Lightning strikes in Ohio by county

The detection network has located 253,794 lightning strikes in Ohio since the archive began, including 234,630 in the last 7 days. The table counts every strike the network placed inside a county boundary. Another 13,484 strikes fell inside Ohio but outside every county polygon, mostly over coastal or lake water.

#CountyStrikesLast 7 daysShare
1Perry County11,88811,6414.7%
2Fairfield County6,9166,8332.7%
3Muskingum County6,4255,9022.5%
4Washington County6,0425,5612.4%
5Logan County5,8335,6712.3%
6Licking County5,7375,5932.3%
7Hocking County5,3774,7962.1%
8Morgan County5,2164,9072.1%
9Hardin County5,1785,1352.0%
10Franklin County4,9504,8982.0%
11Pickaway County4,7194,5101.9%
12Carroll County4,5974,4671.8%
13Harrison County4,4004,2001.7%
14Ross County4,2273,8261.7%
15Union County4,1894,0381.7%
16Tuscarawas County4,1324,0681.6%
17Coshocton County4,0153,8301.6%
18Athens County3,9613,4811.6%
19Darke County3,9303,4501.5%
20Jefferson County3,6642,4801.4%
21Delaware County3,6513,4451.4%
22Columbiana County3,4922,9311.4%
23Madison County3,4633,3301.4%
24Preble County3,4273,1411.4%
25Summit County3,2253,1231.3%
26Allen County3,2113,1891.3%
27Stark County3,1943,1271.3%
28Vinton County3,0922,4791.2%
29Belmont County3,0002,9071.2%
30Lorain County2,9512,8131.2%
31Scioto County2,7621,5021.1%
32Wyandot County2,7512,7381.1%
33Champaign County2,7332,6071.1%
34Jackson County2,7282,2571.1%
35Van Wert County2,7012,7011.1%
36Meigs County2,6892,1971.1%
37Guernsey County2,6632,3371.0%
38Richland County2,4942,4361.0%
39Auglaize County2,4822,3761.0%
40Mercer County2,3992,3540.9%
41Fulton County2,3692,3510.9%
42Sandusky County2,3472,3460.9%
43Wood County2,3182,3050.9%
44Morrow County2,3082,2370.9%
45Gallia County2,2971,9740.9%
46Knox County2,2741,9930.9%
47Ottawa County2,2302,2300.9%
48Butler County2,2251,7690.9%
49Wayne County2,1491,9680.8%
50Montgomery County2,1041,7110.8%
51Ashland County2,0891,9100.8%
52Lucas County2,0662,0560.8%
53Medina County2,0601,9590.8%
54Pike County2,0531,6200.8%
55Miami County2,0141,8360.8%
56Monroe County1,9821,7380.8%
57Putnam County1,9791,9710.8%
58Defiance County1,9151,9130.8%
59Hancock County1,7871,7820.7%
60Henry County1,7651,7620.7%
61Shelby County1,7511,4780.7%
62Cuyahoga County1,7251,6820.7%
63Greene County1,6641,3000.7%
64Marion County1,6061,4070.6%
65Ashtabula County1,5641,3570.6%
66Holmes County1,5341,4120.6%
67Clark County1,5281,3980.6%
68Paulding County1,5121,5090.6%
69Noble County1,4991,2030.6%
70Crawford County1,4981,4320.6%
71Williams County1,4951,4920.6%
72Erie County1,4341,4290.6%
73Warren County1,4249240.6%
74Adams County1,3166580.5%
75Fayette County1,2571,2020.5%
76Huron County1,2491,2260.5%
77Lawrence County1,2398100.5%
78Mahoning County1,0588990.4%
79Seneca County1,0221,0210.4%
80Clinton County9598040.4%
81Highland County8407290.3%
82Hamilton County8186820.3%
83Portage County7426850.3%
84Brown County7184670.3%
85Clermont County6114990.2%
86Trumbull County4983880.2%
87Geauga County4704000.2%
88Lake County4444310.2%

Strike positions carry the network's mean location error of about 5.6 km, so strikes near a county line can be filed one county over. Method and caveats are on the data hub; the full state table is on the United States page.

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