| June 1984 | Thunderstorm Wind | not stated | 1 killed, 4 hurt | no account filed |
| June 2005 | Lightning | Grove City | 1 killed, 2 hurt | A man at the Phoenix Golf Links was struck by lightning and killed. Two other men in his party were injured by the lightning strike. |
| May 2020 | Flash Flood | Price Arpt | 1 killed, $20,000 | A stranded vehicle along Hamilton Road was swept away in rising flood waters, leading to a fatality. F48VE. |
| June 2025 | Lightning | Minerva Park | 1 killed | A person was struck and killed by lightning. |
| August 2003 | Lightning | Hilliard | 1 killed | A man working on a roof was struck by lightning and later died at the hospital. |
| August 2002 | Lightning | Reynoldsburg | 1 killed | A man working on the roof of an apartment complex was struck by lightning. Witnesses said that the man shot up several feet in the air, landing back on the roof where he was unresponsive. The man was rushed to a local hospital where he died from his injuries one day later. |
| July 1985 | Thunderstorm Wind | not stated | 1 killed | no account filed |
| August 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Obetz | 15 hurt, $50,000 | A wind gust knocked down 30 tents injuring 15 people , and knocking down electrical lines. |
| February 1971 | Tornado (F3) | not stated | 7 hurt, $2,500,000 | no account filed |
| July 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lincoln Vlg | 6 hurt, $1,000,000 | A damage survey conducted by the National Weather Service confirmed straight line wind damage due to a microburst. Significant damage occurred to at least 4 industrial warehouse buildings with at least some roof loss at 2 to 3 of these sites. Major damage occurred to parts of these buildings. Based on the damage surveyed, the estimated wind speed of this microburst was 95 miles per hour. |
| August 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hilliard | 5 hurt, $50,000 | Numerous trees and power lines were knocked down around the county, especially around Dublin. Also around Dublin, a roof of a strip mall was damaged and a tree fell on a home. A spotter reported a wind gust to 60 mph in Hilliard and dime size hail was reported in Reynoldsburg. A 100 foot tree was knocked down on to a tent at Ohio State University. Four workers were injured. |
| July 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Columbus | 4 hurt, $5,000 | Trees were downed, some on power lines. Four golfers were injured after lightning struck the shelter house they entered to take shelter from the storm. |
| August 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Columbus | 4 hurt, $5,000 | Trees were downed at several locations. Winds were measured at 59 mph at Port Columbus Airport. Four men were injured at an outdoor amphitheater when the tent they occupied was blown over. |
| April 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | (Lck)Rckenbckr Arpt | 3 hurt, $100,000 | A building housing a pharmaceutical company on Rickenbacker Parkway received substantial damage, as a wall collapsed with more than 100 employees inside. Several people received minor injuries. |
| May 1973 | Tornado (F3) | not stated | 3 hurt, $2,500 | no account filed |
| June 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | East Half | 2 hurt, $145,000 | In Groveport, thunderstorm winds tore the roof off a building at a pool. A house dressing room, concession stand and office also were severely damaged. Debris was blown onto three cars. Two workers received minor injuries from flying glass. Several trees were also downed. |
| June 2003 | Lightning | Groveport | 2 hurt | Two men were injured when lightning struck a tree that they were standing under. The men, aged 22 and 24, had been fishing at a nearby pond and were waiting out the storm underneath the tree. |
| May 1973 | Tornado (F2) | not stated | 1 hurt, $2,500,000 | no account filed |
| January 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dublin | 1 hurt, $1,000,000 | no account filed |
| April 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Columbus | 1 hurt, $50,000 | A microburst, with winds estimated to be between 80 and 100 mph, struck the west side of Columbus, destroying roofs of two industrial buildings. The debris from the roofs stretched 600 yards. A tractor-semitrailer was also blown over, injuring one male. |
| June 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gould Park | 1 hurt, $20,000 | At least a dozen power poles were snapped along Hamilton Road due to thunderstorm winds. One injury occurred from a pole falling on a car. |
| September 1990 | Thunderstorm Wind | not stated | 1 hurt | no account filed |
| October 2006 | Hail | Gahanna | $100,000,000 | Hail up to hen egg size fell for up to 15 minutes across the eastern Columbus suburbs, causing extensive widespread damage to vehicles, homes and other structures. The hail accumulated up to several inches deep in spots, and remained on the ground well after the thunderstorm had passed. |
| April 2003 | Hail | Westerville | $80,000,000 | Hail up to the size of golf balls affected the north side of the Columbus metro area and southern Delaware county. Hail was extensive from Dublin, through Worthington and Powell, to Westerville. Trees and shrubs were stripped of their foliage and cars and homes sustained significant hail damage. The hail covered the ground in some locations up to six inches deep in Worthington in northern Franklin county and near the Polaris Mall in southern Delaware county. |
| October 2006 | Tornado (F2) | New Albany | $50,000,000 | A tornado touched down and moved through the Upper Albany West subdivision. Sixty-seven homes were damaged, sixteen of those severely and an additional eight completely destroyed. Many of the homes sustained significant roof, siding and window damage. Much of the damage was F1, with some low end F2 damage to around 120 mph. |
| October 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | Southwest side of Co | $5,000,000 | A downburst from a thunderstorm struck an area 0.25 miles wide and 1.5 miles long north of Frank Road and east of Brown Road. Winds estimated to 80 mph damaged 52 homes, of which 19 were damaged seriously, of which six were left temporarily uninhabitable. Numerous trees were downed and about 3000 homes lost electricity due to downed power lines. Damage estimated near $600,000. |
| October 2006 | Hail | Hilliard | $1,000,000 | Large hail fell for up to ten minutes and covered the ground in spots across much of the western half of the Columbus metropolitan area. |
| June 1998 | Flash Flood | West Portion | $1,000,000 | Nearly 10 inches of rain fell in southwestern parts of the county causing significant flooding, especially near Wrightsville, Darbydale, Pleasant Corners, and Grove City. Numerous roads were closed, including Interstate 71. Several homes were flooded and some evacuations occurred. |
| September 2018 | Tornado (EF1) | Hanford | $750,000 | Damage evident of a weak tornado began in the Olde Towne neighborhood of Columbus. There were numerous large tree branches down or tree trunks snapped, along with a pickup truck that was briefly partially lifted off the ground. The pickup truck suffered damage to both passenger side tires as it was forced back down to the pavement. In the same area of Olde Towne, there was damage to power poles. Damage in this area was consistent with an EF0 strength tornado. Further down the damage path, several areas of tree damage occurred in the Bexley area. ||The most significant tornado damage occurred in the Mayfair neighborhood near East Broad Street and South James Road, and where the wind speeds are estimated to be the highest. Several homes in this neighborhood sustained roof, siding and shingle damage. There were numerous large trees uprooted or snapped, causing significant damage to homes, garages and vehicles. Additionally, 2 cinder block garages had their roofs completely lifted off, with 1 or 2 block walls completely collapsed. It was this damage that was consistent with wind speeds of about 90 mph. Damage in this neighborhood was consistent with low end EF1 tornado winds.||There was no evidence nor reports of damage further to the northeast of this area, so from here it appears the tornado lifted and dissipated. |
| February 2024 | Tornado (EF2) | Blacklick | $300,000 | The tornado began in the Havens Corners area near Blacklick Elementary School and quickly strengthened as it moved through the Havenswood neighborhood, where it produced tree and minor structural damage indicative of winds between 85 mph and 100 mph. The tornado continued to rapidly strengthen as it approached McOwen Road, where considerable tree damage was observed and numerous stands of soft and hard wood trees were uprooted or completely snapped off. A shipping container was also tossed and a home suffered extensive roof loss along with the loss of one exterior wall. In this area, winds were estimated to be around 120 mph. The tornado began weakening slightly as it crossed into Licking County at 0553EST, near the intersection of Dixon and McOwen Roads. The tornado continued east-northeast across western Licking County and ended at 0603EST, about 2 miles west southwest of Granville. |
| October 2013 | Tornado (EF0) | Columbus So Columbus | $300,000 | The tornado touched down and moved through a manufactured home community just north of Interstate 270 in southern Columbus. The tornado was on the ground for about a quarter of a mile before it lifted. During that time, 3 mobile homes were destroyed, 4 sustained major damage, and 23 sustained minor damage. The damage that occurred to some of the homes included partial roofs being torn off the buildings, and the units being shifted off of their foundations. Based on the damage surveyed, the maximum wind speed of this tornado was estimated to be 85 miles per hour. |
| June 1986 | Tornado (F1) | not stated | $250,000 | no account filed |
| August 1984 | Tornado (F1) | not stated | $250,000 | no account filed |
| April 1974 | Tornado (F2) | not stated | $250,000 | no account filed |
| May 1973 | Tornado (F2) | not stated | $250,000 | no account filed |
| May 1973 | Tornado (F2) | not stated | $250,000 | no account filed |
| April 1970 | Tornado (F2) | not stated | $250,000 | no account filed |
| July 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hilliard | $200,000 | Widespread wind damage occurred across the northern part of the county. Up to 200 trees were downed, some causing extensive damage by falling onto homes and automobiles. Dime size hail also fell across the northern Columbus suburbs. Wind gusts were estimated at near 70 mph. |
| April 2018 | Tornado (EF1) | Grove City | $120,000 | The tornado initially touched down just south of Orders Road and moved northeast, crossing Hoover Road and I-71, and eventually White Road before lifting just north of White Road and just south of Stringtown Road.||The most significant damage along this path occurred on the west side of I-71, first near Orders Road where 4 large utility poles were snapped at the base and lying across Orders Road. Structural damage was found to multiple townhouses and other structures on the west side of Hoover Road, where a newly built detached garage was completely destroyed, and several townhouses had partial uplift and removal of roofing and damage to exterior walls. Many townhouses had garage doors pushed in, with portions of roofs removed. Debris spatter was indicated on all 4 sides of several structures. Four more large electrical transmission poles were snapped on the west side of Hoover Road. Eyewitness photos and videos confirm a tornado on the ground in this area. The most significant damage in this area was consistent with wind speeds around 105 mph and represents the strongest of the winds associated with this tornado.||As the tornado crossed I-71, it began to weaken and lift as damage became lighter and more intermittent, consisting of tree and minor structural damage to roofing materials. Still, many homes immediately east of I-71 suffered at least minor damage and/or tree damage before the tornado lifted. |
| June 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Grove City | $110,000 | One tree was downed at Harrisburg Pike and Paul St. |
| February 2024 | Tornado (EF1) | Mudsock | $100,000 | A weak tornado developed on the west side of Alton and Darby Creek Road and moved along the north side of Roberts Road through portions of the city of Hilliard. Along the path, damage was a consistent mix of snapped trees, uprooted trees, numerous instances of minor roof and siding damage. One home on Hilliard Rome Road lost part of its roof, and another home near Westbreeze Drive had an attached garage peeled away and shifted. Damage in this area was consistent with wind speeds of around 110 mph.||The tornado weakened as it approached Interstate 270 and dissipated on the east side of the interstate. Additional damage was observed on both the west and east side of the interstate. |
| June 2016 | Tornado (EF0) | Columbus | $100,000 | Damage was first observed on Deserette Court. The west-facing|side of several housing units had shutters torn off and also|experienced minor siding damage. This is where it appears the|tornado first touched down.||On the opposite side of Deserette Court, additional shutter and|siding damage was observed, and primarily affected the east-facing|side of the housing units.||Damage continued to the east onto Boyleston Boulevard, with the|garage door of one home completely destroyed and walls of the|garage experiencing significant damage. Siding and roof damage was|also observed on this home, and damage is assessed to be in the|EF0 category, with winds around 80 mph. An eyewitness also stated|that she was looking west and saw a tornado moving toward|Boyleston Boulevard.||A swath of damage continued to the east, affecting homes along|Niantic Drive and Hingham Lane. Much of the damage was associated|with trees, where large tree branches in the back yards of|several homes on both Niantic Drive and Hingham Lane were snapped.|A convergent pattern was observed from 10 to 12 inch diameter tree|branches. Some damage to homes was also observed, including a|large portion of siding being stripped off the east-facing side of|a two story home. Minor roof damage was also noted on several|homes.||Damage became more sparse further east along Hingham Lane and was|confined to a few large hardwood tree branches being snapped off. |
| June 2014 | Flood | Homedale | $100,000 | High standing water was reported on Bethel Road near State Route 315 due to heavy rainfall. Some cars were partially submerged on Bethel Road and in an adjacent parking lot. |
| October 2006 | Hail | Gahanna | $100,000 | Golf ball size hail fell for five to ten minutes across eastern Franklin county and covered the ground. Several homes and structures sustained damage from the hail. |
| July 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dublin | $100,000 | A large swath of trees were downed across the northern Columbus suburbs, with major damage to several homes and buildings from falling trees. More trees were downed on the southeast side of Columbus. |
| November 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Countywide | $100,000 | Numerous trees were knocked down across the county, one of which fell on a car on the campus of Ohio State University. A roof was peeled off a warehouse and several semi-trailers were overturned on the west side of Columbus. |
| March 2025 | Tornado (EF0) | Columbus So Columbus | $85,000 | The tornado likely began south of I-270, west of Lockbourne Road. Damage to carports along with minor damage to homes was observed at a mobile home park. Additional minor damage to homes and lawn furniture was found in the Butler Farms subdivision to the east of the mobile home park. ||After crossing Lockbourne Road and I-270, the tornado next impacted homes north of Groveport Road. Roof and siding damage was found along Bridlewood Blvd and Thelma Drive, along with uprooted trees. Minor home and tree damage continued northeastward on Pelham Place, Poplar Street, and Jermoore Road. The tornado is believed to have dissipated west of Alum Creek Drive. |
| August 2003 | Flash Flood | Bexley | $80,000 | Thunderstorms that produced locally five to seven inches of rain inundated the east side of Columbus during the evening. Street flooding occurred from Bexley north to Gahanna with numerous road closures. Several homes in Bexley neighborhoods had flooded basements, with high water forcing 25 families out of their homes. Seventeen structures sustained major damage from flooding. |
| August 2021 | Flash Flood | Brice | $75,000 | Water was flowing across several roads in the Reynoldsburg area. Several basements were flooded and one house suffered a partial collapse of a basement wall. |
| April 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Grove City | $75,000 | Several homes sustained roof and siding damage in the Robin Estates neighborhood off of Demorest Road. Numerous large trees were uprooted and debris was scattered throughout the neighborhood. Additional trees were down along Clime Road, causing minor damage to automobiles. The damage was caused by a possible microburst with winds in excess of 60 mph. |
| April 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Groveport | $60,000 | Half of a roof was blown off of a pole barn, a shed was destroyed, a garage was blown in and lifted off of its foundation, a roof was blown off of a house, and other homes in the area were damaged due to thunderstorm winds. |
| February 2024 | Tornado (EF0) | Darby Dan Arpt | $50,000 | The tornado initially touched down in Madison County at 0514EST, 1 mile east of London. The tornado moved east-northeast and entered Franklin County at 0525EST, about 1.5 miles east southeast of West Jefferson. The tornado caused damage to trees and outbuildings as it moved through far Western Franklin County. The last known damage from this tornado occurred near the intersection of Alton Road and Murnan Road. |
| February 2024 | Tornado (EF0) | Groveport | $50,000 | The tornado began within or near the Walnut Woods Metro Park area, more specifically west of Richardson Road. Numerous pine trees were snapped and uprooted, likely indicating the strongest period of the tornado. The tornado continued eastward over Lithopolis Road where more tree damage was observed. In the Canal Winchester area, additional tree damage and light structure damage was observed throughout the city, with the damage centered on West Waterloo Street on the north side of town. The tornado then moved into Fairfield County as it crossed U.S. Route 33 at 0552EST. The tornado ended at 0554EST, about 1.5 miles north of Waterloo. |
| May 2020 | Flash Flood | Huber Ridge | $50,000 | At least 20 people had to be rescued from homes due to rising water in the area. |
| April 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | (Lck)Rckenbckr Arpt | $50,000 | A building on Wright Brothers Avenue received damage as a wall partially collapsed. |
| June 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gahanna | $50,000 | Multiple large branches were knocked down along Cherry Bottom Road. |
| May 2003 | Flash Flood | New Albany | $50,000 | Rocky Fork Creek came out of its banks, depositing two to three feet of water on the first floor of several of the town's buildings. Numerous homes flooded and cars were stranded in high water. |
| June 1994 | Hail | Columbus | $50,000 | Lightning struck several buildings causing fires and destroying one home. |
| June 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | South half | $50,000 | Trees were downed in a number of locations. Roof damage occurred to several structures. |
| June 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Countywide | $50,000 | Trees were downed in a number of locations. |
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