NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Apple Creek, OH
Every tropical system within 75 miles since 1851 and every tornado within 25 miles since 1950.
Data: NOAA NHC HURDAT2 and NOAA SPC tornado and hail reports, through 2025 · Updated
4 tropical systems have passed within 75 miles of Apple Creek, Ohio since 1851, 0 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Opal in 1995. Since 1950, 75 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 0 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 4
- Tornadoes
- 75
- EF3 or stronger
- 0
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
no recorded deaths
What the records show for Apple Creek
None of the 4 tropical systems was at hurricane strength as it passed Apple Creek; the strongest was Opal in 1995, a tropical storm with 46 mph winds when its centre passed 8 miles away. The record near Apple Creek begins with an unnamed storm in 1902; the most recent system was Opal in 1995. None of the 4 systems has come since 2000. Of the 605 Ohio cities on this site, 53% have more tropical storms and hurricanes within 75 miles than Apple Creek. The highest rating among the 75 tornadoes within 25 miles is F2 or EF2, reached 13 times; the most recent, on September 16, 2010, came within 4 miles. Of the 75, 5 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 36 have come since 2000. June has had the most tornadoes, 17. The most recent tornado was on July 28, 2025. Of the 605 Ohio cities, 50% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Apple Creek. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 91 times since 1968, with stones up to 3 inches (tea cup size). Apple Creek has more hail reports within 10 miles than 63% of the 605 Ohio cities.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Apple Creek
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | OpalOct 6 | 8 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1989 | HugoSep 22 | 48 mi | Tropical storm (43 mph) | Category 5 |
| 1915 | Unnamed 1915 stormAug 22 | 70 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1902 | Unnamed 1902 stormJun 29 | 53 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 1 |
Strength is the sustained wind on the track at the closest point, which is not the wind felt in Apple Creek: a hurricane's worst winds sit within a few dozen miles of its centre, and inland cities are usually past that.
Tornadoes within 25 miles of Apple Creek
By decade
- 2020s9
- 2010s14
- 2000s13
- 1990s13
- 1980s10
- 1970s9
- 1960s4
- 1950s3
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 16, 2010 | EF2 | 4 mi | 11.47 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 22, 2006 | F2 | 8 mi | 6 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Nov 12, 2003 | F2 | 25 mi | 3.5 mi | 0 / 1 |
| Nov 12, 2003 | F2 | 8 mi | 12 mi | 0 / 3 |
| Nov 10, 2002 | F2 | 20 mi | 5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 28, 2002 | F2 | 17 mi | 7.2 mi | 0 / 2 |
| Jun 8, 1981 | F2 | 20 mi | 2.3 mi | 0 / 5 |
| Jun 30, 1977 | F2 | 22 mi | 0.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 31, 1976 | F2 | 2 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 10, 1973 | F2 | 15 mi | 6.2 mi | 0 / 1 |
| May 10, 1973 | F2 | 15 mi | 40.4 mi | 0 / 8 |
| May 15, 1968 | F2 | 7 mi | 1 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 75, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Apple Creek
The Storm Prediction Center has 91 hail reports within 10 miles of Apple Creek since 1968, made on 54 separate days. Of these, 50 were 1 inch across or larger, and 4 reached 2 inches. The largest, 3 inches (tea cup size), fell on August 10, 1980. The most recent report is from August 17, 2024. June has the most reports, 30.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Apple Creek
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Wooster Exp Station, OH, 7 miles northwest of Apple Creek at 1,020 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 84°F and low of 61°F; January is the coolest, at 35°F and 18°F. June is the wettest at 4.8 inches of precipitation on average and February the driest at 2.0 inches; the year adds up to 42.0 inches over 85 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 9 days a year, almost all from June to September. Lows fall below freezing on about 130 nights a year. Snowfall averages 28.6 inches a year, most of it in January. That 42.0 inches is more than at 70 of the 129 Ohio stations used on this site (54%). Orrville, 7 miles north, has its own station (Wooster Wayne Co Airport, OH): 36.8 inches a year, 5.2 less than here, and a July average high of 82°F against 84°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 35 | 18 | 2.6 | 6 | 9.4 |
| Feb | 38 | 20 | 2.0 | 5 | 7.0 |
| Mar | 48 | 27 | 3.0 | 7 | 4.9 |
| Apr | 61 | 38 | 4.0 | 9 | 0.7 |
| May | 72 | 48 | 4.5 | 10 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 80 | 57 | 4.8 | 9 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 84 | 61 | 4.4 | 8 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 82 | 59 | 3.9 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 76 | 52 | 3.6 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 64 | 41 | 3.5 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Nov | 51 | 32 | 3.0 | 7 | 1.2 |
| Dec | 40 | 24 | 2.7 | 6 | 5.4 |
| Year | 61 | 40 | 42.0 | 85 | 28.6 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Wooster Exp Station, OH (1,020 ft), from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals. Normals describe the station; the farther a place is from it, and the bigger the difference in height, the more its weather can differ.
Floods, thunderstorm wind and lightning near Apple Creek
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 150 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Apple Creek: 139 thunderstorm wind reports, 9 flash floods and 2 floods. They killed 0 people and injured 1, and the NWS estimated $11.9 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 94 mph, on June 13, 2022. August has had the most flash floods, 6 of 9. Of the 597 Ohio cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 201 have had fewer than Apple Creek.
August 6, 2000: thunderstorm wind 8 miles from the centre of Apple Creek — 1 injured, $50,000 damage.
July 21, 2019: flash flood 2 miles from the centre of Apple Creek — $8.0 million damage.
NWS: “Rainfall estimated around 2 to 5 inches caused substantial damage in flash floods across central Wayne County. Preliminary damage assessments reported at least 25 homes categorized as either major damage or destroyed and 6 businesses severely affected.”
July 10, 2013: flash flood in Apple Creek — $850,000 damage.
NWS: “During the peak of the flooding a large portion of Wooster and Apple Creek were underwater. This included portions of the Wayne County Fairgrounds and Schellin Park.”
Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, events whose starting point is on record, 1996 to June 30, 2026. Damage is the NWS estimate in the dollars of the year, not insured losses, and NWS notes that some reports are unverified.
Flood insurance claims, disaster declarations and FEMA risk ratings
Flood insurance policyholders in Apple Creek's ZIP code 44606 have filed 20 claims with the National Flood Insurance Program since 1978, and were paid $159,000 for buildings and contents, in the dollars of each year. The most came from Late winter storms in 2011: 11 claims (55% of all) and $37,000. 55% of the claims carry the name of a storm or flood event; the rest have no event name. Of the 318 Ohio cities on this site with 10 or more claims, 99 have fewer than Apple Creek.
| Event | Claims | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| Late winter storms2011 | 11 | $37,000 |
Wayne County, which includes Apple Creek, has been named in 10 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1969, 5 of them major disasters (by incident: 4 severe storms, 2 biological emergencies, 2 snowstorms, 1 hurricane). The latest major disaster declaration was Covid-19 Pandemic, on March 31, 2020. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Wayne County a Relatively Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Moderate for tornadoes, hail, strong wind and lightning; Relatively Low for inland flooding and heat waves; Very Low for hurricanes. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $22.2 million a year, the 35th highest of 88 Ohio counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $12.9 million (58%), is from inland flooding.
Claims: FEMA, OpenFEMA Dataset FIMA NFIP Redacted Claims – v3, summed over ZIP codes; payments in the dollars of each year, not adjusted for inflation. Declarations: Disaster Declarations Summaries – v2, by county. Retrieved October 25, 2026. This product uses the Federal Emergency Management Agency's OpenFEMA API, but is not endorsed by FEMA. The Federal Government or FEMA cannot vouch for the data or analyses derived from these data after the data have been retrieved from the Agency's website(s).
Risk ratings: FEMA, National Risk Index county table, December 2025 (v1.20), retrieved October 26, 2026; ratings compare counties nationwide, are meant for planning and are no substitute for a local risk assessment. This product uses the Federal Emergency Management Agency's National Risk Index dataset API or downloadable datasets but is not endorsed by FEMA. The Federal Government or FEMA cannot vouch for the data or analyses derived from these data after the data have been retrieved from the Agency's website(s).
What counts as a pass, the distances and the sources: how this storm history is built.