M
3Belmont County10$23.8M
4Guernsey County10$9.5M
5Harrison County10$3.2M
6Hocking County10$1.2M
7Licking County10$15.0M
8Monroe County10$7.7M
9Perry County10$3.0M
10Pike County10$2.1M
11Washington County10$10.7M
12Jackson County9$1.8M
13Jefferson County9$10.0M
14Meigs County9$4.7M
15Morgan County9$3.8M
16Noble County9$2.9M
17Ross County9$989K
18Adams County8$4.1M
19Clermont County8$5.8M
20Lawrence County8$7.8M
21Logan County8$5.2M
22Morrow County8$3.5M
23Scioto County8$7.9M
24Shelby County8$597K
25Auglaize County7$3.0M
26Brown County7$2.9M
27Columbiana County7$6.0M
28Coshocton County7$3.4M
29Fairfield County7$13.1M
30Gallia County7$20.6M
31Hamilton County7$13.6M
32Hancock County7$13.7M
33Knox County7$1.5M
34Lorain County7$2.8M
35Miami County7$3.5M
36Muskingum County7$4.1M
37Putnam County7$6.4M
38Richland County7$6.5M
39Tuscarawas County7$3.8M
40Van Wert County7$291K
41Vinton County7$526K
42Champaign County6$388K
43Crawford County6$4.4M
44Cuyahoga County6$18.1M
45Delaware County6$950K
46Highland County6$593K
47Holmes County6$6.5M
48Mahoning County6$4.5M
49Medina County6$805K
50Mercer County6$858K
51Pickaway County6$525K
52Summit County6$3.8M
53Union County6$446K
54Wyandot County6$1.6M
55Allen County5$2.4M
56Ashland County5$455K
57Butler County5$4.3M
58Carroll County5$1.2M
59Clark County5$1.5M
60Darke County5$2.3M
61Erie County5$405K
62Geauga County5$699K
63Greene County5$5.1M
64Hardin County5$6.1M
65Huron County5$5.4M
66Lucas County5$3.6M
67Madison County5$344K
68Montgomery County5$8.4M
69Ottawa County5$166K
70Paulding County5$1.5M
71Sandusky County5$371K
72Seneca County5$5.9M
73Stark County5$963K
74Fayette County4$362K
75Henry County4$94K
76Marion County4$39K
77Portage County4$640K
78Preble County4$406K
79Trumbull County4$805K
80Warren County4$1.5M
81Wayne County4$285K
82Wood County4$0
83Ashtabula County3$2.1M
84Clinton County3$249K
85Fulton County3$0
86Lake County3$14.1M
87Defiance County2$0
88Williams County2$0