Logan County

Every recorded tornado

1. Injuries and deaths are for the tornado’s whole path, which may extend beyond the county. Deaths recorded within Logan County: 3.
2. Weak tornadoes were under-recorded before Doppler radar coverage became national in the early 1990s, so earlier decades read low. Ratings use the Fujita scale before February 2007 and the Enhanced Fujita scale after.

Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.

Smoke overhead

1. A smoke day is a date on which a smoke plume traced by NOAA Hazard Mapping System analysts from satellite imagery covered this place's point (the county's population centre or the city centre). Counts here are of medium or heavy smoke. Since 2018 analysts have often drawn light smoke as one area over most of the continent, so light-smoke counts are not comparable from year to year. The plumes show smoke anywhere in the air above, not air quality at the ground, and smoke hidden by cloud is missed.

NOAA Hazard Mapping System smoke analysis, 2011 to 2026, retrieved October 30, 2026.

Claims by ZIP code

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OpenFEMA NFIP Redacted Claims v3, refreshed August 4, 2026. NOAA Storm Events through 2026.

1. The Palmer Drought Severity Index is computed by NOAA each month from the county's average temperature and precipitation, relative to the county's own climate. Zero is normal; -3 or lower is severe drought and -4 or lower extreme drought. It describes the long-term balance of moisture, not water supply or crop losses.

NOAA NCEI nClimDiv county Palmer Drought Severity Index, 1895 to September 2026, issued October 6, 2026.

Every earthquake of magnitude 4 or more within 50 miles

1. Earthquakes of magnitude 2.5 or more in the USGS Comprehensive Catalog since 1900. Within 50 miles means the epicentre lies within 50 miles of the county boundary (or inside the county).
2. Small earthquakes were under-recorded before the modern seismic networks of the 1970s and are still missed in remote areas, so early decades read low. Magnitudes are as the catalogue reports them and mix scales (moment, local and body-wave).

USGS ANSS Comprehensive Earthquake Catalog, 1900 to present, retrieved October 30, 2026.

More event types since 1996

Costliest events since 1996

1. Sep 14, 2008High Wind, Logan$5.4 million
   National Weather Service narrative

   Strong winds of 40 to 50 miles per hour were sustained for several hours. Wind gusts over 60 mph were common. Widespread damage occurred across the region, from trees being blown down on powerlines, to significant crop losses and structural damage.

2. Mar 14, 2024Tornado$5.0 million
   National Weather Service narrative

   The tornado began in Auglaize County at 1829EST, 3 miles north of Botkins and moved east-southeast, entering Logan County at 1843EST, just north of Santa Fe. Areas of signifincant tree damage occurred along the path of the tornado across northwest Logan County. ||The tornado strengthened as it approached the village of Lakeview, producing severe damage over much of the Lakeview area, beginning along Pine Street and Poplar Court. On Poplar Court, one single family residence was destroyed, with all walls collapsed. A corridor of severe damage continued directly southeast across Main Street, where wall collapse was noted along one business building and another well built construction…

3. May 17, 2019Flash Flood$1.0 million
   National Weather Service narrative

   Four to six inches of rain fell across portions of central and southern Logan County, flooding numerous roads and homes in the Bellefontaine and West Liberty areas. Several county roads and culverts were damaged from the flash flooding.

4. Jun 11, 2026Thunderstorm Wind$300,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   Significant wind damage occurred at a farm on County Road 13. Two grain bins were completely destroyed and another one was partially damaged.

5. Jun 13, 2022Thunderstorm Wind$250,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   Numerous trees and power lines were damaged across Logan County.

6. Jul 8, 2003Flash Flood$200,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   Major flooding continued in Lakeview as 25 additional families were evacuated. Three-fourths of the town was underwater as rain came to an end late in the evening. The total number of homes affected by the week of flooding in the county were close to 200.

7. Jul 7, 2003Flood, Logan$150,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   Several clusters of heavy thunderstorms continued to move across western Ohio during the early morning, and again in the afternoon. An additional two to four inches of rain fell from the thunderstorms, exacerbating flooding in water-logged areas. Flooded roads and creeks and small streams out of their banks occurred throughout the region. Some of the worst flooding was in Shelby and Logan counties, where evacuations took place near the swollen Great Miami River. Evacuations took place in Lakeview and Jackson Center with numerous homes and structures inundated with water.

8. Jul 7, 2003Flood, Logan$150,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   Several clusters of heavy thunderstorms continued to move across western Ohio during the early morning, and again in the afternoon. An additional two to four inches of rain fell from the thunderstorms, exacerbating flooding in water-logged areas. Flooded roads and creeks and small streams out of their banks occurred throughout the region. Some of the worst flooding was in Shelby and Logan counties, where evacuations took place near the swollen Great Miami River. Evacuations took place in Lakeview and Jackson Center with numerous homes and structures inundated with water.

9. Jul 7, 2003Flash Flood$100,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   Up to one hundred campers and numerous homes flooded in Lakeview. Several roads were closed due to high water.

10. Jun 29, 2012Thunderstorm Wind$100,000
    National Weather Service narrative

    Numerous trees and large branches were downed across the area due to damaging thunderstorm winds. Some of the branches were blocking the Route 33 and 68 exit ramp. Roof damage also occurred to several buildings in the area.

1. Storm Events records before 1996 cover only tornadoes, thunderstorm wind and hail. Damage figures are as reported by the National Weather Service at the time, not adjusted for inflation.

NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, 1950 to 2026, issued October 26, 2026.

All-time high

106°F2 times, most recently Jul 14, 1936

All-time low

−27°FJan 19, 1994

Warmest night

84°FJul 15, 1931

Coldest day

−13°FJan 19, 1994

Wettest day

5.61 inMar 25, 1913

Snowiest day

12.2 inJan 4, 1914

Hottest year

2024mean 53.9°F

Coldest year

1917mean 46.4°F

Wettest year

201162.20 in

Driest year

190120.11 in

Snowiest season

52.0 in1917-18

Station Bellefontaine (USC00330563), 1,176 ft elevation, 2.0 miles from the population centre. Daily records from 1894 to October 20, 2026; 98.2% of days in the last 30 years are complete. Records at a single station can differ from a city’s official threaded record, which may combine several stations.

NOAA NCEI Global Historical Climatology Network Daily.

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OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries, retrieved October 30, 2026. Statewide declarations are not listed.

Neighbouring counties

• Tornadoes NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, through 2025.
• Tropical cyclones NOAA National Hurricane Center HURDAT2 (Atlantic; Northeast and Central Pacific), through 2025.
• Wildfire USGS/USFS Monitoring Trends in Burn Severity, through 2026.
• Storm events NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, through 2026.
• Flood insurance OpenFEMA NFIP Redacted Claims v3, refreshed August 4, 2026.
• Declarations OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries v2, retrieved October 30, 2026.
• Weather records NOAA NCEI Global Historical Climatology Network Daily, station USC00330563.
• River crests NOAA National Weather Service, National Water Prediction Service river gauges, retrieved October 30, 2026.
• Drought NOAA NCEI nClimDiv county Palmer Drought Severity Index, through September 2026.
• Smoke NOAA NESDIS Hazard Mapping System smoke analysis, retrieved October 30, 2026.
• Earthquakes USGS ANSS Comprehensive Earthquake Catalog (ComCat), retrieved October 30, 2026.

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