NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Ashley, 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 Ashley, Ohio since 1851, 0 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Opal in 1995. Since 1950, 78 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 3 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 4
- Tornadoes
- 78
- EF3 or stronger
- 3
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
9 deaths in all
What the records show for Ashley
None of the 4 tropical systems was at hurricane strength as it passed Ashley; the strongest was an unnamed storm in 1892, a tropical storm with 55 mph winds when its centre passed 40 miles away. The record near Ashley begins with an unnamed storm in 1892; the most recent system was Opal in 1995, a tropical storm 29 miles away. 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 Ashley. The highest rating among the 78 tornadoes within 25 miles is F3, reached 3 times; the most recent, on May 31, 1985, came within 21 miles. The deadliest, an F3 on June 13, 1981, killed 4 people. Of the 78, 3 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 24 have come since 2000. June has had the most tornadoes, 21. The most recent tornado was on June 5, 2024. Ashley has more tornadoes within 25 miles than 54% of the 605 Ohio cities. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 63 times since 1963, with stones up to 1.75 inches (golf ball size). Of the 605 Ohio cities, 58% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Ashley.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Ashley
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | OpalOct 5 | 29 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1915 | Unnamed 1915 stormAug 21 | 50 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1902 | Unnamed 1902 stormJun 29 | 55 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1892 | Unnamed 1892 stormSep 13 | 40 mi | Tropical storm (55 mph) | Tropical storm |
Strength is the sustained wind on the track at the closest point, which is not the wind felt in Ashley: 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 Ashley
By decade
- 2020s8
- 2010s10
- 2000s6
- 1990s12
- 1980s12(2 EF3+)
- 1970s18(1 EF3+)
- 1960s9
- 1950s3
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 13, 1981 | F3 | 7 mi | 3.8 mi | 4 / 56 |
| May 31, 1985 | F3 | 21 mi | 29 mi | 1 / 20 |
| May 10, 1973 | F3 | 24 mi | 89.6 mi | 0 / 8 |
| Apr 11, 1965 | F2 | 2 mi | 22.2 mi | 4 / 62 |
| Mar 14, 2024 | EF2 | 14 mi | 19.48 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Nov 5, 2017 | EF2 | 24 mi | 1.09 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Oct 11, 2006 | F2 | 24 mi | 0.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Sep 20, 2000 | F2 | 20 mi | 21 mi | 0 / 2 |
| May 23, 2000 | F2 | 18 mi | 3 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 22, 1990 | F2 | 20 mi | 22 mi | 0 / 1 |
| Nov 15, 1989 | F2 | 2 mi | 23 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 3, 1982 | F2 | 23 mi | 0.8 mi | 0 / 9 |
The strongest 12 of 78, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Ashley
The Storm Prediction Center has 63 hail reports within 10 miles of Ashley since 1963, made on 53 separate days. Of these, 34 were 1 inch across or larger, and none reached 2 inches. The largest size, 1.75 inches (golf ball size), was reported on 5 days, most recently May 13, 2014. The most recent report is from May 2, 2025. May has the most reports, 19.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Ashley
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Marion Municipal Airport, OH, 15 miles north of Ashley at 994 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 84°F and low of 62°F; January is the coolest, at 34°F and 19°F. June is the wettest at 4.2 inches of precipitation on average and February the driest at 2.0 inches; the year adds up to 37.5 inches over 77 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 12 days a year, almost all from June to September. Lows fall below freezing on about 123 nights a year. That 37.5 inches is more than at 19 of the 129 Ohio stations used on this site (15%). Marengo, 8 miles east, has its own station (Centerburg 2 SE, OH): 44.2 inches a year, 6.7 more than here, and a July average high of 83°F against 84°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 34 | 19 | 2.4 | 5 |
| Feb | 37 | 21 | 2.0 | 4 |
| Mar | 48 | 29 | 2.6 | 6 |
| Apr | 61 | 39 | 3.9 | 8 |
| May | 72 | 50 | 4.0 | 9 |
| Jun | 80 | 60 | 4.2 | 8 |
| Jul | 84 | 62 | 3.4 | 7 |
| Aug | 82 | 61 | 3.2 | 6 |
| Sep | 76 | 53 | 3.5 | 6 |
| Oct | 64 | 43 | 2.8 | 6 |
| Nov | 50 | 33 | 2.9 | 6 |
| Dec | 39 | 25 | 2.6 | 6 |
| Year | 61 | 41 | 37.5 | 77 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Marion Municipal Airport, OH (994 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 Ashley
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 146 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Ashley: 123 thunderstorm wind reports, 19 floods and 4 flash floods. They killed 0 people and injured 3, and the NWS estimated $866,000 in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 92 mph, on May 25, 2006.
July 22, 2017: thunderstorm wind 5 miles from the centre of Ashley — 3 injured, $5,000 damage.
NWS: “A camper trailer was overturned at Delaware State Park. A tree also fell onto a tent of campers.”
May 18, 1997: thunderstorm wind 10 miles from the centre of Ashley — $100,000 damage.
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
Delaware County, which includes Ashley, has been named in 15 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1965, 9 of them major disasters (by incident: 6 severe storms, 3 snowstorms, 3 tornadoes, 2 biological emergencies). The latest major disaster declaration was Tornadoes, on May 2, 2024. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Delaware County a Relatively Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Moderate for tornadoes, hail, inland flooding, strong wind and lightning; Relatively Low for heat waves; Very Low for hurricanes. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $69.4 million a year, the 9th highest of 88 Ohio counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $49.3 million (71%), 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.
Cities near Ashley
- Cardington, OH7 mi
- Marengo, OH8 mi
- Delaware, OH10 mi
- Sunbury, OH11 mi
- Prospect, OH12 mi
- Mount Gilead, OH14 mi
- Galena, OH15 mi
- Marion, OH15 mi
- Ostrander, OH15 mi
- Caledonia, OH16 mi
- Lewis Center, OH16 mi
- Centerburg, OH17 mi
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